Rasburicase Treatment for Chemotherapy or Malignancy-Induced Hyperuricemia in Asthma/Allergy Patients

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT00186940

Purpose

This is a multi-center trial for rasburicase in children at high risk of tumor lysis syndrome who have a history of asthma/atopy. The main purpose of this study is to establish the safety of this drug in patients with a history of asthma or severe allergies.

Official Title

A Study of Rasburicase Treatment for Chemotherapy of Malignancy-Induced Hyperuricemia in Patients With a History of Asthma Allergies

Stanford Investigator(s)

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - A diagnosis of hematologic malignancy.

   - Existing hyperuricemia or high risk of developing hyperuricemia of malignancy.

   - The treating clinician plans to treat the patient with rasburicase. A patient is only
   eligible for RASALL if the clinician has already decided to use rasburicase.
   Rasburicase should not be given in order to make a patient eligible for this
   non-therapeutic observational study.

   - No prior exposure to rasburicase or other urate oxidase.

   - A history of asthma or significant allergy.

Exclusion Criteria

   - Wheezing or an active hypersensitivity reaction at entry.

   - Hypersensitivity to Aspergillus proteins.

Intervention(s):

drug: Rasburicase

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
LPCH New Patient Coordinator
6507251072

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