S9628 Dexamethasone Plus Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Primary Systemic Amyloidosis

NCT ID: NCT00002849

Last Updated: 2015-03-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1996-11-30

Study Completion Date

2000-07-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Chemotherapy plus interferon alfa may be effective for primary systemic amyloidosis.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of dexamethasone plus interferon alfa in treating patients who have primary systemic amyloidosis.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Evaluate M protein and organ dysfunction responses and overall and progression-free survival in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis treated with dexamethasone/interferon alfa.
* Identify prognostic factors that may relate to response and overall survival in these patients.
* Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified by prior amyloidosis treatment (yes vs no).

All patients receive induction therapy with oral dexamethasone on days 1-4, 9-12, and 17-20 every 35 days for a total of 3 courses.

Maintenance therapy begins within 5-8 weeks (within 10 weeks if patients undergo stem cell harvest) of initiation of the third course of induction, as follows: oral dexamethasone for 4 days every 4 weeks; and subcutaneous interferon alfa 3 times per week. Patients who achieved less than a 50% reduction in serum M protein or urinary Bence-Jones protein and who experienced less than grade 3 toxicity during induction receive 3 additional courses of pulse dexamethasone concurrently with entry to maintenance therapy and the initiation of interferon alfa.

Combination therapy is continued until 2 years from entry; thereafter, interferon is administered alone for at least 3 years, toxicity permitting. Patients with stable disease after 5 years of therapy may discontinue interferon alfa at the discretion of the treating physician.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years and yearly thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (50 with prior melphalan/prednisone or iododoxorubicin treatment and 50 without) will be entered over 3 years.

Conditions

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Multiple Myeloma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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induction and maintenance

dexamethasone induction followed by alpha interferon maintenance

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

recombinant interferon alfa

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

first 2 years

dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

40 mg\*/d PO 1 - 4, 9 - 12, 17-20 q 35 days for 3 cycles\*

Interventions

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recombinant interferon alfa

first 2 years

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

dexamethasone

40 mg\*/d PO 1 - 4, 9 - 12, 17-20 q 35 days for 3 cycles\*

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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alpha interferon decadron

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically diagnosed primary systemic amyloidosis based on the following:

* Deposition of fibrillary protein with Congo red positive stain or characteristic electron microscopic appearance
* Monoclonal light chain protein (Bence-Jones protein) in serum or urine or immunohistochemical studies
* Evidence of tissue involvement other than carpal tunnel syndrome
* Diagnostic histologic material available for central pathology review

* Confirmation of tissue diagnosis at all sites of organ dysfunction encouraged
* No senile, secondary, localized, dialysis-related, or familial amyloidosis
* No known therapy-related myelodysplasia

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Adult

Performance status:

* SWOG 0-4

Hematopoietic:

* Not specified

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Not specified

Cardiovascular:

* No NYHA class IV status

Other:

* No uncontrolled diabetes
* No active peptic ulcer disease
* No medical condition that precludes high-dose steroids
* No second malignancy within 5 years except:
* Adequately treated nonmelanomatous skin cancer
* In situ cervical cancer
* Adequately treated stage I/II cancer in complete remission
* Not pregnant or nursing
* Effective contraception required of fertile patients
* Blood/body fluid analyses within 14 days prior to registration
* Imaging/exams for tumor measurement within 28 days prior to registration
* Other screening exams within 42 days prior to registration

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* No prior interferon alfa

Chemotherapy

* Prior melphalan allowed, but recovered from effects
* At least 4 weeks since cytotoxic therapy and recovered

Endocrine therapy

* Prior prednisone allowed, but recovered from effects
* At least 4 weeks since prior glucocorticoids
* No prior dexamethasone
* No planned or concurrent dexamethasone or other therapy for primary systemic amyloidosis

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cancer and Leukemia Group B

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Laura F. Hutchins, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Arkansas

Richard A. Larson, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Chicago

Locations

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Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Lombardi Cancer Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Mount Sinai Medical Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center - University Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

University of Minnesota Cancer Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Columbia (Truman Memorial)

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Syracuse Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York, P.C.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Site Status

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Durham

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Lifespan: The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

Vermont Cancer Center

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Site Status

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - White River Junction

White River Junction, Vermont, United States

Site Status

MBCCOP - Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Dhodapkar MV, Hussein MA, Rasmussen E, Solomon A, Larson RA, Crowley JJ, Barlogie B; United States Intergroup Trial Southwest Oncology Group. Clinical efficacy of high-dose dexamethasone with maintenance dexamethasone/alpha interferon in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis: results of United States Intergroup Trial Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) S9628. Blood. 2004 Dec 1;104(12):3520-6. doi: 10.1182/blood-2004-05-1924. Epub 2004 Aug 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15308571 (View on PubMed)

Dhodapkar M, Jacobson J, Hussein M, et al.: High dose dexamethasone (Dex) with maintenance Dex / alpha interferon leads to improved survival in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis: results of US Intergroup Trial Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) S9628. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 22: A-2278, 2003.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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S9628

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CLB-9790

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CLB-S9628

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U10CA032102

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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S9628

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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