Melphalan, Prednisone, Thalidomide And Bortezomib In Advanced And Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients

NCT ID: NCT00358020

Last Updated: 2006-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-11-30

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and the efficacy of the association of Melphalan/Prednisone/Thalidomide/VELCADE (MPTV) as salvage treatment in advanced and refractory myeloma patients. This association might further increase the response rate achieved by the standard oral MP regimen.

Detailed Description

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In Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients, the conventional treatment is the oral combination melphalan and prednisone (MP). thalidomide has been widely used in myeloma, it has been proved clinical effective in refractory myeloma patients, it acts sinergistically in association with dexamethasone. In newly diagnosed patients, the combination oral MP plus thalidomide increased the partial and complete response rate.Bortezomib represents a novel class of anti-cancer drugs, it is active in patient with multiple myeloma who are refractory to conventional chemotherapy. In a preliminary report, the combination of VELCADE and Thalidomide induced a remarkable 60% PR rate in advanced refractory myeloma patients. This study will evaluate the safety and the efficacy of the association of Melphalan/ Prednisone/Thalidomide/VELCADE (MPTV) as salvage treatment in advanced and refractory myeloma patients. This association might further increase the response rate achieved by the standard oral MP regimen.

Conditions

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Multiple Myeloma

Keywords

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MYELOMA, THALIDOMIDE, BORTEZOMIB

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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THALIDOMIDE

Intervention Type DRUG

BORTEZOMIB

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is of a legally consenting age as defined by local regulations.
* Patient is, in the investigator(s) opinion willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements.
* Patient has given voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice to their future medical care.
* Female patient is either post-menopausal or surgically sterilized or willing to use an acceptable method of birth control (i.e., a hormonal contraceptive, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or abstinence) for the duration of the study.
* Male patient agrees to use an acceptable method for contraception (i.e., condom or abstinence) for the duration of the study.
* Patient was previously diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on standard criteria.
* Patient is relapsed or refractory after one or two lines of treatment including high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support, conventional poli-chemotherapy, thalidomide- and melphalan-based regimens.
* Patient has measurable disease, defined as follows: any quantifiable serum monoclonal protein value (generally, but not necessarily, greater than 1 g/dL of IgG M-Protein and greater than 0.5 g/dL of IgA M-Protein) and, where applicable, urine light-chain excretion of \>200 mg/24 hours.
* Patient has a Karnofsky performance status ≥60%.
* Patient has a life-expectancy \>3 months.
* Patient has the following laboratory values within 14 days before Baseline (day 1 of the Cycle 1, before study drug administration):
* Platelet count ≥75 x 109/L without transfusion support within 7 days before the test.
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 0.75 x 109/L without the use of growth factors.
* Corrected serum calcium ≤14 mg/dL (3.5 mmol/L).
* Aspartate transaminase (AST): ≤ 2.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
* Alanine transaminase (AST): ≤ 2.5 x the ULN.
* Total bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 x the ULN.
* Calculated or measured creatinine clearance: ≥20 mL/minute.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has an absolute neutrophil count \<0.75 × 109/L within 14 days before enrollment.
* Patient has a calculated or measured creatinine clearance \<20 mL/minute within 14 days before enrollment.
* Patient has ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment.
* Patient has known hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron, mannitol or thalidomide.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Turin, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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MARIO BOCCADORO, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

DIVISIONE DI EMATOLOGIA DELL'UNIVERSITA' DI TORINO, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA, TORINO, ITALY

ANTONIO PALUMBO, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

DIVISONE DI MEATOLOGIA DELL'UNIVERSITA' DI TORINO, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA, TORINO, ITALY

Locations

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Divisione Di Ematologia, Ospedale Centrale

Bolzano, BOLZANO, Italy

Site Status

Unità Operativa Complessa Di Ematologia, Presidio Ospedaliero Dell'Annunziata, Azienda Ospedaliera Di Cosenza

Cosenza, COSENZA, Italy

Site Status

Divisione Di Ematologia E Trapianto Di Midollo Osseo, Azienda Ospedaliera Cervello

Palermo, PALERMO, Italy

Site Status

Divisione Di Ematologia, Ospedali Riuniti

Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Site Status

Cattedra E Divisione Di Ematologia, Università Tor Vergata, Ospedale S.Eugenio

Roma, ROMA, Italy

Site Status

Divisione Universitaria Ematologia - Az.Osp. San Giovanni Battista

Torino, TORINO, Italy

Site Status

Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Giovanni Battista

Torino, TORINO, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Buzaid AC, Durie BG. Management of refractory myeloma: a review. J Clin Oncol. 1988 May;6(5):889-905. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.5.889.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2452861 (View on PubMed)

Palumbo A, Giaccone L, Bertola A, Pregno P, Bringhen S, Rus C, Triolo S, Gallo E, Pileri A, Boccadoro M. Low-dose thalidomide plus dexamethasone is an effective salvage therapy for advanced myeloma. Haematologica. 2001 Apr;86(4):399-403.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11325646 (View on PubMed)

Palumbo A, Bringhen S, Bertola A, Cavallo F, Falco P, Massaia M, Bruno B, Rus C, Barbui A, Caravita T, Musto P, Pescosta N, Rossini F, Vignetti M, Boccadoro M. Multiple myeloma: comparison of two dose-intensive melphalan regimens (100 vs 200 mg/m(2)). Leukemia. 2004 Jan;18(1):133-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403196.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14586481 (View on PubMed)

Richardson PG, Barlogie B, Berenson J, Singhal S, Jagannath S, Irwin D, Rajkumar SV, Srkalovic G, Alsina M, Alexanian R, Siegel D, Orlowski RZ, Kuter D, Limentani SA, Lee S, Hideshima T, Esseltine DL, Kauffman M, Adams J, Schenkein DP, Anderson KC. A phase 2 study of bortezomib in relapsed, refractory myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jun 26;348(26):2609-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa030288.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12826635 (View on PubMed)

Barlogie B, Shaughnessy J, Tricot G, Jacobson J, Zangari M, Anaissie E, Walker R, Crowley J. Treatment of multiple myeloma. Blood. 2004 Jan 1;103(1):20-32. doi: 10.1182/blood-2003-04-1045. Epub 2003 Sep 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12969978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MPTV

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

X05141

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id