Interferon Alfa and Interleukin-6 in Treating Patients With Recurrent Multiple Myeloma

NCT ID: NCT00470093

Last Updated: 2018-11-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

3 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Interleukin-6 may stimulate the white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Giving interferon alfa together with interleukin-6 may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects and how well giving interferon alfa together with interleukin-6 works in treating patients with recurrent multiple myeloma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response rate in patients with recurrent multiple myeloma treated with recombinant interferon alfa and recombinant interleukin-6.
* Determine the safety and optimal dose of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
* Determine the impact of this regimen on clonogenic growth of myeloma cells in serial in vitro assays.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot study.

Patients receive recombinant interferon alfa subcutaneously (SC) once daily. Beginning 1 month later, patients also receive recombinant interleukin-6 SC once daily. Treatment continues for up to 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 27 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

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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Interleukin-6 and Interferon-α

Subjects will be started on recombinant interferon-α at a dose of 3 million units SQ daily, escalating the dose by 1 million units every week as tolerated to a maximum dose of 3 million units/m2/day. Following a minimum of one month of interferon therapy with two weeks on a stable dose, subjects will begin recombinant interleukin-6 therapy at a dose of 2.5 ug/kg/day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

recombinant interferon-α

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

recombinant interleukin-6

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Interventions

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recombinant interferon-α

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

recombinant interleukin-6

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Diagnosis of recurrent multiple myeloma
* Must have received ≥ 2 prior therapies

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Performance status 0-3

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Carol A Huff, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Locations

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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P30CA006973

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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P01CA015396

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NA_00002178

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

J0620

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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