Efficacy of NF-kB Inhibition for Reducing Symptoms During Maintenance Therapy in Multiple Myeloma Patients
NCT ID: NCT01269203
Last Updated: 2012-09-07
Study Results
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
PHASE2
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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A placebo is not a drug. It looks like the study drug but is not designed to treat any disease or illness. It is designed to be compared with a study drug to learn if the study drug has any real effect.
Study Groups:
If you agree to take part in this study, you will be randomly assigned (as in the flip of a coin) to 1 of 2 groups. Group 1 will take curcumin. Group 2 will take a placebo. You will have an equal chance of being assigned to each group. No matter which group you are in, you will be given standard care by your treating doctor.
Neither you nor the study staff will know if you are receiving the study drug or the placebo. However, if needed for your safety, the study staff will be able to find out what you are receiving.
Study Drug Administration:
You will take curcumin/placebo 2 times every day about 12 hours apart. You will begin taking curcumin/placebo when you begin maintenance therapy with lenalidomide.
You will be given a pamphlet with more information about how to take the curcumin/placebo.
You must bring the study capsules you have not yet taken to the clinic every study visit.
Every 4 weeks is called a study cycle.
Study Visits:
Before you begin treatment with lenalidomide and curcumin/placebo:
* You will be taught how to use the automated symptom assessment telephone program.
* You will complete 4 questionnaires about pain and other symptoms, and your quality of life. In addition, some personal information (such as your name, address, race, and smoking history) will be collected. Completing the questionnaires will take about 20 minutes.
* You will be asked about any drugs you may be taking.
* You will be asked how well you are able to perform the normal activities of daily living (performance status).
Telephone System Calls for Symptom Monitoring:
A telephone system will call you once a week at a time convenient to you. Using the numeric key pad on your telephone, you will rate your symptoms and how they interfere with your daily activities. Each phone call will take about 5 minutes to complete. You will be given a brochure explaining the steps to complete the symptom questionnaire and a telephone number to call if you have questions or problems with the telephone system.
At the start of Cycle 4 and at the End of Study Visit:
-You will complete 3 questionnaires about your pain and other symptoms and your quality of life. The questionnaires will take about 20 minutes to complete. If for some reason, you are unable to complete the questionnaire through the automated symptom assessment telephone program, you may be able to complete it with the research staff, either by phone or during a routine clinic visit.
Research staff will talk to you during your regularly scheduled visits for each cycle of treatment with lenalidomide. You will be asked about side effects you may be having and drugs you are taking.
Length of Study:
You will take curcumin/placebo for 6 months. You will remain on the study for about 6-7 months (depending on how your clinic visits are scheduled). You will be taken off study if you have intolerable side effects or the disease gets worse.
This is an investigational study. Curcumin is not FDA approved. At this time, curcumin is only being used in research.
Up to 70 participants will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Curcumin
1000 mg/day Curcumin + 5 -15 mg/day Lenalidomide
Curcumin
1000 mg per day
Placebo
Placebo daily + 5 -15 mg/day Lenalidomide
Placebo
Administered daily same as Curcumin.
Interventions
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Curcumin
1000 mg per day
Placebo
Administered daily same as Curcumin.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Must be \>/= 18 years of age.
3. Must have a performance status (ECOG PS) of 0-2.
4. Must be qualified and have signed consent to receive lenalidomide for maintenance therapy for MM.
5. Must have signed informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of the study, and are aware that participation is voluntary.
6. Must also agree to refrain from use of self prescribed curcumin during the course of the study.
7. Must have negative pregnancy test before signing consent for MM therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Treatment for other carcinomas within the last 5 years, except for cured non-melanoma skin and treated in-situ cervical cancer.
3. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or requiring IV antibiotics, cardiac disease (NYHA class III or IV heart failure), unstable angina pectoris, unstable cardiac arrhythmia or tachycardia, or psychiatric illness/ social situations that would limit compliance with the study requirements are excluded.
4. Concurrent use of coumadin other than low dose (1 mg) coumadin used for line patency.
5. Concurrent use of cimetidine, allopurinol, or aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide-containing antacids such as Maalox.
6. Sorivudine and brivudine use within 4 weeks of the start of study treatment.
7. Gastric or duodenal ulcers, or gastric hyperacidity disorders.
8. Currently receiving anticoagulants (heparin) or antiplatelets (clopidogrel, ticlopidine, aspirin/dipyridamole)
9. INR \> 1.5 (upper limit of normal = 1.5).
10. History of deep vein thrombosis.
11. Received allogeneic transplant.
12. Allergy to turmeric, Curcumin, or yellow dye.
13. Bowel or bile duct obstruction.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Robert Orlowski, MD, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Countries
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Related Links
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center website
Other Identifiers
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2010-0457
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id