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Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell NeoplasmPhase 2NCT00007995

Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients Who Have Multiple Myeloma or Primary Systemic Amyloidosis

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and sargramostim in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplant may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and sargramostim
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
75 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 1999to May 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed multiple myeloma OR
  • Primary systemic amyloidosis resulting in significant organ dysfunction and decreased quality of life
  • Complete or partial response after standard chemotherapy
  • Primary refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma after first-line treatment with standard chemotherapy
  • Ineligible for higher priority national or institutional clinical studies

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Bilirubin less than 2 times normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dL or on stable hemodialysis

Cardiovascular:

  • LVEF at least 45%

Pulmonary:

  • DLCO at least 60% of predicted OR
  • Approval by pulmonologist

Other:

  • HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Concurrent participation in gene therapy trials allowed

Chemotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent steroids as antiemetics during chemotherapy
  • No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • No concurrent barbiturates or acetaminophen during chemotherapy
  • Concurrent participation in supportive care trials allowed

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

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About this study

Official title: Phase 2 Study Of High Dose Chemotherapy Followed By Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support In Patients With Multiple Myeloma And Primary Light Chain Amyloidosis

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplant may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplant work in treating patients with multiple myeloma or primary systemic amyloidosis.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the response rate in patients with multiple myeloma or primary systemic amyloidosis treated with high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support.
  • Determine the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
  • Determine the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to disease response to prior treatment (responsive vs refractory or relapsed) and diagnosis (multiple myeloma vs primary systemic amyloidosis).

Following a course of induction chemotherapy, patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) daily until the completion of peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvesting. Patient who do not mobilize sufficient cells undergo bone marrow harvest.

Patients receive melphalan IV over 30 minutes on days -2 and -1. Half of the stored PBSCs and/or bone marrow is reinfused on day 0. Patients receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts recover. Patients with primary systemic amyloidosis who are not responding to or are unable to tolerate treatment do not proceed to the second course of therapy.

Within 4-6 weeks after receiving melphalan, patients receive oral busulfan on days -8 to -5 followed by cyclophosphamide IV continuously on days -4 and -3. The remaining half of PBSCs and/or bone marrow is reinfused on day 0. Patients receive GM-CSF daily beginning on day 0 and continuing until blood counts recover.

Within 4-12 weeks after receiving the second course of high-dose chemotherapy, multiple myeloma patients receive maintenance therapy consisting of interferon alfa SC 3 days a week, after blood counts recover.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then annually for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 60-75 patients (25 for responsive disease stratum, 25 for refractory or relapsed disease stratum, and 10-25 for primary systemic amyloidosis stratum) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Being tested
filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa, sargramostim, busulfan, cyclophosphamide
Keywords
refractory multiple myeloma, stage I multiple myeloma, stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, primary systemic amyloidosis
Medical subject headings
Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell, Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Disease-free survival at 2 years (patients with responsive disease)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Duration of hematologic toxicity

  2. Time to an absolute neutrophil count

  3. Platelet independence

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 1999
  3. Primary completionNov 2007
  4. Study completionMay 2008

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
75 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00007995
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068361
Other IDs
CPMC-IRB-7328, CPMC-CAMP-009, NCI-G00-1882
Status last verified
Jul 2007
First submitted
6 Jan 2001
Last updated
4 Feb 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing filgrastim, recombinant interferon alfa and sargramostim in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disease-free survival at 2 years (patients with responsive disease). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Feb 2013.

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