Multiple MyelomaPhase 3NCT00038233
Thalidomide for Multiple Myeloma
A Phase 3 study testing Thalidomide in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The objective of this protocol is to assess therapeutic activity of thalidomide in previously untreated patients with asymptomatic multiple myeloma. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Multiple Myeloma
- What is being tested?
- Thalidomide
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 27 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 1999to Apr 2005
- Phase
- Phase 3
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma and without serious or imminent complications (e.g. impending pathologic fracture, hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency). All asymptomatic patients with low or intermediate tumor mass will qualify.
- Patients with high tumor mass, symptomatic or impending fractures, hypercalcemia (corrected calcium >11.5 mg%), anemia (Hgb <8.5 gm/dl), renal failure (creatinine >2.0 mg/dl), high serum lactate dehydrogenase (>300 U/L) or plasma cell leukemia (>1000/ul) are ineligible.
- Overt infections or unexplained fever should be resolved before treatment. Adequate liver function (including SGPT, bilirubin and LDH) is required.
- Patients must have Zubrod performance of 1 or less.
- Patients must provide written informed consent indicating that they are aware of the investigational nature of this study.
- Life expectancy should exceed 1 year.
- Patients with idiopathic monoclonal gammopathy and non-secretory multiple myeloma are ineligible. Patients whose only prior therapy has been with local radiotherapy, alpha-IFN, or ATRA are eligible. Patients exposed to prior high-dose glucocorticoid or alkylating agent are not eligible.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
About this study
The objective of this protocol is to assess therapeutic activity of thalidomide in previously untreated patients with asymptomatic multiple myeloma.
Read the detailed description
This study attempts to examine the potential efficacy of thalidomide in the treatment of patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma. The trial focuses on patients with asymptomatic and indolent disease who do not require immediate chemotherapy. We intend to treat asymptomatic patients with an initial dose of 200 mg each evening, increasing to a maximum of 800 mg.
Thalidomide is supplied as 50 mg capsules to be taken by mouth. The initial dose will be 200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion) daily provided there are no side effects.
Patients who experience significant toxicity (grade 2 or more) at any time during therapy will receive a lower dose after treatment is interrupted for at least 2 days.
Once a maximum tolerated dose has been reached free of side effects, that dose will be continued for a total of 3 months from institution of therapy before definition of response or resistance. Only patients who have received at least 200 mg/d for at least 2 months will be considered evaluable for response. For patients in remission, treatment will be continued at the maximum dose free of side effects until relapse. Selected patients <55 years of age who achieve remission may be eligible for stem cell transplant (SCT) in which case thalidomide will be discontinued prior to SCT.
Patients must be willing to return for evaluation every 4 weeks since thalidomide may only be prescribed for 28 day intervals.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Being tested
- Thalidomide
- Keywords
- myeloma
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ThalidomideDrug
Also called Thalomid
200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion)
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Thalidomide | Experimental | 200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion) Receives: Drug: Thalidomide |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Thalidomide
Measured: 14 day cycles
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 May 2002 (estimated)
- Study startMay 1999
- Primary completionApr 2005
- Study completionApr 2005
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Multiple MyelomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celgene Corporation
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Donna M. Weber, MD, BS, Principal investigator, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00038233
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DM98-359
- Status last verified
- Oct 2018
- First submitted
- 29 May 2002
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Oct 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Thalidomide for Multiple Myeloma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00038233
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DM98-359
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Keywords
- myeloma
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celgene Corporation
- Study start
- May 1999
- Primary completion
- Apr 2005 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2005 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 May 2002 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective of this protocol is to assess therapeutic activity of thalidomide in previously untreated patients with asymptomatic multiple myeloma.
Detailed description
This study attempts to examine the potential efficacy of thalidomide in the treatment of patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma. The trial focuses on patients with asymptomatic and indolent disease who do not require immediate chemotherapy. We intend to treat asymptomatic patients with an initial dose of 200 mg each evening, increasing to a maximum of 800 mg.
Thalidomide is supplied as 50 mg capsules to be taken by mouth. The initial dose will be 200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion) daily provided there are no side effects.
Patients who experience significant toxicity (grade 2 or more) at any time during therapy will receive a lower dose after treatment is interrupted for at least 2 days.
Once a maximum tolerated dose has been reached free of side effects, that dose will be continued for a total of 3 months from institution of therapy before definition of response or resistance. Only patients who have received at least 200 mg/d for at least 2 months will be considered evaluable for response. For patients in remission, treatment will be continued at the maximum dose free of side effects until relapse. Selected patients <55 years of age who achieve remission may be eligible for stem cell transplant (SCT) in which case thalidomide will be discontinued prior to SCT.
Patients must be willing to return for evaluation every 4 weeks since thalidomide may only be prescribed for 28 day intervals.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Thalidomide | Experimental | Drug: Thalidomide200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion) |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ThalidomideAlso: Thalomid200 mg at bedtime daily for 14 days (days 1-14), followed by an increase to 400 mg daily for 14 days (days 15-28), 600 mg daily for 14 days (days 29-42), up to a maximum 800 mg (days 43-completion) | Drug | Thalidomide |
Primary outcome
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Thalidomide
Time frame: 14 day cycles
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 Oct 2018.
- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center websiteLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Donna M. Weber, MD, BS principal investigator
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Thalidomide in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 2018. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
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?
Maximum Tolerated Dose of Thalidomide (time frame: 14 day cycles). 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 31 Oct 2018.