Multiple MyelomaPhase 2NCT00151203
Phase II Study of Biaxin, Revlimid, and Dexamethasone for Untreated Multiple Myeloma
A Phase 2 study testing Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
PRIMARY STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of clarithromycin (Biaxin®), lenalidomide (Revlimid™), and dexamethasone (Decadron®) as an induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Multiple Myeloma
- What is being tested?
- Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Dec 2004to 29 Sep 2020
- 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
Who may be able to join
- Subject must voluntarily sign and understand written informed consent.
- Histologically confirmed Durie-Salomon stage II or III MM (see Appendix II). Stage I MM patients will be eligible if they display poor prognostic factors (ß2M > or = 5.5 mg/L, plasma cell proliferation index > or = 5%, albumin of less then 3.0, and unfavorable cytogenetics).
- Measurable disease as defined by > 1.0 g/dL serum monoclonal protein, >0.1 g/dL serum free light chains, > 0.2 g/24 hrs urinary M-protein excretion, and/or measurable plasmacytoma(s).
- Age > or = 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
- Karnofsky performance status > or = 70% (>60% if due to bony involvement of myeloma (see Appendix V).
- No prior treatment or less than one full course of first-line therapy. Patients may be receiving adjuvant antiresorptive therapy (i.e., pamidronate or zoledronic acid) as routine care.
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- If the patient is a woman of childbearing age, she must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days of starting study.
- Due to the unknown risk of teratogenic side effects, subjects (women and men) must agree to use effective contraception throughout the duration of the study and for at least 1 month after discontinuation of study drugs.
- Life expectancy > 3 months
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)> or = 1000 cells/mm3 (1.0 x 109/L)
- Platelets count > or = 75,000/mm3 (75 x 109/L)
- Serum SGOT/AST < 3.0 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
- Serum SGPT/ALT < 3.0 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
- Serum creatinine < 2.5 mg/dL (221 µmol/L)
- Serum total bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL (34 µmol/L)
Who cannot join
- Patients with non-secretory MM (no measurable monoclonal protein, free light chains, and/or M-spike in blood or urine).
- Prior history of other malignancies (except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless disease free for ³ 5 years.
- NYHA Class III or IV heart disease. History of active angina, congestive heart disease, or myocardial infarction within 6 months.
- Pregnant or lactating women are ineligible.
- Known HIV positivity
- Active viral or bacterial infections or any coexisting medical problem that would significantly increase the risks of this treatment program.
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- Known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone, clarithromycin, lenalidomide, or thalidomide.
- Prior therapy for the treatment of MM
- History of thromboembolic event or other condition currently requiring anticoagulation with warfarin (Coumadin). Patients whose therapy is changed to heparin are eligible.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, 10021
About this study
Official title: A Phase II Study of Clarithromycin (Biaxin), Lenalidomide (Revlimid), and Dexamethasone (Decadron) for Newly Diagnosed Subjects With Multiple Myeloma
PRIMARY STUDY OBJECTIVES
- To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of clarithromycin (Biaxin®), lenalidomide (Revlimid™), and dexamethasone (Decadron®) as an induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).
- To evaluate the safety of the combination of clarithromycin, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone as an induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed MM.
SECONDARY STUDY OBJECTIVES
- To examine the role of clarithromycin on the pharmacokinetic properties of dexamethasone and lenalidomide.
- To examine the angiogenesis profile in untreated patients and in patients receiving induction therapy.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Being tested
- Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone
- Keywords
- newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Myeloma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, DexamethasoneDrug
Dexamethasone (Decadron®) will be given orally at a dose of 40 mg on days 1, 2, 3, 8, 15 and 22 during the first cycle and once a week on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for each subsequent cycle.
Clarithromycin (Biaxin®) will be given orally at a dose of 500 mg twice a day beginning on day 2 of cycle 1.
Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) will be given orally at a dose of 25 mg daily beginning on day 3 and ending on day 21 of cycle 1 and on days 1-21 of subsequent cycles.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Response rate, time to maximum response, toxicities
Measured: 3 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2004
- Primary completionApr 2007
- Study completion29 Sep 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Multiple MyelomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityThe 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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celgene Corporation
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Ruben Niesvizky, MD, Principal investigator, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00151203
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0409007427
- Status last verified
- May 2021
- First submitted
- 6 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 27 May 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Rossi A, Mark T, Jayabalan D, Christos P, Zafar F, Pekle K, Pearse R, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M, Niesvizky R. BiRd (clarithromycin, lenalidomide, dexamethasone): an update on long-term lenalidomide therapy in previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma. Blood. 2013 Mar 14;121(11):1982-5. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-448563. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
PubMed 23299315Niesvizky R, Jayabalan DS, Christos PJ, Furst JR, Naib T, Ely S, Jalbrzikowski J, Pearse RN, Zafar F, Pekle K, Larow A, Lent R, Mark T, Cho HJ, Shore T, Tepler J, Harpel J, Schuster MW, Mathew S, Leonard JP, Mazumdar M, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M. BiRD (Biaxin [clarithromycin]/Revlimid [lenalidomide]/dexamethasone) combination therapy results in high complete- and overall-response rates in treatment-naive symptomatic multiple myeloma. Blood. 2008 Feb 1;111(3):1101-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-090258. Epub 2007 Nov 7.
PubMed 17989313
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 May 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II Study of Clarithromycin (Biaxin), Lenalidomide (Revlimid), and Dexamethasone (Decadron) for Newly Diagnosed Subjects With Multiple Myeloma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00151203
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0409007427
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Keywords
- newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Celgene Corporation
- Study start
- Dec 2004 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- 29 Sep 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Sep 2005 (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.
PRIMARY STUDY OBJECTIVES
- To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of clarithromycin (Biaxin®), lenalidomide (Revlimid™), and dexamethasone (Decadron®) as an induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM).
- To evaluate the safety of the combination of clarithromycin, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone as an induction therapy for patients with newly diagnosed MM.
SECONDARY STUDY OBJECTIVES
- To examine the role of clarithromycin on the pharmacokinetic properties of dexamethasone and lenalidomide.
- To examine the angiogenesis profile in untreated patients and in patients receiving induction therapy.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (15 listed)
- Subject must voluntarily sign and understand written informed consent.
- Histologically confirmed Durie-Salomon stage II or III MM (see Appendix II). Stage I MM patients will be eligible if they display poor prognostic factors (ß2M > or = 5.5 mg/L, plasma cell proliferation index > or = 5%, albumin of less then 3.0, and unfavorable cytogenetics).
- Measurable disease as defined by > 1.0 g/dL serum monoclonal protein, >0.1 g/dL serum free light chains, > 0.2 g/24 hrs urinary M-protein excretion, and/or measurable plasmacytoma(s).
- Age > or = 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
- Karnofsky performance status > or = 70% (>60% if due to bony involvement of myeloma (see Appendix V).
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Patients with non-secretory MM (no measurable monoclonal protein, free light chains, and/or M-spike in blood or urine).
- Prior history of other malignancies (except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless disease free for ³ 5 years.
- NYHA Class III or IV heart disease. History of active angina, congestive heart disease, or myocardial infarction within 6 months.
- Pregnant or lactating women are ineligible.
- Known HIV positivity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, DexamethasoneDexamethasone (Decadron®) will be given orally at a dose of 40 mg on days 1, 2, 3, 8, 15 and 22 during the first cycle and once a week on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 for each subsequent cycle. Clarithromycin (Biaxin®) will be given orally at a dose of 500 mg twice a day beginning on day 2 of cycle 1. Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) will be given orally at a dose of 25 mg daily beginning on day 3 and ending on day 21 of cycle 1 and on days 1-21 of subsequent cycles. | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Response rate, time to maximum response, toxicities
Time frame: 3 years
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 27 May 2021.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23299315Rossi A, Mark T, Jayabalan D, Christos P, Zafar F, Pekle K, Pearse R, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M, Niesvizky R. BiRd (clarithromycin, lenalidomide, dexamethasone): an update on long-term lenalidomide therapy in previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma. Blood. 2013 Mar 14;121(11):1982-5. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-448563. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 17989313Niesvizky R, Jayabalan DS, Christos PJ, Furst JR, Naib T, Ely S, Jalbrzikowski J, Pearse RN, Zafar F, Pekle K, Larow A, Lent R, Mark T, Cho HJ, Shore T, Tepler J, Harpel J, Schuster MW, Mathew S, Leonard JP, Mazumdar M, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M. BiRD (Biaxin [clarithromycin]/Revlimid [lenalidomide]/dexamethasone) combination therapy results in high complete- and overall-response rates in treatment-naive symptomatic multiple myeloma. Blood. 2008 Feb 1;111(3):1101-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-090258. Epub 2007 Nov 7.
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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.
Ruben Niesvizky, MD principal investigator
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University 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?
The sponsor lists 15 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. 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 27 May 2021. 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?
Response rate, time to maximum response, toxicities (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00151203, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 27 May 2021.