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Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell NeoplasmPhase 2NCT00802568

Fludarabine, Busulfan, Antithymocyte Globulin, and Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma That Has Not Responded to Treatment

A Phase 2 study testing anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan and fludarabine phosphate in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Institut Paoli-Calmettes at 1 site in France.

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: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan and fludarabine phosphate
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
48 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Apr 2007to May 2011
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 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of multiple myeloma, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Stage I disease with a bone lesion
  • Stage II or III disease meeting any of the following criteria:
  • Elevated beta-2 microglobulin
  • Deletion of chromosome 13
  • Refractory or relapsed disease
  • Presence of an evaluable monoclonal component
  • Must have achieved reduction of primary tumor after receiving prior intensified chemotherapy with high-dose melphalan and cyclosporine with autologous transplantation
  • HLA identical family donor available
  • Bone marrow transplantation is allowed in case hematopoietic stem cell collection fails

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Karnofsky 70-100%
  • No contraindications to allogeneic transplantation
  • No contraindications to drugs used in conditioning regimen
  • No psychiatric illness
  • No other cancer within the past 5 years except basal cell skin cancer or epithelioma in situ of the cervix
  • No serious and uncontrolled infection
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 1 month since participation in another prior clinical trial

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Marseille Institute of Cancer - Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes

    Marseille, 13273

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Study of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Following Reduced Intensity Conditioning in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma

RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect).

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving fludarabine together with busulfan and antithymocyte globulin followed by donor stem cell transplant and to see how well it works in treating patients with multiple myeloma that has not responded to treatment.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To study the toxicity of reduced intensity conditioning comprising fludarabine phosphate, busulfan, and anti-thymocyte globulin followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma.

Secondary

  • To study the tumor response in these patients.
  • To study the incidence of acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease in these patients.
  • To study the incidence of infectious complications in these patients.
  • To study relapse- or progression-free and overall survival of these patients.
  • To study the biological mechanisms (i.e., taking graft, immunological recovery, antitumor activity, and chimerism).

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive reduced intensity conditioning comprising fludarabine IV on days -5 to -1, oral busulfan on days -4 and -3, and anti-thymocyte globulin IV on days -2 and -1. Patients undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on day 0.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every month for 6 months and then every 3 months for 1½ years.

Being tested
anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan, fludarabine phosphate, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Keywords
stage I multiple myeloma, stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, refractory multiple myeloma, osteolytic lesions of multiple 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.

  • anti-thymocyte globulinBiological

  • busulfanDrug

  • fludarabine phosphateDrug

  • allogeneic bone marrow transplantationProcedure or surgery

  • nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

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

  1. Mortality rate at 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Dec 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2007
  3. Primary completionMay 2011

Resources

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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
48 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00802568
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000626720
Other IDs
IPC-2005-002, IPC-ITT 04-02, EUDRACT-2005-01053-13, INCA-RECF0428, AMGEN-IPC-2005-002, JANSSEN-IPC-2005-002
Status last verified
Dec 2008
First submitted
4 Dec 2008
Last updated
16 May 2011
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing anti-thymocyte globulin, busulfan and fludarabine phosphate in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Institut Paoli-Calmettes at 1 site in France.

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 16 May 2011. 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 France. 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?

Mortality rate at 1 year. 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 16 May 2011.

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