Clinical trials: Primary Amyloidosis of Light Chain Type
Multiple Myeloma, Plasma Cell Neoplasm
2nd Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With Persistent/Recurrent (AL) Amyloidosis
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of plasma cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00075608
- Testing
- filgrastim, melphalan, autologous stem cell transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Amyloidosis
Safety and Effect of Doxycycline in Patients With Amyloidosis
The tetracycline antibiotic doxycycline disrupts A beta amyloid fibrils (AB) in Alzheimer's disease, transthyretin (ATTR) amyloid fibrils in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, and immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloid fibrils…
- Trial name
- NCT01677286
- Testing
- Doxycycline 100 mg po bid x 12 months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Amyloidosis
Bortezomib and Dexamethasone Followed by High-Dose Melphalan and Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary (AL) Amyloidosis
The drugs dexamethasone and bortezomib are both FDA-approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma, a disease very similar to amyloidosis. However, they are currently investigational for the treatment of amyloidosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01083316
- Testing
- Bortezomib, Dexamethasone, Melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center