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Study of Combination Thalidomide Plus Glucocorticoid Therapy Versus Glucocorticoid Therapy Alone as Induction Therapy for Previously Untreated Subjects With Multiple Myeloma
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
First Received: April 4, 2003   Last Updated: September 22, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Celgene Corporation
Information provided by: Celgene Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00057564
  Purpose

Randomized subjects will receive study drug, either thalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone or placebo identical in appearance to thalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone, in 4-week cycles. Subjects will remain on study drug until they experience disease progression or until the subject discontinues for any other reason. Subjects will have visits every cycle and all subjects will be followed for survival even after discontinuation from study drug.


Condition Intervention Phase
Multiple Myeloma
Drug: Thalidomide and Dexamethasone
Drug: Dexamethasone
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Multicenter Parallel-Group, Placebo Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Combination Thalidomide Plus Glucocorticoid Therapy Versus Glucocorticoid Therapy Alone as Induction Therapy for Previously Untreated Subjects With Multiple Myeloma

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Further study details as provided by Celgene Corporation:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Compare the efficacy of combination thalidomide and dexamethasone treatments [ Time Frame: Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 470
Study Start Date: February 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2011
Primary Completion Date: April 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
A: Active Comparator
Thalidomide & Dexamethasone
Drug: Thalidomide and Dexamethasone
50mg thalidomide
B: Placebo Comparator
Dexamethasone and placebo
Drug: Dexamethasone
40mg

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Active Multiple Myeloma Stage II or III Durie Salmon
  • Measurable levels of myeloma paraprotein in serum or urine
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, 2
  • Women of child bearing potential must agree to abstain for heterosexual intercourse or use 2 methods of contraception, one effective(for example hormonal or tubal ligation) and one barrier(for example latex condom, diaphragm)
  • Males must agree to use barrier contraception (latex condoms) when engaging in reproductive activity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Peripheral neuropathy greater than or equal to grade 2 of the NCI CTC.
  • Prior history of malignancy unless subject has been free of disease for greater than or equal to 5 years
  • Lab abnormality: Absolute neutrophil count less than 1,000 cells/mm cubed
  • Lab abnormality: Platelet count less than 50,000 mm cubed
  • Lab abnormality: Serum creatinine greater than 3.0 mg/dL
  • Lab abnormality: Serum SGOT/AST or SGPT/ALT greater than 3 times the upper limit
  • Lab abnormality: Serum total bilirubin greater than 2.0 mg/dL.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00057564

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Locations
United States, Alabama
Clinical Research Consultants, Inc.
Hoover, Alabama, United States, 35216
United States, Arizona
Arizona Clinical Research Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712
United States, California
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
James Berenson
West Hollywood, California, United States, 90069
United States, Florida
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates Oncology
Melbourne, Florida, United States, 32901-3182
Oncology Hematology Group of South Florida
Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
Jackson Memorial Hospital and Clinics
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
University of Miami Miller School/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
United States, Georgia
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912-3125
United States, Illinois
Southern Illinois Hematology /Oncology
Centralia, Illinois, United States, 62801
Rush Cancer Institute Section of Hematology
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-3824
United States, Iowa
University of Iowa Hospital of Clinic
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
United States, Louisiana
Ocshner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
United States, Michigan
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0922
United States, Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
United States, New Jersey
Hackensack University Hospital
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
United States, New York
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
United States, North Carolina
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-1023
United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic- Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
United States, South Carolina
South Carolina Oncology Group
West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29169
United States, Tennessee
The Family Centre, PLLC
Collierville, Tennessee, United States, 38017
East Tennessee Oncology/Hematology Associates
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37920
United States, Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Australia, Queensland
Royal Brisbane Hospital
Herston, Queensland, Australia, 4029
Haematology Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia, 4102
Australia, Victoria
The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3002
Frankston Hospital
Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 3199
Bone Marrow Transplant Service Dep't of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology
Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3050
Belgium
Institut Jules Bordet Dep't of Clinical Haematology
Brussels, Belgium, 1000
Dep't. Of Haematology Academisch Ziekenhuis VUB
Brussels, Belgium, 1090
University Hospital Ghent Dep't of Haematology
Ghent, Belgium, 900
Bulgaria
Military Medical Academy
Sofia, Bulgaria
UMHAT Alexandrovska
Alexandrovska, Bulgaria
National Center of Haematology and Transfusiology
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1756
Canada, Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H2Y9
Canada, Ontario
University Health Network Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
Canada, Quebec
Centre Hopitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke Hospital Fleurimont
Fleurimont, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, PQ H2W 1S6
Canada, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Cancer Centre University of Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 4H4
Germany
Universitaetsklinikum Dusseldorf Klinik fuer Haematologie
Dusseldorf, Germany
Hungary
St. Laszlo Hoszpital
Budapest, Hungary
Petz Aladar County Hospital
Gyor, Hungary, 9002
Ireland
Hope Directorate Dep't. Haematology St. James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, 8
Ireland, Limerick
MidWestern Regional Hospital Haematology Dpt.
Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland
Israel
Rambam Medical Center Dep't. Of Hematology
Haifa, Israel, 31096
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Hematology Institute
Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239
Director of Hematology Division BMT and CBB The Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer, Israel, 52621
Israel, Jerusalem
Hadassah University Hospital Hematology Dep't
Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel, 91120
Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino
Genova, Italy, 16132
Istituto di Ematologia e Oncologia Medica "L. e. A. Seragnoli"
Bologna, Italy, 40138
Universita di Bari Dipartimento di Scienze Umana Sezione de Medicina Interna e Oncologia Medica Policlinico
Bari, Italy, 11-
Ospedale Niguarda Ca Granda
Milano, Italy, 20162
Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy, 27100
Università La Sapienza Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia
Roma, Italy, 00161
Clinica Ematologica Policlinico Universitario
Udine, Italy, 33100
Poland
Medical Academy of Bialystok
Bialystok, Poland, 15-276
Institute of Internal Diseases University of Medicine
Gdansk, Poland, 80-211
Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Department of Hematology
Krakow, Poland, 31-501
Medical University of Lodz
Lodz, Poland, 93-509
Private Medical Practice Centre of Clinical Laboratory of Densitometry At 'Officers of Professors'
Lublin, Poland, 20-022
Medical University of Warsaw Dep't of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Diseases
Warsaw, Poland, 02-097
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dpt
Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, 454076
Ekaterinburg 1st Regional Clinical Hospital Regional Hematology Centre
Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620102
Samara Regional Clinical Hospital Dep't. of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Samara, Russian Federation, 443095
Burdenko Central Military Clinical Hospital Hematology Center
Moscow, Russian Federation, 105229
Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Scientific Center of Hematology
Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167
Nizhny Novgorod Clinical Hospital
Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603126
Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Centre
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630087
Republican Clinical Hospital #1 Hematology Dpt.
Izhevsk, Russian Federation, 426039
Blokhin Cancer Research Center Dpt of Myeloproliferative Disorders Chemotherapy
Shosse, Russian Federation, 115478
Research Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion,Clinical Department of Hematology with Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 193024
St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197022
Clinical Hospital #31 Dpt of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Chemotherapy of Patients with Myeloproliferative Disorders
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 197110
Spain
Hospital Doce de Octubre
Madrid, Spain, 28041
Hospital Universitario de la Princessa
Madrid, Spain, 28006
Hospital Clinic
Barcelona, Spain, 08036
Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain, 31080
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain, 37007
Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
Santander, Spain, 39008
Switzerland
Universitatsspital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
Ukraine
Cherkassy Regional Oncology Center
Cherkassy, Ukraine, 18009
Dnepropetrovsk City Clinical Hospital #4 Regional Hematology Centre
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49044
Ivano-Frankovsk Regional Clinical Hospital - Hospital Therapy Department
Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine, 76000
Kharkov Regional Clinical Oncology Center Dep't of Oncology and Pediatric Oncology
Kharkov, Ukraine, 61070
Kiev Bone Marrow Transplantation Center Bone Marrow Transplantation Department
Kiev, Ukraine, 03115
Kiev Institute of Oncology of the UAMS Systemic Malignancies Department
Kiev, Ukraine, 03022
Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology of the UAMS Department of Blood Diseases with Clinical Biochemistry Group
Kiev, Ukraine, 04060
Institute of Blood Pathology and Transfusion Medicine of the UAMS
Lvov, Ukraine, 79044
Odessa Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dep't
Odessa, Ukraine, 65025
Zaporozhje Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dpt
Zaporozhye, Ukraine, 69600
Zhitomir Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Centre
Zhitomir, Ukraine, 10002
United Kingdom
Belfast City Hospital Haematology Dpt.
Belfast, United Kingdom, BT9 7AB
Guys Hospital
London, United Kingdom, SE19RT
Guys Hospital
London, United Kingdom, SE1 9RT
Sponsors and Collaborators
Celgene Corporation
Investigators
Study Director: Robert Knight, MD Celgene Corporation
  More Information

No publications provided by Celgene Corporation

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID):
Responsible Party: Celgene Corporation ( Robert Knight MD, VP Oncology/Hematology )
Study ID Numbers: THAL-MM-003
Study First Received: April 4, 2003
Last Updated: September 22, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00057564     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Celgene Corporation:
Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Dexamethasone
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunologic Factors
Thalidomide
Antineoplastic Agents
Blood Protein Disorders
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Paraproteinemias
Hemostatic Disorders
Hormones
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Therapeutic Uses
Cardiovascular Diseases
Growth Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Dexamethasone acetate
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Immune System Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Growth Substances
Gastrointestinal Agents
Vascular Diseases
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Immunosuppressive Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2009