Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00114101 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 14, 2005
Results First Posted : July 1, 2013
Last Update Posted : June 7, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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DS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma DS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma DS Stage III Plasma Cell Myeloma Refractory Multiple Myeloma Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma | Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Drug: Lenalidomide Drug: Melphalan Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Other: Placebo Administration | Phase 3 |
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine the efficacy of CC-5013 (lenalidomide) in prolonging time to disease progression in patients with multiple myeloma after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine if CC-5013 will increase the complete response (CR) rate in patients with multiple myeloma following ASCT.
II. To compare the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with multiple myeloma who have undergone ASCT and who then are randomized to either CC-5013 or placebo.
III. To determine the feasibility of long-term administration of CC-5013 to multiple myeloma patients who have undergone ASCT.
OUTLINE:
PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL (PBSC) MOBILIZATION: Mobilization of autologous PBSC will be performed according to institutional guidelines.
AUTOLOGOUS PBSC TRANSPLANTATION (PBSCT): Patients receive melphalan intravenously (IV) over 30-60 minutes on day -2 or -1 or over 2 days on days -3 and -2 or -2 and -1. Patients undergo autologous PBSCT on day 0.
Patients are then randomized to 1 of 2 maintenance treatment arms. (Note: As of 12/17/09, no more patients will be randomized between lenalidomide and placebo. Patients who have not been randomized as of 12/17/09 will be assigned to lenalidomide.)
ARM I: Beginning between day 100-110, patients receive lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily.
ARM II: Beginning between day 100-110, patients receive placebo (PO) once daily.
In both arms, treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months thereafter.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 460 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Maintenance Therapy With CC-5013 (NSC # 703813) or Placebo Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 15, 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm I (melphalan, autologous PBSCT, lenalidomide)
Beginning between day 100-110, patients receive lenalidomide PO once daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Undergo autologous PBSCT
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Correlative studies Drug: Lenalidomide Given PO
Other Names:
Drug: Melphalan Given IV
Other Names:
Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Undergo autologous PBSCT
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: Arm II (melphalan, autologous PBSCT, placebo)
Beginning between day 100-110, patients receive placebo PO once daily. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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Procedure: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Undergo autologous PBSCT
Other Names:
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Correlative studies Drug: Melphalan Given IV
Other Names:
Procedure: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Undergo autologous PBSCT
Other Names:
Other: Placebo Administration Given PO |
- Time to Progression [ Time Frame: Duration of study (up to 10years) ]
Time to progression (TTP) was defined as the date of transplant to date of progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. TTP was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.
Progression was defined per the International Myeloma Working Group definition as one more of the following:
- 25% increase in serum M-component (absolute increase >= 0.5g/dl)
- 25% increase in urine M-component (absolute increase >= 200mg/24hour
- 25% increase in the difference between involved and uninvolved Free Light Chain levels (absolute increase >= 10mg/dl)
- 25 % increase in bone marrow plasma cell percentage (absolute increase of >=10%)
- Definite development of new bone lesion or soft tissue plasmacytomas
- Development of hypercalcemia
- Response to Autologous Hematopoietic Stem-cell Transplant (HSCT) at Day 100 [ Time Frame: Day 100 ]
Response was defined according to International Myeloma Working Group criteria (2006)
- Complete Response: Complete disappearance of M-protein from serum & urine on immunofixation, normalization of Free Light Chain (FLC) ratio & <5% plasma cells in bone marrow (BM)
- Partial Response: >= 50% reduction in serum M-Component and/or Urine M-Component >= 90% reduction or <200 mg per 24 hours; or >= 50% decrease in difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels
- Marginal Response: 25-49% reduction in serum M-component & urine M-component by 50-89% which still exceeds 200mg/24hour
- Progressive Disease: Defined in primary outcome measure
- Stable Disease: Not meeting any of the criteria above
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Duration of study (up to 10 years) ]Overall Survival was measured from the date of randomization to date of death due to any cause. OS was estimated using the Kaplan Meier method.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have active multiple myeloma requiring treatment (Durie-Salmon stage >= 1) and have stable disease or be responsive to at least 2 months of any induction therapy; patients with smoldering myeloma are not eligible unless the disease has progressed to >= stage 1
- No more than 12 months of any prior therapy, including CC-5013 and thalidomide
- Within 12 months of initiation of induction therapy
- No prior progression after initial therapy; in addition, no more than two regimens will be allowed excluding dexamethasone alone
- No prior peripheral blood, bone marrow, or solid organ transplant
- Patients must have peripheral blood stem cell collection of >= 2 x 10^6 cluster of differentiation (CD)34+ cells/kg (patient body weight) and preferably 5 x 10^6 cells/kg (patient body weight); stem cells may be collected at any time prior to transplant; peripheral blood stem cell collection may occur before or after registration
- Patients must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1
- Patients must have diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) > 50% predicted with no symptomatic pulmonary disease
- Patients must have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >= 40% by multi gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram
- Patients must not have uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- Patients must not have an active serious infection
- Patients must not be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBSag), or hepatitis (Hep) C positive
- Patients must be non-pregnant and non-nursing; women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL 10-14 days prior to registration and repeated within 24 hours prior to the first dose of lenalidomide; in addition, women of childbearing potential taking lenalidomide must have a pregnancy test performed by the doctor weekly during the first 4 weeks of treatment, and then every 4 weeks if menses are regular and every 2 weeks if menses are irregular, and then 30 days following the last dose of lenalidomide; women of childbearing potential must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin two acceptable methods of birth control - one highly effective method (intrauterine device [IUD], hormonal, tubal ligation, or partner's vasectomy), and one additional effective method (latex condom, diaphragm, or cervical cap) - at the same time, at least 4 weeks before she begins lenalidomide therapy; "women of childbearing" potential is defined as a sexually mature woman who has not undergone a hysterectomy or who has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months; men must agree not to father a child and must use a latex condom during any sexual contact with women of childbearing potential while taking lenalidomide and for 4 weeks after therapy is stopped, even if they have undergone a successful vasectomy
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL
- Platelets >= 100,000/uL
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Creatinine clearance* >= 40 cc/min
- To be calculated by method of Cockcroft-Gault or after 24-hour urine collection
- Creatinine =< 2 mg/dL
- Total bilirubin =< 2 mg/dL
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3 x upper limits of normal
- Alkaline phosphatase =< 3 x upper limits of normal
- Urine (U)-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) or serum HCG negative (if patient of childbearing potential)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00114101

Principal Investigator: | Philip L McCarthy | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology |
Responsible Party: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00114101 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCI-2009-00439 NCI-2009-00439 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) ) CALGB 100104/ECOG 100104 CDR0000434845 CALGB-100104 ( Other Identifier: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology ) CALGB-100104 ( Other Identifier: CTEP ) U10CA180821 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) U10CA031946 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | June 14, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 1, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | June 7, 2023 |
Last Verified: | November 2022 |
Multiple Myeloma Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Hemostatic Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Paraproteinemias Blood Protein Disorders Hematologic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Lymphoproliferative Disorders Immunoproliferative Disorders Immune System Diseases |
Precancerous Conditions Hypergammaglobulinemia Lenalidomide Melphalan Mechlorethamine Nitrogen Mustard Compounds Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents |