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Tandem Auto Stem Cell Transplant With Melphalan Followed by Melphalan and Bortezomib in Patients With Multiple Myeloma ((Mel/MelVel))

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified August 2017 by Hackensack University Medical Center
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01241708
First Posted: November 16, 2010
Last Update Posted: August 9, 2017
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Hackensack University Medical Center
  Purpose
High dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation is commonplace in the treatment of multiple myeloma. This treatment uses a chemotherapy drug called Melphalan that has been used in several thousand bone marrow transplant recipients worldwide for the same or similar disorders.

Condition Intervention Phase
Multiple Myeloma Auto Stem Cell Transplant Drug: Bortezomib Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Tandem Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant With Melphalan Followed by Melphalan and Bortezomib in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: multiple myeloma
MedlinePlus related topics: Multiple Myeloma
Drug Information available for: Melphalan Melphalan hydrochloride Bortezomib
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Multiple Myeloma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Hackensack University Medical Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine the progression-free survival of patients with multiple myeloma treated with tandem cycles of high-dose melphalan followed by high-dose melphalan in combination with bortezomib with autologous HSC transplantation. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine the response rate, overall survival, and regimen-related toxicities of patients with multiple myeloma treated with high-dose melphalan or high-dose melphalan in combination with bortezomib given in tandem transplants. [ Time Frame: lifetime ]
Estimated Enrollment: 142
Actual Study Start Date: April 8, 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2023 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Tandem Transplantation with Melphalan and Bortezomib
Tandem autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with melphalan followed by melphalan and bortezomib in patients with multiple myeloma
 Drug: Bortezomib
Bortezomib 1.6mg/m2 on day -4 and day -1
Other Name: Velcade

Detailed Description:

Many patients with multiple myeloma receive 2 stem cell transplantations within a few months of each other as part of their treatment. Usually the drug Melphalan is used for both transplants.

Bortezomib is a drug that is used for treating multiple myeloma and has been used in combination with melphalan for stem cell transplantation for patients with multiple myeloma.

The purpose of this trial is to study the effects of doing 2 transplants, first using melphalan and second using melphalan and bortezomib. The trial is aiming to find out if adding the Bortezomib to the second transplant will increase the chances of staying in remission longer.

  Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Changed from: Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of multiple myeloma with either Durie-Salmon stage I, II, or III or ISS stage I, II or III, less than 12 months since initiation of systemic therapy
  • ≥8x106 CD34+cells/kg available in cryopreservation in aliquots appropriate for tandem transplants
  • Age: 18-75 years at time of transplantation
  • KPS 70-100%
  • Recovery from complications of prior therapies
  • Gender: There is no gender restriction

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis other than multiple myeloma
  • Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 8 days of initiating treatment in this study
  • Prior autologous or allogeneic transplantation (except as enrolled into this study)
  • Uncontrolled bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections
  Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01241708


Contacts
Contact: Michele Donato, MD 551-996-5900 Michele.Donato@HackensackMeridian.org

Locations
United States, New Jersey
John Theurer Cancer Center @ Hackensack University Medical Center Recruiting
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
Contact: Marifiel Vendivil, RN    551-996-5828    Marifiel.Vendivil@HackensackMeridian.org   
Contact: Andrea Ortega, RN    551-336-3923    Andrea.Ortega@HackensackMeridian.org   
Principal Investigator: Michele Donato, MD         
Sub-Investigator: Scott Rowley, MD         
Sub-Investigator: David Vesole, MD, PhD         
Sub-Investigator: David Siegel, MD, PhD         
Sub-Investigator: Alan Skarbnik, MD         
Sub-Investigator: Michele Simone, APN         
Sub-Investigator: Phyllis McKiernan, APN         
Sub-Investigator: Melissa Baker, APN         
Sub-Investigator: Michele Boonstra, APN         
Sub-Investigator: Mary DiLorenzo, APN         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hackensack University Medical Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Michele Donato, MD John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
  More Information

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Responsible Party: Hackensack University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01241708     History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT01374958
Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00001295
First Submitted: November 15, 2010
First Posted: November 16, 2010
Last Update Posted: August 9, 2017
Last Verified: August 2017

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
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
Bortezomib
Melphalan
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Myeloablative Agonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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