Status:
COMPLETED
Cyclophosphamide, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Lead Sponsor:
Mayo Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividin...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary \* To evaluate the response rate (complete response \[CR\], near CR \[nCR\], and very good partial response) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with bortez...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic multiple myeloma
- Durie Salmon stage 2 or higher
- Previously untreated multiple myeloma (including immunomodulatory drugs such as thalidomide) with the exception of bisphosphonates
- Evaluable or measurable disease, as defined by at least one of the following:
- Serum monoclonal protein ≥ 1 g/dL (measurable disease)
- Urine monoclonal protein ≥ 200 mg/24 hours by protein electrophoresis (measurable disease)
- Serum-free light chains (FLC) ≥ 10 mg/dL, kappa or lambda, accompanied by an abnormal kappa/lambda ratio
- Serum FLC's should only be used for patients without measurable serum or urine m-spike
- \- Monoclonal bone marrow plasmacytosis ≥ 30% (evaluable disease)
- \* Patients diagnosed with smoldering myeloma or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are not eligible
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Inclusion criteria:
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0, 1, or 2
- \- ECOG PS of 3 will be allowed if secondary to pain in the opinion of the Investigator
- Total bilirubin normal OR direct bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AST ≤ 3 times ULN
- Creatinine ≤ 3.5 mg/dL
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm³ without transfusion or growth factor
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³ without transfusion or growth factor
- Willingness and the physical and mental capability to provide written informed consent
- Willingness to return to Mayo Clinic Arizona/Princess Margaret Hospital for follow-up
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- Exclusion criteria:
- Peripheral sensory neuropathy ≥ grade 2 as defined by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology for Common Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0
- Known hypersensitivity to compounds containing boron or mannitol
- Active uncontrolled infection
- Severe cardiac comorbidity including but not limited to:
- New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure
- History of myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
- Uncontrolled angina or electrocardiographic (ECG) evidence of acute ischemia
- Severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias or ECG evidence of active conduction system abnormalities
- Cardiac amyloidosis with hypotension (i.e., systolic blood pressure \< 100 mm Hg)
- Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent study compliance or completion of study treatment
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Prior high-dose corticosteroid therapy for 12 days or less is permitted for emergent complications from newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
- More than 14 days since prior investigational agents
- No concurrent steroids or any other anticancer agents or treatments
- \- Patients may receive the equivalent of up to 20 mg prednisone per day for concurrent illness or adrenal replacement therapy
- Concurrent palliative radiotherapy for bony pain or fracture is allowed
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00609167
Start Date
December 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2010
Last Update
May 17 2011
Active Locations (2)
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1
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5499
2
Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2N9