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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00007995
Date of registration: 06/01/2001
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Public title: Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients Who Have Multiple Myeloma or Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
Scientific title: Phase 2 Study Of High Dose Chemotherapy Followed By Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support In Patients With Multiple Myeloma And Primary Light Chain Amyloidosis
Date of first enrolment: July 1999
Target sample size: 75
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00007995
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Charles S. Hesdorffer, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

- Histologically confirmed multiple myeloma OR

- Primary systemic amyloidosis resulting in significant organ dysfunction and decreased
quality of life

- Complete or partial response after standard chemotherapy

- Primary refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma after first-line treatment with
standard chemotherapy

- Ineligible for higher priority national or institutional clinical studies

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

- 18 and over

Performance status:

- ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

- Not specified

Hematopoietic:

- Not specified

Hepatic:

- Bilirubin less than 2 times normal

Renal:

- Creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dL or on stable hemodialysis

Cardiovascular:

- LVEF at least 45%

Pulmonary:

- DLCO at least 60% of predicted OR

- Approval by pulmonologist

Other:

- HIV negative

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

- Concurrent participation in gene therapy trials allowed

Chemotherapy:

- See Disease Characteristics

- No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

- No concurrent steroids as antiemetics during chemotherapy

- No concurrent anticancer hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

- Not specified

Surgery:

- Not specified

Other:

- No concurrent barbiturates or acetaminophen during chemotherapy

- Concurrent participation in supportive care trials allowed



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Intervention(s)
Biological: filgrastim
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
Drug: busulfan
Biological: sargramostim
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation
Drug: melphalan
Biological: recombinant interferon alfa
Procedure: bone marrow ablation with stem cell support
Primary Outcome(s)
Disease-free survival at 2 years (patients with responsive disease) [Time Frame: No]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Platelet independence [Time Frame: No]
Duration of hematologic toxicity [Time Frame: Yes]
Time to an absolute neutrophil count [Time Frame: No]
Secondary ID(s)
CPMC-CAMP-009
CPMC-IRB-7328
NCI-G00-1882
CDR0000068361
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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