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Last refreshed on: 5 June 2023
Main ID:  NCT02994784
Date of registration: 18/11/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Boston Medical Center
Public title: Propylene Glycol-Free Melphalan Hydrochloride (Evomela) in AL Amyloidosis Patients
Scientific title: A Phase II Single-Center, Open-Label, Safety and Efficacy Study of Propylene Glycol-Free Melphalan Hydrochloride (Evomela) in AL Amyloidosis Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
Date of first enrolment: January 8, 2018
Target sample size: 27
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02994784
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     John M Sloan, MD
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Affiliation:  Attending Physician
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18 years or older

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0-2

- Histologic diagnosis of primary systemic (AL) amyloidosis based on:

- Deposition of amyloid material by Congo red stain showing characteristic apple
green birefringence AND

- Evidence of a clonal plasma cell dyscrasia with monoclonal protein in the serum
or urine by immunofixation electrophoresis AND/OR abnormal serum free light chain
assay AND/OR clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow exam demonstrated by
immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, or in situ hybridization AND

- Evidence of organ involvement

- Eligible for treatment with high dose melphalan and stem cell transplantation per
institutional guidelines

- Ability to understand and willingness to sign informed consent

- Pulmonary Function Test demonstrating a diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide
= 50%

- Left ventricular ejection fraction =40%

- Systolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg (supine position)

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status of 2 or better (unless patient
is diagnosed with AL amyloidosis involving the gastrointestinal and
peripheral/autonomic nervous systems, then performance status of 3 is acceptable)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous high-dose melphalan and stem cell transplant

- Previous total cumulative dose of oral melphalan > 300 mg

- Cytotoxic chemotherapy within the previous 28 days

- New York Heart Association =3

- Decompensated or uncontrolled heart failure

- Oxygen dependence

- epidermal growth factor receptor < 30 ml/min

- Active infection (i.e HIV, Hepatitis B or C)

- Pregnancy or breastfeeding

- Exposure to another investigational drug within 3-4 weeks prior to start of study
treatment

- Ongoing alcohol or drug addiction

- Unable or unwilling to comply with the protocol



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Amyloidosis; Systemic
Intervention(s)
Drug: Propylene Glycol-Free Melphalan Hydrochloride
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Participants With Renal Dysfunction [Time Frame: 100 days]
Number of Participants With Cardiac Dysfunction (New Arrhythmia) [Time Frame: 100 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Hematologic Overall Response Rate [Time Frame: 6 months]
Platelet Engraftment [Time Frame: 100 days]
Neutrophil Engraftment [Time Frame: 3 weeks]
Treatment Related Mortality [Time Frame: 100 days]
Participants With Peri-transplant Hospitalizations [Time Frame: 100 days]
Organ Response [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
H-35835
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 24/05/2023
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02994784
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