Status:

UNKNOWN

VELCADE as Maintenance Treatment in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Following Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wuerzburg

Conditions:

Multiple Myeloma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Protocol DSMM VIII is a multi-center, open-label study evaluating the safety and tolerability, as well as the efficacy, of maintenance treatment with VELCADE (bortezomib) in patients with multiple mye...

Detailed Description

Protocol DSMM VIII is a multi-center, open-label study evaluating the safety and tolerability, as well as the efficacy, of maintenance treatment with VELCADE in patients with multiple myeloma with det...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient having received tandem transplants with high-dose melphalan and autologous PBSCT within 3-6 months prior to inclusion into this protocol
  • Patients with measurable minimal residual disease (very good partial remission \[VGPR\]) or patients in partial remission (PR) or patients with stable disease (SD) at the time of inclusion in the study
  • Patient must agree to participate in the study.
  • Patient agrees to use an appropriate method of contraception.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with the study protocol for the duration of the study

Exclusion

  • Patient showing signs of disease progression
  • Patient has a platelet count \< 100 x 10\^9/L within 14 days before enrollment.
  • Patient has an absolute neutrophil count \< 1.0 x 10\^9/L within 14 days before enrollment.
  • Patient has a calculated or measured creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/minute within 14 days before enrollment.
  • Patient has \>= Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment.
  • Patient has hypersensitivity to bortezomib, boron, or mannitol.
  • Patient has received prior treatment with bortezomib
  • Patient is pregnant or nursing
  • Patient has received other investigational drugs within 14 days before enrollment
  • Patient has progressive disease
  • Patient has a Karnofsky performance status \< 60%
  • Patient has a life expectancy of \< 3 months
  • Patient has received disease modifying agents following autologous stem cell transplantation other than aminobisphosphonates such as interferon-alpha or glucocorticosteroids
  • Patient currently enrolled in another clinical research study and/or receiving an investigational reagent for any reason.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

October 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

61 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00311337

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

October 1 2010

Last Update

April 5 2006

Active Locations (8)

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Medizinische Univ.-Klinik Graz

Graz, Austria, 8036

2

Klin. Abt. für Onkologie, AKH Wien

Vienna, Austria, 1090

3

Dept. of Hematology/Oncology, Charité Berlin

Berlin, Germany, 10098

4

Dept. of Internal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich

Munich, Germany, 80336