Status:

TERMINATED

EMMA-1 (Erbitux for Multiple Myeloma)

Lead Sponsor:

Prof. Dr. Andreas Engert

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Clinical Trials Centre Cologne

Conditions:

Multiple Myeloma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

EMMA-1 is an open-label, non-randomized, two-stage phase II study. Patients with refractory multiple myeloma stage II or III or relapsed disease after at least one line of treatment will receive Cetux...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Multiple myeloma diagnosed according to the Durie-criteria in stage II or III (Salmon and Durie)
  • Measurable disease
  • Refractory or relapsed disease after at least one line of treatment
  • Male or female \>= 18 years of age
  • Life expectancy \> 12 weeks
  • ECOG performances status 0-2
  • If of childbearing potential, willingness to use effective contraceptive method for the study duration and 6 months post-dosing.
  • No surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy or any investigational agent within 30 days of study entry
  • Signed written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Asecretory multiple myeloma
  • Patients eligible and willing to undergo high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation
  • Prior allogeneic transplantation
  • Prior antibody or EGFR-pathway targeting therapy
  • Severe cardiovascular disease like functionally restricting heart rhythm disturbance or heart malformation or severe hypertension, or cardiac insufficiency \> NYHA-II
  • HIV Infection, Hepatitis B or C
  • Brain disorders, psychiatric illness
  • Insufficient bone marrow reserve (Leucocytes \< 1500/µl; Thrombocytes \< 50000/µl)
  • Creatinine-Clearance \< 30 ml/min or Crea \> 3.0 mg/dl
  • Bilirubin \> 2 mg/dl; ASAT, ALAT \> 100 U/l
  • Pregnancy (absence confirmed by serum/urine beta-HCG) or breast-feeding
  • FEV1 \< 50% of the reference value
  • Active secondary malignancy
  • Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
  • Having participated in another clinical trial or any investigational agent in the preceding 30 days
  • Known allergic/hypersensitivity reaction to any compounds of the treatment
  • Other previous malignancy within 5 years, with exception of a history of a previous basal cell carcinoma of the skin or pre-invasive carcinoma of the cervix
  • Medical or psychological condition which in the opinion of the investigator would not permit the patient to complete the study or sign meaningful informed consent
  • Known drug abuse/alcohol abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00368121

Start Date

August 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

July 13 2012

Active Locations (3)

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1

University of Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine

Cologne, Germany, 50931

2

Universtiy Hospital of Muenster, Internal Medicine A

Münster, Germany, 48129

3

University of Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany