Status:

COMPLETED

Fludarabine, Busulfan, Antithymocyte Globulin, and Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma That Has Not Responded to Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Conditions:

Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy before a donor stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To study the toxicity of reduced intensity conditioning comprising fludarabine phosphate, busulfan, and anti-thymocyte globulin followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Diagnosis of multiple myeloma, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
  • Stage I disease with a bone lesion
  • Stage II or III disease meeting any of the following criteria:
  • Elevated beta-2 microglobulin
  • Deletion of chromosome 13
  • Refractory or relapsed disease
  • Presence of an evaluable monoclonal component
  • Must have achieved reduction of primary tumor after receiving prior intensified chemotherapy with high-dose melphalan and cyclosporine with autologous transplantation
  • HLA identical family donor available
  • Bone marrow transplantation is allowed in case hematopoietic stem cell collection fails
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Karnofsky 70-100%
  • No contraindications to allogeneic transplantation
  • No contraindications to drugs used in conditioning regimen
  • No psychiatric illness
  • No other cancer within the past 5 years except basal cell skin cancer or epithelioma in situ of the cervix
  • No serious and uncontrolled infection
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • At least 1 month since participation in another prior clinical trial

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    48 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00802568

    Start Date

    April 1 2007

    Last Update

    May 16 2011

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    Marseille Institute of Cancer - Institut J. Paoli and I. Calmettes

    Marseille, France, 13273