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A Study of Melphalan With or Without Siltuximab in People With Multiple Myeloma Having an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-04-24
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Participants Needed
7
Research Sites
155 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor
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RECORDATI GROUP
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to see if siltuximab plus population pharmacokinetic (PK)-dosed melphalan works as well as the usual approach (body surface area \[BSA\]-dosed melphalan) in people with multiple myeloma (MM) who are receiving an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) as part of their standard treatment. The researchers will also see if siltuximab in combination with population PK-dosed melphalan works to decrease symptoms after an ASCT, and will study the safety of siltuximab. For the run-in, 15 patients will receive siltuximab, 11 mg/kg, seven days before and 14 days after autologous hematopoietic stem cell infusion (+/-2 day).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Study of Melphalan With or Without Siltuximab in People With Multiple Myeloma Having an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Histologically-confirmed symptomatic multiple myeloma
- Undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant within 12 months of diagnosis
- Age 60 years or older
- At least 3 million CD34+ cells/kg to be infused
- Karnofsky Performance Status >60% or ECOG Performance Status 0-2
- Pulmonary diffusion capacity >45% within 6 weeks prior to enrollment
- Left ventricular ejection fraction >45% within 6 weeks prior to enrollment
- Platelet count ≥ 20 x 10^9/L
- ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
- Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal unless due to Gilbert's syndrome
- Calculated creatinine clearance > 40 mL/min
- Women must be not of childbearing potential
- Men sexually active with women of childbearing potential must agree to use barrier contraception and not donate sperm during and for 3 months after the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Prior treatment with agents targeting IL-6 or IL-6 receptor
- Other malignancy within past 2 years except treated and inactive basal cell or nonmetastatic squamous cell skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, or FIGO Stage 1 cervical carcinoma
- Concurrent medical conditions likely to interfere with study or pose hazard
- Ischemic heart disease requiring intervention within 3 months, uncontrolled heart failure, or uncontrolled arrhythmia
- QTc interval >460ms (or >500ms with bundle branch block)
- Live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before first study drug
- Clinically significant infection including known HIV or hepatitis B surface antigen positivity
- Recent investigational drug or device use within 14 days or 5 half-lives
- Hospitalization for infection or major surgery within 2 weeks before enrollment or incomplete recovery
- Men planning to father a child during study or within 3 months after last dose
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 7 locations
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
Actively Recruiting
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
Actively Recruiting
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)
Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
Actively Recruiting
4
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
Commack, New York, United States, 11725
Actively Recruiting
5
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
Actively Recruiting
6
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Actively Recruiting
7
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)
Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gunjan Shah, MD
CONTACT
H
Heather Landau, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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