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Real-world Use of Carfilzomib Among Multiple Myeloma Patients in Europe

Completed
Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Registration Number
NCT03091127
Lead Sponsor
Amgen
Brief Summary

With the recent addition of carfilzomib as a treatment option for multiple myeloma, no data is available yet on how the drug is being used outside of the clinical trial setting.

This study will therefore provide essential data to demonstrate the real world utilization of carfilzomib in routine clinical practice, including dosage, administration schedule, regimen, duration of treatment and reason for discontinuation in Europe.

Detailed Description

With the recent addition of carfilzomib as a treatment option for multiple myeloma, no data is available yet on how the drug is being used outside of the clinical trial setting.

The Primary Objective is to describe carfilzomib utilisation in routine clinical practice, including dosage, administration schedule, regimen, duration of treatment and reason for discontinuation.

* Secondary Objectives:

* Describe the population treated with carfilzomib in terms of demographics, multiple myeloma (MM) disease characteristics, treatment history, and comorbidities.

* Describe the safety profile of carfilzomib in routine clinical practice.

* Describe response to treatment as assessed by the physician and recorded in the medical file.

* Describe healthcare resource utilisation of subjects treated with carfilzomib, in terms of unplanned hospitalisations.

* Describe the reasons for choosing carfilzomib as the MM treatment of choice.

* Describe specific concomitant therapy (bisphosphonates, thromboprophylaxis, antihypertensive treatment, anti-infective treatment) and whether these therapies were used as prophylaxis or as treatment.

* Describe a cardiovascular assessment at carfilzomib regimen initiation and at occurrence of cardiac adverse events, where available per routine care (electrocardiogram \[ECG\], echocardiography, left ventricular ejection fraction).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
705
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18 years or older at the time of carfilzomib initiation
  • At least one prior line of MM treatment has been received
  • Carfilzomib treatment has been initiated per routine practice and is currently ongoing
  • At least one administration of carfilzomib in a combination regimen (ie, not monotherapy) has been received
  • Provided written informed consent prior to abstraction of any data, in countries where written informed consent is required.
  • Subjects who previously completed treatment with carfilzomib in a clinical trial, a compassionate use program or through routine practice, are eligible to take part in the study.
  • Subjects who receive radiotherapy concurrently with carfilzomib treatment are also eligible to take part in the study.
  • Subjects who initiate carfilzomib treatment on a combination regimen, subsequently discontinue all concomitant medications but remain on carfilzomib monotherapy in later cycles, remain eligible for participation in the study.
  • Subjects who are also enrolled in other observational studies in which standard of care is not altered are eligible to take part in the study,
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who are enrolled in a carfilzomib clinical trial will not be eligible to additionally take part in this observational study.
  • Subjects who are receiving carfilzomib treatment within a compassionate use program will not be eligible to take part in this observational study. If a subject who has enrolled into this observational study, also enrolls in a clinical trial in which MM treatment and/or disease management is protocol-specified, the subject becomes ineligible and the subject's data will be censored from the time the subject enrolled the clinical trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to carfilzomib dose modification18 months

At least one carfilzomib dose modification, escalation or reduction

Carfilzomib regimen18 months

Treatment combination

Carfilzomib dosing frequency18 months

Number of administrations per cycle

Carfilzomib dose modification18 months

Modification includes change in dose level, dose interruption, and dose delays

Reason for dose modification18 months

Reason for dose modification or delay

Number of cycles started18 months

Number of carfilzomib treatment cycles started throughout study period

Starting dose of concomitant anti-myeloma agents18 months

Dose of combination agents (e.g. lenalidomide or dexamethasone) at baseline

Carfilzomib starting dose18 months

Carfilzomib dose at first administration

Carfilzomib dose18 months

Carfilzomib dose at subsequent administrations

Carfilzomib dosing schedule18 months

Timing of carfilzomib administration within treatment cycle

Carfilzomib duration of treatment18 months

Duration of carfilzomib treatment

Dose modification for concomitant anti-myeloma agents18 months

Modification includes change in dose level, dose interruption, and dose delays

Reason for frequency modification18 months

At least 1 change in frequency of carfilzomib administration.

Reason for change in frequency of concomitant multiple myeloma therapies18 months

Reason for change in frequency of administration.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response to carfilzomib treatment18 months

Physician-assessed response as recorded on the medical charts

Adverse event18 months

All grade 3 or above adverse events.

Patient sex18 months

Patient sex

Patient height18 months

Patient height

Measurement of serum beta-2-microglobulin at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Beta-2-microglobulin

Number of unplanned hospitalisations18 months

Initiation or dose increase of existing heart failure treatment

Planned subsequent treatment regimen18 months

Planned subsequent treatment regimen catergory

Patient weight18 months

Patient weight

Previously received anti-myeloma treatment18 months

Treatment history

Initiation or dose increase of antihypertensive treatment18 months

Initiation or dose increase of existing antihypertensive treatment

Initiation or dose increase of existing heart failure treatment18 months

Initiation or dose increase of existing heart failure treatment

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status18 months

ECOG performance status category at multiple myeloma diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.

Cytogenetic risk profile at diagnosis18 months

Cytogenetic risk profile at diagnosis

Number of prior relapses18 months

Type of relapse (molecular, hematologic, or symptomatic)

Presence of CRAB features (i.e. hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, anemia and/or bone pain)18 months

Presence of CRAB features at MM diagnosis

Response to prior treatment18 months

Response to prior treatment received before initiation of carfilzomib

Time to adverse event18 months

All grade 3 or above adverse events

Patient age18 months

Patient age

Decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)18 months

LVEF decrease as recorded in tests performed per routine practice

International Staging System (ISS) score and revised ISS stage at diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initation18 months

International Staging System (ISS) score of I, II, III, or unkown

Presence of comorbidities18 months

Diagnosed at any point in time before carflzomib regimen initiation

Electrocardiogram (ECG) changes18 months

ECG changes as recorded in tests performed per routine practice

Type of relapse18 months

Molecular, hematologic or symptomatic relapse

Echocardiogram18 months

Echocardiogram

Computed Tomography (CT) performed at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regiment initiation.18 Months

Computed tomography

ECG (electrocardiogram)18 months

ECG (electrocardiogram)

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) assessment18 months

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) assessment

Concomitant therapy not part of the carfilzomib regimen18 months

Concomitant therapy not part of the carfilzomib regimen

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) performed at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

PET-CT (positron emission tomography-computed tomography) performed at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

PET-CT (positron emission tomography-computed tomography)

Measurement of Urine M component at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Urine M component

Myeloma/Osteolytic lesions detected by MRI, PET-CT, and X-ray at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation18 months

Myeloma/Osteolytic lesions detected by MRI, PET-CT, and X-ray at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation

Measurement of Serum M component at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Serum M component

Measurement of serum albumin at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Serum albumin

Measurement of percent of plasma cells in bone marrow at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Percent of plasma cells in bone marrow

Baseline measurement of lactate dehydrogenase at MM diagnosis and carfilzomib regimen initiation.18 months

Lactate dehydrogenase

Trial Locations

Locations (114)

Krankenhaus Sankt Josef Braunau

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Braunau, Austria

Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck

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Innsbruck, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Hochsteiermark

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Leoben, Austria

Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen

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Linz, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Rankweil

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Rankweil, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg

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Salzburg, Austria

Kardinal Schwarzenbergsches Krankenhaus

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Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria

Landeskrankenhaus Steyr

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Steyr, Austria

Landesklinikum Waidhofen an der Ybbs

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Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria

Klinikum Wels - Grieskirchen GmbH

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Wels, Austria

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Krankenhaus Sankt Josef Braunau
🇦🇹Braunau, Austria

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