Thalidomide, Doxorubicin, and Dexamethasone in Treating Patients With Untreated Stage II or Stage III Multiple Myeloma

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

• Registration Number: NCT00008242
• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by stopping blood flow to the cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining thalidomide with chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of thalidomide, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone in treating patients who have untreated stage II or stage III multiple myeloma.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response rate of patients with previously untreated stage II or III multiple myeloma treated with thalidomide, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone. II. Determine the safety and toxicity of this regimen in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral dexamethasone on days 1-4, 9-12, and 17-20, doxorubicin IV on day 1, and oral thalidomide daily. Treatment repeats every 30 days for 4 courses in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21-45 patients will be accrued for this study within approximately 1 year.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2000-08
• Study First Submitted: 2001-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2004-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2004-05-04
• Primary Completion: 2006-01
• Study Completion: 2006-01
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States