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COVID-19 Infection and Multiple Myeloma

Completed
Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Corona Virus Infection
Covid19
Registration Number
NCT04492371
Lead Sponsor
Stichting European Myeloma Network
Brief Summary

Collect in an observational study the outcomes of COVID19 infection in MM patients across Europe.

Detailed Description

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is a highly contagious disease that appeared in Wuhan, Hubei province of China in December 2019. It has now spread to multiple countries through infected persons travelling mainly by air. Most of the infected patients have mild symptoms including fever, fatigue and cough. But in severe cases, patients can progress rapidly and develop the acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy including a disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a mature B-cell malignancy largely affecting the older patient with a median age at presentation of 70 years. The general performance status (PS) and the presence of comorbidity can identify a group of patients with poor tolerance to treatment, as well as risks of both bacterial and viral infection. MM patients have benefited significantly from therapeutic developments, however, the host response biology of the older person, coupled with a distinct disease biology overlay induces immune dysfunction. For example, the impact of aging on the human immune system is well documented. In MM it has long-since been understood that there is a spectrum of immune dysregulation, an important host factor considered in the "Hallmarks of cancer" theory. In addition, the delivery of anti-MM therapy includes immune modulating agents such as steroids, proteasome inhibitors and CD38-directed therapy though not all immune modulation is necessarily detrimental.

As such, myeloma patients are considered a higher risk in the current pandemic with SARS-COVID19. However, it is not clear whether this is actually the case, and the risk may not be different to population in general. Equally it may be sub-groups of patients who are at risk e.g. on treatment versus stable response (plateau), frailty. AS such, this proposal aims to collect in an observational study, the outcomes of COVID19 infection in MM patients across Europe.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1054
Inclusion Criteria
  • Multiple Myeloma patients
  • COVID-19 infection
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Costs related to COVID-191 years

Costs related to Covid in terms of health resource needs.

Laboratory values collected at hospitalization1 years

Evaluate if recurring haematological and chemistry values are related to infection onset, better or poorer outcome.

Nature of COVID191 years

The duration of infection.

COVID-19 infection in myeloma patient subgroups1 years

Number of infection in each myeloma patient subgroups and evaluation of the number of recovery per subgroup.

Systemic anti-cancer therapy subgroup1 years

Number of infection recovery for each systemic anti-cancer subgroup.

Incidence of COVID-19 infection in frail patients1 years

Number of frail patients with COVID-19 infection and resolution of it.

Infection outcome in different countries1 years

Number of infection and outcome per country.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

St James's University Hospital

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

University Hospital Ostrava

🇨🇿

Ostrava, Czechia

AOU Consorziale Policlinico di Bari

🇮🇹

Bari, Italy

University Hospital Würzburg

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

UCL Saint-Luc

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Alexandra Clinical Terapeutics

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Amsterdam UMC

🇳🇱

Amsterdam, Netherlands

General Hopspital Vienna/Medical University

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

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