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Relating Clinical Outcomes in Multiple Myeloma to Personal Assessment of Genetic Profile

Completed
Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Registration Number
NCT01454297
Lead Sponsor
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this observational study is to identify the molecular profiles and clinical characteristics that define subsets of myeloma patients during the course of the disease.

Detailed Description

Understanding the molecular basis of cancer is a critical step toward devising the most effective treatment of the patient as an individual. The promise of molecular targeted therapeutics and personalized cancer care has been demonstrated in breast and lung cancer and chronic myeloid leukemia. However, similar examples of success in multiple myeloma have not been achieved despite extensive basic research as well as clinical advances. What is well understood is that myeloma is a heterogeneous disease with great genetic and epigenetic complexity.22, 23 Therefore, there remains a critical need to understand myeloma patient biology in the context of current patient care.24 The objective of this longitudinal study is to identify patient subgroups and phenotypes defined by molecular profiling and clinical features. These profiles will enable a better understanding of mechanisms of disease, drug response and patient relapse. Ultimately the study is intended to drive successful drug development and patient care in multiple myeloma.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1154
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient is at least 18 years old.
  • Patient has been diagnosed with symptomatic MM with measurable disease that includes at least one of the following:

Serum M protein ≥ 1g/dl Urine M protein ≥ 200 mg/24 hrs Involved free light chain level ≥ 10 mg/dl and an abnormal serum free light chain ratio (<0.26 or >1.65).

  • The patient is a candidate for systemic therapy that includes an IMiD® (e.g., lenalidomide, pomalidomide, thalidomide) and/or proteasome inhibitor (e.g., bortezomib, carfilzomib) as part of the initial regimen.
  • No more than 30 days from baseline bone marrow evaluation as per this protocol to initiation of first-line therapy.
  • Patient has read, understood and signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient is already receiving systemic therapy for MM (a single dose of bisphosphonates and up to 100 mg total dose of dexamethasone or equivalent corticosteroids are permitted prior to registration on study).
  • Patient had another malignancy within the last 5 years (except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma, or in situ cancer of the cervix).
  • Patient is enrolled in a blinded clinical trial for the first-line treatment of multiple myeloma. Patients may be enrolled in subsequent clinical trials as long as continued access to data and tissue, as per this protocol, is not prohibited.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Molecular profiles and clinical characteristics that define subsets of myeloma patients at initial diagnosis and at relapse of disease.Baseline to 8 years.

Standard clinical and laboratory assessments. Genomic tests (DNA and RNA sequencing, etc.) on bone marrow aspirates obtained at baseline, suspected complete response, and relapse/progression.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Resource utilizationBaseline and during five to eight years of follow-up

Hospitalizations and ER visits

Response ratesUp to one year after baseline.

IMWG criteria: stringent complete response, complete response, very good partial response, partial response, no response.

Survival ratesFive to eight years after baseline

Progression-free survival and overall survival

Bone disease assessed radiographicallyBaseline and during five to eight years of follow-up
Health-related quality of lifeBaseline and during five to eight years of follow-up

EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-MY20

Severe adverse eventsFive to eight years

Severe/CTCAE grade 3-4 adverse events (checklist)

Trial Locations

Locations (73)

Mayo Clinic Campus in Scottsdale, AZ

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

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San Diego, California, United States

Sharp Health Care

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San Diego, California, United States

VA San Diego Healthcare System

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San Diego, California, United States

San Francisco VA Medical Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

UCSF Medical Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

Kaiser Permanente of Colorado

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Carl and Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center

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Stamford, Connecticut, United States

VA Medical Center, Washington DC,

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Mayo Clinic Campus in Scottsdale, AZ
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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