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Efficacy and Safety Study of 3 Thalidomide Doses for the Treatment of Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00452569
Lead Sponsor
Celgene
Brief Summary

The primary objective is to compare the time to progression (TTP) of three daily doses of thalidomide (100, 200 and 400 mg) with high-dose dexamethasone in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (MM) patients and to subsequently select the optimum thalidomide dose in terms of median TPP and toxicity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
499
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female patients, aged ≥ 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form
  • Patients who have been previously diagnosed with MM who have received between 1 & 3 prior lines of treatment for their disease, and who require therapy because of disease progression
  • Secretory MM with measurable levels of monoclonal protein in serum (> 10 g/L of IgG M-protein or > 5 g/L of IgA M-protein) or urine (≥ 200 mg/ 24hours); Patient with the following rare subclasses of the immunoglobulin: IgD, IgE, IgM can be included in the study if the level of monoclonal protein in serum is > 5g/L or ≥ 200 mg/24hours in urine. As IgM immunoglobulin isotype can be related to Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, it is important to distinguish and not include in the study patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Life expectancy >3months
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule & other protocol requirements
  • Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use 2 methods of contraception for at least 4weeks before starting the therapy, during the Treatment Period, & for 4 weeks after the last dose
  • Males must agree to use barrier contraception (latex condoms) when engaging in reproductive activity during the Treatment Period & for 4 weeks after the last dose
  • Written, informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the patient from signing the Informed Consent Form
  • Pregnant or lactating women. A serum β-hCG pregnancy test must be performed at the Screening visit for female patients of child-bearing potential. If the test is positive, the patient must be excluded from the study. Confirmation that the patient is not pregnant must be established by a negative serum or urinary pregnancy test with the result obtained 1day prior to the Baseline visit (or the day of the visit if results are available before drug delivery). A pregnancy test is not required for naturally post-menopausal women (who have not had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months) or surgically sterilized women (hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy, bilateral salpingectomy)
  • Non-secretory MM
  • Any of the following laboratory abnormalities: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <500 cells/mm3 (0.5 x 109/L); Platelet count <30,000/mm3 (30.0 x 109L) without transfusion support within 7 days before the test; Serum creatinine >3.0mg/dL (265μmol/L); Serum aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) or alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) >3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN); Serum total bilirubin >2.0mg/dL (34μmol/L)
  • Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the patient at unacceptable risk if s/he were to participate in the study, or which confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
  • Severe cardiac dysfunction (according to the New York Heart Association [NYHA] classification III-IV)
  • Severe bradycardia (<50bpm)
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≥Grade 2 in severity (according to the NCI CTC Version 3.0)
  • Prior history of malignancy (except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless the patient has been free of disease for ≥5years
  • Patient received any chemotherapy, corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent as a continuous dose) within 4 weeks before randomization
  • Previously treated with thalidomide or thalidomide derivatives
  • Patients refractory to high-dose dexamethasone (defined as experiencing less than a PR to dexamethasone, or PD within 6months after discontinuing dexamethasone, or discontinued dexamethasone because of ≥Grade 3 dexamethasone-related toxicity. Previous high-dose dexamethasone therapy is defined as >500mg dexamethasone or equivalent over a 10week period, whether administered alone or as part of the VAD regimen)
  • Contraindications for high-dose dexamethasone
  • Active or chronic gastrointestinal ulcers, active viral infections (herpes, varicella, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C), glaucoma, uncontrolled hypertension, or diabetes mellitus, unless well controlled & under strict supervision during dexamethasone treatment
  • Patient enrolled in another clinical trial or who have participated in another trial with the last 4weeks before randomization

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CThalidomideOral thalidomide (400mg/day) administered to the patient once daily until progression of the disease and for a maximum of 336 +/- 36 days (12 cycles of 28 +/- 3 days).
AThalidomideOral thalidomide (100mg/day) administered to the patient once daily until progression of the disease and for a maximum of 336 +/- 36 days (12 cycles of 28 +/- 3 days).
BThalidomideOral thalidomide (200mg/day) administered to the patient once daily until progression of the disease and for a maximum of 336 +/- 36 days (12 cycles of 28 +/- 3 days).
DDexamethasoneHigh dose oral dexamethasone will be administered at a dose of 40mg/day on days 1-4, 9-12 and 17-20 of each 28-day cycle for cycles 1-4. Beginning with cycle 5, the oral dexamethasone dosing schedule will be reduced to 40mg/day on days 1-4 of each 28-day cycle. Dexamethasone will be administered until progression of the disease and for a maximum of 336 +/- 36 days (12 cycles of 28 +/- 3 days).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The evaluation of Independent Review Committee-documented time to progression (TTP).>160 "IRC confirmed" disease progression in the Dexamethasone or Thalidomide 400 mg/day arms
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite of disease progression and death (recurrent time(s) from randomisation to disease progression and/or death)Evaluated after 160 "IRC confirmed" disease progression in the Dexamethasone or Thalidomide 400 mg/day arms
Response rate (CR + PR), according to the EBMT criteriaEvery 4 weeks
Progression-free survival (PFS)Disease progression evaluated every 4 weeks
Overall survival (OS)Evaluated after 150 deaths occurring in Dexamethasone and Thalidomide 400 mg arms
Response durationEvery 4 weeks
Clinical benefit as measured by ECOG performance status, transfusion requirement and Grade ≥3 infections (assessed by the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria)Every 4 weeks
Assessment of peripheral neuropathyScreening, Week 24, Week 48
Vital signs and physical examinationEvery 4 weeks
Clinical laboratory testsEvery 4 weeks
Quality of life as determined by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)Baseline/Week 8/ Week 16/Week 24/Week 32/Week 40/Week 48
Adverse events (AEs)Every 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (85)

Klinika Hematologii Nowotworow Krwi i Transplantacji - Szpiku Akademii Medycznej

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Wroclaw, Poland

Department of Medical Oncology/Regional Cancer Centre

🇮🇳

Trivandrum, India

Department of Medical Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital

🇮🇳

Pune, India

Orchid Nursing Home

🇮🇳

Kolkata, India

Department of Medical Oncology, Dayanand Medical College DMCH

🇮🇳

Ludhiana, India

Department of Medical Oncology, S.L. Raheja Hospital

🇮🇳

Mumbai, India

Hospital da Universidade de Coimbra - Servico de Hematologia Clinica

🇵🇹

Coimbra, Portugal

Department of Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

Kerala, India

Department of Medical Oncology/Tata Memorial Hospital

🇮🇳

Mumbai, India

Clinic for Hematology, Clinical Centre Nis

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Nis, Serbia

Hospital Geral de Santo Antonio - Servico de Hematologia Clinica

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Porto, Portugal

Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology

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Hyderabaad, India

Med. Klinik II/Klinikum of the Julius-Maximilians-University

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Wuerzburg, Germany

Szent-Gyorgyi Albert University II Clinic of Internal Medicine

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Szeged, Hungary

Department of Internal Medicine - Baguio General Hospital & Medical Center

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Baguio City, Philippines

Chong Hua Hospital

🇵🇭

Cebu City, Philippines

Doctors Clinic Makati Medical Center

🇵🇭

Makati City, Philippines

University of Sto Tomas Hospital

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Manila City, Philippines

Klinika Hematologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego

🇵🇱

Lodz, Poland

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Institute of Hematology, Clinical Centre of Serbia

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Department of Haematology

🇿🇦

Cape Town, South Africa

Clinic for Hematology, Clinical Centre Novi Sad

🇷🇸

Novisad, Serbia

Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Institute

🇸🇰

Bratilslava, Slovakia

Haematology Department - King's College Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank

🇿🇦

Johannesburg, South Africa

Clinic of Haematology, University Multiprofiled Hospital for Active Treatment "G. Stranski"

🇧🇬

Pleven, Bulgaria

CHU de Nancy - Hopital Brabois

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Nancy Cedex, France

CHRU de Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Rijeka Interna Klinika

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Rijeka, Croatia

Klinika Bolnica SPLIT - Klinika za Unutarnje Bolesti

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Split, Croatia

Military Medical Academy/Dept Haematology and Oncology

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Sofia, Bulgaria

KBC Zagreb - Klinika za Unutarnje Bolesti

🇭🇷

Zagreb, Croatia

Med. Klinik I/University Bonn

🇩🇪

Bonn, Germany

Onkologicke Centrum J.G. Mendela

🇨🇿

Novi Jicin, Czechia

Hematologie - CHU Purpan Place du Dr. Baylac

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Charite, Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Robert-Rossle Klinik

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Allgemeinse Krankenhaus St. Georg Hamatologische Abteilung

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I/Carl-Gustav-Carus University

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Universitat Schleswig Holstein II Med. Klinik

🇩🇪

Kiel, Germany

Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH, Stuttgart

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Stuttgart, Germany

Abteilung Haematologie - Univeresitaetsklinikum

🇩🇪

Saale, Germany

Doctors Clinic - National Kidney & Transplant Institute

🇵🇭

Quezon City, Philippines

Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III/Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen

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Muenchen, Germany

Instituto di Ematologia e Oncologia Medica

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Dipartimento Medicina ed Oncologia Sperimentale - Divisione Universitaria di Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

Oncology Research Unit Heartlands Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Innere Medizin University Hospital

🇩🇪

Muenster, Germany

Medizinische Klinik Abteilung Innere V/Universitatsklinikum

🇩🇪

Heidelberg, Germany

Clinic of Haematology, University Multiprofiled Hospital for Active Treatment

🇧🇬

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

National Center of Haematology & Transfusiology

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

University of Multiprofiled Hospital for Active Treatment "Alexandrovska" - Sofia

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Sofia, Bulgaria

Clinic of Haematology, Multiprofiled Hospital for Active Treatment "Sveta Marina"

🇧🇬

Varna, Bulgaria

Klinicka Bolnica "Dubrava" Klinika za Unutarnje Bolesti

🇭🇷

Zagreb, Croatia

Klinicka Bolnica "Sestre milosrdnice" Klinika za Unutarnje Bolesti

🇭🇷

Zagreb, Croatia

Klinicka Bolnica MERKUR - Klinika za Unutarnje Bolesti

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Zagreb, Croatia

Interni Hemato-Onkologicka Klinika

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Brno, Czechia

Hematologicka Klinika, Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Interni Klinika, Oddeleni Hematoonkologie

🇨🇿

Prague 2, Czechia

Hematologicka Klinika, Fakultni Nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady Srobarova

🇨🇿

Prague 10, Czechia

Hematology, Oncology & Clinical Immunology/Heinrich-Heine-University

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Duesseldorf, Germany

Abt. Haematologie - Onkologie/ Allg. Krankenhaus

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Universitaetsklinik - Klinik fur innere Medizin

🇩🇪

Koeln, Germany

Universitaetsklinik - Abteilung Innere Medizin III

🇩🇪

Ulm, Germany

National Medical Centre Dpt Haematology

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Budapest, Hungary

Petz Aladar Megyei Oktato Korhaz, II. Belgyogyaszat

🇭🇺

Gyor, Hungary

Pandy Kalman Megyei Korhaz, Megyei Onkologiai Centrum

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Gyula, Hungary

Department of Medical Oncology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre

🇮🇳

Mumbai, India

Klinika Hematologii Akademii Medycznej w Gdanskuul

🇵🇱

Gdansk, Poland

St. Luke's Medical Center

🇵🇭

Quezon City, Philippines

Katedra i Klinika Hematologii i Transplantacji Szpiku - Slaska Akademia Medyczna

🇵🇱

Katowice, Poland

SPSK, Klinika Hematologii Akademii Medycznej

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

Klinika Chorob Wewnetrznych i Hemagologii

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Katedra i Klinika Hematologii, Onkologii I Chorob Wewnetrznych

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Hematology Department, University Hospital PJS

🇸🇰

Kosice, Slovakia

Hematology Department University Hospital

🇸🇰

Bratilslava, Slovakia

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Clinical Haematology Unit

🇿🇦

Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology

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Parktown, South Africa

Clinical Haematology, Guy's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Department of Haematology-Oncology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Surrey, United Kingdom

University of Free State, Faculty of Health Science, Dept of Hematology & Cell Biology

🇿🇦

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Department of Haematology, UCT Medical School

🇿🇦

Cape Town, South Africa

Swietokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii SPZOZ Poradnia Hematologii

🇵🇱

Kielce, Poland

Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii - Klinika Hematologiczna

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Centrum Onkologii-Instytut im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

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