PAD. ICORG 05-01, V11
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm focused on measuring refractory multiple myeloma, stage I multiple myeloma, stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Each patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in the study:
- Patients aged at least 18 years with MM requiring therapy for relapsed or refractory disease.
- Previous VAD or VAD-like therapy (maximum 6 courses standard VAD). Subgroup allocation is shown in 4.1
- Measurable serum and/or urine paraprotein, or serum free light chain
- Performance Status (PS) 0-3 (ECOG - see Appendix B)
- Serum bilirubin values <1.5 times the upper limit of normal
- Serum ALT/AST values <2.5 times the upper limit of normal
- Able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study:
- Females of child-bearing potential without a negative pregnancy test, immediately prior to the start of PAD therapy and/or unwilling to use barrier contraceptive precautions throughout the study or who are pregnant or breast-feeding
- Men with partners of child bearing potential unwilling to use a medically acceptable form of contraception
- Patients with non-secretory MM and no measurable elevation of serum free light chain
- Performance status 4 (ECOG)
- Patient has a platelet count <75 x 10^9/L within 14 days before enrolment
- Patient has an absolute neutrophil count <1.0 x 10^9/L within 14 days before enrolment
- Patient has a serum creatinine > 400 micromol/l at the time of enrolment
- Patient has Grade 2 or greater than Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain as defined by NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 (CTCAE) within 14 days before enrolment
- Cardiac ejection fraction <40% by echocardiography or MUGA scan
- Known HIV seropositivity (obligatory testing is not necessary)
- Known Hepatitis B or C (obligatory testing is not necessary)
- Patients who have received more than one autologous transplant
- Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to enrolment or any patients scheduled to receive any investigational drug during the course of the study
- Previous Bortezomib therapy
- Patients who have a medical or psychiatric condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicates the patient's participation in this study
- Previous or concurrent malignancies at other sites, with the exception of appropriately treated localized epithelial skin or cervical cancer. Patients with remote histories (>5 years) of other cured tumours may be entered
- Plasma exchange within 21 days of enrolment
Sites / Locations
- Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin Incorporating the National Children's Hospital
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
- St. James's Hospital
- University College Hospital
- Mid-Western Cancer Centre at Mid-Western Regional Hospital
- Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
- Saint Bartholomew's Hospital
- University College Hospital
- Belfast City Hospital Trust Incorporating Belvoir Park Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
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2
3
Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD like regimen (VAMP, C-VAMP and Z-Dex are examples of VAD like therapy) and who have had autologous transplants at least 1 year previously.Patients may proceed directly to PAD therapy or have had a maximum of one other line of therapy before PAD.
Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD-like regimen who have not had autologous transplantation and achieved at least PR (Appendix A). Patients may proceed directly to PAD therapy or have had a maximum of two other lines of therapy before PAD.
Patients refractory (MR, NC or PD) to VAD or VAD-like therapy. Patients should proceed directly to PAD therapy. Patients with NC or PD may proceed to PAD after a minimum of two cycles of VAD or VAD-like therapy or a minimum of 4 cycles, if MR.