A Study of Combination Thalidomide Plus Dexamethasone Therapy vs. Dexamethasone Therapy Alone in Previously Untreated Subjects With Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Multiple Myeloma focused on measuring Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma, Multiple Myeloma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Active Multiple Myeloma Stage II or III Durie Salmon Measurable levels of myeloma paraprotein in serum (≥1.0g/dL) or urine (≥ 0.2g excreted in a 24-hour collection sample) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, 2 Women of child bearing potential must agree to abstain for heterosexual intercourse or use 2 methods of contraception, one effective (for example hormonal or tubal ligation) and one barrier (for example latex condom, diaphragm) Males must agree to use barrier contraception (latex condoms) when engaging in reproductive activity Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or lactating females Peripheral neuropathy ≥ to grade 2 of the NCI CTC. Prior history of malignancy unless subject has been free of disease for ≥ 3 years Lab abnormality: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1,000 cells/mm^3 (1.0 x 10^9/L) Lab abnormality: Platelet count <50,000/mm^3 (50.0 x 10^9/L) Lab abnormality: Serum creatinine >3.0 mg/dL (265 µmol/L) Lab abnormality: Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) /Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/Alanine transaminase (ALT) >3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) Lab abnormality: Serum total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dL (34 µmol/L)
Sites / Locations
- Clinical Research Consultants, Inc.
- Arizona Clinical Research Center
- UCLA School of Medicine
- James Berenson
- Mayo Clinic
- Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates Oncology
- Jackson Memorial Hospital and Clinics
- University of Miami Miller School/Jackson Memorial Hospital
- University of Miami
- Oncology Hematology Group of South Florida
- Medical College of Georgia
- Southern Illinois Hematology /Oncology
- Rush Cancer Institute Section of Hematology
- University of Iowa Hospital of Clinic
- Ocshner Clinic Foundation
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- Hackensack University Hospital
- SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Cleveland Clinic- Taussig Cancer Center
- University of Pittsburgh
- South Carolina Oncology Group
- The Family Centre, PLLC
- East Tennessee Oncology/Hematology Associates
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Royal Brisbane Hospital
- Haematology Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Frankston Hospital
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
- The Alfred Hospital
- Bone Marrow Transplant Service Dept of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology
- Institut Jules Bordet Dep't of Clinical Haematology
- Dept. Of Haematology Academisch Ziekenhuis VUB
- University Hospital Ghent Dep't of Haematology
- UMHAT Alexandrovska
- National Center of Haematology and Transfusiology
- Military Medical Academy
- Dalhousie University
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- University Health Network Princess Margaret Hospital
- Centre Hopitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke Hospital Fleurimont
- McGill University
- Saskatoon Cancer Centre University of Saskatoon
- Universitaetsklinikum Dusseldorf Klinik fuer Haematologie
- St. Laszlo Hoszpital
- Petz Aladar County Hospital
- MidWestern Regional Hospital Haematology Dpt.
- Hope Directorate Dep't. Haematology St. James's Hospital
- Hadassah University Hospital Hematology Dep't
- Rambam Medical Center Dep't. Of Hematology
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Hematology Institute
- Director of Hematology Division BMT and CBB The Chaim Sheba Medical Center
- Universita di Bari Dipartimento di Scienze Umana Sezione de Medicina Interna e Oncologia Medica Policlinico
- Istituto di Ematologia e Oncologia Medica "L. e. A. Seragnoli"
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino
- Ospedale Niguarda Ca Granda
- Policlinico San Matteo
- Università La Sapienza Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Cellulari ed Ematologia
- Clinica Ematologica Policlinico Universitario
- Medical Academy of Bialystok
- Institute of Internal Diseases University of Medicine
- Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Department of Hematology
- Medical University of Lodz
- Private Medical Practice Centre of Clinical Laboratory of Densitometry At 'Officers of Professors'
- Medical University of Warsaw Dep't of Hematology, Oncology and Internal Diseases
- Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dpt
- Ekaterinburg 1st Regional Clinical Hospital Regional Hematology Centre
- Republican Clinical Hospital #1 Hematology Dpt.
- Burdenko Central Military Clinical Hospital Hematology Center
- Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Scientific Center of Hematology
- Nizhny Novgorod Clinical Hospital
- Novosibirsk State Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Centre
- Samara Regional Clinical Hospital Dep't. of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Blokhin Cancer Research Center Dpt of Myeloproliferative Disorders Chemotherapy
- Research Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion,Clinical Department of Hematology with Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit
- St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic
- Clinical Hospital #31 Dpt of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Chemotherapy of Patients with Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Hospital Clinic
- Hospital Universitario de la Princessa
- Hospital Doce de Octubre
- Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
- Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
- Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
- Universitatsspital Zurich
- Cherkassy Regional Oncology Center
- Dnepropetrovsk City Clinical Hospital #4 Regional Hematology Centre
- Ivano-Frankovsk Regional Clinical Hospital - Hospital Therapy Department
- Kharkov Regional Clinical Oncology Center Dep't of Oncology and Pediatric Oncology
- Kiev Institute of Oncology of the UAMS Systemic Malignancies Department
- Kiev Bone Marrow Transplantation Center Bone Marrow Transplantation Department
- Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology of the UAMS Department of Blood Diseases with Clinical Biochemistry Group
- Institute of Blood Pathology and Transfusion Medicine of the UAMS
- Odessa Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dep't
- Zaporozhje Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Dpt
- Zhitomir Regional Clinical Hospital Hematology Centre
- Belfast City Hospital Haematology Dpt.
- Guys Hospital
- Guys Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
A (Thalidomide & Dexamethasone)
B (Dexamethasone and placebo)
Thalidomide 50mg/day + Dexamethasone 40mg
Dexamethasone and placebo