Low-Dose Melphalan and Dexamethasone Compared With High-Dose Melphalan Followed By Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
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 primary systemic amyloidosis
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed primary systemic amyloidosis
- Amyloid light-chain (AL) disease
- Monoclonal protein by immunoelectrophoresis or immunofixation of the serum or urine OR abnormal free light-chain ratio
The following amyloid syndromes* are allowed:
- Amyloid hepatomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Proteinuria
- Peripheral or autonomic neuropathy
- Soft tissue involvement including the tongue, submandibular tissues, and vascular claudication
- Diffuse interstitial pulmonary AL disease allowed if pulmonary function is adequate to allow safe transplantation NOTE: *Presence of amyloid deposits in a plasmacytoma or in bone marrow vessels in an asymptomatic patient does not constitute an amyloid syndrome
- No secondary or familial amyloidosis
- No multiple myeloma with lytic or destructive bone lesions or myeloma cast nephropathy
- No multiple myeloma with > 30% plasma cells in the bone marrow
- No amyloidosis manifested only by carpal tunnel syndrome or purpura
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 6 times ULN
- Creatinine ≤ 3.0 mg/dL
- No NYHA class IV heart disease
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No uncontrolled infection
- No HIV positivity
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Prior alkylating agents, immunosuppressive drugs, or steroids allowed provided they were given for < 1 month
- Therapeutic steroid doses of ≤ 15 mg per day (or equivalent) allowed at discretion of physician
- No concurrent participation in another clinical trial involving a pharmacologic agent
Sites / Locations
- Mayo Clinic
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm A
Arm B
Patients receive low-dose melphalan IV over 15-30 minutes on day 1 or orally once daily on days 1-7 and oral dexamethasone on days 1-4 and 22-25. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for 10 courses. Study treatment beyond one year is not allowed.
Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) on days -7 to -3 and undergo autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) collection. Patients receive high-dose melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -2 and -1 and undergo autologous HSC transplantation on day 0.