Active clinical trials for "Multiple Myeloma"

The purpose of Part 1 of the study is to determine the safety of the combination of Siltuximab (CNTO 328) and bortezomib (Velcade). The purpose of Part 2 of the study is to compare the length of progression free survival for those patients given CNTO 328 and bortezomib to those patients given bortezomib alone.

RATIONALE: Radioactive substances, such as samarium 153, may release radiation as it breaks down and kill cancer cells. Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Bortezomib may also make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation. Giving samarium 153 together with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of samarium 153 when given together with bortezomib in treating patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy (disease response) and safety of mapatumumab in combination with bortezomib and bortezomib alone in subjects with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM).

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of sequential cord blood transplantation (2 cord blood units) for patients who have diseases that are capable of being cured by allogeneic stem cell transplant but do not have a matched family or volunteer unrelated donor.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of parathyroid hormone in combination with G-CSF when used as a stem cell mobilization regimen for patients who fail to mobilize sufficient progenitor stem cells after one or two attempts.

RATIONALE: Lenalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by blocking blood flow to the cancer. It may also stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving lenalidomide together with melphalan may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of lenalidomide when given together with melphalan and to see how well they work in treating patients with multiple myeloma.

Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) will be mobilized with chemotherapy and G-CSF plus plerixafor (AMD3100). The purpose of this protocol is to determine if plerixafor given after chemotherapy and G-CSF mobilization regimen is safe, if it can increase the circulating levels of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) by ≥ 2-fold before apheresis, and if transplantation with the apheresis product was successful, as measured by time to engraftment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and platelets (PLTs).

Multiple Myeloma is a incurable disease. Recently developed targeted therapy gave new hope for the patients with multiple myeloma. Velcade in combination with other agents are currently in trials for the newly diagnosed patient, we designed sequential treatment with VTD and MPT for the patients who are not transplant candidates. This would be expected to result in maximal tumor control, and thus, in maximal survival benefit, equivalent to high dose therapy with autologous transplantation in younger population

The primary efficacy objective of this study is to study the efficacy in terms of response rate to alternating bortezomib/dexamethasone regimen

This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of temsirolimus when given together with lenalidomide in treating patients with previously treated multiple myeloma. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temsirolimus, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Temsirolimus may also stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for their growth. Giving lenalidomide together with temsirolimus may kill more cancer cells.