Active clinical trials for "Multiple Myeloma"

Study of Plitidepsin (Aplidin®) to determine the recommended dose (RD) of plitidepsin in Combination with Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Patients with Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of evidence-informed mobile apps, Myeloma Coach and CLL Coach. These apps have been developed to help manage the physical and emotional symptoms experienced by multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia survivors. This study hopes to determine if a mobile app is a useful tool to help people manage commonly reported symptoms related to Multiple Myeloma (MM) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The primary objective of this pilot study is to determine the safety and feasibility a 12-week virtually supported home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program progressing cancer survivors with Multiple Myeloma to meet standards identified in the 2019 Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors. The protocol will be measuring recruitment, adherence, completion, cost tracking, as well as fitness and quality of life outcomes. The study will be a single-group prospective before and after study that will help inform a future larger-scale project. We will aim to recruit 25 participants. The Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta Cancer Committee will approve this study. Participants will participate in a combined resistance and aerobic exercise program biweekly for 12 weeks. Exercise sessions will be supported and progressive in nature, between 40 and 75 minutes each. Analyses: fitness testing and quality of life scales will be administered before and after the intervention. Scores will be compared to evaluate changes over the course of the intervention. Safety and feasibility information will be collected throughout the study and evaluated to determine program feasibility. Program satisfaction will be evaluated using a satisfaction survey.

RATIONALE: Deferasirox may remove excess iron from the body caused by blood transfusions. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies deferasirox in treating iron overload caused by blood transfusions in patients with hematologic malignancies.

The purpose of this study is to determine safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of GRN163L and Velcade with and without Decadron when administered to patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma.

RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine, and radiation therapy before a donor bone marrow or stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune system and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus after transplant may stop this from happening. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying cyclophosphamide and/or mycophenolate mofetil with or without tacrolimus to see which is the best regimen in treating patients who are undergoing a donor bone marrow or stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer.

This clinical trial studies massage therapy given by caregiver in treating quality of life of young patients undergoing treatment for cancer. Massage therapy given by a caregiver may improve the quality of life of young patients undergoing treatment for cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine whether adults with hematologic malignancies on active systemic therapy or shortly after bone marrow transplantation need one or two doses of adjuvanted vaccine to achieve best possible rates of protection. An additional research question is whether baseline biomarkers of the cellular and humoral immune systems are associated with an antibody response to vaccination.

Ex vivo expanded human myeloid progenitor cells (hMPCs; CLT-008) have the potential to accelerate neutrophil recovery in patients receiving myeloablative conditioning as part of an umbilical cord blood transplant for hematologic cancer. In this study, the safety and tolerability of CLT-008 administered 24 hours after an umbilical cord blood transplant will be determined by monitoring for adverse reactions, neutrophil and platelet recovery, hematopoietic chimerism, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and infections.

RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. It also stops the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving tacrolimus, sirolimus, antithymocyte globulin, and methotrexate before and after transplant may stop this from happening. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well sirolimus, tacrolimus, and antithymocyte globulin work in preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing a donor stem cell transplant for hematological cancer .