Active clinical trials for "Multiple Myeloma"

This is a retrospective observational study of epidemiological surveillance, multicenter, non-profit, spontaneous, Italian on patients submitted to allo-HSCT among Italian Transplant Centers GITMO. This study will evaluate all consecutive adult patients who received novel drugs after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors between January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018 in GITMO-affiliated Centers. This study will evaluate approximately 300 subjects (with competitive enrolment) from GITMO investigational centers.

A prospective, multicentre, post-authorisation observational study. The objective of this study is assess the response of renal function in clinical practice to anti-multiple myeloma therapy in patients with relapsed MM and CrCl <50 mL/min/1.73 m2.

This is a post-authorization, retrospective multicentre observational nationwide study (PAS-OD). It will be conducted by reviewing medical records and database of patients who participated in the validation of the psychometric properties of the GAH study (CEL-GAH-2011-01). In all cases, only data prior to the start date of the study will be collected to ensure its retrospective nature, thereby reflecting routine clinical practice and non-interference in the physician's clinical practice

To understand the safety and efficacy of Revlimid® 5 mg Capsules (hereinafter referred to as Revlimid) in all patients who are treated with it under the actual condition of use pursuant to the conditions of approval. Planned registration period This period started on the date of initial marketing of Revlimid and will end at the time when the planned number of patients to be enrolled is reached. Planned surveillance period This period started on the date of initial marketing of Revlimid and will end on the day when the approval condition related to all-case surveillance is terminated.

The purpose of this study is to compare clinical judgment and comprehensive geriatric assessment as screening tools for optimization of treatment for newly diagnosed elderly multiple myeloma patients.

To understand the safety and efficacy of Revlimid® 2.5mg and 5 mg Capsules (hereinafter referred to as Revlimid) in all patients who are treated with it under the actual condition of use pursuant to the conditions of approval. Planned registration period This period started on the date of initial marketing of Revlimid and will end at the time when the planned number of patients to be enrolled is reached. Planned surveillance period This period started on the date of initial marketing of Revlimid and will end on the day when the approval condition related to all-case surveillance is terminated.

This protocol seeks to enroll smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significant (MGUS) patients with λ light chain (LC) involvement, a group of patients for whom standard of care is observation not treatment. Patients with SMM and MGUS have a precursor plasma cell disorder from which light chain amyloidosis (AL) can evolve. In this trial, enrolled subjects will have blood and if available bone marrow cells evaluated by molecular testing to determine their clonal λ LC variable region (VL) germline gene. Seventy percent of AL cases involve just 7 germline donors, 5 of which are λ germline donors. The hypothesis that will be tested with this protocol is that the presence of AL germline genes associated with AL in patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of λ SMM or λ MGUS indicates the presence of AL or risk of progression to AL.

Broadly speaking, the goal of this study is to better understand the influence of chemotherapy treatment on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying human behavior. Extant literature lacks diversity in studied cancer populations and treatment protocols, and provides limited understanding of the cognitive abilities that are impaired by chemotherapy. To overcome these limitations, this study will employ a sophisticated battery of tests on an understudied cancer population. Eligible participants will either be patients diagnosed with hematological malignancy (HM) or demographically matched healthy control patients. After HM diagnosis and treatment protocols have been established, patients will be inducted into the longitudinal study comprised of three visits: 1) after diagnosis but prior to chemotherapy treatment (baseline), 2) after one treatment cycle (one month post-baseline), and 3) after three treatment cycles (three months post-baseline). Patients will undergo a test battery designed to measure specific behavioral and neural mechanisms of attention; tests will either be computer-based cognitive tasks or simulated driving tests that immerse patients into virtual driving scenarios. During each test, EEG will be concurrently measured through non-invasive scalp electrophysiology recordings; EEG recordings will reveal underlying neural mechanisms affected by chemotherapy. Additionally, neuropsychological tests of vision, attention, and memory will be administered, as well as questionnaires to evaluate health, mobility, and life space. Finally, blood samples will be collected to examine levels of circulating inflammation-specific proteins typically present in cancer patients. This study will allow us to better understand the mechanisms through which chemotherapy influences cognitive performance. Results from this study will influence the administration of chemotherapy treatments so that patients can continue to receive the highest medical care while maintaining optimal cognitive abilities and quality of life.

The purpose of this study is to assess the 2-year progression-free survival rate.

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation is currently considered the standard therapy of multiple myeloma (MM) for elegible patients. On the contrary, despite new developments in transplant procedures and supportive care, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation is less commonly used due to high transplant related mortality (TRM). No consensus statement about allografting in MM has so far been reached and only a minority of patients undergoing allografting are enrolled in prospective clinical trials. Moreover, use of unrelated donors is considerably increased over the time and the recent activity survey of European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) showed that the number of allografts from unrelated donor is higher than that one from HLA-identical siblings in Europe. In order to evaluate trends in allograft from unrelated donors in multiple myeloma patients, the investigators plan to conduct a restrospective study through the Italian Bone Marrow Transplantation Registry (IBMDR) over a period ranging since 2000 to 2009. Data will be collected from the central data management system Promise (Project Manager Internet Server) used by EBMT and from IBMDR. The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of unrelated donor allograft in multiple myeloma over the last decade and hopefully offer recommendations on patient selection. Primary endpoints of the study are: a) Overall Survival (OS) from diagnosis and from the allograft b) Event-Free-Survival (EFS) from the allograft. Disease response criteria will be defined according to the International Uniform Response Criteria for multiple myeloma. Transplant related mortality, Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (GVHD), either acute or chronic (limited/extensive) will be evaluated as cumulative incidences. Univariate and multivariate analysis will be calculated for the transplant-related and patient-related characteristics.