Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms, Plasma Cell"

To see if it is possible to use short-duration tacrolimus after a peripheral blood stem cell transplant in certain malignancies that are considered difficult to engraft.

This phase II trial studies how well pomalidomide, ixazomib citrate, and dexamethasone work in treating patients with previously treated multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia. Biological therapies, such as pomalidomide and dexamethasone, use substances made from living organisms that may stimulate or suppress the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Ixazomib citrate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving pomalidomide, ixazomib citrate, and dexamethasone together may be more effective in treating multiple myeloma.

CC5013-MM024 is a multicenter, open-label, Extended Access Program (EAP) of lenalidomide plus low dose dexamethasone regimen in Chinese subjects with relapsed or refractory MM who participated in Study CC-5013-MM-021. For subjects who remained progression free under Rd treatment of Study CC-5013-MM-02 1, this LAP offers the option to continue lenalidomide treatment for subjects who have shown therapeutic benefit.

The study is designed as a Phase II, multicenter trial of vaccination with Dendritic cell/myeloma fusions with granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) adjuvant plus lenalidomide maintenance therapy versus maintenance therapy alone or with GM-CSF following autologous transplant as part of upfront treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). It is hypothesized that the dendritic cell myeloma vaccine will result in improved response in patients with multiple myeloma after autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT).

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common incurable blood cancer causing debilitating symptoms-bone pain, kidney failure, low blood counts and infection. Chemotherapy outcomes are disappointing due to short-term response and long-term toxicities. Studies showed these patients have weak immune against MM due to the immune checkpoint mediated by the PD1/PD-L1 interaction between immune cells and MM. Anti-PD-1 antibody (anti-PD1) disrupts this interaction, thus unleashing immune cell function and leading to killing of MM cells. Studies further showed enhancement of this "unleash" after autologous transplant and better MM control by anti-PD1 when used after transplant. Anti-PD1 has been extensively studied in patients with other cancers. It is very safe and effective and has been FDA-approved. Complications are of mild degree and easy to manage successfully in out-patient setting. Severe complications are rare. Thus, investigators proposed an efficacy study of anti-PD1 treatment after transplant to improve MM treatment outcomes. This was a collaborative study with Medical College of Wisconsin (headquarter of Center for International blood and Marrow Transplant Research). Investigators hypothesized that anti-PD1 treatment would increase the MM response and the MM control duration when added to the standard MM treatment after transplant. Anti-PD1 was given at the dose and interval, which had been studied previously (200 mg intravenous injection every 3 weeks) between 2 weeks until 6 months after transplant. Subjects were monitored closely during and after anti-PD1 therapy until at least 1 year post transplant. Late complications were followed for 3 years.

High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) as part of the up-front treatment of patients with multiple myeloma has been associated with improved disease-free and overall survival in multiple large randomized controlled trials. Following 3-6 cycles of standard induction therapy with biologic agents, consolidation with high dose Melphalan and ASCT has become the standard-of-care approach for fit myeloma patients up to 70 years of age. Single-agent high-dose Melphalan (200mg/m2) is currently the standard-of-care preparative regimen prior to autologous transplant in Myeloma. Historical studies utilizing Busulfan- or Total Body Irradiation-based preparative regimens have yielded similar results to single-agent Melphalan with higher toxicity.

The study will evaluate if the N-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP) can be safely administered to humans at doses, which induce measurable immunological and anti-tumour effects in patients with myeloma who are resistant to or intolerant of lenalidomide and bortezomib.

This study is to assess the efficacy and safety of lenalidomide in combination with adriamycin and low dose dexamethasone in newly diagnosed patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma as well as to collect information regarding the effect of this regimen on angiogenesis and bone remodeling of the study population.

Primary Objective: Part A: To evaluate the safety of SAR650984 (isatuximab) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Part B: To evaluate the activity of SAR650984 (isatuximab) as assessed by overall response rate (ORR) in RRMM patients previously treated with daratumumab. Secondary Objectives: Part A: To determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) of SAR650984 (isatuximab) in patients with RRMM. Part B: To evaluate the safety of SAR650984 (isatuximab). To evaluate the efficacy of SAR650984 (isatuximab) as assessed by duration of response (DOR), clinical benefit rate (CBR) and progression free survival (PFS). To assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of SAR650984 (isatuximab) and daratumumab at baseline. To evaluate the immunogenicity of SAR650984 (isatuximab).

This study is a single-center, open-label study of high-dose Melphalan HCl (hydrochloric acid) for injection (propylene glycol-free Melphalan) conducted in 24 patients, who have symptomatic multiple myeloma and qualify for autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). There will be three distinct evaluation periods in this trial: a pretreatment period, a study period and a follow-up period.