Active clinical trials for "Neoplasms, Plasma Cell"

Among all MM patients included in the cohort at the time of diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, blood samples will be collected at inclusion, at time of the infection acute phase in the most severe cases (when admitted in intensive care units), and at recovery. The following immune function tests will be evaluated, gammaglobulin measurements, lymphocytes counts, B, T, and NK cells analyses by cytometry, including exhaustion analyses. In addition, T cell repertoire sequencing looking for SARS-CoV-2- specific T cells, and serologies, will be evaluated at recovery and 6 months after MM treatment re-initiation.

The aim of this research study is to use advanced immunology laboratory analysis to identify a more precise blood test that will predict infection risk in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) or Multiple Myeloma (MM).

Our study will discuss survival outcomes of multiple myeloma patients admitted on Assiut clinical Hematology and role of neutrophil to lymphocyte and lymphocyte to monocyte ratios as prognostic factors in multiple myeloma.

The purpose : Detect and profile Multiple myeloma Measurable Residual Disease(MRD) prognostics for monitoring post-transplant Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients receiving maintenance therapy.

Up to 30% of patients with newly diagnosed/suspected myeloma cannot undergo or do not tolerate whole body MRI (WB-MRI). A number of factors may be contributory. First, WB-MRI protocols can take in excess of 1 hour. Patients must remain still within a narrow bore scanner with multiple MRI coils that can be claustrophobic. Second, there is significant acoustic noise that can be heard despite the use of ear protection. Third, 80% of patients will experience bone pain or fracture at some point during their illness, affecting their comfort within the scanner. Fourth, patients also have higher anxiety. One review reported up to 30% of patients experienced considerable apprehension and up to 10% severe psychological distress when undergoing MRI. Finally, myeloma is predominantly an illness of the elderly and co-morbid conditions decrease patients' ability to tolerate a long scan. When WB-MRI cannot be performed, NICE recommend whole-body computed tomography (WB-CT), which the investigators know offers decreased diagnostic performance in terms of marrow assessment and focal lesion detection. The investigators believe that using a novel CT technique - dual-energy CT (DECT) - may offer better diagnostic performance over standard WB-CT in myeloma patients. What the investigators seek to do in this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of DECT in a cohort of untreated patients; and compare the performance of DECT to simulated standard CT (data simulated from the DECT) and also to WB-MRI (reference standard alongside bone marrow biopsy results. The investigators will assess both subjective visual analysis of DECT images as well as CT quantitative values for the bone marrow. Secondary objectives include assessment of patient experience across both imaging tests and assessment of intra & inter observer variability in subjective visual analysis

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if cleaning the stem cells of a patient who has multiple myeloma (MM) with the bone marrow of a relative will make a cell product capable of replacing the bone marrow after standard treatment with chemotherapy.

The overarching objective of this study is to evaluate the symptom assessment and management behaviors used by multiple myeloma (MM) providers for alignment with evidence-based practices, and to explore changes in these symptom care behaviors from baseline to following use of the Carevive Care Planning System (CPS). The overarching goal of the larger program of research is to evaluate the impact of the platform on symptom assessment and management strategies with individuals receiving treatment for multiple myeloma. The current study is focused on determining feasibility of research methods and effect size finding so as to gather the requisite data needed to design fully powered hypothesis testing studies.

The goal of this project is to conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) to evaluate the feasibility of a brief, behavioral intervention to improve recovery following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Cancer patients who were treated with HSCT will learn behavioral techniques to improve sleep and increase daytime activity with the goal of alleviating insomnia, fatigue, and depression. If the intervention demonstrates evidence of feasibility and acceptability, a future study will test the effects in a larger trial, with the long-term goal of improving the care and quality of life of cancer survivors recovering from HSCT.

The myeloma microenvironment is the target of many drugs in development, and it is unclear how they can be combined with reference treatments such as lenalidomide. This pilot study consists of an extensive phenotypic characterisation of the impact of lenalidomide combined with dexamethasone on the bone marrow microenvironment of a homogeneous cohort of non-pretreated MM patients. Blood sampling will be systematically performed in a matched fashion to monitor the general effect of lenalidomide on the immune system and to detect possible peripheral markers. This study will provide rational guidance for future combination therapies with lenalidomide.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of armodafinil for the treatment of cancer-related fatigue in adult patients with multiple myeloma. The study consists of a screening period, followed by a 56-day treatment phase, and a final assessment to occur 28 days after the end of the last treatment.