Chemotherapy Plus Steroid Therapy in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing
so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells.
Steroids, such as dexamethasone or prednisolone, may help relieve some of the side effects of
chemotherapy. It is not yet known which regimen of chemotherapy plus steroid therapy is more
effective in treating patients with multiple myeloma.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two different regimens of
chemotherapy plus steroid therapy in treating patients with multiple myeloma that has
recurred for the first time.