Multiple Myeloma Treated With Thalidomide Before Autotransplant or With Conventional Chemotherapy and as Consolidation/Maintenance Treatment in Young and Elderly Patients : 3 Randomized Studies.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy and tolerability of Thalidomide in first-line treatment of multiple myeloma as induction treatment in young patients, with Dexamethasone before autotransplant, and in elderly patients in combination with conventional chemotherapy and as consolidation/maintenance therapy in young and elderly patients at plateau-phase.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen
• Collaborator: Laphal
• Treatments: BB 1101; Cyclophosphamide; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Doxorubicin; Liposomal doxorubicin; Melphalan; Thalidomide; Vincristine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• for MY-TAG(auto-transplant): age 18-65, multiple myeloma Salmon-Durie stage II, stage III and symptomatic stage I (lytic bone lesion or a 25 % increase of monoclonal protein)

• for MY-DECT (conventional chemotherapy) : qge 66-80, multiple myeloma Salmon-Durie stage II, stage III and symptomatic stage I (lytic bone lesion or a 25 % increase of monoclonal protein)

• for MY-PLAT (maintenance at plateau-phase): patients treated in MY-TAG or MY-DECt with at least a minimal response (25 % decrease of M protein)3-6 months after autotransplant or last chemotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• for MY-TAG : age 66 or more, smoldering stage I multiple myeloma, previous therapy, plasma cell leukemia,creatinine > 300 micromol/L, liver failure, anthracycline contra-indicated, thalidomide contra-indicated, corticosteroid contra-indicated

• for MY-DECT : age < 66 or > 80, smoldering stage I multiple myeloma, previous therapy, plasma cell leukemia,creatinine > 300 micromol/L, liver failure, thalidomide contra-indicated, corticosteroid contra-indicated

• for MY-PLAT : no response or progressive disease, randomization > 6 m since autotransplant or last chemotherapy, creatinine > 300 micromol/L, liver failure, thalidomide contra-indicated, corticosteroid contra-indicated