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Multiple MyelomaPhase 2NCT00412919

Study of Azacitidine to Treat Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 2 study testing Azacitidine in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Bayside Health at 1 site in Australia.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

This is a Phase II trial evaluating the overall response rate, safety and tolerability to azacitidine in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 17 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Multiple Myeloma
What is being tested?
Azacitidine
How many people
7 participants
Where
1 siteAustralia
Study dates
Dec 2006to Nov 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 17 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • diagnosis of MM as per IMWG criteria
  • age greater than 17 years
  • have received at least 2 but no more than 4 prior lines of therapy
  • have failed to respond to the most recently administered anti-MM therapy or have demonstrably progressive disease as defined by accepted standard criteria
  • have a life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • ECOG performance status < 3
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  • at registration haematological values within the following limits:
  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1.0 x 109/L
  • platelet count > 50 x 109/L unsupported
  • At registration biochemical values within the following limits
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and transaminases < 2 x ULN unless considered secondary to hepatic myelomatous infiltration
  • Serum creatinine < 0.19mMol/L
  • Written informed consent
  • Must agree to use adequate contraceptive measures if indicated. Specifically, women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) may participate provided they meet the following conditions:
  • Agree to use at least 2 effective contraceptive methods throughout the study and for 30 days following the study
  • Have a negative serum pregnancy test within 24 hours of commencing on study medication
  • Male participants with female partners that are WOCBP must agree to use 2 effective contraceptive methods throughout the study and for 30 days following the study

Who cannot join

  • Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or indolent/smouldering MM
  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity to AZA or mannitol
  • Patients whose general condition makes them unsuitable for intensive treatment e.g. significant cardiac or pulmonary disease
  • Active infections or other illnesses that precludes chemotherapy administration or patient compliance
  • Active viral infection with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral hepatitis type B or C
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Australia1 site
  • The Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Single-Arm, 2-Stage, Open-label, Phase II Trial of Azacitidine in Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

This is a Phase II trial evaluating the overall response rate, safety and tolerability to azacitidine in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Read the detailed description

Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable disease with an annual incidence of 14,000 new cases in the US alone. Despite initial sensitivity to corticosteroids, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, relapse is inevitable and there is a median survival of only 2.5 to 3 years. The use of autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) has improved the duration of disease remission for younger patients but still only results in a median survival of 5 - 6 years.

Since the early 1970s, azacitidine has been investigated for the treatment of acute leukemia. More recently it has been investigated in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (a pre-leukaemic condition). It has been shown to prolong the time to development of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) or death and has now been approved for use in these patients.

Azacitidine is a cytotoxic drug and is directly toxic to cells, preventing their reproduction or growth. It is also able to cause cells to undergo the process whereby they mature into normal cells. The Myeloma Research Group at The Alfred Hospital has looked at the effect of azacitidine on human myeloma cell lines in the laboratory. Azacitidine was found to prevent both cell growth and causes cell death. In mouse models with multiple myeloma azacitidine prolonged their survival.

The primary aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of azacitidine in treating patients with multiple myeloma. The other aims of this study are to see whether treating patients with azacitidine extends the time that their myeloma is under control, to determine the number of cycles of azacitidine required to first achieve a response and to determine how safe and tolerable azacitidine is in treating multiple myeloma.

In the first stage a total of 14 people will participate in this project. If in this group of patients azacitidine is shown to be effective as a treatment against multiple myeloma then a further 10 patients will be invited to participate.

Being tested
Azacitidine
Keywords
Myeloma, Relapsed, Refractory
Medical subject headings
Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell, Recurrence

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Overall response rate

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. time to progression

  2. duration of response

  3. number of cycles of azacitidine required to first achieve a response

  4. progression free survival

  5. safety

  6. tolerability

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Dec 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2006
  3. Primary completionNov 2008
  4. Study completionNov 2008

Why it stopped: Lack of efficacy

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00412919
Sponsor's protocol ID
AH213/06
Status last verified
Dec 2006
First submitted
17 Dec 2006
Last updated
16 Dec 2013
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Azacitidine in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Bayside Health at 1 site in Australia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 17 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Dec 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Lack of efficacy). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Overall response rate. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Dec 2013.

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