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Multiple MyelomaPhase 3NCT02215980

STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF STANDARD SCHEDULE VERSUS A NEW ALGORITHM OF DOSE REDUCTIONS IN ELDERLY AND UNFIT NEWLY DIAGNOSED MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS RECEIVING LENALIDOMIDE PLUS STEROIDS

A Phase 3 study testing Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Fondazione EMN Italy Onlus at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This protocol is a phase III multicenter, randomized, controlled study designed to assess the safety and the efficacy of standard schedule versus a new algoritm of dose reductions in elderly and unfit newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients receiving lenalidomide plus steroids. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Multiple Myeloma
What is being tested?
Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
210 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jul 2014to 1 Jul 2024
Phase
Phase 3
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 65 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients >65 years unfit and unsuitable, according to the investigator's opinion, to receive approved first line treatments for newly diagnosed MM.
  • Patient is, in the investigator(s) opinion, willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements.
  • Patient has given voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the patient at any time without prejudice to their future medical care.
  • Symptomatic MM based on standard CRAB criteria (5).
  • Patient has measurable disease, defined as follows: any quantifiable serum monoclonal protein value (generally, but not necessarily, ≥ 0.5 g/dL of M-protein) and, where applicable, urine light-chain excretion of >200 mg/24 hours. For patients with oligo or non-secretory MM, it is required that they have measurable plasmacytoma > 2 cm as determined by clinical examination or applicable radiographs (i.e. MRI, CT-Scan) or an abnormal free light chain ratio (n.v.: 0.26-1.65). We anticipate that less than 10% of patients admitted to this study will be oligo- or non-secretory MM with free light chains only in order to maximize interpretation of benefit results.
  • All randomized patients will be selected based on the use of 3 geriatric scales: IADL, ADL, Charlson. Unfit patients with clinical sign of frailty (mild, moderate or severe frailty), including need help for household tasks and personal care can be enrolled in this trial (2,4).
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  • In order to include patients who normally are not select for clinical trials, also patients with the following abnormal laboratory values can be considered:
  • absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1 x 10^9/L
  • platelet count < 80 x 10^9/L
  • haemoglobin < 8 g/dl.
  • aspartate transaminase (AST): < 5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • alanine transaminase (ALT): < 5 x the ULN.
  • total bilirubin: > 1.5 x the ULN
  • calculated or measured creatinine clearance: <30 mL/minute
  • The geriatric assessment evaluations will select unfit patients to be randomized regardless of possible abnormal laboratory values at the study entry.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • Male patients not agreeing to use an acceptable method for contraception (i.e., condom or abstinence) for the duration of the study.
  • Females of childbearing potential not agreeing to use two acceptable methods for contraception (e.g. a hormonal contraceptive, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, condom with spermicide, or abstinence) for the duration of the study.
  • Previous treatment with anti-myeloma therapy (does not include radiotherapy, bisphosphonates, or a single short course of steroid < to the equivalent of dexamethasone 40 mg/day for 4 days).
  • Any significant medical disease or conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with protocol adherence or subject's ability to give informed consent or could place the subject at unacceptable risk.
  • Presence of clinical active infectious hepatitis type B or C, classified into Child-Pugh class C (see Appendix V) and HIV.
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  • Presence of acute active infection requiring antibiotics or infiltrative pulmonary disease.
  • Contraindication to any of the required drugs or supportive treatments.
  • Presence of prior history of malignancies, other than multiple myeloma, with a life expectancy < 2 years.
  • Known allergy to any of the study medications, their analogues, or excipients in the various formulations.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Fondazione EMN Italy Onlus

    Torino, 10126

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About this study

Official title: A PHASE III, MULTICENTRE, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF STANDARD SCHEDULE VERSUS A NEW ALGORITHM OF DOSE REDUCTIONS IN ELDERLY AND UNFIT NEWLY DIAGNOSED MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS RECEIVING LENALIDOMIDE PLUS STEROIDS

This protocol is a phase III multicenter, randomized, controlled study designed to assess the safety and the efficacy of standard schedule versus a new algoritm of dose reductions in elderly and unfit newly diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients receiving lenalidomide plus steroids.

Read the detailed description

TREATMENT PERIOD:

Arm A: Rd

  • Lenalidomide: at the dose of 25 mg/daily as oral administration (PO) on days 1-21.
  • Dexamethasone: at the dose of 20 mg as oral administration (PO) once weekly. Each cycle will be repeated every 28 days until progression or intolerance.

Arm B: Rd-R (reduced)

  • Lenalidomide: at the dose of 25 mg/daily as oral administration (PO) on days 1-21
  • Dexamethasone: at the dose of 20 mg as oral administration (PO) once weekly. Each cycle will be repeated every 28 days, for a total of 9 cycles.

Maintenance until progression or intolerance:

  • Lenalidomide: 10 mg/daily on days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle
Keywords
Multiple myeloma, Diagnosis, Elderly and unfit patients, Lenalidomide plus steroids
Medical subject headings
Multiple Myeloma, Disease

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT02215980
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AExperimental* Lenalidomide: at the dose of 25 mg/daily as oral administration (PO) on days 1-21. * Dexamethasone: at the dose of 20 mg as oral administration (PO) once weekly. Each cycle will be repeated every 28 days until progression or intolerance.
Receives: Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Dexamethasone
BExperimental* Lenalidomide: at the dose of 25 mg/daily as oral administration (PO) on days 1-21 * Dexamethasone: at the dose of 20 mg as oral administration (PO) once weekly. Each cycle will be repeated every 28 days, for a total of 9 cycles. Maintenance until progression or intolerance: - Lenalidomide: 10 mg/daily on days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle
Receives: Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Dexamethasone

What is being measured

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

  1. Event-free survival

    Determine the Event-free survival defined as:

    • Progression
    • Death for any cause
    • Discontinuation of lenalidomide therapy
    • Occurrence of any haematological grade 4 or non-haematological grade 3-4 adverse events (AES), including Secondary Primary Malignancies (SPMs)

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Progression-free survival (PFS)

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Overall survival (OS)

    Measured: 5 years

  3. Time to progression (TTP)

    Measured: 5 years

  4. Overall response rate (ORR)

    Measured: 5 years

  5. Time to response (TTR)

    Measured: 5 years

  6. Duration of response (DOR)

    Measured: 5 years

  7. Time to the next therapy (TNT)

    Measured: 5 years

  8. Incidence of dose reduction and drug discontinuation

    Measured: 5 years

  9. Health care cost

    Measured: 5 years

  10. Correlation between tumor response and outcome with baseline prognostic factors

    Analysis of tumor response and outcome stratification by prognostic factors

    Measured: 5 years

  11. Quality of life assessment (HRQOL)

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Aug 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2014
  3. Primary completionJul 2022
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2024

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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
210 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02215980
Sponsor's protocol ID
RV-MM-PI-0752
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
28 Jul 2014
Last updated
22 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Larocca A, Bonello F, Gaidano G, D'Agostino M, Offidani M, Cascavilla N, Capra A, Benevolo G, Tosi P, Galli M, Marasca R, Giuliani N, Bernardini A, Antonioli E, Rota-Scalabrini D, Cellini C, Pompa A, Monaco F, Patriarca F, Caravita di Toritto T, Corradini P, Tacchetti P, Boccadoro M, Bringhen S. Dose/schedule-adjusted Rd-R vs continuous Rd for elderly, intermediate-fit patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Blood. 2021 Jun 3;137(22):3027-3036. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020009507.

    PubMed 33739404

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by Fondazione EMN Italy Onlus at 1 site in Italy.

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 15 inclusion and 10 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jul 2024. 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 Italy. 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 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Event-free survival (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02215980, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 22 Jul 2024.

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