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Peripheral NeuropathyPhase 4VRd MM FibrateNCT07025005

Fenofibrate Role in the Prophylaxis From Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by Bortezomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone (VRd) Protocol in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Myeloma (MM)

A Phase 4 study testing Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet and Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone in people with Peripheral Neuropathy and Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, run by Tanta University at 2 sites in Egypt.

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Trial summary

This study aims at evaluating the possible beneficial role of Fenofibrate in attenuating the peripheral neuropathy associated with bortezomib (velcade), lenalidomide (revlimid), and dexamethasone (VRd) regimen in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients.The study aims to asses VRd protocol induced peripheral… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet and Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
44 participants
Where
2 sitesEgypt
Study dates
30 Aug 2025to 30 Sep 2026
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • Newly diagnosed MM patients according to the revised International Myeloma Working Group Diagnostic Criteria for the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma (IMWG).
  • Patients being treated by bortezomib-based VRd chemotherapy regimen.
  • Patients with performance status <2 according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score.
  • Adequate baseline hematologic values (absolute neutrophilic count ≥ 1.5 × 109/L, platelet count ≥ 100 × 109/L and hemoglobin level ≥ 10 g/dl).
  • Patients with adequate liver function (serum bilirubin < 1.2 mg/dl) and adequate renal function (serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/d).

Who cannot join

  • Patients with prior exposure to neurotoxic agents (Cis-platin, vincristine, taxanes, foscarnet, INH, etc..) in the last 6 months.
  • Concomitant use of antioxidant vitamins (vitamin A, C, E), anticonvulsants, tricyclic antidepressants, other medications used for neuropathic pain (gabapentin, lamotrigine, carbamazepine).
  • Preexisting peripheral neuropathy resulting from other causes such as diabetes and brain disorders, hypothyroidism, autoimmune diseases, hepatitis C.
  • Patients with inflammatory diseases (ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis).
  • Patients with conditions associated with oxidative stress (smoking, tuberculosis, comorbid obesity).
  • Patients with active liver disease (cirrhosis, fatty liver, hepatitis C, etc..).
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  • Patients with myopathy.
  • Patients with other malignancies.
  • Patients with renal impairment, including those with end-stage renal disease and those receiving dialysis.
  • Patients with Gallbladder disease and gallstones.
  • Pregnant and breast-feeding women.
  • Patients with Known allergy to the fenofibrates.
  • Concurrent use of statin, colchicine, Ciprofibrate, idelalisib, enzyme inducers (phenytoin, phenobarbitone, carbamazepine,…), enzyme inhibitors (ketoconazole, clarithromycin,…), drugs with high plasma protein binding capacity (Sulfonamides, valproate, oral hypoglycemic, warfarin,…) to avoid potential pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic drug interactions.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Ashraf M Alaa, BSc of clinical pharmacy contact

+201011301390

ashraf.alaa@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

Sahar M El-Haggar, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy contact

+201008838807

sahr.elhaggar@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

Egypt2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Damanhur Oncology Center

    Damanhur, El- Behira

    Recruiting
  • Tanta University

    Tanta, El-Gharbya

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Study to Evaluate the Possible Role of Fenofibrate in the Prophylaxis From Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by Bortezomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone Protocol in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Myeloma

This study aims at evaluating the possible beneficial role of Fenofibrate in attenuating the peripheral neuropathy associated with bortezomib (velcade), lenalidomide (revlimid), and dexamethasone (VRd) regimen in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients.The study aims to asses VRd protocol induced peripheral neuropathy through:

  1. The implication of National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE, Version 5, 2017) and The use of Neurotoxicity-12 items questionnaire score (Ntx-12) from the validated Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group "FACT/GOG-Ntx-12 for grading of neuropathy at baseline and by the end of every two VRd cycles.
  2. The assessment of biological markers:
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Brain -derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and Neuro-filament light chain (NfL). through comparing two groups: Group one: (Control group; n=22): which will receive 6 cycles of VRd regimen (each cycle will be given every 28 days).

Group two: (Fenofibrate group; n=22): which will receive the same regimen plus Fenofibrate 160 mg once daily.

Read the detailed description

Multiple myeloma is considered an incurable disease so several regimens are available for the management of multiple myeloma.

Among these regimens there is the bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (RVd or VRd) regimen which is the preferred induction regimen for most patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM).

Bortezomib has hematologic and non-hematologic adverse reactions. From the non-hematologic adverse reactions there is the bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy (BIPN) that remains the most intractable common adverse reactions that occur during bortezomib treatment with no recommended therapies available for preventing or treating existing BIPN.

Fenofibrate a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) agonist that is widely used in the management of hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia has been proposed as a key lipid metabolism modulator and regulator of inflammation.

Preclinical studies showed that treatment with fenofibrate partially reversed and prevented the development of mechanical and cold hypersensitivity induced by paclitaxel through the regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α) expression and decrease neuroinflammation in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) without decreasing the antitumoral effect of paclitaxel.

Being tested
Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet, Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone
Keywords
peripheral neuropathy, multiple myeloma, bortezomib induced peripheral neuropathy (BIPN), Fenofibrate, VRd protocol, lenalidomide
Medical subject headings
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tabletDrug

    Bortezomib (VELCADE® 3.5mg/ml) is diluted by 1.4 ml of normal saline (0.9%) solution to give a solution of a concentration of 2.5 mg/mL then the dose will be 1.3 mg/m2 administered subcutaneously at thigh or abdomen at days 1,8,15,22.

    Lenalidomide is given as 25mg orally at days from 1 to 21. Dexamethasone is given as 40mg orally at days 1,8,15,22. Fenofibrate 160 mg tablets orally once daily during the period of the 6 cycles of the(VRd) regimen.

  • Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + DexamethasoneDrug

    Bortezomib (VELCADE® 3.5mg/ml) is diluted by 1.4 ml of normal saline (0.9%) solution to give a solution of a concentration of 2.5 mg/mL then the dose will be 1.3 mg/m2 administered subcutaneously at thigh or abdomen at days 1,8,15,22.

    Lenalidomide is given as 25mg orally at days from 1 to 21. Dexamethasone is given as 40mg orally at days 1,8,15,22.

Study groups in NCT07025005
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Fenofibrate groupActive comparator22 participants will receive 6 cycles of (VRd) regimen plus Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet once daily during the period of the 6 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet
Control groupOther22 participants will receive 6 cycles of VRd regimen (each cycle will be given for 28 days)
Receives: Drug: Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone

What is being measured

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

  1. The change in percentage of patients with peripheral neuropathy grade ≥ 2 with the variation of both 12-item neurotoxicity questionnaire (Ntx-12) total score and NCI-CTCAE, v5.

    The change in percentage of patients with peripheral neuropathy grade ≥ 2 using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5 (NCI-CTCAE, v5) ( where the higher the score the more severity of the peripheral neuropathy) and the use of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group - Neurotoxicity 12 Item Version (FACT/GOG-NTX-12) to assess (where the higher the score, the better the Quality of life).

    Measured: The use of NCI-CTCAE, Version 5, 2017 and "FACT/GOG-Ntx-12" for the grading of peripheral neuropathy will be done at the baseline and by the end of every two VRd cycles ( the duration of each cycle is 28 days) during the 6 VRd cycles duration.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The change in serum levels of the measured biological markers Brain -derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and Neuro-filament light chain (NfL).

    The assessment of serum level of the biological markers: Brain -derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) (in ng/ml) and Neuro-filament light chain (NfL)( in pg/ml) will be done at the baseline (before the initiation of the treatment protocol) and within 1 week after the last VRd cycle (the 6th cycle) ( the duration of each cycle is 28 days).

    Measured: The assessment of serum level of the biological markers Brain -derived neurotrophic factor (ng/ml) and Neuro-filament light chain (pg/ml) will be done at the baseline and within 1 week after the 6th VRd cycle ( the duration of each cycle is 28 days).

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jun 2025
  2. Study start30 Aug 2025
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Sep 2026 (estimated)

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 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
At admission, patients will be randomized through sealed envelopes method into two groups to receive either the VRd regimen or the VRd regimen plus fenofibrate 160 mg: Group one: (Control group; n=22): which will receive 6 cycles of VRd regimen (each cycle will be given every 28 days). Group two: (Fenofibrate group; n=22): which will receive the same regimen plus Fenofibrate 160 mg once daily.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
44 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07025005
Sponsor's protocol ID
36264MS945/5/25
Acronym
VRd MM Fibrate
Status last verified
May 2025
First submitted
31 May 2025
Last updated
4 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Jin L, Hua H, Ji Y, Jia Z, Peng M, Huang S. Anti-inflammatory role of fenofibrate in treating diseases. Biomol Biomed. 2023 May 1;23(3):376-391. doi: 10.17305/bb.2022.8534.

    PubMed 36724021
  • Azoulay D, Lavie D, Horowitz N, Suriu C, Gatt ME, Akria L, Perlman R, Braester A, Ben-Yehuda D. Bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy is related to altered levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the peripheral blood of patients with multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol. 2014 Feb;164(3):454-6. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12624. Epub 2013 Oct 25. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24164472
  • Cebulla N, Schirmer D, Runau E, Flamm L, Gommersbach S, Stengel H, Zhou X, Einsele H, Reinhold AK, Rogalla von Bieberstein B, Zeller D, Rittner H, Kortum KM, Sommer C. Neurofilament light chain levels indicate acute axonal damage under bortezomib treatment. J Neurol. 2023 Jun;270(6):2997-3007. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11624-2. Epub 2023 Feb 18.

    PubMed 36802032
  • Caillaud M, Patel NH, White A, Wood M, Contreras KM, Toma W, Alkhlaif Y, Roberts JL, Tran TH, Jackson AB, Poklis J, Gewirtz DA, Damaj MI. Targeting Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-alpha (PPAR- alpha) to reduce paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 Mar;93:172-185. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.004. Epub 2021 Jan 9.

    PubMed 33434562
  • Esmaeili MA, Yadav S, Gupta RK, Waggoner GR, Deloach A, Calingasan NY, Beal MF, Kiaei M. Preferential PPAR-alpha activation reduces neuroinflammation, and blocks neurodegeneration in vivo. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Jan 15;25(2):317-27. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddv477. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

    PubMed 26604138
  • Yamamoto S, Egashira N. Pathological Mechanisms of Bortezomib-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 17;22(2):888. doi: 10.3390/ijms22020888.

    PubMed 33477371

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone + Fenofibrate 160 mg tablet and Bortezomib + Lenalidomide + Dexamethasone in people with Peripheral Neuropathy and Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, run by Tanta University at 2 sites in Egypt.

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 6 inclusion and 13 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Egypt. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Ashraf M Alaa, BSc of clinical pharmacy (+201011301390, ashraf.alaa@pharm.tanta.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The change in percentage of patients with peripheral neuropathy grade ≥ 2 with the variation of both 12-item neurotoxicity questionnaire (Ntx-12) total score and NCI-CTCAE, v5. (time frame: The use of NCI-CTCAE, Version 5, 2017 and "FACT/GOG-Ntx-12" for the grading of peripheral neuropathy will be done at the baseline and by the end of every two VRd cycles ( the duration of each cycle is 28 days) during the 6 VRd cycles duration.). 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 NCT07025005, which also lists 6 linked publications.

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 4 Nov 2025.

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