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A Study of Tanespimycin (KOS-953) in Patients With Multiple Myeloma in First Relapse

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Further Trial Information
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase III


Treatment


Active


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


CA200-004
KAG-301, NCT00546780

Trial Description

Summary

This is a phase 3, open label trial for patients with multiple myeloma in first relapse. Trial will compare tanespimycin (KOS-953), in combination with a fixed dose of bortezomib versus bortezomib alone.

Further Study Information

Phase 3 combination study comparing tanespimycin (KOS-953) plus bortezomib to bortezomib alone in patients with multiple myeloma in first relapse after failure of previous anti-cancer therapy and/or bone marrow transplantation. Primary objective is to compare the progression-free survival (PFS) associated with the use of tanespimycin (KOS-953) in combination with bortezomib versus that associated with administration of bortezomib alone.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Good performance status
  • Histologic evidence of multiple myeloma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with a heat shock 90 inhibitor or an investigational proteasome inhibitor
  • Known infections of HAV, HBV, HCV, or HIV
  • Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immune therapy for three weeks prior to enrollment.

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - New York

Bristol-Myers SquibbStudy Director

For participation information at a USA site use a phone number below. For site information outside the USA please email:
  Email: Clinical.Trials@bms.com

First line of email MUST contain NCT# & Site#. Only trial sites that are recruiting have contact information at this time.

Trial Sites

U.S.A.
Massachusetts
  Boston
 Local Institution
 Site 012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00546780
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 14, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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