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Maintenance Rituximab for Follicular Lymphoma

Azacitidine Improves Survival in MDS

Second Stem Cell Transplant Not Helpful in Myeloma
Dose-Finding of Lenalidomide as Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

PhaseTypeStatusAgeSponsorProtocol IDs
Phase II, Phase ITreatmentActiveOver 18OtherRevlimid as maintenance in MM
NCT00778752

Trial Description

Summary

This study is a Phase I (non-randomized) study evaluating three dose-levels of Lenalidomide in patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation, accomplished in two institutions (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf/ University Medical Center Heidelberg).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Understand and voluntarily sign informed consent form
  • Age > 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
  • Multiple myeloma patients who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation (100 to 180 days ago)
  • No active acute GvHD (grade II - IV)
  • No active infectious complications
  • ECOG performance status of < 2 at study entry
  • Laboratory test results within these ranges:
  • Absolute WBC count > 3.0 x 10^9/l
  • Platelet count > 80 x 10^9/l
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dl
  • Total bilirubin < 1,5 mg/dl
  • AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) < 3 x ULN
  • Females of childbearing potential must agree to use two reliable forms of contraception simultaneously or to practice complete abstinence from heterosexual intercourse for at least 28 days before starting study drug, while participating in the study and at least 28 days after discontinuation from the study.
  • male subjects must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with females of childbearing potential while participating in the study and for at least 28 days after discontinuation of study drug
  • disease free of prior malignancies for > 5 years with exception of currently treated basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma "in situ" of the cervix or breast

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form
  • pregnant or breast feeding females
  • use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of baseline
  • known hypersensitivity to thalidomide
  • concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments
  • known positive for HIV of infectious hepatitis, type A, B, or C

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

Nicolaus Kroeger, Prof. Dr.Principal Investigator

Nicolaus Kroeger, Prof. Dr.Ph: +49-40-42803-5864
  Email: nkroeger@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Marion Heinzelmann, R.N.Ph: +49-40-42803-4188
  Email: mheinzel@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Trial Sites

Germany
  Hamburg
 University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf
 Nicolaus Kroeger, Prof. Dr. Ph: +49-40-42803-5864
  Email: nkroeger@uke.uni-hamburg.de
  Heidelberg
 Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
 Stefan Schoenland, Dr.
  Email: stefan.schoenland@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00778752
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on April 10, 2009

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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