Second Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Persistent or Recurrent Primary Systemic (AL) Amyloidosis - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Boston Medical Center
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00075608

Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of plasma cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Having a stem cell transplant to replace the blood-forming cells destroyed by chemotherapy, allows higher doses of chemotherapy to be given so that more plasma cells are killed. By reducing the number of plasma cells, the disease may progress more slowly.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well autologous stem cell transplant works in treating patients with persistent or recurrent primary systemic (AL) amyloidosis.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm	Drug: filgrastim Drug: melphalan Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation	Phase II

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Drug Information available for: Filgrastim Melphalan Melphalan hydrochloride Sarcolysin

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Open Label
Official Title:	Phase II Trial of Second Autologous Transplantation in AL Amyloidosis

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Feasibility and tolerability 3 months after treatment and annually [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Response and durability of response 3 months after treatment and annually [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Evaluate immune reconstitution 3 months after treatment and annually [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	19
Study Start Date:	August 2001
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine the feasibility and tolerability of second autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with persistent or recurrent AL amyloidosis.
Determine the response rate and durability of response in patients treated with this regimen.
Determine immune reconstitution in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE:

Mobilization: Patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) once daily beginning before the initiation of stem cell collection and continuing until the day before the completion of stem cell collection.
Preparative regimen: Patients receive high-dose melphalan IV over 20 minutes on days -3 and -2.
Autologous stem cell transplantation: Autologous stem cells are reinfused on day 0.

Patients are followed at 6 months, 1 year, and then annually thereafter.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 19 patients will be accrued for this study within 5-6 years.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed AL amyloidosis
- Persistent or recurrent disease after 1 course of prior high-dose chemotherapy
Previously treated with autologous stem cell transplantation
Significant initial improvement in organ function after prior high-dose melphalan, defined by at least 1 of the following:
- Complete hematologic remission (e.g., absence of monoclonal spike by immunofixation in serum and urine AND less then 5% plasma cells in bone marrow with no clonal predominance) OR partial hematologic response (e.g., any decrease in serum or urine monoclonal protein OR decrease in bone marrow plasmacytosis)
- Greater than 50% reduction in proteinuria with preservation of creatinine clearance
- Greater than 50% reduction in alkaline phosphatase OR at least 2 cm decrease in liver size by physical exam
- Subjective neurologic improvement, as confirmed by neurologist
- Cardiac stabilization of disease confirmed by echocardiography defined as less than 2 mm increase in mean wall thickness and/or less than 20 g increase in left ventricular mass
- Improvement in performance status* NOTE: *This criteria alone does not constitute significant improvement in organ function
No myelodysplastic syndromes
No abnormal bone marrow cytogenetics
Prior stem cell yield must have been ≥ 2 x 10^6 CD34+ cells/kg

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

18 to 65

Performance status

SWOG 0-2

Life expectancy

More than 6 months

Hematopoietic

See Disease Characteristics

Hepatic

See Disease Characteristics

Renal

See Disease Characteristics

Cardiovascular

See Disease Characteristics
LVEF ≥ 45% by MUGA or echocardiogram

Pulmonary

DLCO ≥ 50%

Other

Not pregnant or nursing
Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Acceptable toxicity from first transplantation, confirmed by the transplant team
HIV negative
No other concurrent malignancy except treated skin cancer

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

See Disease Characteristics

Chemotherapy

See Disease Characteristics
No chemotherapy after first transplantation

Endocrine therapy

Not specified

Radiotherapy

Not specified

Surgery

Not specified

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00075608

Locations

United States, Massachusetts
Boston University Cancer Research Center	Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
Contact: Clinical Trials Office - Boston University Cancer Research Cen 617-353-7571

Sponsors and Collaborators

Boston Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Karen Quillen, MD

Boston Medical Center

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party:	Boston University Cancer Research Center ( Karen Quillen )
Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000347379, BUMC-2001-0156
Study First Received:	January 9, 2004
Last Updated:	December 2, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00075608
Health Authority:	Unspecified

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

primary systemic amyloidosis

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Melphalan
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Primary Amyloidosis
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Paraproteinemias

Hemostatic Disorders
Recurrence
Multiple Myeloma
Amyloidosis
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Multiple myeloma
Metabolic disorder
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Immune System Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 13, 2009