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Central Hospital, Nancy, France |
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Information provided by: | Central Hospital, Nancy, France |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00644306 |
In multiple myeloma, combination chemotherapy with melphalan plus prednisone has been usedsince the 1960s and is regarded as the standard of care in very elderly patients. We assess whether the addition of thalidomide at 100 mg/day to this combination would improve survival.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Newly Diagnosed, Multiple Myeloma |
Drug: Thalidomide Drug: melphalan, prednisone Drug: melphalan, prednisone, thalidomide |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Comparison of Melphalan-Prednisone (MP) to MP Plus Thalidomide in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Very Elderly Patients (> 75 Years) With Multiple Myeloma |
Enrollment: | 232 |
Study Start Date: | April 2002 |
Study Completion Date: | May 2007 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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A: Placebo Comparator
12 cycles every 6 weeks :melphalan 0.2 mg/kg day 1 to 4, prednisone 2 mg/kg/d day 1 to 4 plus placebo 100mg/d continuously for 18 months
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Drug: Thalidomide
100 mg/day continuously for 18 months
Drug: melphalan, prednisone
12 cycles every 6 weeks :melphalan 0.2 mg/kg day 1 to 4, prednisone 2 mg/kg/d day 1 to 4 plus placebo 100mg/d continuously for 18 months
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B: Active Comparator
12 cycles every 6 weeks :melphalan 0.2 mg/kg day 1 to 4, prednisone 2 mg/kg/d day 1 to 4 plus thalidomide 100mg/d continuously for 18 months
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Drug: melphalan, prednisone, thalidomide
12 cycles every 6 weeks :melphalan 0.2 mg/kg day 1 to 4, prednisone 2 mg/kg/d day 1 to 4 plus thalidomide 100mg/d continuously for 18 months
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 75 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
France | |
CHU Nancy - Brabois, rue du morvan | |
VANDOEUVRE, France, 54511 |
Principal Investigator: | Cyrille Hulin, MD | Hematology CHU Nancy and Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome (IFM) |
Responsible Party: | Intergroupe Francophone du Myélome (IFM) ( Hulin Cyrille ) |
Study ID Numbers: | University Hospital, Nancy |
Study First Received: | March 20, 2008 |
Last Updated: | March 20, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00644306 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | France: French Agency of Health Security and Drugs Products |
Multiple Myeloma, very elderly patients, thalidomide |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents Prednisone Melphalan Thalidomide Immunologic Factors Blood Protein Disorders Hormone Antagonists Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Paraproteinemias Hemostatic Disorders Hormones Anti-Bacterial Agents Hemorrhagic Disorders |
Alkylating Agents Immunoproliferative Disorders Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Hematologic Diseases Blood Coagulation Disorders Vascular Diseases Angiogenesis Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Glucocorticoids Multiple Myeloma Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms, Plasma Cell |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents Anti-Infective Agents Melphalan Prednisone Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Thalidomide Immunologic Factors Blood Protein Disorders Antineoplastic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Paraproteinemias Hemostatic Disorders Hormones Anti-Bacterial Agents |
Hemorrhagic Disorders Therapeutic Uses Cardiovascular Diseases Growth Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Alkylating Agents Immunoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms by Histologic Type Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Immune System Diseases Hematologic Diseases Growth Substances Vascular Diseases Angiogenesis Inhibitors Glucocorticoids |