Velcade, Melphalan, Prednisone And Thalidomide Versus Velcade, Melphalan, Prednisone in Multiple Myeloma Patients

NCT01063179 | Completed Phase 3 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: GIMEMA-MM-03-052005-004745-33
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 511
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proposed study will evaluate whether the combination of VELCADE, Thalidomide , Melphalan and Prednisone (V-MPT), as induction treatment for newly diagnosed elderly MM patients, improves outcomes compared to the combination VELCADE-MP.

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma

Keywords

Elderly patients; Bortezomib; Thalidomide

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Determine whether the V-MPT combination improves progression free survival (PFS)

  Approximately 24 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Determine whether the VMPT combination improves:Response rate, Overall Survival rate, Time and duration of response, Assess the safety, Assess the prognostic factors

  Approximately 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Arm A: VMPT

EXPERIMENTAL

Induction therapy with nine 5-week courses of VELCADE/Melphalan/Prednisone/Thalidomide (V-MPT) followed by maintenance therapy with Thalidomide and VELCADE

Drug: Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone, Thalidomide

VMP

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Induction therapy with nine 5-week courses of either VELCADE/Melphalan/Prednisone (V-MP). No maintenance is scheduled.

Drug: Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone

Interventions

Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone, Thalidomide DRUG

Induction therapy: 9 courses with weekly VELCADE (4 doses) in combination with oral Melphalan 9 mg/m2,oral Prednisone 60 mg/m2 once daily on Days 1 to 4 of each course and Thalidomide 50 mg/day continuously. The dose of VELCADE is 1.3 mg/m2 administered as a bolus IV injection, on days 1, 8, 15, 22. Maintenance therapy: Thalidomide 50 mg/day continuously in combination with VELCADE 1.3 mg or maximum dose tolerated/m2/2 weeks. The maintenance will be initiated at the end of the 9th course and will be stopped after progression. The median expected duration of the maintenance treatment is approximately 2 years.

Also known as: Bortezomib, Velcade, Thalidomide

Arm A: VMPT

Bortezomib, Melphalan, Prednisone DRUG

Induction therapy: 9 courses with weekly VELCADE(4 doses) in combination with oral Melphalan 9 mg/m2 and oral Prednisone 60 mg/m2 once daily on Days 1 to 4 of each course. No maintenance therapy is scheduled

Also known as: Boirtezomib, velcade

VMP

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age \> 65 year old and not a candidate for stem cell transplant, or younger who refuses or is not eligible for high-dose therapy
• Symptomatic multiple myeloma or asymptomatic multiple myeloma with related organ or tissue damage
• Presence of measurable disease
• Karnofsky performance status (PS) \> 60%
• Able to read and complete the HRQOL instruments
• Agrees to use an acceptable barrier method for contraception for the duration of the study
• Pretreatment clinical laboratory values within 14 days of randomization:
• platelet count ≥ 100x109/L
• hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
• absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.0x109/L
• AST ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
• ALT ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal
• total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
• serum creatinine ≤ 2.5mg/dL
• corrected serum calcium \<14 mg/dL (\<3.5 mmol/L)

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosis of smoldering multiple myeloma or MGUS.
• Diagnosis of Waldenstrom's disease
• Prior or current systemic therapy for multiple myeloma including steroids (with exception of emergency use of a short course \[maximum 4 days\] of steroids before randomization or prior or current use of biphosphonates)
• Radiation therapy within 30 days before randomization
• Plasmapheresis within 30 days before randomization
• Major surgery within 30 days before randomization (Kyphoplasty is not considered major surgery)
• History of allergic reaction attributable to compounds containing boron or mannitol, or to Thalidomide
• Peripheral neuropathy Grade 2 or higher, as defined by National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) 3.0
• Uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction within 6 months of enrollment, New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, clinically significant pericardial disease, or cardiac amyloidosis
• Other malignancy within the past 5 years. Exceptions: basal cell or non metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ or FIGO Stage 1 carcinoma of the cervix
• Concurrent medical condition or disease (e.g., active systemic infection, uncontrolled diabetes, pulmonary disease) that is likely to interfere with study procedures or results, or that in the opinion of the investigator would constitute a hazard for participating in this study
• Use of any investigational drugs within 30 days before randomization.
• Pregnant or lactating women. A serum β-hCG pregnancy test must be performed at the Screening visit, for female patients of child-bearing potential. If the test is positive, the patient must be excluded from the study. Confirmation that the patient is not pregnant must be established by a negative serum or urinary pregnancy test with the result obtained 1 day prior to the Baseline visit (or the day of the visit if results are available before drug delivery).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondazione EMN Italy Onlus: lead

Study Sites (1)

A.O.U. S. Giovanni Battista

Torino, 10126, Italy

Location

Related Publications (9)

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• Caltagirone S, Ruggeri M, Aschero S, Gilestro M, Oddolo D, Gay F, Bringhen S, Musolino C, Baldini L, Musto P, Petrucci MT, Gaidano G, Passera R, Bruno B, Palumbo A, Boccadoro M, Omede P. Chromosome 1 abnormalities in elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with novel therapies. Haematologica. 2014 Oct;99(10):1611-7. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.103853. Epub 2014 Jul 11.

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• Palumbo A, Bringhen S, Larocca A, Rossi D, Di Raimondo F, Magarotto V, Patriarca F, Levi A, Benevolo G, Vincelli ID, Grasso M, Franceschini L, Gottardi D, Zambello R, Montefusco V, Falcone AP, Omede P, Marasca R, Morabito F, Mina R, Guglielmelli T, Nozzoli C, Passera R, Gaidano G, Offidani M, Ria R, Petrucci MT, Musto P, Boccadoro M, Cavo M. Bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide followed by maintenance with bortezomib-thalidomide compared with bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone for initial treatment of multiple myeloma: updated follow-up and improved survival. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar 1;32(7):634-40. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.52.0023. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

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• Morabito F, Gentile M, Mazzone C, Rossi D, Di Raimondo F, Bringhen S, Ria R, Offidani M, Patriarca F, Nozzoli C, Petrucci MT, Benevolo G, Vincelli I, Guglielmelli T, Grasso M, Marasca R, Baldini L, Montefusco V, Musto P, Cascavilla N, Majolino I, Musolino C, Cavo M, Boccadoro M, Palumbo A. Safety and efficacy of bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone-thalidomide followed by bortezomib-thalidomide maintenance (VMPT-VT) versus bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) in untreated multiple myeloma patients with renal impairment. Blood. 2011 Nov 24;118(22):5759-66. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-353995. Epub 2011 Sep 27.

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• Gay F, Larocca A, Wijermans P, Cavallo F, Rossi D, Schaafsma R, Genuardi M, Romano A, Liberati AM, Siniscalchi A, Petrucci MT, Nozzoli C, Patriarca F, Offidani M, Ria R, Omede P, Bruno B, Passera R, Musto P, Boccadoro M, Sonneveld P, Palumbo A. Complete response correlates with long-term progression-free and overall survival in elderly myeloma treated with novel agents: analysis of 1175 patients. Blood. 2011 Mar 17;117(11):3025-31. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-307645. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma

Interventions

Bortezomib; Melphalan; Prednisone; Thalidomide; VMP regimen

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Hemostatic Disorders; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Boronic Acids; Acids, Noncarboxylic; Acids; Inorganic Chemicals; Boron Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Pyrazines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds; Mustard Compounds; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; Hydrocarbons; Phenylalanine; Amino Acids, Aromatic; Amino Acids, Cyclic; Amino Acids; Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; Pregnadienediols; Pregnadienes; Pregnanes; Steroids; Fused-Ring Compounds; Polycyclic Compounds; Phthalimides; Phthalic Acids; Acids, Carbocyclic; Carboxylic Acids; Piperidones; Piperidines; Isoindoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Study Officials

• Mario Boccadoro, MD

  Divisione di Ematologia dell'Università di Torino, A.O.U. S. Giovanni Battista, Torino;Italy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2010
• First Posted: February 5, 2010
• Study Start: May 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: July 1, 2014
• Last Updated: June 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Locations

IT (1)