Can a lighter chemo cocktail tame myeloma without the brutal side effects?

NCT ID NCT00734877

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether a less intense version of a standard chemotherapy regimen can reduce side effects by half while still controlling low-risk multiple myeloma in adults 65 and under. Participants receive a combination of drugs, a stem cell transplant, and three years of maintenance therapy. The study originally compared two regimens, but the milder arm has been closed, and all new participants now receive the standard treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

combination chemotherapy (melphalan, bortezomib, thalidomide, dexamethasone, cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide) followed by stem cell transplant and maintenance therapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a less toxic treatment option for low-risk multiple myeloma that still controls the disease effectively.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage comparison of two intensive regimens; the reduced-toxicity arm has already been closed. The trial is not designed to cure, and long-term side effects from chemotherapy and transplant remain significant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

indolent plasma cell myeloma plasma cell myeloma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States