New drug cocktail shows promise for myeloma patients
NCT ID NCT00378105
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a combination of three drugs (bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone) in people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. The goal is to find the safest dose and see how well the drugs work together to control the disease. The trial includes 68 adults who have not received prior treatment for myeloma.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2006
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on standard diagnostic criteria or by the new International Myeloma Foundation 2003 Diagnostic Criteria * Must not have been previously treated with any prior systemic therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma * Negative serum or urine pregnancy test * Age 18 years or older * Karnofsky performance status of greater or equal to 60 Exclusion Criteria: * Greater or equal to Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy on clinical examination within 14 days before enrollment * Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine \>2.5 mg/dL) * Evidence of mucosal or internal bleeding and/or platelet refractory * ANC (absolute neutrophil count)\< 1000 cells/mm3 * Hemoglobin \< 8.0 g/dL * AST (aspartate aminotransferase) or ALT (alanine aminotransferase) greater than or equal to 2 x ULN (upper limit of normal) * Concomitant therapy medications that include corticosteroids * Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment according to NYHA (New York Heart Association) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities * Clinically relevant active infection or serious co-morbid medical conditions * Prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical, breast or prostate cancer * Pregnant or breast-feeding * Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in study * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Hypersensitivity to acyclovir or similar anti-viral drug * POEMS syndrome * Known HIV infection * Known active hepatitis B or C viral infection * Known intolerance to steroid therapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Bispecific antibody combo aims to deepen myeloma responses
- Can a stronger drug cocktail give older myeloma patients a better start?
- Cheap blood count ratios eyed as window into Myeloma's inflammatory grip
- Can a t-cell engager rescue myeloma that outsmarted CAR-T?
- Can myeloma treatment work without steroids?
- Double-Drug attack on Hard-to-Treat lymphomas