Weed and myeloma: new study to track cannabis benefits and risks
NCT ID NCT07225738
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 700 people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma to see how cannabis use affects their quality of life and symptoms during chemotherapy. Researchers will compare cannabis users and non-users using surveys and medical records. The goal is to understand potential benefits and harms of cannabis in this cancer population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide evidence on whether cannabis helps or harms quality of life and symptoms in multiple myeloma patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by other factors and may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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.
Who is studied
Newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients who have received up to four cycles of first line therapy and City of Hope affiliated health care providers currently practicing in oncology or providing direct care to oncology patients.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * \* Documented informed consent of the participant * Age: ≥ 18 years * ECOG ≤ 3 * Ability to read and understand English * Patient must be newly diagnosed with a histologically confirmed multiple myeloma * Patients may have started first line therapies and received up to four cycles * HCP SURVEY: Documented informed consent of the participant * HCP SURVEY: Age: ≥ 18 years * HCP SURVEY: Licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse * HCP SURVEY: Currently practicing in oncology or providing direct care to oncology patients * HCP SURVEY: Able to read and understand English * HCP SURVEY: Affiliation with City of Hope Exclusion Criteria: * \* Patients may not have completed five cycles of first line therapy or undergone any second line therapy * Other active malignancy * Patients may not have undergone autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Unable to comply with the study assessments * HCP SURVEY: Reports directly to study PI (Dr. Richard Lee) * HCP SURVEY: Member of the study team or involved in survey design or analysis * HCP SURVEY: Individuals with a real or perceived conflict of interest that could bias survey responses
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGoodyear, Arizona, 85338, United States
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City of Hope Atlanta Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNewnan, Georgia, 30265, United States
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope Seacliff
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHuntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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City of Hope South Pasadena
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouth Pasadena, California, 91030, United States
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City of Hope Upland
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUpland, California, 91786, United States
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City of Hope West Covina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWest Covina, California, 91790, United States
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City of Hope at Chicago
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZion, Illinois, 60099, United States
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City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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City of Hope at Long Beach Elm
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90813, United States
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City of Hope at Newport Beach Fashion Island
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92660, United States
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- Banking blood and bone marrow to decode plasma cell disorders
- Which scan sees hidden myeloma better: PET or MRI?