New cocktail of cancer drugs tested for Tough-to-Treat myeloma
NCT ID NCT01297764
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a combination of four drugs—carfilzomib, lenalidomide, vorinostat, and dexamethasone—in people with multiple myeloma that has relapsed or not responded to prior treatment. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combination helps control the cancer. Seventeen participants are enrolled in this early-phase trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- carfilzomib, lenalidomide, vorinostat, and dexamethasone
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for people with multiple myeloma that has come back or stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 17 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination may cause side effects or not work better than existing treatments.
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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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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2011
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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: * Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to enroll in this study: Disease related: 1. Symptomatic multiple myeloma 2. Relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma after at least one prior therapeutic regimen for multiple myeloma 3. Prior treatment with immunomodulatory agents, proteasome inhibitors and histone deacetylase inhibitors is permitted. (Patients who have used HDAC inhibitors, including valproic acid , must have at least 5 half-lives wash out period before beginning therapy with vorinostat on this protocol.) 4. Measurable disease, as indicated by one or more of the following: * Serum M-protein ≥ 0.5 g/dL * Urine Bence-Jones protein ≥ 200 mg/24 h * If Serum Protein Electrophoresis is felt to be unreliable for routine M-protein measurement (particularly for patients with IgA MM), then quantitative immunoglobulin levels can be accepted. * Serum free light chain ≥ 10 mg/dL (≥ 100 mg/L) and an abnormal free light chain ratio Demographic 5. Males and females ≥ 18 years of age 6. Life expectancy of more than three months 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-2 (see Appendix B) Laboratory 8.Adequate hepatic function, with bilirubin \< 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 3 times ULN 9.Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm3 Hemoglobin ≥ 8 gm/dL Platelet count ≥ 50,000/ mm3 (≥ 30 × 109/L if myeloma involvement in the bone marrow is \> 50%) * Screening ANC should be independent of granulocyte- and granulocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor (G-CSF and GM-CSF) support for at least 1 week and of pegylated G CSF for at least 2 weeks. * Subjects may receive red blood cell (RBC) or platelet transfusions, if clinically indicated, in accordance with institutional guidelines * Screening platelet count should be independent of platelet transfusions for at least 2 weeks 10.Calculated or measured creatinine clearance of ≥60 mL/minute, calculated using the formula of Cockcroft and Gault \[(140 - Age) x Mass (kg) / (72 x creatinine mg/dL)\]; multiply result by 0.85 (if female). Other generally accepted calculation methods can be substituted.11.Potassium level 3.5-5.2 meq/L (institutional normal range) Ethical/Other 12.Written informed consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines 13.Females of Child Bearing Potential\* (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test, with a sensitivity of at least 50 mIU/mL within 10-14 days and again within 24 hours prior to prescribing lenalidomide for cycle 1 (prescription must be filled with 7 days) and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO methods of acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method AND one additional effective method of birth control (contraception) AT THE SAME TIME, at least 28 days before she starts taking lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy Testing. (See Appendix G: Risks of Fetal Exposure, Pregnancy Testing Guidelines and Acceptable Birth Control Methods) * A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female who: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months). 14\. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a successful vasectomy (See Appendix G: Risks of Fetal Exposure, Pregnancy Testing Guidelines and Acceptable Birth Control Methods) 15. All study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist® program and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of RevAssist®. 16\. Subjects must adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements and receive outpatient treatment and laboratory monitoring at the institute that administers the drug 17. Subjects must agree to take enteric-coated aspirin 81-325 mg orally daily, or if history of prior thrombotic disease or allergy to aspirin, must be fully anticoagulated with warfarin (INR 2-3) or be treated with full-dose, low molecular weight heparin, as if to treat deep venous thrombosis (DVT)/pulmonary embolism. Exclusion Criteria Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not eligible to be enrolled in this study: Disease related 1. Subjects with non-secretory or hyposecretory multiple myeloma, defined as \<0.5 g/dL M-protein in serum and \<200 mg/24 hr Bence Jones protein in urine and serum free light chain \<10mg/dL (\<100 mg/L) and no measurable plasmacytoma 2. Corticosteroid therapy in a dose equivalent to dexamethasone ≥ 4 mg/day or prednisone ≥20 mg/day within 3 weeks prior to first dose 3. Concurrent use of histone deacetylase inhibitor (eg. Valproic acid) 4. Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of baseline 5. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes) 6. Waldenström's macroglobulinemia 7. Chemotherapy with approved or investigative anticancer therapeutics, including steroid therapy dose as defined above, within 2 weeks prior to first dose 8. Radiation therapy within 1 week prior to first dose, Immunotherapy within 3 weeks prior to first dose . Planned radiation therapy that occurs after the start of treatment 9. Participation in an investigational therapeutic study within 3 weeks or within 5 drug half-lives (t1/2) prior to first dose, whichever time is greater. Concurrent conditions 10. Pregnant or lactating females (Lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking lenalidomide or vorinostat). 11. History of allergy to boron or mannitol 12. Major surgery within 2 weeks prior to first dose 13. Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III to IV), symptomatic ischemia, conduction abnormalities uncontrolled by conventional intervention or myocardial infarction in the previous six months 14. Uncontrolled hypertension 15. Acute active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within one week prior to first dose or oral antibiotics within 1 week 16. Known or suspected HIV infection, known HIV seropositivity, or active hepatitis A, B, or C infection. 17. Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that could interfere with treatment 18. Significant neuropathy (Grade 3, Grade 4, or Grade 2 with pain) at the time of the first dose and/or within 14 days before enrollment 19. Contraindication to any of the required concomitant drugs, including proton-pump inhibitor (e.g., lansoprazole), antiviral agents, enteric-coated aspirin or other anticoagulant, or if a history of prior thrombotic disease, warfarin or low molecular weight heparin 20. Subjects in whom the required program of oral and intravenous fluid hydration is contraindicated, e.g., due to pre-existing pulmonary, cardiac, or renal impairment 21. Subjects with pleural effusions requiring therapeutic thoracentesis or ascites requiring therapeutic paracentesis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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