New combo therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat myeloma
NCT ID NCT03180736
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 study tested whether adding daratumumab to standard pomalidomide and dexamethasone helps people with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma live longer without their disease getting worse. 304 adults who had already tried lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor took part. The main goal was to compare progression-free survival between the two treatment groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- daratumumab, pomalidomide, dexamethasone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, adding daratumumab could help people with multiple myeloma live longer without their cancer worsening.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all patients. Daratumumab can cause infusion reactions and infections.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
-
304 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Jun 2017
- Finished
-
Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
-
A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females at least 18 years of age. 2. Voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure. 3. Subject must have measurable disease of MM as defined by the criteria below: * IgG multiple myeloma: Serum M protein level ≥1.0 g/dL or urine M-protein level ≥200 mg/24 hours, or * IgA, IgD, IgE, IgM multiple myeloma: Serum M-protein level ≥0.5 g/dL or urine M-protein level ≥200 mg/24 hours; or * Light chain multiple myeloma, for subjects without measurable disease in the serum or urine: Serum immunoglobulin free light chain (FLC) ≥10 mg/dL and abnormal serum immunoglobulin kappa lambda FLC ratio. 4. Subjects must have received prior antimyeloma treatment. The prior treatment must have included both a PI- and lenalidomide-containing regimens. The subject must have had a response (ie, PR or better based on the investigator's determination of response as defined by the modified IMWG criteria) to prior therapy. 5. Subjects must have documented evidence of PD based on the investigator's determination of response as defined by the modified IMWG criteria on or after the last regimen. 6. Subjects who received only 1 line of prior treatment must have demonstrated PD on or within 60 days of completion of the lenalidomide containing regimen (ie, lenalidomide refractory). 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of ≤ 2. 8. Willingness and ability to participate in study procedures. 9. For subjects experiencing toxicities resulting from previous therapy, the toxicities must be resolved or stabilized to ≤Grade 1. 10. Any of the following laboratory test results during Screening: 1. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0 × 109/L; 2. Hemoglobin level ≥7.5 g/dL (≥4.65 mmol/L); (transfusions are not permitted to reach this level); 3. Platelet count ≥75 × 109/L in subjects in whom \<50% of bone marrow nucleated cells are plasma cells and platelet count ≥50 x 109/L in subjects in whom ≥50% of bone marrow nucleated cells are plasma cells; 4. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level ≤2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); 5. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level ≤2.5 x ULN; 6. Total bilirubin level ≤1.5 x ULN, (except for Gilbert Syndrome: direct bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN); 7. Creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min 8. Serum calcium corrected for albumin ≤14.0 mg/dL (≤3.5 mmol/L), or free ionized calcium ≤ 6.5 mg/dL (≤1.6 mmol/L). 11. Reproductive Status 1. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have 2 negative serum or urine pregnancy tests, one 10-14 days prior to start of study treatment and one 24 hours prior to the start of study treatment. Females are not of reproductive potential if they have been in natural menopause for at least 24 consecutive months, or have had a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy. 2. Women must not be breastfeeding. 3. WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for methods of contraception for 4 weeks before the start of study treatment, for the duration of study treatment, and for 3 months after cessation of daratumumab or 4 weeks after cessation of pomalidomide, whichever is longer. 4. Males who are sexually active must always use a latex or synthetic condom during any sexual contact with females of reproductive potential, even if they have undergone a successful vasectomy. They must also agree to follow instructions for methods of contraception for 4 weeks before the start of study treatment, for the duration of study treatment, and for a total of 3 months post-treatment completion. 5. Male subjects must not donate sperm for up to 90 days post-treatment completion. 6. Female subject must not donate eggs for up to 90 days post-treatment completion. 7. Azoospermic males and WOCBP who are not heterosexually active are exempt from contraceptive requirements. However, WOCBP will still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section. Highly effective methods of contraception have a failure rate of \< 1% when used consistently and correctly. Subjects must agree to the use of 2 methods of contraception, with 1 method being highly effective and the other method being additionally effective. Because of the embryo-fetal risk of pomalidomide, all subjects must adhere to the pomalidomide pregnancy prevention program applicable in their region. Investigators should comply with the local label for pomalidomide for specific details of the program. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous therapy with any anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. 2. Previous exposure to pomalidomide. 3. Subject has received antimyeloma treatment within 2 weeks or 5 pharmacokinetic half-lives of the treatment, whichever is longer, before the date of randomization. The only exception is emergency use of a short course of corticosteroids (equivalent of dexamethasone 40 mg/day for a maximum of 4 days) for palliative treatment before Cycle 1, Day 1 (C1D1). 4. Previous allogenic stem cell transplant; or autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) within 12 weeks before C1D1. 5. History of malignancy (other than MM) within 3 years before the date of randomization (exceptions are squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or other non-invasive lesion that in the opinion of the investigator, with concurrence with the sponsor's medical monitor, is considered cured with minimal risk of recurrence within 3 years). 6. Clinical signs of meningeal involvement of MM. 7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<50% of predicted normal. Note that FEV1 testing is required for subjects suspected of having COPD and subjects must be excluded if FEV1 \<50% of predicted normal. 8. Clinically significant cardiac disease, including: 1. Myocardial infarction within 6 months, before C1D1 or unstable or uncontrolled condition (eg, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association Class III-IV). 2. Cardiac arrhythmia (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events \[CTCAE\] Grade 3 or higher) or clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities. 3. Electrocardiogram showing a baseline QT interval as corrected QTc \>470 msec. 9. Known active hepatitis A, B, or C. 10. Known HIV infection. 11. Gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of pomalidomide. 12. Subject has plasma cell leukemia (\>2.0 × 109/L circulating plasma cells by standard differential) or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia or POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes) or amyloidosis. 13. Any concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease (eg, active systemic infection, uncontrolled diabetes, acute diffuse infiltrative pulmonary disease) that is likely to interfere with the study procedures or results or that, in the opinion of the investigator, would constitute a hazard for participating in this study. 14. Ongoing ≥ Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy. 15. Subject had ≥Grade 3 rash during prior therapy. 16. Subject has had major surgery within 2 weeks before randomization, or has not fully recovered from an earlier surgery, or has surgery planned during the time the subject is expected to participate in the study or within 2 weeks after the last dose of study drug administration. Note: subjects with planned surgical procedures to be conducted under local anesthesia may participate. Kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty are not considered major surgery. 17. Pregnant or nursing women.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Multiple myeloma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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
-
Ancona
Ancona, Italy
-
Anticancer Hospital of Thessaloniki "Theageneio"
Thessaloniki, Greece
-
Antwerpen
Antwerp, Belgium
-
Badalona
Badalona, Spain
-
Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
-
Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
-
Bologna
Bologna, Italy
-
Brescia
Brescia, Italy
-
Brno
Brno, Czechia
-
Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
-
Capa
Çapa, Turkey (Türkiye)
-
Cebeci
Cebeli, Turkey (Türkiye)
-
Doctor Peset University Hospital Medical Centre
Valencia, Spain
-
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
-
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
-
Gaziantep
Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)
-
General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos"
Athens, Greece
-
General University Hospital of Patras
Pátrai, Greece
-
Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
-
Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
-
Hospital Quirón Salud Madrid
Madrid, Spain
-
Hospital Universitario de la Princesa
Madrid, Spain
-
Izmir
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
-
Kayseri
Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)
-
Kiel
Kiel, Germany
-
Milano
Milan, Italy
-
Odense
Odense, Denmark
-
Ostrava
Ostrava, Czechia
-
Praha 2
Prague, Czechia
-
Roma
Roma, Italy
-
Salamanca University Hospital
Salamanca, Spain
-
Schwerin
Schwerin, Germany
-
Torino
Torino, Italy
-
Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
-
UZ Gent
Ghent, Belgium
-
University of Athens School of Medicine
Athens, Greece
-
VU MC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
-
Vejle
Vejle, Denmark
-
Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
-
Yvoir
Yvoir, Belgium
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- 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
- Banking blood and bone marrow to decode plasma cell disorders
- Which scan sees hidden myeloma better: PET or MRI?