New drug combo aims to tame rare heart disease
NCT ID NCT05250973
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a drug combination including daratumumab for people with AL amyloidosis, a rare disease where abnormal proteins damage organs, especially the heart. The study has two groups: one gets the full combo right away, the other starts some drugs later. Researchers are checking heart safety and how the drug works in different racial groups. About 151 newly diagnosed patients are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Daratumumab (a targeted antibody) combined with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safer and more effective treatment option for AL amyloidosis, especially for patients with heart complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 151 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Heart-related side effects are a key concern being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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151 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Cohort 1: Cardiac involvement (amyloid light chain \[AL\] amyloidosis Mayo Cardiac Stage II and Stage IIIa) with or without other organ(s) involved; Cohort 2: One or more organs impacted by systemic AL amyloidosis according to consensus guidelines * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of 0, 1 or 2 * A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine test at screening and within 72 hours of the first dose of study treatment and must agree to further serum or urine pregnancy tests during the study * A male participant must agree not to donate sperm for the purpose of reproduction during the study and for a minimum of 6 months after receiving the last dose of cyclophosphamide or 100 days after discontinuation of daratumumab, whichever is longer * Cohort 2 only: self-identified racial and ethnic minorities, including Black or African American * Measurable disease at screening defined by one of the following: Difference between iFLC and uninvolved FLC (dFLC) \>= 40mg/L per central laboratory Serum involved free light chain (iFLC) \>= 40 mg/L with an abnormal kappa:lambda ratio Serum M-protein \>= 0.5 g/dL Exclusion Criteria: * Prior therapy for systemic AL amyloidosis or multiple myeloma including medications that target cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38), with the exception of 160 milligrams(mg) dexamethasone or equivalent corticosteroid maximum exposure prior to randomization/enrollment * Previous or current diagnosis of symptomatic multiple myeloma, including the presence of lytic bone disease, plasmacytomas, \>=60% plasma cells in the bone marrow, or hypercalcemia related to myeloma. * Participant received any of the following therapies: 1. treatment with an investigational drug or used an invasive investigational medical device within 14 days or at least 5 half-lives, whichever is less; 2. vaccinated with an investigational vaccine (except for COVID-19) live, attenuated or replicating viral vector vaccines less than (\<) 4 weeks prior to randomization/enrollment. Participants who are taking strong Cytochrome P450 3A4(CYP3A4) inducers must discontinue their use at least 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of bortezomib * Stem cell transplantation -Planned stem cell transplant during the first 9 cycles of protocol therapy are excluded. Stem cell collection during the first 9 cycles of protocol therapy is permitted * Grade 2 sensory or Grade 1 painful peripheral neuropathy
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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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Alexandra General Hospital of Athens
Athens, 11528, Greece
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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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CHU De Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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CHU Rangueil
Toulouse, 31400, France
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CHU de Limoges
Limoges, 87042, France
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Centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Charite Campus Benjamin Franklin
Berlin, 12203, Germany
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Clinica Univ. de Navarra
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Clinica Univ. de Navarra 1
Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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DIPARTIMENTO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE CELLULARI ED EMATOLOGIA - UNIVERSITà ''LA SAPIENZA''
Roma, 00161, Italy
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First affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, 310003, China
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Hosp Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hosp Clinico Univ de Salamanca
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Hosp Univ Vall D Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hosp. Univ. Germans Trias I Pujol
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, 6229 HX, Netherlands
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Leicester Royal Infirmary - Haematology
Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Ohio Health Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, 100034, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, 100044, China
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Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, 200025, China
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Tom Baker Cancer Center
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg Medizinische Klinik V
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Essen
Essen, 45122, Germany
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University College Hospital
London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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University Health Network UHN Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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University Hospital of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 02118-30002, United States
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Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii
Naples, 80131, Italy
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VCU Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Wake Forest University - Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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West China Hospital Si Chuan University
Chengdu, 610041, China
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West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Yale
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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