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Can a cancer drug stop myeloma before it starts?

NCT ID NCT02316106

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
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Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tested three different schedules of the drug daratumumab in 123 people with smoldering multiple myeloma, a condition that often progresses to active multiple myeloma. The goal was to see how well each schedule controlled the disease and led to complete responses. Researchers measured response rates and how many patients progressed or died.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
daratumumab
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help delay or prevent smoldering multiple myeloma from becoming active multiple myeloma, potentially reducing the need for more intensive treatments.
What could go wrong
This is a phase 2 trial with only 123 participants, so results are preliminary. Daratumumab may cause side effects like infusion reactions or infections, and not all patients may benefit.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

123 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2015

Finished

Jun 2024

Lead sponsor

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

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.

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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: * Diagnosis of smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) for less than 5 years * Have a confirmed diagnosis of intermediate or high-risk SMM, and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1. Exclusion Criteria: * Active multiple myeloma,requiring treatment as defined by the study protocol * Primary systemic AL (immunoglobulin light chain) amyloidosis * Prior or concurrent exposure to any of the following: approved or investigational treatments for SMM or/and multiple myeloma, daratumumab or other anti CD-38 therapies, treatment with corticosteroids with a dose greater than (\>) 10 milligram (mg) prednisone per day or equivalent and bone-protecting agents (eg, bisphosphonates, denosumab) or are only allowed if given in a stable dose and for a nonmalignant condition, or received an investigational drug (including investigational vaccines) or used an invasive investigational medical device within 4 weeks before Cycle 1, Day 1 * History of malignancy (other than SMM) within 3 years before the date of randomization, except for the following if treated and not active: basal cell or nonmetastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ of breast, or International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Stage 1 carcinoma of the cervix * Known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) OR moderate or severe persistent asthma within the past 2 years * Any concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease (eg, autoimmune disease, active systemic disease, myelodysplasia) 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

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

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    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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    Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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    West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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    St Louis, Missouri, United States

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    Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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    New York, New York, United States

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    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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    Columbus, Ohio, United States

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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    Seattle, Washington, United States

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    Box Hill, Australia

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    Concord, Australia

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    Melbourne, Australia

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    Woodville South, Australia

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    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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    Brno, Czechia

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    Hradec Králové, Czechia

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    Prague, Czechia

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    Lille, France

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    Nantes, France

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    Paris, France

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    Pierre-Bénite, France

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    Rennes, France

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    Berlin, Germany

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    Chemnitz, Germany

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    Essen, Germany

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    Heidelberg, Germany

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    Mainz, Germany

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    München, Germany

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    Tübingen, Germany

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    Würzburg, Germany

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    Haifa, Israel

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    Jerusalem, Israel

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    Petah Tikva, Israel

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    Tel Aviv, Israel

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    Amsterdam, Netherlands

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    Rotterdam, Netherlands

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    Utrecht, Netherlands

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    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

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    Petrozavodsk, Russia

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    Ryazan, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, Russia

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    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Cardiff, United Kingdom

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    Nottingham, United Kingdom

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    Southampton, United Kingdom

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    Surrey, United Kingdom

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