Massive myeloma data bank launches to fuel future discoveries
NCT ID NCT03616483
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a large collection of blood samples, tissue, and health information from 2,500 people with plasma cell disorders like multiple myeloma. Researchers will use this repository to better understand how the disease develops and changes over time. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to gather data for future studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2018
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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
Patients disgnosed with one of the following: 1. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) 2. Smoldering Multiple Myeloma 3. Multiple Myeloma 4. Bony or Soft Tissue Plasmacytoma 5. Primary Amyloidosis
- 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: 1. Male or female patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of informed consent 2. Has been diagnosed with or is suspected to have one of the following: 1. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) 2. Smoldering Multiple Myeloma 3. Multiple Myeloma 4. Bony or Soft Tissue Plasmacytoma 5. Primary Amyloidosis Exclusion Criteria: \< 18 years of age Have not been diagnosed with one of the following: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) b.Smoldering Multiple Myeloma c.Multiple Myeloma d.Bony or Soft Tissue Plasmacytoma e.Primary Amyloidosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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