Second stem cell transplant shows promise for returning myeloma
NCT ID NCT01009840
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of two drugs, busulfan and bortezomib, given before a second stem cell transplant in 30 patients with multiple myeloma that had returned after a previous transplant. The goal was to see if this approach could control the disease. Results showed that many patients had a reduction in cancer levels six months after the transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- busulfan and bortezomib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a treatment option for patients with multiple myeloma that has returned after a first stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants. The results may not apply to all patients, and the treatment carries risks like infection and organ damage.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2010
- Finished
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Mar 2012
- 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 to 75 years
- 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. Age 18 to 75 years, inclusive. 2. Subjects must have multiple myeloma which requires treatment for relapsed disease and are eligible for the planned autologous HSCT. 3. Subjects must have had one previous autologous HSCT, at least one year prior to the planned autologous HSCT in this study. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2. 5. Negative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) pregnancy test in all women of child-bearing potential. 6. Subjects who are surgically sterile (ie, have undergone orchidectomy or hysterectomy); female subjects who have been postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months; or subjects who agree to remain abstinent or to practice double-barrier forms of birth control from trial screening through 30 days (for females) and 90 days (for males) from the last dose of the investigational medicinal product (IMP). If employing birth control, two of the following precautions must be used: vasectomy, tubal ligation, vaginal diaphragm, intrauterine device (IUD), birth control pill, birth control implant, condom, or sponge with spermicide. 7. Subjects in whom the minimum stem cell dose of 2.0 x 10\^6 cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34)+ cells/kg has been collected. 8. Ability to provide written informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related procedures, and ability, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, to comply with all requirements of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment history of allogeneic HSCT for any medical reason, not limited to myeloma treatment. 2. Prior treatment history of more than one autologous HSCT or high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue for any medical reason, not limited to myeloma treatment. 3. Prior treatment with busulfan or gemtuzumab ozogamicin for any reason. 4. Presence of a t(4;14) or p53 gene deletion as determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) during the screening process or documented t(4; 14) or p53 gene deletion obtained during a time of active disease by any method. 5. Systemic amyloidosis. 6. Known allergy to boron or any components of bortezomib. 7. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 45% as measured by either multi-gated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO) performed within 75 days prior to day of busulfan test dose. If cyclophosphamide was used for stem cell harvest, an ECHO or MUGA must be done prior to enrollment to confirm adequate cardiac function. 8. Uncontrolled arrhythmia or symptomatic cardiac disease at the time of screening. 9. Symptomatic pulmonary disease, based on Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) or Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) \< 50% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) measured within 75 days prior to day of busulfan test dose. 10. Aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN), 11. History of elevated total serum bilirubin \>2 mg/dL that had been caused by previous chemotherapy at any point, or total bilirubin \> 2.0 mg/dL at the time of screening with the exception of Gilbert's disease. 12. Hepatic synthetic dysfunction evident International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≥ 2.0 at the time of screening. 13. Any previous history of fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites related to portal hypertension, bacterial or fungal liver abscess, biliary obstruction, and symptomatic biliary disease. 14. Prior total body irradiation therapy or radiation therapy directly applied to the liver. 15. Known history of or current hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, or uncontrolled active infection of any kind at the time of test dose. If serology antibody studies are positive, a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) must be completed to confirm lack of active infection. 16. Serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL at the time of Screening. 17. ≥ Grade 1 neuropathy with pain, or \> Grade 2 neuropathy without pain (subjects with neuropathy caused by a previous regimen that is recovered to ≤ Grade 2 and stable without pain may be included). 18. Women who are pregnant or lactating. 19. Current or history of drug and/or alcohol abuse. 20. Use of other investigational therapies within 30 days
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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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Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Princess Margaret Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Texas Transplant Physician Group, PLLC
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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University of Maryland School of Medicine - Marlene & Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Pennsylvania -Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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