Experimental cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat myeloma
NCT ID NCT01562405
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a new drug called sotatercept (ACE-011) combined with standard myeloma drugs lenalidomide or pomalidomide and dexamethasone in 33 patients whose multiple myeloma has returned or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal is to find the safest dose of sotatercept and begin to see if the combination can shrink tumors or slow the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sotatercept (ACE-011) combined with lenalidomide or pomalidomide and dexamethasone
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a new treatment option for multiple myeloma that has stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase 1 trial focused on safety and dosing, not yet testing effectiveness. The combination may cause side effects or fail to control the cancer.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2012
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
- 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: * Monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow \> 10% and/or presence of a biopsy-proven plasmacytoma * Monoclonal protein present in the serum and/or urine * Patient must have received at least 1 line of prior systemic therapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma. A line of treatment is sequential treatment without interruption for response and subsequent progression * For participants treated with local radiotherapy with or without concomitant exposure to steroids, for pain control or management of cord/nerve root compression, two weeks must have lapsed since last date of radiotherapy, which is recommended to be a limited field. Participants who require concurrent radiotherapy should have entry to the protocol deferred until the radiotherapy is completed and two weeks have passed since the last date of therapy. * ECOG performance status of zero to two unless decline is due to bony disease * Not pregnant or breastfeeding Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. * Participants may not have received treatment with another investigational drug or device within 28 days prior to Day 1, or if the half life of the previous product is known, within 5 times the half life prior to dosing, whichever may be longer * Participants with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to ACE 011, Lenalidomide or Dexamethasone * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Individuals with a history of a different malignancy are ineligible except for the following circumstances. Individuals with a history of other malignancies are eligible if they have been disease-free for at least 5 years and are deemed by the investigator to be at low risk for recurrence of that malignancy. Individuals with the following cancers are eligible if diagnosed and treated within the past 5 years: cervical cancer in situ, and basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. * History of major surgery within 30 days prior to trial initiation
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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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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Massachusetts General Hosptial
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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