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VIIIth myelomatosis trial
ISRCTN ISRCTN32846751
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN32846751
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title VIIIth myelomatosis trial
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source G8223452
Study hypothesis Not provided at time of registration

Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Myelomatosis
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Patients with definite myelomatosis requiring chemotherapy in the judgement of the physician and fulfilling at least two of the three following criteria: Bone marrow aspirate and/or trephine showing the presence of a neoplastic plasma cell infiltrate and/or microplasmacytomas; A paraprotein present in the blood and/or urine; Definite lytic bone lesions
2. Aged less than 65 years
3. Patients with equivocal myelomatosis are excluded
4. No previous cytotoxic chemotherapy, except prednisolone or other corticosteroids to relieve fluid-unresponsive hypercalcaemia or minimal local radiotherapy to relieve bone pain
5. No medical contraindications to protocol treatments
6. Patients must have a neutrophil count of at least 1.3 x 10E9/l and a platelet count of at least 75 x 10E9/l
7. Patients must be able to tolerate a daily fluid intake of not less than 3 litres, evidence of renal insufficiency following pre-treatment re-hydration does not necessarily exclude
8. Patients must be apyrexial and free from infection
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/11/1993
Anticipated end date 31/12/2002
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions All patients receive three courses of chemotherapy with adriamycin, carmustine, melphan and cyclophosphamide (ABCM), cycle to be repeated every 6 weeks. Patients who in whom there are no signs of disease progression and who fulfil all the entry criteria are randomised to one of two treatment regimens:
1. ABCM REGIMEN: Chemotherapy with ABCM, cycle to be repeated every 6 weeks. Treatment is stopped when the patient reaches plateau phase provided they have received at least four courses of ABCM.
2. ORAL C WEEKLY REGIMEN: Oral cyclophosphamide given as a single dose every 7 days plus prednisolone given on alternative days for 6 weeks. Weekly oral cyclophosphamide is continued until the patient reaches plateau phase and has received either three courses of ABCM and a minimum of 8 weeks of oral cyclophosphamide (if less than three courses of ABCM were given, 6 months chemotherapy), there is disease progression or the patient can no longer tolerate treatment.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 1. 2005 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16275935
2. 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16728700
Contact name Dr  ICM  MacLennan
  Address University of Birmingham
MRC Centre for Immune Regulation
Room 435 the IBR
  City/town Birmingham
  Zip/Postcode B15 2TT
  Country United Kingdom
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 25/10/2000
Last edited 11/01/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 25/10/2000
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