Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
Keywords: Myeloma, MM
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 14
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to find out if patients with high risk disease because of age or kidney status can be treated more safely with a drug called Busulfex® followed by autologous transplant compared to treatment with the standard drug called melphalan, which has been shown to be quite difficult to tolerate in patients with poor kidney function and patients over the age of 65 when given in high doses.

Detailed description:
This trial will determine the maximal dose of Busulfex® that can be given in a two, three, or four day period with acceptable toxicity to myeloma patients, who either are \> or = 65 years of age or have renal insufficiency, defined as creatinine \> 3g/dL or creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min.

Arms:
arm 1: study-specific treatment: Busulfex according to study design: Level I 3.2 mg/kg over 6 hours x 2 days Level II 3.2 mg/kg over 6 hours x 3 days Level III 3.2 mg/kg over 6 hours x 4 days Level IV 4.3 mg/kg over 6 hours x 3 days Level V 5.6 mg/kg over 6 hours x 2 days Level VI 6.4 mg/kg over 6 hours x 2 days

Interventions: intervention 1: Busulfan
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Dexamethasone 40 mg PO 1-4 Thalidomide 200 mg PO 1-6 Cisplatin\* 10 mg/m, Continuous infusion 1-4 Adriamycin\*\* 10 mg/m2, Continuous infusion 1-4 Cyclophosphamide 400 mg/2, Continuous infusion 1-4 Etoposide 40 mg/m2, Continuous infusion 1-4 All doses will be based on calculated body weight (actual weight + ideal body weight ÷ 2) and height, and not to exceed a BSA of 2.0 m2 The daily dose of cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and cisplatin will be mixed in a 1L bag of NS to be UAMS infused over 24 hours. Adriamycin will be mixed in at least 50cc D5W to be infused over 24 hours

Protocol document: