Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
Keywords: previously treated multiple myeloma
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 32
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Patients will receive Bortezomib, Dexamethasone, and Doxorubicin in 21 day cycles a total of 4 to 8 times (based on response to the treatment). Patients will also receive acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) daily.

Detailed description:
The primary objective of this study is to assess overall response rate to the treatment.

Secondary objectives include: evaluating and describing the incidence of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy using the FACT/GOG-Ntx assessment tool; evaluating the utility of adding ALCAR to the chemotherapy to reduce the incidence of peripheral neuropathy; and evaluating the utility of the Grooved Pegboard Completion Time as a longitudinal measure of peripheral neuropathy.

Arms:
arm 1: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Bort, Dex, and Dox with ALCAR
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 IV days 1, 4, 8, and 11 Dexamethasone 20 mg PO days 1, 4, 8, and 11 Doxorubicin 15 mg/m2 IV days 1 and 8 Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR) 1.5 g PO BID days 1-21 Maximum of 8 cycles. Each cycle is 21 days long

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