Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
Keywords: stem cell transplantation chemotherapy multiple myeloma autologous
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 363
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This is a study of a regimen of melphalan and autologous stem cells for patients with multiple myeloma. We hypothesize that this particular regimen will improve the survival of these patients.

Detailed description:
Before starting treatment in this study, the bone marrow transplant (BMT) doctor will check the subject's general health. Subjects will have the following tests and evaluations to find out if they can participate:--Medical history and physical examination, including height and weight.--Blood tests (approximately 4 - 5 tablespoons) --Urine tests--Chest x-ray--Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)--Heart Scan (MUGA)--Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)--Bone marrow biopsies and aspirates. --If Female subjects of child-bearing age will have a serum pregnancy test performed. After eligible patients have been completely staged and exercised consent, they may undergo one cycle of chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide and Mesna) and growth factor (G-CSF) to effect cytoreduction and mobilization of PBSC for collection. All patients will receive high-dose melphalan followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (SCT). Blood tests will be performed frequently to evaluate the subject's response to treatment and possible side effects of treatment. If necessary, platelet and red cell transfusions will be given to maintain adequate levels and antibiotics will be given to treat or prevent infection. Subjects may also require intravenous nutritional support and pain medications during or after transplantation. The study coordinators will collect health information over three years. They will collect information every week for 100 days, then at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years.

Arms:
arm 1: Patients receiving peripheral blood stem cell mobilization, chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide + Mesna, growth factor (Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor) and autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell transplant with high dose melphalan (200 mg/m\^2). Post-transplant maintenance therapy is then prescribed if appropriate.

Interventions: intervention 1: Stem Cell Transplant intervention 2: Cyclophosphamide + Mesna intervention 3: Melphalan intervention 4: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: As part of the stem cell transplant process, patients receive high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation to treat their underlying disease, such as cancer. As one of its effects, this treatment also kills the healthy stem cells that are already in the marrow. The transplant provides new stem cells for the patient from a healthy donor; that replace the bone marrow and allow the blood counts to recover. intervention 2: Cyclophosphamide: 4mg/m\^2 + Mesna. Mesna is used to reduce the undesired side effects of certain chemotherapy drugs. intervention 3: Administered intravenously 200 mg/m\^2 intervention 4: Administered intravenously 10 ug/kg/day pretransplant then 5 ug/kg/day post-transplant.

Protocol document:
Prot_SAP_000.pdf: 
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION PROTOCOL 
 
 
AUTOLOGOUS TRANSPLANTATION FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA 
 
 
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Study Committee: 
 Brian McClune, D.O., Chair 
Daniel Weisdorf, M.D. 
Mukta Arora, M.D  
Jeffrey Miller, M.D.  
Philip McGlave, M.D. 
Todd Defor, M.S. 
 
 
Version Date: 
March 23, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This document contains confidential information that is the property of the Blood and Marrow 
Transplant Program.  Do not copy, disclose, or circulate without written authorization from 
the Fairview-University Blood and Marrow Transplant Services Medical Director. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 
Section 
 
Title   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page 
 
1.0  
 
Objectives 
 
 
 
 
     
 
4 
 
2.0  
 
Background and Rationale  
 
 
      
 
4 
 
3.0  
 
Patient Selection and Registration 
 
      
 
6 
 
4.0  
 
Treatment Schema 
 
 
 
    
 
7 
 
 
5.0  
 
Maintenance Therapy      
 
 
 
 
11 
 
6.0  
 
Required Observations 
 
 
 
   
11 
 
7.0  
 
Study Endpoints 
 
 
 
 
    
12 
 
8.0  
 
Toxicities and Complications  
 
     
 
13 
 
9.0  
 
Experimental Design and Statistical Consideration    
14 
 
10.0 
 
Ethical and Regulatory Considerations 
 
 
16 
 
11.0 
 
Data and Safety Monitoring Plan and Record Retention 
16 
 
12.0 
 
References 
 
 
 
 
     
 
17 
 
Appendix I 
 
Karnofsky and ECOG Performance Status Scale 
19 
Appendix II 
 
Myeloma Disease Response Definitions 
 
20 
Appendix III 
 
Cell Collection, Storage and Use/Vascular      
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Protocol Changes 
Version Date 
Summary of Changes 
Consent change 
3/23/2017 
Updated study committee; Section 3: updated eligibility 
criteria to conform to current standard practice; Section 6.1 
updated timing of disease staging; added ECOG 
performance status to Appendix 1 
3/23/2017 
03/13/2015 
throughout protocol:  remove dexamethasone and 
thalidomide maintenance – change to maintenance as 
medically appropriate per institutional guidelines 
update event reporting to the IRB’s current requirements 
yes 
08/14/2014 
increase enrollment goal to 250 patients 
Yes 
03/11/2010 
Section 3 - Change upper age for eligibility from 70 years to 
75 years, delete creatinine clearance requirement; section 4 
designate current treatment plan as for patients with GFR ≥ 
30 ml/min and add a new treatment plan for patients with 
GRF < 30 ml/min; updated response criteria to International 
Uniform Criteria (now appendix II); Section 4.1 clarify 
mobilization details for patients who achieve as CR, CR, 
VGPR and for those with GFR < 30 ml/min; section 4.2 add 
treatment modifications for patients with GFR < 30 ml/min; 
Update protocol to current format and template language 
adding administrative sections (registration, conduct of 
study, data and safety monitoring plan); update SAE 
language to current Cancer Center and IRB reporting 
requirements; add Performance Status as appendix I, move 
response criteria to appendix II 
 
10/17/2008 
Added Dr. McClune to study committee and removed Dr. 
Barker; section 4.1.2 added adjusted body weight formula 
for melphalan dosing; removed research blood sample 
collection;  
 
10/18/2005 
Adjusted ideal body weight dosing formula added to clarify 
Cyclophosphamide /Mesna doses. Section 4.0 
11/1/2005 
6/22/2005 
Section 3.0 All patients with multiple myeloma requiring 
therapy will be eligible for this study (previously only stage 
2 and 3 patients were eligible). 
Section 4.1.2.4 clarification of melphalan hydration 
Section 4.1.5 clarification of zolendronic acid dosing 
 
10/12/04 
Clarified that eligibility is for patients < or equal to 70 
years of age 
Dr. Mukta Arora takes over as Principal Investigator 
 
8/6/04 
Clarified Allopurinol start date is day –3, not day –4 (for 
consistency across myeloma protocols (4.1.2.3) 
 
5/3/04 
Clarified that pre-transplant G-CSF is 10µg/kg/d  (and post 
transplant is 5µg/kg/d) 
 
 
 
 


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1.0 
OBJECTIVES 
In order to improve disease control and extend disease free survival in patients with multiple 
myeloma, the study is designed to answer the following questions: 
 
1.1 
Can high dose melphalan followed by reinfusion of PBSC induce complete response 
in a large proportion of treated patients in conjunction with rapid hematologic 
recovery, modest length of hospitalization and modest transplant associated morbidity 
and mortality. 
 
1.2 
Can maintenance therapy with thalidomide + dexamethasone prevent or delay 
malignant relapse for patients achieving significant cytoreduction post transplant 
(removed effective March 13, 2015). 
 
2.0 
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE 
Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells producing marrow infilteration, 
osteolytic bone lesions and immunodeficiency and which despite multiagent combination 
chemotherapy, is not curable with conventional therapy. However, multiple myeloma is frequently 
responsive to high dose chemotherapy, with improved responses and extended survival being seen 
with myelosuppressive doses1,2,3,4. Currently high dose therapy followed by autologous or allogeneic 
bone marrow transplant (BMT) has become a common treatment for multiple myeloma.  
 
2.1 
Results of allogeneic BMT suggest that alloimmune antitumor reactivity may provide 
long term disease control. Unfortunately, conventional approaches to allografting are 
complicated by 30- 40% TRM5. The inability of myeloma patients to tolerate 
allografting may relate to an inability of generally elderly and immune suppressed 
patients to tolerate the combined effects of high-dose therapy and allografting. In 
addition allogeneic BMT is appropriate for only one third of patients who have a 
matched sibling donor while alternative donor allotransplants have not been fully 
explored in patients with myeloma. 
 
2.2 
Autologous BMT offers lower associated morbidity and mortality (<5%) and 
additionally has the advantages of being suitable for all patients with viable 
hematopoeitic cells available for harvest and cryopreservation and for older patients. 
Extensive cumulative experience has been reported with median overall and disease 
free survival of 43-681-3,5-7 and 21-43 months1,2,6, respectively. However, it is 
associated with a continuing and nearly universal risk of disease progression and 
relapse. Sixty four patients underwent autologous transplantation for multiple 
myeloma from 1993 to 2002 at the University of Minnesota. In these, a complete 
response rate of 33% at 1 year and median overall and disease free survival of 53 
months and 29 months respectively, were observed. 
 
2.3 
In order to improve autologous transplant results, post transplant therapies such as 
interferon8,9 and the anti-angiogenesis agent thalidomide10-13 are being used. 
Dexamethasone, an effective agent in myeloma, has been combined with thalidomide 
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combination of thalidomide and dexamethasone is well tolerated after autologous 
transplantation15.  (This was removed with the March 13 2015 revision) 
 
2.3.1 Strategies to prevent relapse have included various post transplant maintenance 
therapies. Of these interferon is the most extensively studied.   A moderately 
sized retrospective EBMT study demonstrated a longer median progression-
free survival (29 vs 20 months, p = 0.006) and longer overall survival (78 vs 
47 months, p= 0.007) in patients receiving post transplant interferon9.  A small 
randomized trial showed a non-statistically significant trend to longer 
progression free survival with interferon but no improvement in overall 
survival8.  The University of Minnesota’s experience with post-autotransplant 
interferon showed a trend towards superior progression-free survival in 
patients using post-transplant interferon, however the medication could be 
initiated in only 54% of the patients. Despite these results, interferon is not 
consistently used post transplant, largely because of toxic side effects.  
 
2.3.2 Other agents used include pulse high dose corticosteroids, usually dexamethasone.  
In the conventional chemotherapy setting, these have favorably impacted survival, 
but have only recently been explored post transplant16. 
 
2.3.3 Thalidomide inhibits angiogenesis in animal models and is active in myeloma 
with response rates of 30% even in patients with advanced and refractory 
disease10.  Thalidomide also, in pre-clinical studies, inhibits the production of IL-
6 by peripheral blood mononuclear cells11,17.  Data suggest that IL-6 production 
by marrow stromal cells is important in the pathogenesis of MM17. Thalidomide 
has been used concomitantly with corticosteroids without the occurrence of 
unexpected toxicities and with possible synergistic effects12.  The optimal dose of 
thalidomide is not established, although toxicities are dose-related.  Responses are 
reported even at 50 mg/day.  Current trials generally target the maximum 
tolerated dose up to a daily dose of 200 mg/day13. 
 
2.3.4 In this treatment plan, maximum clinical response and a setting of minimal 
residual disease will be achieved with chemotherapy and subsequent 
transplantation. Thalidomide + dexamethasone will then be employed as 
maintenance therapy (deleted with the March 13 2015 – maintenance per 
section 5) .  Patients enrolled in the trial may have received thalidomide as part 
of their initial therapy or as salvage therapy with or without a response prior to 
transplant. Absence of a response pre transplant may be secondary to a high 
tumor burden at initiation of therapy. In the post transplant setting with a 
reduced tumor burden, thalidomide in combination with dexamethasone may 
improve complete response rate and delay relapse. With this integrated 
therapeutic plan, we hope to improve the treatment results and survival for 
patients with myeloma and additionally to monitor critical parameters of the 
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2.3.5 The major clinical outcome in this trial will be the percent of patients achieving 
complete response (CR) to the therapy plan.  The second major endpoint will be the 
extended disease-free survival. Secondary endpoints will include: overall survival, 
transplant-related mortality, incidence of relapse and disease progression, 
hematologic recovery, time to progression and relapse, time to attainment of CR 
and CR+PR, duration of maintenance treatment, drop-out rate from maintenance 
treatment, incidence of toxicities and incidence of infections. 
 
 
3.0 
PATIENT SELECTION AND REGISTRATION 
Study entry is open to adults regardless of gender or ethnic background.  While there will be every 
effort to seek out and include women and minorities, the patient population is expected to be no 
different than that of other multiple myeloma studies at the University of Minnesota.  
 
• Patients meeting the Durie and Salmon criteria for initial diagnosis of multiple myeloma, 
requiring therapy and meeting one of the following: 
o After initial therapy in either first complete or partial remission or no objective 
response  
o After achieving initial response and later disease progression, patient will be eligible 
after subsequent therapy upon achievement of either complete or partial response 
• Is not eligible or has refused any protocols of higher priority 
• 18 - 75 years of age  
• Patients will be ineligible if they have advanced myeloma refractory to salvage chemotherapy 
regimens. 
• Adequate organ function defined as: 
o Hematologic:  hemoglobin ≥ 8 gm/dl (untransfused), WBC ≥ 3000/µl, absolute 
neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/µl, platelets ≥ 100,000/µl (untransfused) 
o Cardiac:  no active ischemia by ECG or clinical symptoms, left ventricular ejection 
fraction ≥40% by either MUGA scan or echocardiogram. If EF is <50%, a Cardiology 
consult should be placed and echocardiogram performed if not already done.Hepatic:  
bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dl, ALT < 3x the upper limit of normal 
o Pulmonary:  FEV1 AND FVC >50% predicted and DLCO (corrected) > 50% 
predicted; if the corrected DLCO is not able to be calculated, PI must be 
contacted.Performance status:  Eastern Cooperative Group Performance (ECOG) or 
Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) of 0-1 or ≥80%, respectively; if KPS is 
decreased due to myeloma, ≥70% is acceptable (Appendix I) 
o  (appendix I). 
• Free of active uncontrolled infection at the time of study entry. 
• Patients must be ≥ 2 weeks (minimum) to  4 weeks (preferred) from prior myelosuppressive 
chemotherapy (primarily lenalidomide)  to facilitate mobilization.  
• Female patients who are pregnant (positive β-HCG) or breastfeeding will be excluded from 
study entry. Sexually active men and women must use contraceptive techniques during and 
for 4 weeks following completion of maintenance therapy 
• Patients must exercise informed voluntary consent and sign a consent form approved by the 
University of Minnesota IRB: Human Subjects Committee. 
 


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Patient Registration 
Registration will occur after the patient has signed the subject consent and eligibility is confirmed, 
but before any treatment has been administered.  To be eligible for registration to this study, the 
patient must meet each criteria listed on the eligibility checklist based on the eligibility assessment 
documented in the patient’s medical record.  Upon completion of the screening evaluation, eligibility 
confirmation and obtaining written consent, the study coordinator or designee will enroll the patient 
into ONCORE. 
 
 
4.0 
TREATMENT SCHEMA   
Targeted days may be altered as clinically appropriate. 
 
For patients with GFR ≥ 30ml/min 
 
MM meeting eligibility criteria 
 
Peripheral blood stem cell mobilization 
GCSF alone  
or 
Cyclophosphamide 4gm/m2 + Mesna* followed by 
G-CSF 10µg/kg/d. 
Collect PBSC daily x 3-4 days when ANC > 700/μl. 
Target cell dose 5.0 x 106 CD34 cells / kg 
 
Autologous PBSC Transplant 
High-dose Melphalan (200 mg/m2) 
+ >2x106 CD34 cells/kg 
 
 
For patients with GFR < 30ml/min: All patients to be assessed in nephrology clinic prior to 
transplant 
 
MM meeting eligibility criteria 
 
Peripheral blood stem cell mobilization 
GCSF alone 
or 
Cyclophosphamide 4gm/m2 + Mesna* followed by 
G-CSF 10µg/kg/d. 
Schedule 6 hour hemodialysis run to begin 14 hours after completion of 2 hour 
cyclophosphamide infusion 
Collect PBSC daily x 3-4 days when ANC > 700/μl. 
Target cell dose 5.0 x 106 CD34 cells / kg 
 
Autologous PBSC Transplant 
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+ >2x106 CD34 cells/kg 
Consider addition of palifermin i.v. 60mcg/kg/day for 3 consecutive days 
before and after melphalan (total 6 doses) 
First 3 doses given on -6,-5,-4 in clinic (melphalan on day -2) 
Last 3 doses given 0, +1, +2  
 
*The dose of Cyclophosphamide and Mesna will be based on patient’s weight using 
the following guideline: 
 
For patients <150% of his/her ideal body weight, the dose will be based upon actual 
body weight (ABW) 
For patients > 150% of his/her ideal body weight, the dose will be based upon adjusted 
ideal body weight (AIBW). 
The following formulas will be used 
Males IBW= 50 kg + 2.3 kg/inch over five feet  
Females IBW = 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg/inch over five feet 
 
Adjusted Ideal Body Weight Formula: 
AIBW=IBW + [(0.5) x (ABW – IBW)] 
 
4.1  Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) mobilization. 
 
After eligible patients have been completely staged and exercised consent, their disease status will 
assessed. If patients achieve a sCR, CR or VGPR then they may receive G-CSF mobilization alone 
per institutional guidelines. For patients who fail G-CSF mobilization, chemomobilization with 
cyclophosphamide may be attempted. 
 
In patients who do not achieve a CR: proceed with cyclophosphamide mobilization: one cycle of 
chemotherapy and growth factor to effect cytoreduction and mobilization of PBSC for collection. 
• Day 1: Cyclophosphamide 4gm/m2 intravenously (i.v.) over 2 hours. Mesna 800mg/ m2  IV x 
5 doses will be given preceding and then 3 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, and 12 hours following the 
cyclophosphamide.  
In patients with severe renal dysfunction (GFR<30 ml/min)21, this will be modified as 
follows: 
o A temporary hemodialysis line will be required. 
o Cyclophosphamide will be given at full dose unless requiring adjustment for obesity 
o Administer cyclophosphamide as 2 hour infusion 
o MESNA 800 mg/m2 iv loading dose followed by a 24 hour continuous infusion. 
o Schedule a 6 hour hemodialysis run to begin 14 hours after completion of 2 hour 
cytoxan infusion 
 
• Day 4 (72 hours after Cyclophosphamide): Begin granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-
CSF) G-CSF dosing can be rounded based on patient weight and available G-CSF vial sizes 
to best approximate 10µg/kg/d. (e.g. <70kg use 2x 300 = 600 mcg, 70 to 90kg use 300 + 480 
= 780 mcg and >90kg use 2 x 480 = 960mcg vials). Continue growth factor daily until 
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• Monitor CBC at day + 5, +7, then daily until hematologic recovery. 
 
• Collect apheresis PBSC (see appendix III) daily x 3-4 days beginning on the first day 
following neutrophil recovery to > 700/µl.  
 
• Continue daily collections until a minimum of 2.0 x 106 CD34 cells / kg (target 5.0 x 106 
CD34 cells / kg) are collected and cryopreserved. If any collection yields < 0.5 x 106 CD34 
cells / kg then re-evaluate the likelihood of collecting the needed minimum of > 2.0 x 106 
CD34 cells / kg. 
 
• If < 1.2 x 106 CD34 cells / kg are collected in 3 collections; stop apheresis. Wait 2 weeks or 
until complete hematologic recovery (Hemoglobin > 9gm/dl; WBC > 2500/µl; neutrophils > 
1500/µl; platelets > 100,000/µl) and recollect.  Plerixafor may be added along with G-CSF to 
improve collections. 
 
• Patients with a final cryopreserved total graft of < 2.0 x 106 CD34 cells / kg are not eligible to 
proceed under this protocol. Allo-transplantation or non-transplant therapy should be 
considered 
 
4.1.1 Supportive care during priming cycle 
o Cyclophosphamide will be given as a 2 hour i.v. infusion with vigorous 
hydration. 
o Mesna will be given in 5 divided doses (totaling 4gm/m2) given pre-
cyclophosphamide and 3 hours, 6 hour, 9 hours and 12 hours after 
cyclophosphamide. 
o Growth factor (G-CSF 10 µg/kg/day rounded to vial size as above) will 
begin on day 4 and will continue daily until the completion of leukapharesis. 
o All patients will receive allopurinol 300mg/day po beginning prior to each 
priming cycle and discontinuing on day 7 unless hyperuricemia persists (uric 
acid > 10 mg/dl). 
o Patients developing fever or other symptoms of infection while neutropenic 
will be aggressively treated with parenteral broad spectrum antibiotics. 
 
4.2 
Transplant admission 
 
4.2.1 
After placement of double lumen right atrial catheter for vascular access (if not already in 
place), begin cytoreductive preparation for transplantation. 
 
4.2.2 High-dose melphalan will be given between 4 and 8 weeks after the initiation of 
mobilization chemotherapy. 
 
Day 
-2 
-1 
0 
5+ to 
Engraftment 
Melphalan  
X 
 
 
 
PBSC Infusion 
 
 
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G-CSF (5 µg/kg/d*) SC or IV until 
ANC >500 x 3 days 
 
 
 
X 
G-CSF dosing can be rounded based on patient weight and available G-CSF vial sizes to best approximate 5μg/kg/d. (e.g. 
<70kg use 300mcg vial, 70 to 90kg use 480mcg vial and >90kg use 480mcg vials). 
 
4.2.3 Allopurinol: Patients will receive 300 mg/day of allopurinol, starting on Day -3 and 
ending on Day –1.  
 
4.2.4 Melphalan administration 
 
Patients with GFR >30ml/min 
• Dosage:  Melphalan will be administered at a dose of 200mg/m2.  This will be 
given in one dose infused on Day –2.  Dose will be calculated based on adjusted 
ideal body weight (AIBW).  
• Adjusted Body Weight Formulas: 
Ideal body weight (IBW) is calculated as follows: 
Males IBW = 50 kg + [2.3 kg x (height in inches-60)] 
Females IBW = 45.5 kg + [2.3 kg x (height in inches-60)] 
Adjusted ideal body weight (AIBW) is calculated as follows 
AIBW= IBW + 0.25 x [actual body weight (ABW)- ideal body weight (IBW)] 
For patients whose actual body weight (ABW) is less than ideal, their ABW will 
be used as the corrected weight. 
• Administration:  
High-dose Melphalan is administered via a central venous catheter following 
reconstitution with the provided sterile diluent.  High-dose melphalan should be 
administered undiluted as a bolus injection or diluted with sodium chloride and 
infused over 15-20 minutes. 
• Maintenance hydration: 
Vigorous maintenance hydration (> 1500ml/m2/day) will be administered with 
high dose melphalan and for 2-4 hours following (day –2 and –1).  
 
Melphalan dose adjustment for patients with severe renal dysfunction (GFR< 30 
ml/min)22,23 
• Reduce melphalan dose to 140 mg/m2 
• Consider addition of palifermin i.v. 60mcg/kg/day for 3 consecutive days 
before and after melphalan (total of 6 doses). 
First three doses to be given -6, -5,-4 in clinic  
Last three doses given day 0, + 1, + 2 
 
4.2.5 Peripheral blood stem cell infusion All patients will receive an autologous graft with a 
minimum cell dose of 2.0 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg.   
 
4.3 
G-CSF 
Patients will receive ~5µg/kg/d of G-CSF subcutaneously from Day +5 post-transplant until 
ANC >2500/µl x 2 days or day +28.  G-CSF dosing can be rounded based on patient weight 
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rounded based on patient weight and available G-CSF vial sizes to best approximate 
5μg/kg/d. (e.g. <70kg use 300mcg vial, 70 to 90kg use 480mcg vial and >90kg use 480 mcg 
vials). 
 
 
4.4 
Radiation therapy 
No radiation therapy is permitted concurrent with administration of melphalan.  When 
palliation of pain from bone lesions or prevention of pathologic fractures is needed or spinal 
cord compression or nerve root compression is present, if blood count recovery is adequate 
(ANC >1000/µl, platelets >100,000/µl) radiation may be administered after consultation with 
a radiation oncologist: 
 
The radiation oncologist will determine dose and duration of radiation to be administered.  
Radiation to the liver or lungs should be avoided. 
 
In addition to blood count recovery, except for emergent indication (e.g. cord compression), 
patients must also be recovered from autologous transplantation with resolution of mucositis, 
resolution of fever, discontinuation of antibiotics and adequate oral hydration and nutrition to 
receive radiation therapy. 
 
4.5 
Administration of zolendronic acid is recommended but not required for all patients with lytic 
bone disease.    Patients will be individually evaluated by their physicians to assess the need 
and safety for administration of zolendronic acid.  Dosing will be zolendronic acid, 4mg I.V. 
over 30-60 minutes q month. Consider calcium + vitamin D supplements if serum calcium is 
normal.  
 
 
5.0 
MAINTENANCE THERAPY 
 
Maintenance therapy will be administered as clinically indicated using a standard treatment of choice 
independent of this study. 
 
6.0 
REQUIRED OBSERVATIONS AND SAE REPORTING 
 
Targeted days may be altered as clinically appropriate. 
 
In addition to complete history and physical examination with detailed recording of initial sites and 
characteristics of disease at diagnosis, previous chemotherapy and radiation as well as evidence of 
previous response, patients will undergo multi-organ screening to assess their eligibility for initiation 
into the study treatment protocol.  
 
6.1 Staging   
Staging studies to define the extent of disease will include:  bilateral bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, 
x-ray skeletal survey, urine and serum protein electrophoresis, LDH, Beta-2 microglobulin, calcium, 
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Staging will be performed: at enrollment to study;; at Day +100, then q 3 months during the first post-
transplant year (6 months, 9 months, and 1 year), then at 6 month intervals in the second and third year 
post-transplant and yearly thereafter.  
 
Restaging skeletal survey should include all previously abnormal bony sites plus representative skull and 
long bone x-rays of previously uninvolved sites. 
 
6.2 Diagnostic Blood And Bone Marrow Aspiration And Biopsy Studies 
 
All diagnostic blood and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy studies (at study entry, after PBSC 
collection and pre-transplant, Day +100 and thereafter) shall include the following: 
- Unilateral aspirate and bilateral bone marrow biopsies for light microscopic morphologic studies 
- Aspirate for immunophenotyping (myeloma panel; Cell Marker Lab 3-5248); 
 
6.3 Prompt Reporting of Events  
 
Toxicity and adverse events will be classified according to NCI's Common Terminology Criteria for 
Adverse Events V 3.0 (CTCAE).  A copy of the CTCAE can be downloaded from the CTEP home 
page http://ctep.cancer.gov/protocoldevelopment/electronic_applications/docs/ctcaev3.pdf 
The following categories of events are considered promptly reportable and should be submitted to the 
IRB via the appropriate forms within 5 working days of when the researcher receives knowledge of 
the event: 
• 
Unanticipated death of a locally enrolled subject. A locally enrolled subject means one that is 
enrolled in in a protocol that is a) approved by the U of M IRB and b)that is directed by an 
investigator employed by the U of M. 
• 
New or increased risk (For example, publications indicating a new risk, new risk in an 
investigator brochure, FDA black box warning, new risk identified in a data safety monitoring 
report, information or change that adversely affects subject safety, or information or change 
that adversely affects the conduct of the research) 
• 
Adverse events that require a change to the protocol or consent form 
• 
Protocol deviation due to the action or inaction of the investigator or research staff 
• 
Protocol deviation that harmed a subject or placed subject at risk of harm 
• 
Protocol deviation made without prior IRB approval to eliminate an immediate hazard to a 
subject 
• 
Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information 
• 
Unresolved subject complaint 
Additional information and the IRB’s Report Form are found at 
http://www.research.umn.edu/irb/guidance/ae.html#.VNru7cmwSSw 
 
 
 
7.0 
STUDY ENDPOINTS 
 


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7.1 
The major clinical endpoint for this treatment trial will be the percent of patients 
achieving complete response (CR) to the total therapy determined at Day +100, 6 months 
and 1 year post transplant. The best attained response will be considered.  Refer to 
appendix II for response definitions.  
 
7.2 
The second major endpoint will be extended disease-free survival. Extended disease free 
survival will be defined as percentage of patients surviving more than 36 months without 
relapse or disease progression. 
 
7.3 
Secondary endpoints will include: overall survival, transplant-related mortality, incidence 
of relapse and disease progression, hematologic recovery, time to progression and 
relapse, time to attainment of CR and CR+PR, duration of maintenance treatment, drop-
out rate from maintenance treatment, incidence of toxicities and incidence of infections. 
 
 
8.0 
TOXICITIES AND COMPLICATIONS 
 
8.1 
Cyclophosphamide 
 
• Hemorrhagic cystitis may occur following the use of cyclophosphamide.  Aggressive  fluid 
replacement (2-3,000 ml/m2/24 hours) is recommended along with frequent voiding (every 1-2 
hours) and Mesna.  Because of the antidiuretic effect of cyclophosphamide, furosemide may be 
required to maintain urine output in face of this aggressive fluid support.  Careful monitoring of 
electrolytes, intravascular volume status and body weight are required during the 48 hours 
following the treatment with cyclophosphamide. 
 
• Oral/gastrointestinal mucositis may develop. 
 
• Cardiomyopathy:  Cyclophosphamide can cause fatal cardiac necrosis with clinical irreversible 
heart failure.  Non-specific EKG changes are not infrequent and reduction in EKG voltage may 
be observed.  In patients previously treated with anthracyclines or with mediastinal irradiation, 
cyclophosphamide (with or without irradiation) may induce pericarditis. 
 
• Myelosuppression:  even with the use of hematopoietic growth factors, significant neutropenia is 
expected, though it will likely be of brief duration. Neutropenic infections and/or need for 
transfusions of red cells and/or platelets may result. 
 
• Nausea and vomiting are frequent: Aggressive anti-emetic therapy including ondansetron may be 
helpful in minimizing this problem. 
 
• Alopecia follows these doses of cyclophosphamide frequently.  It is usually reversible but 
changes in hair color or texture after regrowth are sometimes noted. 
 
• Skin rash may develop, but is infrequent. 
 
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8.2 
Hematopoietic growth factor:  G-CSF 
 
• G-CSF may be associated with development of fevers, chills, skin rash, polyserositis, muscle 
aches, malaise and/or headache.  It has also been reported to cause bone aches or pain in a 
minority of patients. 
 
• Some myeloma cells may respond in vitro with proliferation after exposure to G-CSF.  No 
clinical evidence of accelerated myeloma growth using this hematopoietic growth factor has 
been reported. 
 
8.3 
Peripheral stem cell collection 
 
• Large bore double lumen intravenous Hickman-type catheters are required for the venous access 
necessary to perform leukopheresis and peripheral blood stem cell collections.  The four-six hour 
collection procedures are occasionally associated with hypotension and/or transfusion reactions.  
Thrombocytopenia might develop transiently following the leukopheresis and, if necessary, 
autologous and/or irradiated Blood Bank platelet concentrates will be reinfused. 
 
8.4 
High-dose Melphalan 
 
• Myelosuppression:  even with the use of hematopoietic growth factors, significant neutropenia is 
expected. Neutropenic infections and/or need for transfusions of red cells and/or platelets may 
result. 
 
• Stomatitis, esophagitis and severe diarrhea are common with high dose melphalan: management 
with i.v. narcotics and potentially i.v. alimentation may be needed. 
 
• Other less common toxicities reported include pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial pneumonitis, 
skin hypersensitivity, vasculitis, alopecia, hemolytic anemia and allergic reaction. 
 
 
 
9.0 
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
 
9.1 
Primary Objective 
The primary objective is to induce a complete remission for treated patients. A total of 250 
patients will be enrolled over a period of 10 years. 
 
9.2 
Stopping Boundaries 
There will not be any stopping boundaries as the rate of adverse effects from the conditioning 
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maintenance therapy, if severe, may result in stopping the medications but would not be a 
reason for stopping the trial. 
 
 
 
9.3 
Statistical Analysis 
 
9.3.1 Final Analysis 
The primary outcome variable is (P), the proportion of patients achieving a CR. This outcome 
will be evaluated at 100 days, 6 months and 1-year post transplant. The evaluation at 1-year 
post transplant will be the primary time-point of interest since we are interested in the effect 
of the conditioning in conjunction with the maintenance therapy. Assuming 50% of patients 
reach CR, a sample size of 250 patients will produce a two-sided confidence interval with a 
width equal to 0.127 (0.436-0.564) (newcombe, R.G., 1998). 
 
Patients who die too early for evaluation will be considered non-evaluable for response and 
the cause of death noted. 
 
A second major outcome will be disease-free survival. Disease-free survival will be estimated 
by the Kaplan-Meier method. 
 
Secondary outcomes include survival, non-relapse mortality, incidence of relapse and disease 
progression, time to progression and relapse, time to attainment of CR and CR+PR, duration 
of maintenance treatment, drop-out rate from maintenance treatment, hematologic recovery, 
and the incidence of toxicities and infections. Survival will be estimated by the Kaplan-Meier 
method. Non-relapse mortality, incidence of relapse and disease progression and hematologic 
recovery will be estimated by cumulative incidence treating non-event deaths as a competing 
risk. 
 
9.3.2 Interim Analysis 
Due to the long duration of the study, an interim analysis will be carried out at 2-3 years after 
the initiation of the study. All primary and secondary outcomes will be estimated at this time 
as specified in 9.3.1. 
 
9.4 
Data Collection and Safety Monitoring Plan 
Standard pre- and post-transplant data will be recorded on the BMT research database. 
Patients will be followed for hematologic recovery, infection, relapse, death and length of 
hospitalization according to standard procedures. 
 
The protocol chair (PI) will be responsible for the primary outcome assessments.  
 
The BSG will immediately enter reportable SAE’s on the “Toxicity” table of the database. 
Annual summaries will be generated by the BSG to help the PI monitor the protocol for 
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10.0 
ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS 
 
10.1 
Good Clinical Practice 
The study will be conducted in accordance with the appropriate regulatory requirement(s).  
Essential clinical documents will be maintained to demonstrate the validity of the study and 
the integrity of the data collected.  Master files should be established at the beginning of the 
study, maintained for the duration of the study and retained according to the appropriate 
regulations.   
10.2 
Ethical Considerations 
The study will be conducted in accordance with ethical principles founded in the Declaration 
of Helsinki.  The IRB will review all appropriate study documentation in order to safeguard 
the rights, safety and well-being of the patients.  The study will only be conducted at sites 
where IRB approval has been obtained.  The protocol, informed consent, written information 
given to the patients, safety updates, annual progress reports, and any revisions to these 
documents will be provided to the IRB by the investigator.   
10.3 
Informed Consent 
All potential study participants will be given a copy of the IRB-approved Informed Consent to 
review. The investigator or designee will explain all aspects of the study in lay language and 
answer all questions regarding the study. If the participant decides to participate in the study, 
he/she will be asked to sign and date the Informed Consent document. Patients who refuse to 
participate or who withdraw from the study will be treated without prejudice. 
 
 
 
11.0 
DATA AND SAFETY MONITORING PLAN AND RECORD RETENTION 
11.1 Data and Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP) 
The study’s Data and Safety Monitoring Plan will be in compliance with the University of 
Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center's Data & Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP), which can be 
accessed at http://z.umn.edu/dmsp . 
 
For the purposes of data and safety monitoring, this study is classified as moderate risk.  
Therefore the following requirements will be fulfilled: 
 
 The PI will complete and submit a quarterly Trial Progress Report to the Masonic Cancer 
Center Data and Safety Monitoring Council (DSMC) with the understanding the Cancer 
Protocol Review Committee (CPRC) may require more frequent reporting. 
 The PI will comply with monitoring of the project by the Masonic Cancer Center 
monitoring services. 
 The PI will oversee the submission of all reportable adverse events per the definition of 
reportable in section 6.3 to the Masonic Cancer Center’s SAE Coordinator and the 
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In addition, at the time of the continuing review with the University of Minnesota IRB, a copy 
of the report with any attachments will be submitted to the Cancer Protocol Review 
Committee (CPRC). 
11.2 
Monitoring 
The investigator will permit study-related monitoring, audits, and inspections by the IRB, 
government regulatory bodies, and University of Minnesota compliance groups.   The 
investigator will make available all study related documents (e.g. source documents, 
regulatory documents, data collection instruments, study data, etc.).  The investigator will 
ensure the capability for inspections of applicable study-related facilities (e.g. pharmacy, 
diagnostic laboratory, etc.) will be available for trial related monitoring, audits, or regulatory 
inspections. 
11.3  Record Retention 
The investigator will retain study records including source data, copies of case report form, 
consent forms, HIPAA authorizations, and all study correspondence in a secured facility for at 
6 years after the study file is closed with the IRB.   
 
In addition, the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) will keep a master log of all patients 
participating in the study with sufficient information to allow retrieval of the medical records 
for that patient.  
 
Please contact the CTO before destroying any study related records. 
 
 
12.0 
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Appendix I –  
KARNOFSKY AND ECOG PERFORMANCE STATUS 
 
 
Karnofsky Performance Status 
Eastern Cooperative Group Performance Status 
(ECOG) 
100 
Normal, no complaints 
0 
Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease 
performance without restriction 
90 
Able to carry on normal activities. Minor signs 
or symptoms of disease 
1 
Restricted in physically strenuous activity but 
ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light 
or sedentary nature, e.g., light house work, 
office work 
80 
Normal activity with effort 
1 
Restricted in physically strenuous activity but 
ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light 
or sedentary nature, e.g., light house work, 
office work 
70 
Care for self. Unable to carry on normal activity 
or to do active work 
2 
Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but 
unable to carry out any work activities. Up and 
about more than 50% of waking hours 
60 
Requires occasional assistance, but able to care 
for most of his needs 
2 
Ambulatory and capable of all selfcare but 
unable to carry out any work activities. Up and 
about more than 50% of waking hours 
50 
Requires considerable assistance and frequent 
medical care 
3 
Capable of only limited selfcare, confined to 
bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours 
40 
Disabled. Requires special care and assistance 
3 
Capable of only limited selfcare, confined to 
bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours 
30 
Severely disabled. Hospitalization indicated 
though death nonimminent 
4 
Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any 
selfcare. Totally confined to bed or chair 
20 
Very sick. Hospitalization necessary. Active 
supportive treatment necessary 
4 
Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any 
selfcare. Totally confined to bed or chair 
10 
Moribund 
4 
Completely disabled. Cannot carry on any 
selfcare. Totally confined to bed or chair 
0 
Dead 
5 
Dead 
 
As published in Am J Clin. Oncol.: Oken, M.M., Creech, R.H., Tormey, D.C., Horton, J., Davis, T.E., McFadden, E.T., 
Carbone, P.P.: Toxicity And Response Criteria Of The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Am J Clin Oncol 5:649-
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Appendix II – Myeloma Response Definitions 
(Using International Uniform Response Criteria) 
 
Stringent Complete Response (sCR) 
sCR requires, in addition to CR (defined below), all of the following: 
• 
Normal free light chain ratio (FLC). 
• 
Absence of clonal cells in bone marrow by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescencea. 
 
Complete Response (CR) 
CR requires all of the following: 
• 
Absence of the original monoclonal paraprotein in serum and urine by routineelectrophoresis 
and by immunofixation. The presence of new monoclonal bandsconsistent with oligoclonal 
immune reconstitution does not exclude CR. 
• 
Less than 5% plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate and also on trephine bone biopsy, if 
biopsy is performed. 
• 
No increase in size or number of lytic bone lesions on radiological investigations 
(development of a compression fracture does not exclude CR)*. 
• 
Disappearance of soft tissue plasmacytomas. 
 
*If not clinically indicated, radiographs are not required to document CR. 
Patients in whom some, but not all, the criteria for CR are fulfilled are classified as partial responses 
(see below), providing the remaining criteria satisfy the requirements for partial response. This 
includes patients in whom routine electrophoresis is negative but in whom immunofixation has not 
been performed. 
 
Very Good Partial Remission (VGPR) 
VGPR requires, in addition to PR (defined below), all of the following: 
• 
Serum or urine paraprotein detectable by immunofixation but not on electrophoresis. 
OR 
• 
Greater than or equal to 90% reduction in serum paraprotein plus urine paraprotein <100 
mg/24hrs. 
 
Partial Response (PR) 
PR requires one of the following: 
• 
Greater than or equal to 50% reduction in the level of the serum monoclonal paraprotein 
and/or reduction in 24 hour urinary monoclonal paraprotein either by greater than or equal to 
90% or to <200 mg/24 hours in light chain disease. 
• 
If the only measurable non-bone marrow parameter is FLC, greater than or equal to 50% 
reduction in the difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels or a 50% decrease in 
level of involved FLC with 50% decrease in ratio, 
• 
If the bone marrow is the only measurable parameter, greater than or equal to 50% reduction 
in bone marrow plasma cells given that the baseline count was greater or equal to 30%,. 
• 
Greater than or equal to 50% reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas (by 
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Stable Disease (SD) 
Patients who do not meet criteria for sCR, CR, VGPR, partial response or progressive disease 
are considered to have stable disease (SD). 
 
Relapse or Progressive Disease (PD) 
Disease Relapse 
Relapse from CR or sCR requires one or more of the following: 
• 
Reappearance of serum or urine paraprotein on routine electrophoresis. Paraproteins detected 
only by immunofixation requires two separate assessments to define relapse. 
• 
Greater than or equal to 5% plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate or on trephine bone 
biopsy. 
• 
Development of new lytic bone lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas or definite increase in 
the size of residual bone lesions. Development of a compression fracture does not exclude 
continued response and may not indicate progression. 
• 
Development of hypercalcemia (corrected serum Ca >11.5 mg/dL or >2.8 mmol/L) not 
attributable to any other cause. 
 
Progressive Disease (PD) 
For patients not in CR or sCR, progressive disease requires one or more of the following: 
• 
>25% increase in the level of the serum monoclonal paraprotein, which must also be an 
absolute increase of at least 0.5 g/dL. 
• 
>25% increase in 24-hour urine protein electrophoresis, which must also be an absolute 
increase of at least 200 mg/24 hours. 
• 
Absolute increase in the difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels (absolute 
increase must be >10 mg/dl), only in patients without measurable paraprotein in the serum 
and urine. 
• 
>25% increase in plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate or on trephine biopsy, which must 
also be an absolute increase of at least 10%. 
• 
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Appendix III:  Cell Collection, Storage And Use/ Vascular Access For Apheresis 
 
Targeted days may be altered as clinically appropriate. 
 
Peripheral blood stem cells will be collected using available apheresis machines.  Currently at the 
University of Minnesota, FUMC, the Fenwal CS3000 is available and will be used.  A standard 
technique using a modification of program one, running at 1400 rpm, will be used.  Procedures will be 
performed using Quinton/Davol catheters for apheresis collection.  Peripheral blood mononuclear cell 
collections will be performed daily for 5-6 hours on each day.  A minimum target of 5 x 106 and of 2.0 x 
106 CD34+ cells/kg generally obtained in 3-4 apheresis collections will be required to proceed.  If < 2 x 
106 /kg CD34 cells are collected (or <1.0 x 106/kg in the first two apheresis runs) then the patient will be 
considered a PBSC collection failure and transplant cannot proceed without additional PBSC collections.  
If additional cell collections are required, then they will be collected following at least 2 weeks rest; off 
cytokines with complete hematologic recovery (Absolute neutrophil  count (ANC) >2500/µl; platelets > 
100,000/µl).  Then the G-CSF (10 mcg/kg/d) will be given for 5-8 days with apheresis collections on 
days 6-8 as needed. No additional chemotherapy will be given. 
 
All collected cryopreserved cells are to be infused on day 0. 
 
Cells will be prepared for cryopreservation in the Cell Processing Laboratory.  Peripheral blood stem 
cells, if over-contaminated with red cells (greater than 15% hematocrit), will be spun to produce a buffy 
coat.  If the hematocrit is less than 15% this will not be necessary.  The cells will be resuspended in 
protein containing media at a concentration of ≤ 200 x 106 nucleated cells/ml.  An equal volume of 20% 
dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) in protein containing media will be added for final concentration of ≤ 100 x 
106 nucleated cells/ml and 10% DMSO.  The cell concentrate will then be frozen at a controlled rate in a 
programmable controlled rate freezer (1°/minute through -60°C and 3°/minute through -90°C).  The 
frozen cell concentrates will be stored in the liquid phase of liquid nitrogen.  Quality control including 
careful measurement of red cell concentration, volumes, white cell numbers, and  CD34+ cell content 
will be performed.