drugset / Trial / NCT00002653
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Cyclophosphamide and Prednisone in Treating Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma
RandomizedTreatment
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which combination chemotherapy regimen is most effective in treating older patients with multiple myeloma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without cyclophosphamide and prednisone in treating older patients with multiple myeloma.
Timeline
- Start
- 1993-09
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- —
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cyclophosphamide | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Subject | Doxorubicin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Melphalan | Small molecule | — | Oral |
| Subject | Prednisone | Other / unclassified | — | Oral |
| Subject | carmustine | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |