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Amifostine and Melphalan in Treating Patients With Primary Systemic Amyloidosis Who Are Undergoing Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation

NCT00052884

Non-randomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of plasma cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Having a peripheral stem cell transplant to replace the blood-forming cells destroyed by chemotherapy, allows higher dose of chemotherapy to be given so that more plasma cells are killed. Giving a chemoprotective drug such as amifostine may protect kidney cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of melphalan given together with amifostine in treating patients who are undergoing peripheral stem cell transplant for primary systemic amyloidosis.

Timeline

Start
2004-01-22
Primary completion
2007-09
Completion
2011-03

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Melphalan Small molecule 100 mg/m2 Intravenous
Subject Melphalan Small molecule 120 mg/m2 Intravenous
Background amifostine Unknown Intravenous
Background filgrastim Protein / enzyme biologic Subcutaneous