Treatment With Velcade (Bortezomib) Plus Dexamethasone (VD) or VD Plus Cyclophosphamide or VD Plus Lenalidomide in Patients With Multiple Myeloma Stabilized After 4 Cycles of VD

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of adding cyclophosphamide or lenalidomide to the VD combination in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma that have achieved a stable response after 4 initial cycles of treatment with VD. Multiple myeloma is the second most common cancer of the blood. Bortezomib disrupts the life cycle of the cell, affecting numerous biologic pathways, including those related to growth and survival of cancer cells.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Dimopoulos MA, Orlowski RZ, Facon T, Sonneveld P, Anderson KC, Beksac M, Benboubker L, Roddie H, Potamianou A, Couturier C, Feng H, Ataman O, van de Velde H, Richardson PG. Retrospective matched-pairs analysis of bortezomib plus dexamethasone versus bortezomib monotherapy in relapsed multiple myeloma. Haematologica. 2015 Jan;100(1):100-6. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.112037. Epub 2014 Sep 26.

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