A Study to Compare CNTO 328 (Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) and VELCADE-Melphalan-Prednisone (VMP) With VMP Alone in Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and effectiveness of CNTO 328 (siltuximab) when it is administered together with velcade-melphalan-prednisone (VMP) in comparison with VMP alone in participants with multiple myeloma (a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow).

Timeline

Start

2009-06

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2013-04

Publications

• San-Miguel J, Blade J, Shpilberg O, Grosicki S, Maloisel F, Min CK, Polo Zarzuela M, Robak T, Prasad SV, Tee Goh Y, Laubach J, Spencer A, Mateos MV, Palumbo A, Puchalski T, Reddy M, Uhlar C, Qin X, van de Velde H, Xie H, Orlowski RZ. Phase 2 randomized study of bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone with or without siltuximab (anti-IL-6) in multiple myeloma. Blood. 2014 Jun 26;123(26):4136-42. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-12-546374. Epub 2014 May 15.

Drugs

Indications