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Registration number
NCT00911859
Ethics application status
Date submitted
29/05/2009
Date registered
2/06/2009
Date last updated
18/11/2014

Titles & IDs
Public title
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
Scientific title
A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 2 Study of CNTO 328 (Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) and VELCADE-Melphalan-Prednisone Compared With VELCADE-Melphalan-Prednisone for the Treatment of Previously Untreated Multiple Myeloma
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CNTO328MMY2001
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CR015901
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Multiple Myeloma 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Other cancer types

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Siltuximab11 mg/kg
Treatment: Drugs - Siltuximab 8.3 mg/kg or 11 mg/kg
Treatment: Drugs - Velcade (bortezomib)
Treatment: Drugs - Velcade (bortezomib)
Treatment: Drugs - Melphalan
Treatment: Drugs - Melphalan
Treatment: Drugs - Prednisone
Treatment: Drugs - Prednisone
Treatment: Drugs - Velcade (bortezomib)
Treatment: Drugs - Melphalan
Treatment: Drugs - Prednisone

Experimental: Part 1: VMP+Siltuximab 11 mg/kg - Siltuximab 11 mg/kg as a 1-hour intravenous infusion every 3 weeks along with VMP (Velcade+Melphalan+Prednisone). Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 will be administered as an intravenous bolus injection according to the current approved package inserts. Melphalan 9 mg/m2 and prednisone 60 mg/m2 will be taken orally (by mouth).

Experimental: Part 2, Arm A: VMP+Siltuximab 8.3 mg/kg or 11 mg/kg - Siltuximab 8.3 mg/kg or 11 mg/kg as a 1-hour intravenous infusion every 3 weeks along with VMP. Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 will be administered as an intravenous bolus injection according to the current approved package inserts. Melphalan 9 mg/m2 and prednisone 60 mg/m2 will be taken orally

Active comparator: Part 2, Arm B: VMP - Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 will be administered as an intravenous bolus injection according to the current approved package inserts. Melphalan 9 mg/m2 and prednisone 60 mg/m2 will be taken orally


Treatment: Drugs: Siltuximab11 mg/kg
Participants will receive siltuximab 11 mg/kg as a 1-hour intravenous infusion every 3 weeks in Part 1.

Treatment: Drugs: Siltuximab 8.3 mg/kg or 11 mg/kg
Participants will receive siltuximab 8.3 mg/kg or 11 mg/kg as a 1-hour intravenous infusion every 3 weeks for 9 cycles of treatment in Part 2, Arm A and in maintenance period.

Treatment: Drugs: Velcade (bortezomib)
Participants will receive Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 as an intravenous bolus injection according to the current approved package insert in Part 1.

Treatment: Drugs: Velcade (bortezomib)
Participants will receive Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 as an intravenous bolus injection for 9 cycles of the treatment period in Part 2. It will be administered twice weekly for first 4 cycles (on Days 1, 4, 8, 11, 22, 25, 29, and 32, followed by a 10-day rest period) and once weekly for next 5 cycles (on Days 1, 8, 22, and 29, followed by a 13-day rest period)

Treatment: Drugs: Melphalan
Participants will take melphalan 9 mg/m2 will be administered orally on Days 1 to 4, followed by a 38-day rest period in Part 1.

Treatment: Drugs: Melphalan
Participants will receive melphalan according to currently approved package inserts. Melphalan 9 mg/m2 will be administered orally for 9 cycles of treatment period in Part 2, Arm A.

Treatment: Drugs: Prednisone
Participants will take prednisone 60 mg/m2 will be administered orally on Days 1 to 4, followed by a 38-day rest period in Part 1.

Treatment: Drugs: Prednisone
Participants will take prednisone 60 mg/m2 orally for 9 cycles of treatment period in Part 2, Arm A.

Treatment: Drugs: Velcade (bortezomib)
Participants will receive Velcade 1.3 mg/m2 as an intravenous bolus injection according to the current approved package insert.

Treatment: Drugs: Melphalan
Participants will take melphalan 9 mg/m2 orally according to currently approved package insert.

Treatment: Drugs: Prednisone
Participants will take prednisone 60 mg/m2 orally according to the package insert.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Complete Response (CR) - European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Criteria
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Up to disease progression, approximately 3 years
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Overall Response ie, Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) - European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Criteria
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to disease progression, approximately 3 years
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Stringent Complete Response (sCR) - International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Criteria
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to disease progression, approximately 3 years
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
From the date of randomization until disease progression or death, whichever occurred first, as assessed up to the last efficacy assessment for disease progression (approximately 3 years)
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1-year Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Rate
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1 year
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Duration of Response (DOR)
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From the date participants achieved CR or PR to either date for disease progression (including relapse from CR) or the censoring date for progressive disease, as assessed Up to 30 days after last dose of study medication
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
1-year Survival Rate
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1 year
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Overall Survival
Timepoint [7] 0 0
From the date of randomization till the date of death, as assessed up to the end of study (approximately 3 years)
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change From Baseline to Cycle 9 in Global Health Status/Quality of Life Subscale of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ C30)
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Baseline (Day 1 predose) and Cycle 9 (Week 54)

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Confirmed diagnosis of previously untreated multiple myeloma and not a candidate for high dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation
* Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status score of less than or equal to 2
* Measurable secretory disease, defined as either serum monoclonal paraprotein greater than or equal to 1 g/dL or urine monoclonal protein greater than 200 mg/24 hours
* Adequate laboratory results that will be confirmed by a study physician
* Agrees to protocol-defined use of effective contraception
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with primary amyloidosis, asymptomatic or smoldering multiple myeloma or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
* Diagnosed with Waldenstrom's disease, or other conditions in which IgM M-protein is present in the absence of a clonal plasma cell infiltration with lytic bone lesions
* Received prior or current systemic therapy or stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma
* Peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain (Grade 2 or higher)
* Received radiation therapy, plasmapheresis or surgery within 14 days
* Transplanted solid organ, with the exception of a corneal transplant
* Serious concurrent illness or history of uncontrolled heart disease

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/06/2009
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/04/2013
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
118
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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- Adelaide
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- Melbourne
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- Adelaide
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- Melbourne
Recruitment outside Australia
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Massachusetts
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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Texas
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France
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Bordeaux Cedex
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France
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Montpellier
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France
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Strasbourg
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India
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Ahmedabad
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India
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Calicut
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India
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India
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Jaipur
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India
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Mumbai
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Israel
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Afula
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Israel
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Haifa
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Israel
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Jerusalem
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Israel
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Petah Tikva
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Israel
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Ramat-Gan
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Korea, Republic of
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Seoul
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Poland
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Bialystok
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Chorzów
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Gdynia
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Lodz
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Wroclaw
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Romania
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Baia Mare
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Romania
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Brasov
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Romania
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Iasi
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Russian Federation
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Arkhangelsk
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Russian Federation
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Moscow N/A
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Russian Federation
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Nizhni Novgorod
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Russian Federation
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St. Petersburg
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Singapore
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Singapore
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Spain
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Madrid
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Murcia N/A
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Spain
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Salamanca

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief 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).
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00911859
Trial related presentations / 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. Erratum In: Blood. 2014 Aug 14;124(7):1201.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Janssen Research & Development L.L.C Clinical Trial
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Janssen Research & Development L.L.C
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00911859