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Brief Title: Response Adapted Therapy With Bortezomib/Dexamethasone Followed by Addition of Lenalidomide in Non Responders as Initial Treatment for Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Official Title: Response Adapted Therapy With Bortezomib/Dexamethasone Followed by Addition of Lenalidomide in Non Responders as Initial Treatment for Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Study ID: NCT01919086
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to see if researchers could get the same good results with less toxicity by using this new approach. We already know that the three drugs bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone given together at the same time are effective. Most physicians therefore treat patients with multiple myeloma with the 3 drug combination. However, the researchers also know that the three drugs given together result in more side effects than when only 2 drugs (bortezomib and dexamethasone or lenalidomide and dexamethasone) are given. The researchers believe that all patients may not necessarily need the three drugs to have good results. In this study, the researchers will first treat your disease with bortezomib and dexamethasone. If the disease is not well controlled with these 2 drugs, only then the third drug, lenalidomide, will be added. By using this sequential approach we may reach the same good results with fewer side effects.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute @ Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk, Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester, Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, New York, United States
Name: Hani Hassoun, MD
Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR