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Proteasome Inhibitor

Carfilzomib and Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma

Phase 1 & 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Joshua Richter, M.D
Research Sponsored by Oncotherapeutics
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up monthly, up to 24 months
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Summary

This is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, open label, dose-escalation, nonrandomized study to evaluate the safety, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of a 60-minute infusion of carfilzomib for patients with progressive multiple myeloma.

Eligible Conditions
  • Multiple Myeloma

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~monthly, up to 24 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and monthly, up to 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Establish maximum tolerated dose (MTD)
Secondary study objectives
Establish efficacy as assessed by the overall response rate

Side effects data

From 2015 Phase 2 trial • 36 Patients • NCT02011113
72%
NEUTROPENIA
47%
ANAEMIA
44%
THROMBOCYTOPENIA
25%
NASOPHARYNGITIS
25%
PYREXIA
25%
CONSTIPATION
22%
LYMPHOPENIA
19%
DIARRHOEA
19%
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL
19%
NAUSEA
19%
RASH
17%
LEUKOPENIA
17%
INSOMNIA
17%
MALAISE
14%
PNEUMONIA
14%
DYSGEUSIA
11%
FATIGUE
11%
EPISTAXIS
11%
DECREASED APPETITE
11%
HYPERURICAEMIA
11%
HYPOALBUMINAEMIA
11%
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
11%
HYPOKALAEMIA
8%
RASH MACULO-PAPULAR
8%
Pharyngitis
8%
HYPERGLYCAEMIA
8%
HYPOPHOSPHATAEMIA
8%
HYPOXIA
8%
ANXIETY
8%
MYALGIA
8%
HEPATIC FUNCTION ABNORMAL
8%
HERPES ZOSTER
6%
CANCER PAIN
6%
DECUBITUS ULCER
6%
PERIPHERAL SENSORY NEUROPATHY
6%
INCREASED APPETITE
6%
CYSTITIS
6%
DIABETES MELLITUS
6%
GASTROENTERITIS
6%
RESTLESSNESS
6%
HEADACHE
6%
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL
6%
WEIGHT INCREASED
6%
HYPOTENSION
6%
HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINAEMIA
6%
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER
6%
HAEMORRHOIDS
6%
ASTHMA
6%
VOMITING
6%
BRONCHITIS
6%
HYPERCALCAEMIA
6%
HYPOCALCAEMIA
6%
HYPONATRAEMIA
6%
HYPERSOMNIA
6%
DYSPHONIA
6%
PLEURAL EFFUSION
6%
HICCUPS
6%
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED
6%
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED
6%
BLOOD ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE INCREASED
6%
MUSCLE SPASMS
6%
WEIGHT DECREASED
6%
TREMOR
6%
HYPOTHYROIDISM
6%
SOMNOLENCE
6%
PROCTALGIA
6%
DYSPNOEA
3%
PNEUMONIA PNEUMOCOCCAL
3%
MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE
3%
PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII PNEUMONIA
3%
SEPSIS
3%
INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
3%
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN INCREASED
3%
CARDIAC FAILURE
3%
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
3%
URINARY RETENTION
3%
MENINGITIS
3%
SPINAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE
3%
BLOOD FIBRINOGEN DECREASED
3%
BACK PAIN
3%
SHOCK HAEMORRHAGIC
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Pomalidomide Plus Dexamethasone

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Carfilzomib and DexamethasoneExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Phase 1: Carfilzomib will be administered at an escalating dose with dexamethasone administered at 8mg. Phase 2: Carfilzomib will be administered at the MTD determined in phase 1. Maintenance: Carfilzomib and dexamethasone will be administered in the same fashion as the previous treatment cycles, but only on days 1, 2, 15, and 16.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

OncotherapeuticsLead Sponsor
22 Previous Clinical Trials
905 Total Patients Enrolled
21 Trials studying Multiple Myeloma
882 Patients Enrolled for Multiple Myeloma
AmgenIndustry Sponsor
1,420 Previous Clinical Trials
1,382,912 Total Patients Enrolled
96 Trials studying Multiple Myeloma
20,702 Patients Enrolled for Multiple Myeloma
Joshua Richter, M.DPrincipal InvestigatorJohn Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
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