Description Module

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NCT ID: NCT01660633
Brief Summary: The purpose of this trial is to confirm the safety and efficacy of high-dose Melphalan HCL for Injection (Propylene Glycol-Free) as a myeloablative conditioning regimen in multiple myeloma patients (MM) undergoing autologous transplantation.
Detailed Description: The sponsor of the current study is now Acrotech Biopharma, divested from Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Spectrum), which licensed the Melphalan HC1 for Injection (Propylene Glycol-Free) product from Ligand Pharmaceuticals , formerly CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CyDex). This new injectable form of melphalan HCL incorporates Captisol®, β cyclodextrin sulfobutyl ether sodium salts (also known as \[SBE\]7m-β-CD), into the product. Captisol is present to facilitate the use of an all aqueous diluent (normal saline) for reconstitution and administration of the freeze-dried product in place of the propylene glycol-ethanol diluent necessary for the currently used melphalan intravenous product. Captisol provides for solubilization and improved stability of the all aqueous reconstituted and diluted infusion solution. This is the second of two studies supporting product registration. This study will be a multicenter study of high-dose Melphalan HCL for Injection (Propylene Glycol-Free) conducted in 60 patients who have symptomatic MM and qualify for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). During the Study Period, patients will receive 100mg/m2 of either Melphalan HCL for Injection (Propylene Glycol-Free) on Day -3 and on Day -2 for a total dose of 200mg/m2. Blood samples (5 timepoints post infusion) for population pharmacokinetic (PK) evaluation will be withdrawn through an indwelling i.v. cannula on the first day of administration of melphalan (Day -3) for all patients and then additional blood samples (2 timepoints post infusion) drawn in a subset of patients on the second day of melphalan administration (Day -2). Following one day of rest after the high dose myeloablative conditioning (Day -1), patients will receive an autologous graft (Day 0).
Study: NCT01660633
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01660633