83
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 1998
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2014
Pamidronate
Patients will receive either pamidronate or zometa. Pamidronate is administered at a dose of 90 mg by continuous infusion over 90 minutes, every two weeks for 2 months. Disease will be reassessed after two cycles. Those with stable disease or better will receive 90 mg every 4 weeks as maintenance therapy.
Thalidomide
"All Patients will receive thalidomide 200 mg as an oral, once daily dose. Dose may be reduced to as low as 50 mg qod in the event of severe toxicity. Thalidomide will continue daily as tolerated until criteria to remove from study are met.~Patients will receive appropriate regimen to prevent constipation (i.e., colace, dulcolax, milk of magnesia, or lactulose)"
Zometa
Patients will receive either pamidronate or zometa. Zometa is administered at a dose of 4 mg by continuous infusion every two weeks for 2 months. Disease will be reassessed after two cycles. Those with stable disease or better will receive 4 mg every 4 weeks as maintenance therapy.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/MIRT, Little Rock
University of Arkansas
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