Combination Bisphosphonate and Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy With Pamidronate and Thalidomide

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

83

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 1998

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2014

Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Interventions
DRUG

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.

DRUG

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)"

DRUG

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.

Trial Locations (1)

72205

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/MIRT, Little Rock

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Arkansas

OTHER

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