ISRCTN ISRCTN32846751
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32846751
Secondary identifying numbers G8223452
Submission date
25/10/2000
Registration date
25/10/2000
Last edited
11/01/2011
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Cancer
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr ICM MacLennan
Scientific

University of Birmingham
MRC Centre for Immune Regulation
Room 435 the IBR
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMyelomatosis
InterventionAll patients receive three courses of chemotherapy with adriamycin, carmustine, melphan and cyclophosphamide (ABCM), cycle to be repeated every 6 weeks. Patients who in whom there are no signs of disease progression and who fulfil all the entry criteria are randomised to one of two treatment regimens:
1. ABCM REGIMEN: Chemotherapy with ABCM, cycle to be repeated every 6 weeks. Treatment is stopped when the patient reaches plateau phase provided they have received at least four courses of ABCM.
2. ORAL C WEEKLY REGIMEN: Oral cyclophosphamide given as a single dose every 7 days plus prednisolone given on alternative days for 6 weeks. Weekly oral cyclophosphamide is continued until the patient reaches plateau phase and has received either three courses of ABCM and a minimum of 8 weeks of oral cyclophosphamide (if less than three courses of ABCM were given, 6 months chemotherapy), there is disease progression or the patient can no longer tolerate treatment.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Adriamycin, carmustine, melphan and cyclophosphamide (ABCM)
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/11/1993
Completion date31/12/2002

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteria1. Patients with definite myelomatosis requiring chemotherapy in the judgement of the physician and fulfilling at least two of the three following criteria: Bone marrow aspirate and/or trephine showing the presence of a neoplastic plasma cell infiltrate and/or microplasmacytomas; A paraprotein present in the blood and/or urine; Definite lytic bone lesions
2. Aged less than 65 years
3. Patients with equivocal myelomatosis are excluded
4. No previous cytotoxic chemotherapy, except prednisolone or other corticosteroids to relieve fluid-unresponsive hypercalcaemia or minimal local radiotherapy to relieve bone pain
5. No medical contraindications to protocol treatments
6. Patients must have a neutrophil count of at least 1.3 x 10E9/l and a platelet count of at least 75 x 10E9/l
7. Patients must be able to tolerate a daily fluid intake of not less than 3 litres, evidence of renal insufficiency following pre-treatment re-hydration does not necessarily exclude
8. Patients must be apyrexial and free from infection
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/11/1993
Date of final enrolment31/12/2002

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council

20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7636 5422
Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Website http://www.mrc.ac.uk

Funders

Funder type

Research council

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 20/12/2005 Yes No
Results article results 15/09/2006 Yes No