Dexamethasone With or Without Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Trial ID or NCT#
NCT00033332
Status
NOT RECRUITING
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Combining dexamethasone and thalidomide may kill more cancer cells. It is not yet known whether dexamethasone is more effective with or without thalidomide in treating multiple myeloma. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of dexamethasone with or without thalidomide in treating patients who have multiple myeloma.
Official Title
A Randomized Phase III Trial Of Thalidomide (NSC # 66847) Plus Dexamethasone Versus Dexamethasone In Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Investigator(s)
Anand Veeravagu, MD, FAANS, FACS
Spine neurosurgeon,
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery
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