This study is being done in an attempt to improve the remission rate and the survival time for subjects with high-risk myeloma. It is hoped that by giving higher doses of commonly used chemotherapy drugs and by giving courses closer together (before the myeloma comes back or gets worse), subjects in this study will have better outcomes.
This study has the following goals: * To find out how many subjects treated with high dose DTPACE (Dexamethasone, Thalidomide, CisPlatin, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide, and Etoposide. (HD DTPACE) on this protocol will have a complete response or near complete response that lasts for 6 months or longer. * In subjects achieving a response, to find out how long the response will last. * To learn more about the side effects of this treatment. Up to 75 subjects, male or female, age 18 and older, regardless of race or ethnicity, will participate in this study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) only. The treatment in this study is divided into 3 parts * High dose DTPACE and stem cell collection if you do not already have sufficient stem cells stored. * High dose DTPACE and stem cell re-infusion. * Velcade, Thalidomide, Dexamethasone (sometimes known as VTD) Maintenance therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
4
* Dexamethasone 200 mg Intravenous Infusion "Piggy-Back" (IVPB) Days 1-7 * Thalidomide 200 mg by mouth (PO) Days 1-7 * Cisplatin 15mg/m2 Days 1-4 (modify for renal insufficiency) * Adriamycin 15 mg/m2 Days 1-4 * Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 Days 1-4 * Etoposide 60 mg/m2 Days 1-4
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Number of Subjects Treated With (HD DTPACE Obtain a Complete Response or Near Complete Response That Lasts for 6 Months or Longer.
Complete Response (CR) defined as all of the following for a minimum of 2 months: a) absence of urine and serum M-components by immunofixation; b) bone marrow should be adequately cellular (\>20%); c) normal serum calcium; d) no new bone lesions or enlargement of existing lesions. Near Complete Response included all elements of CR except immunofixation studies remained positive.
Time frame: 12 months
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