Multiple Myeloma de Novo Treatment Clinical Trial
Official title:
Multiple Myeloma Treatment With Thalidomide. Three Randomized Studies on Thalidomide as Induction Treatment Before Autotransplant (MY-TAG) or With a Conventional Chemotherapy (MY-DECT) and as Consolidation/Maintenance at Plateau Phase (MY-PLAT).
The aim of the study was to evaluate efficacy and tolerability of Thalidomide in first-line treatment of multiple myeloma as induction treatment in young patients, with Dexamethasone before autotransplant, and in elderly patients in combination with conventional chemotherapy and as consolidation/maintenance therapy in young and elderly patients at plateau-phase.
MY-TAG : Thalidomide as induction treatment before high dose therapy, in young patients MY-DECT : Thalidomide as induction treatment with conventional chemotherapy, in elderly patients MY-PLAT : Thalidomide and Dexamethasone at plateau-phase, after high dose therapy or conventional chemotherapy ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment