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Filter by:The study will provide information on outcomes in people with multiple myeloma, or systemic AL amyloidosis, or both, under standard care. AL is short for amyloid light-chain. Standard care means the participant will be treated according to their clinic's standard practice. The study sponsor will not be involved in how participants are treated but will provide instructions on how the clinics will record what happens during the study. The aim of the study is to learn if treatment duration makes a difference in how participants with multiple myeloma or systemic AL amyloidosis respond to their treatment. During the study, participants will be treated according to their clinic's standard practice. Participants must have started their treatment up to 12 months before taking part in this study. During the study, the participants will visit their clinic every 3 months. These are extra visits to their clinic's standard visits.
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (car-t) is one of the most effective therapies for malignant tumors (especially hematological tumors). Like other immunotherapies, the basic principle is to use the patient's own immune cells to clear cancer cells. Chimeric antigen receptor (car) is the core component of car-t, which endows T cells with the ability to recognize tumor antigens in an independent manner, which enables car modified T cells to recognize a wider range of targets than natural T cell surface receptors (TCR). The basic design of car includes a tumor associated antigen binding region (usually derived from scFv segment of monoclonal antibody antigen binding region), transmembrane region and intracellular signal region. The selection of target antigen is a key determinant for the specificity and effectiveness of car and the safety of genetically modified T cells. BCMA is a specific surface protein of B lymphocytes, which plays an important role in the development, proliferation and differentiation of B cells. BCMA is highly expressed in malignant mm plasma cells and provides a large number of anti apoptotic signals, which makes bcam an ideal target in targeted immunotherapy. At present, a variety of immunotherapy strategies targeting BCMA are being carried out in laboratory and clinical practice, which have achieved encouraging therapeutic effects in multiple myeloma and effectively promoted the development of targeted immunotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to see whether hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients can consistently eat a diet rich in prebiotics. This type of diet may be helpful in maintaining diversity in the gastrointestinal (GI) system and therefore potentially decreasing risk of other GI problems.
The purpose of this study is to see whether certain genes may be linked with the development of AL amyloidosis in subjects 60 years of age or older with the blood disorders SMM and MGUS. A limited repertoire of immunoglobulin (Ig) variable region genes have been associated with AL amyloidosis. The clonal plasma cells of subjects with SMM and MGUS may express one of these Ig variable region genes indicating a risk of progression to AL amyloidosis and potentially enabling early diagnosis. We hope this study will help us begin to understand whether Ig variable region gene identification can be a useful tool for assessing a subject's risk of progression to AL amyloidosis.
This is a single-arm, prospective, interventional study in cancer survivors and patients to examine the feasibility of a mobile health application, Elly (Elly Health Inc.), to reduce levels of anxiety, stress, loneliness, and social isolation. Participants will be given access to the Elly phone application developed by Elly Health Inc. and will be asked to complete questionnaires measuring quality of life at multiple timepoints during the study.
Autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) is the standard of care for fit multiple myeloma (MM) patients; however, the first 100 days after SCT are marked by extensive life disruptions. We have found a 56% relative increase in the use of high-risk benzodiazepine and Z-class (B/Z) drugs for anxiety and insomnia among MM patients during this period. Digital life coaching (DLC), whereby trained coaches work longitudinally with patients through phone calls and text messages to accomplish personal goals, may be able to target anxiety and insomnia in a more integrative manner. This study will investigate whether peri-SCT DLC can lower B/Z usage and improve patient-reported well-being.
This study evaluates a new drug MGTA-145 in combination with plerixafor (Mozobil) to mobilize stem cells into the peripheral blood for collection by apheresis. The stem cells will be used for autologous stem cell transplant for treatment of multiple myeloma.
This is a Phase 1 dose-escalation study of PRT1419, a myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL1) inhibitor, in patients with relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies. The purpose of this study is to define the dosing schedule, maximally tolerated dose and/or estimate the optimal biological dose to be used in subsequent development of PRT1419.
This trial investigates the effect of fermented milk supplementation on symptoms of disease and treatment in patients with multiple myeloma. Patients with multiple myeloma may experience symptoms related to the disease and/or treatment that affect quality of life. Supplementing usual diet with a probiotic fermented milk product called kefir may contribute to reducing disease and treatment-related side effects through changing the intestinal bacteria community structure and related metabolism.
This is a retrospective observational study of epidemiological surveillance, multicenter, non-profit, spontaneous, Italian on patients submitted to allo-HSCT among Italian Transplant Centers GITMO. This study will evaluate all consecutive adult patients who received novel drugs after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors between January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2018 in GITMO-affiliated Centers. This study will evaluate approximately 300 subjects (with competitive enrolment) from GITMO investigational centers.