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CompletedNCT00594126

Safety and Dose Study of GRN163L Administered to Treat Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 1 Sequential Cohort, Dose Escalation Trial to Determine the Safety, Tolerability, and Maximum Tolerated Dose of GRN163L in Patients With Refractory or Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
Geron Corporation · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of GRN163L when administered to patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma.

Detailed description

GRN163L is a telomerase template antagonist with in vitro and in vivo activity in a variety of tumor model systems. Telomerase is an enzyme that is active primarily in tumor cells and is crucial for the indefinite growth of tumor cells. Inhibition of telomerase may result in antineoplastic effects.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGImetelstat Sodium (GRN163L)25% dose escalation infused over 2 hours weekly

Timeline

Start date
2007-11-01
Primary completion
2011-07-01
Completion
2011-07-01
First posted
2008-01-15
Last updated
2015-12-24

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00594126. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.