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CompletedNCT00718601

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

A Phase I Study of GRN163L in Combination With Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine safety and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of GRN163L and Velcade with and without Decadron 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
2008-07-01
Primary completion
2011-10-01
Completion
2011-10-01
First posted
2008-07-18
Last updated
2015-12-24

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00718601. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.

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