NCT01100879

Ferric Carboxymaltose for Treatment of Anaemia of Cancer in Subjects With Multiple Myeloma Receiving Chemotherapy

Randomised Controlled Open-label Study to Evaluate Efficacy & Safety of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose Versus no Treatment in Anaemic Subjects With Multiple Myeloma & Iron Restricted Erythropoiesis Receiving Chemotherapy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vifor Pharma · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Multicentre, randomised, controlled, 2-arm open-label prospective pilot study to evaluate efficacy and safety of ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) in treatment of anaemia in subjects with multiple myeloma (MM) initiating chemotherapy. The subjects will be screened for eligibility within 4 weeks prior to inclusion and randomised to receive intravenous infusions of FCM or standard care (the subjects may be treated according to the local institutional practice if requiring symptomatic management of anaemia). Thereafter the visits are scheduled at Weeks 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8.

Detailed description

Patients will be randomised into two groups. One will receive active FCM treatment and the other group will receive local standard of care. Active treatment group: Subjects will receive a total dose of 1,000 mg iron as FCM on the day of the first scheduled chemotherapy cycle or within 24 hours before or after receiving chemotherapy. In subjects of weight ≤66 kg, the first dose (500 mg) will be administered on the day of the first scheduled chemotherapy cycle and the second dose (500 mg) on the next study visit. Standard of care group: Subjects will be treated according to the local institutional practice if requiring management of symptomatic anaemia. Intravenous iron should only be used to treat absolute iron deficiency (as defined as ferritin less than the lower limit of normal based on the test reference ranges). Patients with absolute iron deficiency are not eligible for inclusion to the study. Rescue medication to manage anaemia is permitted in both arms at the discretion of the treating physician and/or per institutional practice.

Conditions

• Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ferric carboxymaltose	Subjects will receive a single dose of 1,000 mg iron as FCM infusion at baseline. Subjects of bw ≤66 kg will receive a single dose of 500 mg iron as FCM infusion at baseline (Week 0) and at Visit 3 (Week 2). Ferric carboxymaltose will be administered on the same day with chemotherapy treatment or within 24 hours before or after the chemotherapy. For subjects with bw ≤66 kg, if no chemotherapy planned for the visit 4 (Week 2), the second FCM dose should be infused independent of chemotherapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2010-04-09
• Last updated: 2022-05-09

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: France, Greece