Clinical Research Directory

18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT in Multiple Myeloma

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable cancer of certain blood cells. MM often returns after treatment, and most people survive only 5 to 8 years after diagnosis. To improve survival, researchers need to find ways to identify returning disease earlier. Objective: To find out if the radiotracer 18F-fluciclovine (a substance injected into the blood during imaging scans) is better at detecting MM than the one (18F-FDG) currently used for this purpose. Eligibility: Adults aged 18 years or older with MM. The MM may be newly diagnosed (NDMM); or it may have returned or failed to respond after at least 1 prior line of treatment (RRMM). Design: Participants will be screened. They will have blood tests. They will have a positron emission tomography (PET) or computed tomography (CT) scan using 18F-FDG. The radiotracer will be injected into a vein. Then participants will lie on a table while the PET/CT scan takes images of their body. All participants will have 3 study visits. During each visit they will have: Two PET/CT scans. One with 18F-FDG, one with 18F-fluciclovine. An optional magnetic resonance imaging scan. A bone marrow biopsy. An area on the hip will be numbed; a needle will be inserted to draw out a sample of the soft tissue from inside the bone. These tests may be spread over 30 days for each visit. NDMM participants will have their second study visit 2 to 4 weeks after they complete their usual treatment for the disease. RRMM participants will have their second visit 6 months after their first. All participants will have a third study visit after 5 years or when their disease progresses.

Isatuximab, Lenalidomide, Bortezomib, and Dexamethasone in NDMM

This research is testing whether the investigational drug isatuximab is safe and effective when used in combination with standard agents for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Real-world Immuno-therapy in Chinese Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

To conduct a multicenter, prospective observational cohort study to investigate first-line immunotherapy patterns and clinical outcomes in NDMM patients in China. Leveraging the extensive patient resources of China's large center for blood disorders, the investigator will recruit approximately 500 NDMM patients to establish an NDMM patient cohort. The investigator will collect data on disease characteristics, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes through one year of clinical follow-up. Further long-term follow-up is needed to obtain survival status and causes of death, so as to provide essential evidence for optimizing and improving patients' prognosis in clinical individualized treatment.

ELDORADO: Elranatamab Versus Daratumumab in Combination With RVd Lite for Newly Diagnosed Transplant Ineligible/Deferred Multiple Myeloma

This research study is being done to compare the efficacy and safety of the combination of elranatamab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, dexamethasone versus the combination of daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, dexamethasone for patients with newly diagnosed, transplant ineligible/deferred multiple myeloma.

RN1201 Injection in Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Cytogenetic Multiple Myeloma

This is a single-arm, dose-escalation exploratory study evaluating the safety and efficacy of RN1201, a BCMA/CD19-targeted allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy, in patients with newly diagnosed cytogenetically high-risk multiple myeloma who are ineligible or unwilling to undergo autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Patients will receive lymphodepletion followed by a single infusion of RN1201 across four dose levels. Primary endpoints include incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events. Secondary endpoints assess response rate and minimal residual disease (MRD) status.

Positron Emission Tomography With Innovative Laboratory Techniques for Improved Risk and Disease Assessment in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

This study investigates newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients following standard of care treatment. The primary endpoint of the study is to determine minimal residual disease (MRD) by combining 2 techniques in order to better predict progression free survival (PFS) of a patient. Secondary endpoint is to gain more insight into diagnostic features to better stratify patients based on risk factors for early relapse. Both endpoints could lead to a more patient specific treatment in the future. Participants will be followed throughout their standard of care treatment. This treatment consists of indcution chemotherapy, followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT), followed by lenalidomide maintenance therapy. * Before start of induction chemotherapy the patient will receive a whole-body FDG PET/LDCT scan and an additional bone marrow aspirate sample will be taken during a routine bone marrow punction. This sample will be used for whole exome sequencing (WES). * For those patients who achieve at least a very good partial response (VGPR) after induction chemotherapy and ASCT a repeat whole body FDG PET/LDCT scan will be performed before start of maintenance therapy. This scan will be repeated for a third time after 1 year of maintenance therapy. Besides this, an additional bone marrow aspirate sample will be taken for MRD detection. This will be done before start of maintenance therapy, after 1 year of maintenance therapy and after 2 years of maintenance therapy. MRD detection is done by next generation flow cytometery (NGF). * During mantenance therapy patient follow-up will be performed at least every 3 months to determine best response to therapy or possible relapse (based on routine lab information). * Those patients who do not achieve VGPR or better will not need to receive a whole body FDG PET/CT scan and MRD detection by flow cytometry, but these patients will undergo the same follow-up during maintenance therapy. * In case of relapse, for all patients, an additional bone marrow aspirate sample will be taken for WES (during a routine bone marrow investigation).