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Evaluation of the Safety and the Efficacy of Carfilzomib Combined With Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethasone (CCyd) or Lenalidomide and Dex (CRd) Followed by ASCT or 12 Cycles of Carf Combined With Dex and Len for Patients Eligible for ASCT With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.

A MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, OPEN LABEL PHASE II STUDY OF CARFILZOMIB, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AND DEXAMETHASONE (CCyd) as Pre Transplant INDUCTION and Post Transplant Consolidation or CARFILZOMIB, LENALIDOMIDE AND DEXAMETHASONE (CRd) as Pre Transplant INDUCTION and Post Transplant Consolidation or Continuous Treatment With CARFILZOMIB, LENALIDOMIDE AND DEXAMETHASONE (12 Cycles) Without Transplant, All Followed by MAINTENANCE With LENALIDOMIDE (R) Versus LENALIDOMIDE AND CARFILZOMIB (CR) IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM) PATIENTS ELEGIBLE FOR AUTOLOGOUS TRANSPLANT

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02203643
Acronym
FORTE
Enrollment
477
Registered
2014-07-30
Start date
2015-02-01
Completion date
2026-03-30
Last updated
2026-04-14

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Conditions

MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM)

Brief summary

This study will evaluate the safety and the efficacy of carfilzomib combined with cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (CCyd) or lenalidomide and dexamethasone (CRd) followed by autologous transplantation ASCT or 12 cycles of carfilzomib combined with dexamethasone and lenalidomide for patients eligible for ASCT with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. As a secondary endpoint this study will evaluate the best maintenance treatment between lenalidomide and lenalidomide combined with carfilzomib. Four hundred seventy-seven patients, males and females aged \> 18 years, enrolled in several sites, will take part in this study. The duration of the study is approximately 5 years.

Interventions

DRUGCarfilzomib
DRUGCyclophosphamide
DRUGLenalidomide
DRUGDexamethasone

Sponsors

Mario Boccadoro
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥ 18 years Newly diagnosed MM based on standard CRAB criteria (see appendix B). Patient \< 65 years eligible for ASCT. Patient has measurable disease according to IMWG (International Myeloma Working Group) criteria. Patient has given voluntary written informed consent. Patient agrees to use acceptable methods for contraception. Patient has a Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60% Pretreatment clinical laboratory values within 30 days of enrolment: Platelet count ≥50 x 109/L (≥30 x 109 /L if myeloma involvement in the bone marrow is \> 50%) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1 x 109/L without the use of growth factors Corrected serum calcium ≤14 mg/dL (3.5 mmol/L) Alanine transaminase (ALT): ≤ 3 x the Upper Limit Normal (ULN) Total bilirubin: ≤ 2 x the ULN Calculated or measured creatinine clearance: ≥ 30 mL/minute. LVEF≥40%. 2-D transthoracic echocardiogram (ECHO) is the preferred method of evaluation. Multigated Acquisition Scan (MUGA) is acceptable if ECHO is not available Life expectancy ≥ 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Previous treatment with anti-myeloma therapy (does not include radiotherapy, bisphosphonates, or a single short course of steroid \< to the equivalent of dexamethasone 40 mg/day for 4 days) Patients with non-secretory MM unless serum free-light chains are present and the ratio is abnormal or a plasmocytoma with minimum largest diameters of \> 2 cm Patients ineligible for autologous transplantation Pregnant or lactating females Presence of: Clinical active infectious hepatitis type A, B, C or HIV Acute active infection requiring antibiotics or infiltrative pulmonary disease Myocardial infarction or unstable angina ≤ 4 months or other clinically significant heart disease Peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain grade 2 or higher, as defined by National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI CTC) 4.0 Known history of allergy to Captisol ® (a cyclodextrin derivative used to solubilize carfilzomib) Contraindication to any of the required drugs or supportive treatments Invasive malignancy within the past 3 years Serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality or psychiatric illness that prevented the subject from the enrolment or place the subject at unacceptable risk.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy in term of at least Very Good Partial Response (VGPR)Up to 2 yearsThe efficacy, in term of at least VGPR, of the combination of carfilzomib, dexamethasone with cyclophosphamide or lenalidomide after 4 cycles of induction treatment in newly diagnosed MM patients eligible for ASCT.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
sCR rateup to 1 yearthe stringent complete response (sCR) rate in the 3 arms after complete primary therapy (induction, ASCT and consolidation for the transplant arms and after 12 cycles in the long treatment arm) in an explorative manner.
Safety as incidence of grade 3/4 adverse eventsUp to 3 yearsthe safety in the 3 induction/consolidation arms and in the 2 maintenance arms.
SurvivalUp to 5 yearsthe survival in the 3 induction/consolidation arms and in the 2 maintenance arms.
Correlation between tumor response and outcome with baseline prognostic factors.up to 5 years
Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)up to 5 yearsMinimal Residual Disease
Survival after relapseup to 7 yearsthe survival after relapse

Countries

Italy

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAntonio Palumbo, MD

University of Turin, Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 29, 2026