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Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Orphan Drugs. 2015 Apr 12;3(6):10.1517/21678707.2015.1036740. doi: 10.1517/21678707.2015.1036740

Table 4.

Select ongoing clinical trials.

Type of therapy Clinical trial and design Number of patients Ref.
Celoxicib versus Placebo Phase II, double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Aim: to test if celoxicib reduces the M-protein concentration
36 monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance and SMM Baz 2004-ongoing
Lenalidomide versus Observation Open-label, randomized controlled trial
Aim: to evaluate if lenalidomide extends TTP
370 ‘High Risk’ SMM Lonial 2010-ongoing
Anti-KIR monoclonal antibody Phase II, open-label, single-arm trial Aim: to evaluate if anti-KIR reduces the M-protein concentration ≥ 50% from Baseline 21 SMM Landgren 2010-ongoing
BHQ880, a fully human, anti-Dickkopf1 (DKK1) Neutralizing Antibody Phase II, open-label, single-arm trial
Aim: to evaluate the overall response rate
58 ‘High Risk’ SMM Novartis Pharmaceuticals 2011-ongoing
Elotuzumab (humanized anti-CS1 monoclonal lgG1 antibody) Phase II, non-randomized, open-label trial
Aim: to assess the association between NK cell status and efficacy
40 ‘high risk’ SMM BMS pharmaceuticals 2012-ongoing
Siltuximab (Anti IL 6 Monoclona Antibody) Phase II, randomized multicenter blinded, placebo-controlled Trial
Aim: 1-year progression-free survival rate
100 ‘High Risk’ SMM Janssen pharmaceuticals 2012-ongoing
Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and DEX Pilot (Phase II) single-arm trial
Aim: to evaluate overall response rate
12 pilot + 18 expansion cohort (n = 30) ‘High Risk’ SMM Landgren 2012-ongoing
Fenofibrate Phase II, open-label trial
Aim: to determine response rate to fenofibrate therapy
30 Pereira 2013-ongoing
PVX-410, a multi-peptide cancer vaccine Open-label, non-randomized
A Phase I/IIa dose escalation study of PVX-410, a multi-peptide cancer vaccine, in patients with SMM
Aim: to determine safety and tolerability of PVX-410
22 SMM Raje, Wang, & Nooka 2012-ongoing
BI-505 (human antibody binding to ICAM-1 [CD54]) Phase II, single-arm, open-label trial
Aim: to investigate the effect of BI-505 on tumor burden
10 BioInvent International
AB
Hansson 2013-ongoing
Daratumumab (anti-CD38) Phase II, randomized, open-label trial
Aim: to evaluate three Daratumumab dosing schedules in SMM
120 SMM Janssen Research & Development 2014-ongoing
Elotuzumab and Lenalidomide ± Dexamethasone (Elo/Len/Dex vs Elo/Len) Phase II, randomized, open-label trial
Aim: to evaluate proportion of patients who are progression free at 2 years; time from therapy to progression
82 High Risk SMM Ghobrial 2014-ongoing
Low-dose Bortezomib Phase II, single-arm, open-label trial
Aim: to evaluate the bone anabolic effect of Bortezomib in SMM and effect of Bortezomib on natural history of smoldering myeloma
17 SMM Zangari 2009-ongoing
IPH2101, a human monoclonal anti-KIR antibody Phase II, randomized multicenter, open-label trial
Aim: to study the anti-tumor activity, safety, and pharmacology of two dose regimens in patients with SMM
30 SMM Munshi 2010-2013 (completed)
Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone versus Observation Phase III, randomized, open-label trial
Aim: to evaluate when Len and Dex treatment extend time to progression to symptomatic multiple myeloma
120 high risk SMM PETHEMA Foundation 2007-2013 (completed)
Polyphenon E, an extract of green tea Phase II, single-arm, open-label trial
Aim: sustained M-protein reduction of > 25% from baseline
8 monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance and SMM Zonder 2009-ongoing

BMS: Bristol-Myers squibb; SMM: Smoldering multiple myeloma; ZLD: Zoledronate