Overview

Arsenic Trioxide Plus Vitamin C in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Vitamin C may increase the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide by making cancer cells more sensitive to the drug. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to determine the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide plus vitamin C in treating patients who have recurrent or refractory multiple myeloma.
Phase:
Phase 1/Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Miami
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Arsenic Trioxide
Ascorbic Acid