Overview

Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy and peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have multiple myeloma.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Cyclophosphamide
Cytarabine
Etoposide
Interferon-alpha
Interferons
Melphalan