High Throughput Drug Sensitivity and Genomics Data in Developing Individualized Treatment in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma or Plasma Cell Leukemia

May 7, 2026 updated by: Danai Dima, University of Washington

Individualized Treatment for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Based on High Throughput Drug Sensitivity and Genomics Data

This pilot clinical trial studies whether using high throughput drug sensitivity and genomics data is feasible in developing individualized treatment in patients with multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia that has come back or does not respond to treatment. High throughput screen tests many different drugs that kill multiple myeloma cells in individual chambers at the same time. Matching a drug or drug combination to a patient using high throughput screen and genetic information may improve the ability to help patients by choosing drugs that work well for their disease.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo collection of bone marrow aspirate and blood for high-throughput drug sensitivity assay and mutational analysis using next generation sequencing. Patients and their treating physicians receive the results of the tests. Treatment decisions are then made by the patients and their treating physicians.

After completion of study, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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40

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
        • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia with documented relapsed or refractory disease according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria, in any one of the following categories:

    • 3 prior lines of therapy including an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) and a proteasome inhibitor (PI)
    • Less than a very good partial response (VGPR) to initial therapy
    • Early relapse (< 12 months) after autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) or after 1st line of therapy
  • Collection of a bone marrow, fluid or tissue sample that is expected to have enough cells to run the assay

  • Measurable disease defined by one of the following:

    • Serum monoclonal protein >= 0.5 g/dL by serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP)
    • >= 200 mg/monoclonal protein in urine on 24 hr urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP)
    • Involved serum free light chain (FLC) >= 10 mg/dL and abnormal involved:uninvolved ratio
    • Plasma cytomas that are palpable per exam or measurable per standard radiologic review
    • Circulating plasma cells >= 2,000 if diagnosis of plasma cell leukemia
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0-3
  • Female patients of child bearing potential and non-vasectomized male patients agree to practice appropriate methods of birth control
  • Ability to understand purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent, and authorization to use protected health information
  • Expected survival is > 100 days
  • Adequate organ function as determined by the investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mucosal or internal bleeding, or platelet transfusion refractory
  • Any medical conditions that would impose excessive risk to the patient, or would adversely affect his/her participation in the study
  • Known active infection requiring antibiotics within 7 days of initiation of study treatment, unless considered controlled in the opinion of the investigator
  • Other malignancy with life expectancy < 1 year due to the other malignancy
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Serious psychiatric illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or active hepatitis B or C infection
  • Previous treatments for multiple myeloma (MM) within 2 weeks of initiation of study treatment
  • Prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) within 12 weeks of initiation of study treatment
  • Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with active graft versus host disease (GVHD) on therapeutic dosing of immunosuppression or prednisone > 20 mg daily equivalent
  • Prior major surgical procedure or radiation treatment within 2 weeks of initiation of study treatment (not including limited radiation used for palliation of bone pain)

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Device feasibility (high-throughput assay, sequencing)
Patients undergo collection of bone marrow aspirate and blood for high-throughput drug sensitivity assay and mutational analysis using next generation sequencing. Patients and their treating physicians receive the results of the tests. Treatment decisions are then made by the patients and their treating physicians.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Undergo collection of bone marrow aspirate and blood
Device: High Throughput Screening
Anti-tumor drugs are tested against myeloma cells in the laboratory, in a high-throughput drug sensitivity assay
Other Names:
  • High Throughput Assay

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Actionable Assay Response
Time Frame: Up to 21 days
The feasibility of this approach will be assessed in terms of obtaining an actionable response from the proposed assay in at least 50% of patients examined.
Up to 21 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Response Rate to the Therapy Chosen After Performing the Assay
Time Frame: Up to 2 years
Will be assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) response criteria. The response among all patients who received the assay as well as among patients who obtained an actionable result from the assay will be estimated.
Up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Washington

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Danai Dima, MD, Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 14, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 19, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 19, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 11, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 2, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 3, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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May 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 7, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 9944 (Other Identifier: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium)
  • NCI-2017-02204 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • RG1017011 (Other Identifier: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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