Modified Bortezomib-based Combination Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of multiple myeloma based on standard diagnosis criteria:

  • plasmacytomas on tissue biopsy
  • bone marrow plasmacytosis
  • monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis
  • lytic bone lesions.
• Must have relapsed or relapsed/refractory disease
• 18 years of age or older
• All baseline studies must be performed within 21 days of enrollment.
• ECOG performance status of 0 to 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine levels > 2mg/dL)
• Concomitant therapy medications that include corticosteroids
• Peripheral neuropathy of Grade 3 or greater or painful Grade 2
• Evidence of mucosal or internal bleeding and/or platelet refractory
• ANC < 1000 cells/mm3
• Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL
• AST (SGOT and ALT) > 2 x ULN
• Intolerance to bortezomib or CC-5013 in the past or significant allergy to either compound, boron or mannitol
• Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide or the development of erythema nodosum
• Active infection or serious co-morbid medical condition
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women
• Prior malignancy with the last three years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, in situ breast cancer, on in-situ prostate cancer