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CompletedNCT01958528Updated May 20, 2022

Study Of Circulating Multiple Myeloma Cells As A Biomarker of MGUS And SMM

An observational study in a Diagnosis of MGUS or SMM by IMWG Criteria, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-20.

Sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
52
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective study to collect blood and bone marrow samples from patients with SM and MGUS. About 100 subjects will be enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania and followed for 2 years. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate CMMCs as a biomarker to detect patients at high risk of progression to multiple myeloma in patients with MGUS and SMM.

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The primary objective is to evaluate CMMCs as a biomarker to detect patients at high risk of progression to multiple myeloma in patients with MGUS and SMM. The secondary objective are to correlate CMMCs with the Mayo Clinic prognostic models in MGUS/SMM, to compare bone marrow genomic findings with genomic findings in CMMC (utilizing multiple myeloma FISH panel), to perform immunophenotyping of bone marrow plasma cells, to perform gene expression profiling on CD138+bone marrow plasma cells and correlate with progression, to perform serum microRNA profiling and correlate with progression, to correlate bone marrow immunohistochemical studies evaluating the microenvironment with CMMC, to perform proteomic profiling on peripheral blood to evaluate serum biomarkers of progression and to establish a biorepository of samples of peripheral blood for future studies.

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Conditions studied

  • a Diagnosis of MGUS or SMM by IMWG Criteria

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In context

Multiple Myeloma

3,632 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Myeloma; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 52 is below the median of 140 across 468 observational studies indexed under Multiple Myeloma.

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Lead sponsor

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine is the lead sponsor of 446 studies on the registry; 86 are open to participants now.

Of its 32 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 14 (44%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Male and Female subjects with diagnosis of MGUS or SMM by IMWG Criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or greater
  • Capable of informed consent
  • A monoclonal gammopathy detected in the serum, including intact immunoglobulin (IgG and IgA) and light chain only gammopathies. Light chain only gammopathy is defined as an abnormal light chain ratio and increased involved light chain).44, 45
  • Absence of myeloma related organ or tissue impairment ("CRAB") as defined by:

    • Hypercalcemia (calcium greater than or equal to 11)
    • Renal failure (creatinine >2.0)
    • Anemia hemoglobin \<10 gm/dl)
    • Bone disease (Osteolytic lesions, fractures)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A secondary B-cell neoplasm or other active malignancy aside from non-melanoma skin cancer or localized prostate cancer. An active malignancy is any malignancy requiring therapy within the past 3 years. Patients with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis are not excluded.
  • IgM monoclonal gammopathy
  • Inability to comply with follow-up
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
52 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort 1 Progressors
  • Cohort 2 - Non-Progressors
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to Progression

    Time frame: 4 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 20, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01958528
Lead sponsor
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 9, 2013
Start date
May 23, 2013
Primary completion
Jan 11, 2019
Completion
Jan 22, 2019
Last update
May 20, 2022

Study contacts

Alfred Garfall, MD
principal investigator · Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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