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CompletedNCT02833610Updated Feb 18, 2026

A Study of Denosumab in Multiple Myeloma Patients With Renal Insufficiency

A Phase 2 interventional study of Denosumab Q4W in Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital. Completed at 7 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-18.

Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2023, 3 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
55
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This research study is studying a possible therapy as a possible treatment for the consequences of Multiple Myeloma with renal insufficiency.

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This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. This study will assess the safety and tolerability of denosumab in Multiple Myeloma participants, by studying drug interactions with different parts of the body.

The FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not approved Denosumab for this specific disease but it has been approved denosumab for use in other cancers to treat cancer-related bone disease such as prostate and breast cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Myeloma

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Keywords

  • Multiple Myeloma
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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 planned enrollment of 55 is above the median of 41 across 2,907 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Myeloma.

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Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,536 studies on the registry; 446 are open to participants now.

Of its 214 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 161 (75%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with symptomatic MM as defined by IMWG requiring anti-myeloma therapy.

    • Monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow greater than or equal to 10% and/or presence of a biopsy-proven plasmacytoma
    • Monoclonal protein present in the serum and/or urine
  • Creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/min, not eligible for bisphosphonate. Estimated glomerular filtration rate will be calculated using Cockcroft-Gault equation.
  • Serum calcium or albumin-adjusted serum calcium ≥ 2.1 mmol/L (8.4 mg/dL) and ≤ 2.9 mmol/L (11.5 mg/dL) (Reference range 8.5-10.8 mg/dL)
  • Able to tolerate daily supplementation of calcium and vitamin D
  • Vitamin D level ≥ 30 ng/mL after repletion
  • Participants must have normal organ as defined below:

    • Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x ULN
    • AST(SGOT) ≤2.5 × institutional upper limit of normal
    • ALT(SGPT) ≤2.5 × institutional upper limit of normal
  • Plan to receive anti-myeloma therapies.
  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2
  • Life expectancy greater than 6 months
  • 0-3 lines of prior anti-myeloma therapy.
  • Subjects with reproductive potential must be willing to use, in combination with his/her partner, 2 highly effective methods of effective contraception or practice sexual abstinence throughout the study and continue for 5 months after the study duration. Subjects who are surgically sterile (e.g. history of bilateral tubal ligation, hysterectomy) or whose sexual partner is sterile (e.g. history of vasectomy) are not required to use additional contraceptive measures.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior administration of denosumab.
  • Active IV bisphosphonate use in the last 3 months.
  • POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes).
  • Plasma cell leukemia.
  • Prior history or current evidence of osteonecrosis/osteomyelitis of the jaw.
  • Active dental or jaw condition which requires oral surgery, including tooth extraction.
  • Non-healed dental/oral surgery, including tooth extraction.
  • Planned invasive dental procedures during the course of study.
  • Evidence of any of the following conditions per subject self-report or medical chart review

    • Any prior invasive malignancy within 5 years of enrollment that may affect outcome of study
    • Any non-invasive malignancy not treated with curative intent or with known active disease within 5 years before enrollment that may affect outcome of study
    • Major surgery or significant traumatic injury occurring within 4 weeks before enrollment
    • Active infection with Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus
    • known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
    • Active infection requiring IV anti-infective therapy
  • Subject is pregnant or breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant within 5 months after the end of treatment.
  • Female subject of child-bearing potential is not willing to use, in combination with her partner, 2 methods of highly effective contraception during treatment and for 5 months after the end of treatment.
  • Clinically significant hypersensitivity to denosumab 120 mg.
  • Known sensitivity to any of the products to be administered during the study (e.g. calcium, or vitamin D).
  • Subject is receiving or is less than 14 days since ending other experimental drug (no marketing authorization for any indication).
  • Any major medical or psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the subject from completing the study or interfere with the interpretation of the study results.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
55 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Denosumab Injection

    Patients will be administered Denosumab Q4W at a pre-determine dose for 12 cycles. Denosumab Q4W is administered by subcutaneous injection.

    Drug: Denosumab Q4W

Interventions

  • DrugDenosumab Q4W

    Also known as: Xgeva, Prolia

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent Change Of sCTX Levels

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent Change In Bone Mineral Density

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Percent Change In uNTX Levels

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Subject Incidence Of Hypocalcemia

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Subject Incidence Of Occurrence Of Documented SRE At 12 Months

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Subject Incidence Of Adverse Events

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. Percent Change In Bone Turnover Markers

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

7 sites
  • Emory University Hospital
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Massachusetts general Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center
    Danvers, Massachusetts 01923, United States
  • Newton Wellesley Hospital
    Newton, Massachusetts 02462, United States
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • University Hospitals of Cleveland
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 18, 2026, 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
NCT02833610
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborators
Amgen, Emory University, University of Rochester, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Responsible party
Andrew Yee, MD (Principal Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 14, 2016
Start date
Aug 2016
Primary completion
Mar 20, 2023
Completion
Mar 20, 2023
Last update
Feb 18, 2026

Study contacts

Elizabeth K O'Donnell, MD
principal investigator · Massachusetts General Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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