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A trial looking at carfilzomib for myeloma (MUK 5)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Myeloma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at combining carfilzomib with cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone to treat myeloma.

It was open to people with myeloma that continued to grow during treatment or came back after treatment.

Recruitment start: 7 February 2013

Recruitment end: 5 September 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Kwee Yong

Supported by

Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (University of Leeds)

Myeloma UK

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Amgen Inc

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Haematological Malignancies Diagnostic Service (HMDS)

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

UK Myeloma Research Alliance

Last reviewed: 24 Sept 2018

CRUK internal database number: 10193

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