RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing
so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of tumor cells by stopping
blood flow to the tumor. It is not yet known if combination chemotherapy is more effective
with or without thalidomide for multiple myeloma.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy
with or without thalidomide in treating patients who have refractory multiple myeloma.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
MBCCOP - Gulf Coast, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States
CCOP - Greater Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona 85006-2726, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden), Phoenix, Arizona 85012, United States
Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson, Arizona 85723, United States
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan), Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010-3000, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90822, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1781, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90033-0804, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90073, United States
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez, California 94553, United States
CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland, California 94609-3305, United States
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, California 92868, United States
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, United States
CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, California 95403, United States
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California 94535, United States
University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado 80010, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, Denver, Colorado 80220, United States
Hematology Oncology Associates, Atlantis, Florida 33462, United States
CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta, Georgia 30342-1701, United States
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905-5650, United States
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, United States
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96859-5000, United States
MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7323, United States
CCOP - Central Illinois, Decatur, Illinois 62526, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital), Hines, Illinois 60141, United States
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7357, United States
CCOP - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas 67214-3882, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas 67218, United States
Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky 40511-1093, United States
MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-3932, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, United States
Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Boston (Jamaica Plain), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130, United States
CCOP - Ann Arbor Regional, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, United States
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0752, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, United States
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan 48201-1379, United States
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit, Detroit, Michigan 48201-1932, United States
CCOP - Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States
Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield, Michigan 48075-9975, United States
CCOP - Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55805, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531-2410, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, United States
Keesler Medical Center - Keesler AFB, Keesler AFB, Mississippi 39534-2576, United States
CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64131, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64128, United States
CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau, Saint Louis, Missouri 63141, United States
St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110-0250, United States
CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield, Missouri 65807, United States
CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings, Montana 59101, United States
MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108-5138, United States
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, New York 10032, United States
CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104-4241, United States
Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220-2288, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
CCOP - Columbus, Columbus, Ohio 43206, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45428, United States
CCOP - Dayton, Kettering, Ohio 45429, United States
CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program, Toledo, Ohio 43623-3456, United States
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, United States
CCOP - Columbia River Program, Portland, Oregon 97213, United States
Oregon Cancer Center, Portland, Oregon 97201-3098, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland, Portland, Oregon 97207, United States
CCOP - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina 29615, United States
CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, United States
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234, United States
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0209, United States
Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas 79423, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78284-7811, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy), San Antonio, Texas 78284, United States
CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas 76508, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple, Temple, Texas 76504, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148, United States
CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98101, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington 98104, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98108, United States
CCOP - Northwest, Tacoma, Washington 98405-0986, United States
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431-5000, United States