About this trial
Myeloma is a bone marrow cancer with over 5000 patients diagnosed in the UK each year. Researchers are committed to improving understanding of myeloma and developing more effective treatments with fewer side effects in order to improve patient outcomes. In order to do this, researchers are collecting samples of blood and bone marrow to test the activity of potential new treatments in the laboratory and to understand what may be the cause of some treatments not working.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participants who have a diagnosis, or suspected diagnosis, of myeloma or related plasma cell disorder
Participants who are undergoing a peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirate sampling for diagnostic, staging or follow-up purposes, before, whilst or after receiving anti-myeloma treatment
Participants aged 18 years of age or above
Participants willing to consent to an additional sample being taken at the time of their peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirate sampling
Disqualifiers
Participants unable to provide consent
Participants with known active infectious diseases (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis B/C, COVID) that pose a risk to the use of the sample in the laboratory
Trial population
Participants who have a diagnosis, or suspected diagnosis, of myeloma or related plasma cell disorder
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Observational study - sample collection only.
Other interventionNo intervention - blood and/or bone marrow sample collection only
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Cell viability
Myeloma cell viability when incubated with standard of care and novel compounds.
Sponsors and contacts
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Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Lead sponsor
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborator