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OCEAN

A Study of Melphalan Flufenamide (Melflufen)-Dex or Pomalidomide-dex for RRMM Patients Refractory to Lenalidomide

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The trial

ClinicalTrials.gov
Official title
A Randomized, Controlled, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of Melflufen/Dexamethasone Compared With Pomalidomide/Dexamethasone for Patients With Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma Who Are Refractory to Lenalidomide
Phase
Phase 3
Status
Terminated
Conditions
Multiple Myeloma
Interventions
Melflufen; Pomalidomide; Dexamethasone
Arms
  • Arm A: Melflufen+Dexamethasone · Experimental
  • Arm B: Pomalidomide+Dexamethasone · Active comparator
Enrollment
495
Primary outcomes
  • Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Sponsor
Oncopeptides AB
Start
Jun 12, 2017
Primary completion
Feb 3, 2021
Results posted
Yes
Registry record
NCT03151811 · updated Jan 30, 2024

Publications

linked from the registry
  • Acs K, Miettinen JJ, Sergeev P, Heckel T, Diao Y, Witt-Mulder K, Thureson M, Bischler T, Huppunen ME, Suvela M, Obermuller J, Munawar U, Slipicevic A, Bargou RC, Lehmann F, Gelius SS, Norin S, Schjesvold F, Sonneveld P, Stuhmer T, Heckman CA. Efficacy of melflufen in multiple myeloma with mutated or deleted TP53. Exp Hematol Oncol. 2025 Dec 23;14(1):138. doi: 10.1186/s40164-025-00729-1. PubMed 41437395
  • Schjesvold FH, Ludwig H, Delimpasi S, Robak P, Coriu D, Tomczak W, Pour L, Spicka I, Dimopoulos MA, Masszi T, Chernova NG, Sandberg A, Thuresson M, Norin S, Bakker NA, Mateos MV, Richardson PG, Sonneveld P. Health-related quality of life in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated with melflufen and dexamethasone: analyses from the phase III OCEAN study. Haematologica. 2024 Jul 1;109(7):2331-2336. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2023.284635. No abstract available. PubMed 38426292
  • Sonneveld P, Richardson PG, Ludwig H, Dimopoulos MA, Schjesvold FH, Hajek R, Abdulhaq H, Thuresson M, Norin S, Bakker NA, Mateos MV. Benefit Versus Risk Assessment of Melflufen and Dexamethasone in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Analyses From Longer Follow-up of the OCEAN and HORIZON Studies. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2023 Sep;23(9):687-696. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 May 6. PubMed 37355418
  • Schjesvold FH, Dimopoulos MA, Delimpasi S, Robak P, Coriu D, Legiec W, Pour L, Spicka I, Masszi T, Doronin V, Minarik J, Salogub G, Alekseeva Y, Lazzaro A, Maisnar V, Mikala G, Rosinol L, Liberati AM, Symeonidis A, Moody V, Thuresson M, Byrne C, Harmenberg J, Bakker NA, Hajek R, Mateos MV, Richardson PG, Sonneveld P; OCEAN (OP-103) Investigators. Melflufen or pomalidomide plus dexamethasone for patients with multiple myeloma refractory to lenalidomide (OCEAN): a randomised, head-to-head, open-label, phase 3 study. Lancet Haematol. 2022 Feb;9(2):e98-e110. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00381-1. Epub 2022 Jan 12. PubMed 35032434