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MGTA-145 and Plerixafor for the Mobilization of Stem Cells for Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Trial Status: complete

This phase II trial studies the effect of MGTA-145 when given together with plerixafor in mobilizing stem cells (helping push stem cells out of the bone marrow into the blood) so they can be collected and used for stem cell transplant for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. All of the cells of the immune system including red cells, white cells and platelets are made in the bone marrow. All of these cells develop from a type of cell found in the bone marrow called a "hematopoietic stem cell." This is the type of cell collected for blood and marrow transplantation. In order to collect enough hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow to make a successful transplant, cells have to be moved from the bone marrow to the blood. Once they are in the blood, they can be collected during a procedure called ‘apheresis’. Currently this requires several days of different medicines (4-5 days) and several days of apheresis. MGTA-145 and plerixafor are drugs that help push stem cells out of the bone marrow into the blood. Giving MGTA-145 together with plerixafor, may allow doctors to collect the necessary number of stem cells for future transplant in less time and with less side effects than the standard mobilization procedure.