| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | 
| Multiple myeloma at first presentation |  
| Multipel myeloom |  | 
| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language | 
| Multiple myeloma |  
| Multipel myeloom, ziekte van Kahler |  | 
| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04] | 
| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No | 
| E.2 Objective of the trial | 
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | 
| To establish the feasibility and efficacy of carfilzomib in combination with thalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with Multiple Myeloma at first presentation. |  | 
| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | 
| - To investigate the clinical efficacy of carfilzomib in combination with thalidomide and dexamethasone for response in remission induction of Multiple Myeloma at first presentation. - To investigate the clinical efficacy of carfilzomib in combination with thalidomide and dexamethasone for response in consolidation treatment of Multiple Myeloma at first presentation.
 -  To assess the stem cell harvest following carfilzomib in combination with thalidomide and dexamethasone
 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | 
| ·	Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of multiple myeloma stage II or III according to the Salmon & Durie criteria (see appendix I); ·	Age 18-65 years inclusive;
 ·	WHO performance status 0-3 (WHO=3 is allowed only when caused by MM and
 not by co-morbid conditions) (see appendix II);
 ·	Negative urine pregnancy test at inclusion if applicable;
 ·	Written informed consent.
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
| ·	Known intolerance of Thalidomide;·	Systemic AL amyloidosis;·	Non-secretory MM;·	Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia or IgM MM;·	Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy except 2 cycles of Melphalan/Prednisone or local radiotherapy in case of local myeloma progression;·	Severe cardiac dysfunction (NYHA classification II-IV, see appendix);·	Significant hepatic dysfunction (serum bilirubin ³ 30 mmol/L or transaminases ³ 2.5 times normal level), unless related to myeloma;·	Creatinine clearance (measured or calculated) <30cc/min·	Alkaline Phosphatase >3x ULN·	ANC < 1,0 x109/L, platelets < 75 x109/L, Hb < 4.9 mmol/L·	Non-secretory MM defined as SPEP < 5 g/L and UPEP < 200 mg/24 hr·	Intolerance to thromboprophylaxis;·	Patients known to be HIV-positive;·	Patients with active, uncontrolled infections;·	Patients with neuropathy, CTC grade 3 or higher, or grade 2 painful peripheral neuropathy;·	Patients with a history of active malignancy during the past 5 years with the exception of basal carcinoma of the skin or stage 0 cervical carcinoma;·	Patients (all males and all pre-menopausal women) who are not willing or capable to use adequate contraception during the therapy;·	Lactating women;·	WHO Performance status > 3. |  | 
| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| Response (Complete response (CR), very good partial response (VGPR), overall response (OR)):After induction prior to HDM/ASCTAfter HDM/ASCT prior to consolidation treatmentAt end of consolidation treatment |  | 
| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| after induction after HDM/ASCT
 after consolidation
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 
| Efficacy and toxicity of induction treatment; Efficacy and toxicity of consolidation treatment;
 Feasibility of good quality stem cell harvest;
 Progression-free survival (PFS);
 Overall Survival (OS).
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| These endpoints will be evaluated when applicable data for all patients are available
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial | 
| E.6 | Scope of the trial | 
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No | 
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No | 
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes | 
| E.6.4 | Safety | No | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes | 
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No | 
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No | 
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No | 
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No | 
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No | 
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No | 
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No | 
| E.6.13 | Others | No | 
| E.7 | Trial type and phase | 
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No | 
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No | 
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No | 
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No | 
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description |  | 
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled | No | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial | 
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | No | 
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes | 
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 6 | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No | 
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA | 
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No | 
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT | 
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes | 
| E.8.8 | Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
                        visit of the last subject undergoing the trial |  | 
| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |