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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 1 / Phase 2INTERVENTIONAL

External Beam Radiation Therapy in Combination With Talquetamab for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Patients With Extramedullary Disease

A Phase 1b/2 Study of Talquetamab Plus Concomitant Priming Radiotherapy in Multiple Myeloma With Extramedullary Disease

External Beam Radiation Therapy in Combination With Talquetamab for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma Patients With Extramedullary Disease (NCT06572605) is a Phase 1 / Phase 2 interventional studying Extramedullary Disease in Multiple Myeloma and Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by City of Hope Medical Center. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This phase I/II trial tests the safety and effectiveness of extramedullary disease (EMD)-directed external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in combination with talquetamab for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients with extramedullary disease. Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma involves the infiltration of organs and soft tissues by malignant plasma cells and has proven difficult to treat. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink cancers. EBRT is a type of radiation therapy that delivers high-energy beams to the cancer from outside of the body. In this trial, the EBRT will be directed to a site of extramedullary disease. Talquetamab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Combining EMD-directed EBRT with talquetamab may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating multiple myeloma patients with extramedullary disease.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 1 trials test a new treatment for the first time in humans, focusing on safety, dosing, and how the body processes the drug. For Extramedullary Disease in Multiple Myeloma, a Phase 1 study typically enrolls a small number of participants — often healthy volunteers or patients who have exhausted standard treatment options. Phase 1 results determine whether a treatment moves into larger Phase 2 efficacy studies.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 20 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Documented willing to sign a consent form of the participant and/or legally authorized representative - Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines - Agreement to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic tumor biopsies - If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study principal investigator (PI) approval - Age: ≥ 18 years - Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60% - Diagnosis of multiple myeloma with extramedullary disease (EMD). EMD is defined as soft-tissue plasmacytomas NOT arising from skeletal lesions (i.e., the EMD is not contiguous with any bone/bony lesion) - Measurable systemic disease defined as serum M-spike ≥ 0.5 g/dl, 24-hour urine M-spike ≥ 200 mg/24 hours (hr), involved serum free light chain (FLC) ≥ 10 mg/dl with abnormal FLC ratio, and/or a non-target plasmacytoma ≥ 2 cm in a single diameter (NOTE: Non-target plasmacytoma must not be included in the EMD-EBRT field) - At least one site of EMD must have an indication for palliative radiation per the treating clinicians (e.g., including but not limited to pain, asymmetry, discomfort, threatening to vital structure, etc.) - Target EMD site must be encompassed by one radiation field per treating radiation oncologist - Subject must have received an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody - Fully recovered from the acute non-hematologic toxic effects (except alopecia) to ≤ grade 1 to prior anti-cancer therapy - Prior antitumor therapy must have been completed prior to enrollment as follows: - ≥ 2 weeks for prior external beam radiotherapy (XRT) to non-target site - ≥ 21 days for cytotoxic chemotherapy (systemic or intrathecal) - ≥ 28 days for prior adoptive cell therapy or T-cell redirecting therapies - ≥ 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) for other myeloma therapies ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines * Agreement to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic tumor biopsies * If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study principal investigator (PI) approval * Age: ≥ 18 years * Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 60% * Diagnosis of multiple myeloma with extramedullary disease (EMD). EMD is defined as soft-tissue plasmacytomas NOT arising from skeletal lesions (i.e., the EMD is not contiguous with any bone/bony lesion) * Measurable systemic disease defined as serum M-spike ≥ 0.5 g/dl, 24-hour urine M-spike ≥ 200 mg/24 hours (hr), involved serum free light chain (FLC) ≥ 10 mg/dl with abnormal FLC ratio, and/or a non-target plasmacytoma ≥ 2 cm in a single diameter (NOTE: Non-target plasmacytoma must not be included in the EMD-EBRT field) * At least one site of EMD must have an indication for palliative radiation per the treating clinicians (e.g., including but not limited to pain, asymmetry, discomfort, threatening to vital structure, etc.) * Target EMD site must be encompassed by one radiation field per treating radiation oncologist * Subject must have received an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody * Fully recovered from the acute non-hematologic toxic effects (except alopecia) to ≤ grade 1 to prior anti-cancer therapy * Prior antitumor therapy must have been completed prior to enrollment as follows: * ≥ 2 weeks for prior external beam radiotherapy (XRT) to non-target site * ≥ 21 days for cytotoxic chemotherapy (systemic or intrathecal) * ≥ 28 days for prior adoptive cell therapy or T-cell redirecting therapies * ≥ 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) for other myeloma therapies * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm\^3 (prior growth factor support is permitted but must be without support for 7 days for granulocyte colony-stimulating factor \[G-CSF\] or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor \[GM-CSF\] and for 14 days for pegylated GCSF before the laboratory test) * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Platelets ≥ 50,000/mm\^3 * NOTE: No transfusion support or thrombopoietin receptor agonist within 7 days before laboratory test * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Hemoglobin ≥ 8g/dL * NOTE: No transfusion support or erythropoietin use within 7 days before the laboratory test * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 X upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless has congenital bilirubinemia such as Gilbert's disease, in which case ≤ 1.5 × ULN is required) * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Creatinine clearance of ≥ 30 mL/min per 24 hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): negative urine or serum pregnancy test * If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required * Two repeat tests are allowed. If the repeat test satisfies criteria, the participant may enroll provided all other criteria are met * Agreement by females and males of childbearing potential to use an effective method of birth control or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through at least 6 months after the last dose of talquetamab * Childbearing potential defined as not being surgically sterilized (men and women) or have not been free from menses for \> 1 year (women only) Exclusion Criteria: * Prior irradiation to target EMD site or field * Prior GPRC5D therapy * Prior radiopharmaceutical therapy * Patients who have received previous radiation to \> 25% of their bone marrow * Prior allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation within the past 6 months or prior autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation within the past 12 weeks * A maximum cumulative dose of corticosteroids of ≥ 140 mg of prednisone or equivalent within 14-day period before the first dose of study drug (does not include pre-treatment medications) * Major surgery within 2 weeks prior to the start of administration of study treatment, or will not have fully recovered from surgery, or has major surgery planned during the time the participant is expected to be treated in the study, or within 2 weeks after administration of the last dose of study treatment * Note: Participants with planned surgical procedures to be conducted under local anesthesia may participate. Kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty are not considered major surgery. If there is a question whether a procedure is considered a major surgery, the investigator must consult with the appropriate representative at Janssen and resolve any issues before enrolling a participant in the study * Ongoing or active infection * Severe persistent asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) * Presence of the following cardiac conditions: * New York Heart Association stage III or IV congestive heart failure * Myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft ≤ 6 months prior to randomization * Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia or clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities * History of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmia or unexplained syncope, not believed to be vasovagal in nature or due to dehydration * History of severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy * Any of the following: * Hepatitis B infection (i.e., hepatitis B virus surface antigen \[HBsAg\] or hepatitis B virus \[HBV\]-deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\] positive). In the event the infection status is unclear, quantitative viral levels are necessary to determine the infection status * Active hepatitis C infection as measured by positive hepatitis C virus \[HCV\]-ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] testing. Participants with a history of HCV antibody positivity must undergo HCV-RNA testing. If a participant with history of chronic hepatitis C infection (defined as both HCV antibody and HCV-RNA positive) completed antiviral therapy and has undetectable HCV-RNA for at least 12 weeks following the completion of therapy, the participant is eligible for the study * Plasma cell leukemia (\> 20% circulating plasma cells and/or \> 2.0 x 10\^9/L plasma cells) at the time of screening, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes), or primary amyloid light chain amyloidosis * Known active central nervous system (CNS) involvement or exhibits clinical signs of meningeal involvement of multiple myeloma. If either is suspected, negative whole brain MRI and lumbar cytology are required * Other active malignancy. Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial * Stroke or seizure within 6 months prior to enrollment * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agent * If HIV positive, any of the following: * Detectable viral load at screening * CD4+ T cell count ≤ 300 * AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within 6 months of screening * Changes in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) due to resistance/progression that occurred within 3 months prior to screening * Changes in HAART due to toxicity within 4 weeks prior to screening * Females only: Pregnant or breastfeeding * Any other condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures * Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Treatments Being Tested

PROCEDURE

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo collection of blood samples

PROCEDURE

Bone Marrow Aspiration

Undergo bone marrow aspiration

PROCEDURE

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Undergo bone marrow biopsy

PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT and/or PET/CT

OTHER

Electronic Health Record Review

Ancillary studies

RADIATION

External Beam Radiation Therapy

Undergo EMD-EBRT

PROCEDURE

Image Guided Biopsy

Undergo image-guided EMD biopsy

PROCEDURE

Positron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

BIOLOGICAL

Talquetamab

Given SC

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

City of Hope Medical Center
Duarte, California, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06572605), the sponsor (City of Hope Medical Center), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06572605 clinical trial studying?

This phase I/II trial tests the safety and effectiveness of extramedullary disease (EMD)-directed external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in combination with talquetamab for the treatment of multiple myeloma patients with extramedullary disease. Extramedullary disease in multiple myeloma involves the infiltration of organs and soft tissues by malignant plasma cells and has proven difficult to treat. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink cancers. EBRT is a type of radiation therapy that delivers high-energy beams to the cancer … The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06572605?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06572605?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06572605. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06572605. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.