Impact of Budesonide on Incidence of ≥ Gr2 Diarrhea in Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

Eligibility Criteria

• * Subject aged ≥ 18 years.
• * History of histologically confirmed multiple myeloma and/or Plasma Cell Leukemia diagnosis undergoing ASCT who are determined to be fit by the investigator to undergo ASCT with melphalan 200 mg/m2 or melphalan 140 mg/m2 as conditioning.
• * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines.
• * Adequate organ function as defined as:
• * Total Bilirubin ≤ 2 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN).
• * AST(SGOT)/ALT(SGPT) ≤ 5 × institutional ULN
• * For female subjects who have not undergone surgical sterilization: Negative pregnancy test or evidence of post-menopausal status. The post-menopausal status will be defined as having been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
• * Women \< 50 years of age:
• * Amenorrheic for ≥ 12 months following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments; and
• * Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution; or
• * Underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy).
• * Women ≥ 50 years of age:
• * Amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments; or
• * Had radiation-induced menopause with last menses \>1 year ago; or
• * Had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses \>1 year ago; or
• * Underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, or hysterectomy).
• * Ongoing or current use of oral budesonide at the time of enrollment.
• * Receiving other investigational agents, unless deemed acceptable after consultation with the PI
• * Subjects with moderate or severe pre-existing hepatic impairment as classified according to the Child-Pugh system.
• * Prior history or current diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis at baseline.
• * Prior history of receiving an allogenic stem cell transplant
• * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions that may compromise the subject's ability to understand the subject information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study.
• * Known prior severe hypersensitivity to melphalan or budesonide or any component in their formulations or compounds of similar composition (NCI CTCAE v5.0 Grade ≥ 3).
• * Subjects taking prohibited medications as described in Section 6.6.1. A washout period of prohibited medications for a period of at least five half-lives or 14 days (whichever is shorter) should occur before the start of treatment.