Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone Combination Therapy for Patients With Relapsed or Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Am Open-Label Phase II Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Bortezomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone Combination Therapy for Patients With Relapsed or Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and side effects of the bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone combination in relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. Each of these drugs are approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration, but have not been approved in the combination for treating patients in this setting.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Bortezomib; Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Dexamethasone

Detailed Description

• Participants took the study medication in the clinic on Cycle 1 day 1. Each treatment cycle lasted three weeks. They took the lenalidomide (capsules) every day for the first two weeks only (days 1-14). They took dexamethasone (tablets) on Day 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 12 and came to the outpatient treatment center for intravenous bortezomib on Day 1, 4, 8 and 11. The third week of the cycle was a rest period and the participant did not take any study medication.
• Certain tests and procedures were performed throughout each treatment cycle at definitive time periods. These tests included: medical history update, physical/neurological examination, skeletal survey (x-rays or scan), blood samples, urine samples, optional bone marrow aspiration/tissue biopsy, 12-lead ECG, and MRI/CT (if needed).
• It was expected that participants were going to complete at least 8 cycles of the study, which adds up to 168 days. If the participant completed the first 8 cycles, had stable or responding disease and had not experienced bad side effects, they were allowed to continue treatment on a maintenance schedule, detailed in the protocol, at the study doctor's discretion.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 65
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
      • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
      • Massachusetts General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of multiple myeloma based on standard diagnostic criteria or by the new International Myeloma Foundation 2003 Diagnostic Criteria
• Relapsed or relapsed and refractory disease after receiving between 1 and 3 prior regimens
• Negative serum or urine pregnancy test
• Age 18 years or older
• Karnofsky performance status of 60 or greater

Exclusion Criteria:

• Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy within 14 days before enrollment
• Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine > 2.5 mg/dL)
• Evidence of mucosal or internal bleeding and/or platelet refractory
• ANC < 1000 cells/mm3
• Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL
• AST or ALT greater than or equal to 2 x ULN
• Concomitant therapy medications that include corticosteroids
• Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment or has NYHA Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities
• Clinically relevant active infection or serious co-morbid medical conditions
• Prior malignancy (within last 3 years) except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical or breast cancer, in situ prostate cancer
• Pregnant or breast-feeding
• Serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation in this clinical study.
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Hypersensitivity to acyclovir or similar anti-viral drug
• POEMS syndrome
• Known HIV infection
• Known active hepatitis B or C viral infection
• Known intolerance to steroid therapy
• Subjects with primary refractory disease, defined as progression during initial treatment

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: lenalidomide, dexamethasone, bortezomib combination; Participants took the study medication in the clinic on Cycle 1 day 1. Each treatment cycle lasted three weeks. They took the lenalidomide (capsules) every day for the first two weeks only (days 1-14). They took the dexamethasone (tablets) on Day 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 12 and came to the outpatient treatment center for intravenous bortezomib on Day 1, 4, 8 and 11. The third week of the cycle was a rest period and the participant did not take any study medication.

Drug: Bortezomib; Given intravenously on days 1,4,8 and 11 of a 21-day cycle for a minimum of 8 cycles.; Drug: Lenalidomide; Taken orally once a day for 2 weeks (days 1-14) of a 21-day cycle for a minimum of 8 cycles; Drug: Dexamethasone; Taken orally on days 1,2,4,5,8,9,11,and 12 of a 21-day cycle for a minimum of 8 cycles

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Proportion of Patients Alive and Without Progressive Disease (PD) for ≥6 Months	Response assessed by the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplant (EBMT) criteria, modified to include nCR and VGPR from the international uniform response criteria (IMWG). Progressive disease (PD) required one or more of the following: >25% increased in serum monoclonal paraprotein (must also be an absolute increase of at least 5 g/L and confirmed on a repeat investigation) >25% increased in 24-hour urinary light chain excretion (must also be an absolute increase of at least 200 mg/24 h and confirmed on a repeat investigation) >25% increased in plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate or on trephine biopsy (must also be an absolute increase of at least 10%) Definite increase in the size of existing lytic bone lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas. Development of new bone lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas (not including compression fracture). Development of hypercalcemia (corrected serum calcium >11.5 mg/dL or 2.8 mmol/L not attributable to any other cause).	6 months after therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective Response Rate	Response assessed by the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplant (EBMT) criteria, modified to include nCR and VGPR from the international uniform response criteria (IMWG). Objective response was defined by the achievement of at least Partial Response (PR) or better (CR-complete response, nCR-near complete response, and VGPR-very good partial response).	Assessed every cycle for up to 8 cycles and best response was reported
Duration of Response	Duration of response will be measured as the time from initiation of a response to first documentation of disease progression or death, or date last known progression-free and alive for those who have not progressed or died.	Assessed at a median follow-up of 44 months
Progression Free Survival	Progression-free survival is defined as the time from registration to the disease progression or death from any cause, censored at date last known progression-free for those who have not progressed or died.	aassesed at a median follow-up of 44 months
Overall Survival	defined as time from treatment initiation to death, or last known to be alive for those who had not died	assesed at a median follow-up of 44 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Collaborators: Massachusetts General Hospital; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Celgene Corporation

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Richardson PG, Xie W, Jagannath S, Jakubowiak A, Lonial S, Raje NS, Alsina M, Ghobrial IM, Schlossman RL, Munshi NC, Mazumder A, Vesole DH, Kaufman JL, Colson K, McKenney M, Lunde LE, Feather J, Maglio ME, Warren D, Francis D, Hideshima T, Knight R, Esseltine DL, Mitsiades CS, Weller E, Anderson KC. A phase 2 trial of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and relapsed/refractory myeloma. Blood. 2014 Mar 6;123(10):1461-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-07-517276. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 18, 2006
• First Posted (Estimate): September 19, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 17, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 18, 2016
• Last Verified: October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: refractory multiple myeloma; relapsed multiple myeloma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Hemostatic Disorders; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; Multiple Myeloma; Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Autonomic Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antiemetics; Gastrointestinal Agents; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Dexamethasone; Lenalidomide; Bortezomib
• Other Study ID Numbers: 06-147