Expanded Access Protocol (EAP) to Provide Bortezomib to Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Have Received at Least 2 Previous Lines of Therapy and Are Refractory to or Have Relapsed After Their Last Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

April 15, 2013 updated by: Janssen-Cilag International NV

International Single-Arm Protocol to Provide Expanded Access to Bortezomib for Patients With Multiple Myeloma Who Have Received at Least 2 Previous Lines of Therapy and Are Refractory to or Have Relapsed After Their Last Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

The purpose of this study is to provide bortezomib to patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least 2 previous lines of therapy and are refractory or have relapse after their last treatment. Additional objectives of this study are assess the safety and tolerability of bortezomib and follow the levels of paraprotein in patients receiving bortezomib as a way to followup disease burden

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Multiple myeloma is uniformly fatal. Responses achieved after multiple lines of therapy are normally of short duration. Therefore, all patients with multiple myeloma will eventually relapse, having become refractory to therapy and subsequently will die of their cancer. The rationale of this study is that bortezomib as a novel agent may allow additional periods of response due to its different mechanisms of action. This is an open-label, single-arm, multicenter, non-comparative study to provide expanded access to bortezomib to patients with multiple myeloma that have received at least two previous lines of therapy and are refractory to or have relapsed after their last treatment. Patients will receive treatment with bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 on day 1, 4, 8 and 11 of a 3-week cycle. No treatment will be administered on the last 10 days of each cycle. Treatment may be repeated for up to 8 cycles with possible extension if patient is still responding at the end of the 8 cycle period. Bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 will be administered as an IV bolus

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

641

Participation Criteria

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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:

  • Patients with previous diagnosis of multiple myeloma based on standard criteria
  • patient has received at least 2 previous lines of therapy for multiple myeloma and, currently requires therapy because of relapsed or progressive disease
  • If female, the patient is either postmenopausal or surgically sterilized or willing to use an acceptable method of birth control (i.e., a hormonal contraceptive, intrauterine device, diaphragm with spermicide, or condom with spermicide, or abstinence) from Screening through the Final Visit
  • If male, the patient agrees to use an acceptable barrier method for contraception from Screening through the Final Visit
  • patient has a Karnofsky performance status >= 60
  • patient meets defined pretreatment laboratory criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • If patient received bortezomib in a previous clinical trial, the patient's best response to bortezomib was progressive disease
  • Patient received nitrosoureas within 6 weeks or any other chemotherapy within 3 weeks before enrollment, corticosteroids (>10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) within 3 weeks before enrollment, immunotherapy or antibody therapy within 4 weeks before enrollment
  • Patient has peripheral neuropathy of Grade 2 or greater intensity, as defined by the NCI CTC
  • Patient had a myocardial infarction within 6 months of enrollment or has New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities
  • Patient has cardiac amyloidosis

Study Plan

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Design Details

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 26, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 26, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 27, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 16, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 15, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

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