Bortezomib (Velcade) Post Allogenic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Myeloma

September 14, 2011 updated by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

A Phase II Trial of Bortezomib (Velcade) After Allogenic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplantation for Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Primary Objective:

1. To determine the antimyeloma effect of bortezomib after allogeneic transplantation for patients with multiple myeloma.

Secondary Objective

1. To determine the toxicity profile of bortezomib in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing allogeneic progenitor cell transplantation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Bortezomib (velcade) is a new drug that works by blocking a structure in the cells called proteasome. This proteasome acts like a system that eliminates abnormal or old proteins from the cells. Cancer cells may be sensitive to drugs like bortezomib (velcade), because tumor cells have more abnormal proteins than normal cells. Bortezomib (velcade) enters the tumor cells and affects the way they divide. When cancer cells cannot divide, they die.

You will have blood (about 2 tablespoons) and bone marrow testing done about every 2-3 months to determine your response and tolerance to treatment. To collect a bone marrow sample, an area of the hip or chest bone is numbed with anesthetic and a small amount of bone marrow is withdrawn through a large needle.

You will receive bortezomib (velcade) as an infusion into a vein over 5-10 minutes twice a week for 2 weeks. You will then rest for 10 to 17 days. This 21-28 day period makes up 1 cycle. You will complete up to a total of 4 cycles. Courses 2 and 3 might be given under supervision of your local physician however the principal investigator will do necessary treatment dose adjustments and new set of treatment orders will be provided to your physician. Treatment evaluations will be under the supervision of the principal investigator.

You will have a physical exam and routine blood tests (about 2 tablespoons) before each dose of bortezomib (velcade). Blood (about 2 tablespoons) and urine tests to determine response to treatment will be performed once a month, as well as blood tests to look at side effects of treatment, will be performed at least once a week and more frequently if medically necessary.

You will be taken off study if the disease gets worse or intolerable side effects occur. You will be called every 3 months for at least 1 year after the last dose of bortezomib (velcade) to see how you are doing.

This is an investigational study. Bortezomib (velcade) is commercially available and indicated for the treatment of myeloma. A total of 28 patients will participate in this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

8

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 70 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with multiple myeloma at least 3 months post allogeneic transplant who either failed to achieve a complete remission or are relapsing.
  • Allograft performed from a related donor who is HLA-compatible (5/6 or 6/6), or class I serologic match and class II molecular matched unrelated donor).
  • Zubrod Points Scale (PS) < 2, life expectancy is not severely limited by concomitant illness.
  • Patient willing and able to sign informed consent.
  • Patients less than 70 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active Central Nervous System (CNS) disease.
  • Uncontrolled acute or chronic Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Bortezomib
1 mg/m^2 intravenous (IV) Days 1, 4, 8, and 11.
1 mg/m^2 IV On Days 1, 4, 8, and 11.
Other Names:
  • Velcade
  • PS-341

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants with Complete Response (CR)
Time Frame: 6 weeks from beginning treatment
Response rate (CR), evaluated within 6 weeks of beginning treatment, assessed using The European Group for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant/International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (EBMT/IBMTR) response criteria of Complete Response (CR), Minimal Response (MR), No Change (NC), or Progressive Disease (PD).
6 weeks from beginning treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sergio A. Giralt, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

July 20, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2011

Last Verified

September 1, 2011

More Information

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