Phase II Study of Dexamethasone, Thalidomide and Lenalidomide for Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma (DexTR)

A Phase II Study of Dexamethasone (DECADRON®), Thalidomide (THALOMID®), and Lenalidomide (REVLIMID®) for Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Study Objectives

1. To evaluate the efficacy of the combination of dexamethasone (Decadron®), thalidomide (Thalomid®), and lenalidomide (Revlimid®) as therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) who have failed prior treatment with both lenalidomide and thalidomide when used as monotherapies.
2. To evaluate the safety of the combination of lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and thalidomide as a therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: thalidomide; Drug: lenalidomide

Detailed Description

This phase II study is a treatment program for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have had prior treatment with both thalidomide and lenalidomide in separate regimens each used as a single agent or in combination with corticosteroids. Up to 45 patients will be enrolled. Patients who sign informed consent form and RevAssist® and S.T.E.P.S® patient agreement form and fulfill all eligibility criteria will be enrolled.

DexTR therapy:

Cycles 1-4

• Dexamethasone (40mg ) will be given on days 1-4, 9-12, 17-20 of a 28-day cycle.
• Thalidomide will be given 50mg daily on days 1-7, thereafter 100mg daily on days 8-28 of the first 28-day cycle. Thalidomide will then be given at 100mg/daily for days 1-28 of each subsequent cycle.
• Lenalidomide will be given 25mg daily for days 1-21 of each 28 day cycle.
• Prophylactic medications, such as medications for thrombosis risk, will be given.

After completing 4 cycles:

• Patients who demonstrate disease progression at any time will be taken off study.
• Patients who achieve a resolution of monoclonal gammopathy as detected on serum immunofixation or achieve a plateau of disease (no change in M-spike as detected on serum protein electrophoresis) for > 2 cycles will be transitioned to maintenance therapy.
• Patients who continue to respond without achieving either a plateau or a CR will continue on induction therapy until plateau for >2 cycles or CR in the absence of untoward toxicity. These patients will be then transitioned to maintenance therapy.

Maintenance therapy:

Maintenance therapy will consist of:

• Dexamethasone 20mg weekly days 1, 8, 15, 22 out of a 28 day cycle)

• Lenalidomide 25 mg/daily days 1 - 21 out of a 28 day cycle. 15mg/daily on days 1-21 of a 28 day cycle of lenalidomide will be given to patients with a creatinine clearance of < 40cc/min*

  • Patients who finished induction therapy with DexTR at a reduced dose of lenalidomide will start maintenance therapy at the same dose of lenalidomide on which they ended induction therapy. For patients with a creatinine clearance of < 40cc / minute, the lenalidomide dose will be the lower of their last induction therapy dose or 15mg daily on days 1 - 21 out of a 28 day cycle.

Serial clinic visits and laboratory measurements will be performed to monitor for treatment response. Those patients who demonstrate progression of disease at any point during DexTR therapy will be taken off study.

At the end of every cycle (which may coincide with day 1 of the new cycle), response and toxicity will be evaluated. During cycle 1, patients will have lab work done weekly (CBC with differential and blood electrolytes). All patients will remain on study until disease progression or side effects become excessive. Patients who achieve a stable plateau and are on maintenance therapy as defined above may be taken off study if eligible to proceed to high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 5
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10021
      • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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:

• Subject must voluntarily sign and understand written informed consent.
• Age > 18 years at the time of signing the consent form.
• Histologically confirmed Salmon-Durie stage II or III MM. Stage I MM patients will be eligible if they display poor prognostic factors (ß2M ≥5.5 mg/L, plasma cell proliferation index ≥5%, albumin of less then 3.0, and unfavorable cytogenetics).
• Relapsed or refractory myeloma as defined by Appendix II, table 1, progression of disease either after prior therapy or lack of response to currently used therapy.
• Prior treatment with prior lenalidomide and thalidomide as single agents or in combination with dexamethasone, but not in combination with each other.
• No anti-myeloma therapy within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment. Patients may be receiving adjuvant antiresorptive therapy (i.e., pamidronate or zoledronic acid) as routine care.
• Measurable disease as defined by > 1.0 g/dL serum monoclonal protein, >0.1 g/dL serum free light chains, >0.2 g/24 hrs urinary M-protein excretion, and/or measurable plasmacytoma(s).
• Karnofsky performance status ≥70% (>60% if due to bony involvement of myeloma.
• All study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist® and S.T.E.P.S.® programs, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the RevAssist® and S.T.E.P.S.® programs.
• Females of childbearing potential (FCBP)† must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at least 50 mIU/mL within 10 - 14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of prescribing lenalidomide and thalidomide (prescriptions must be filled within 7 days) and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, at least 4 weeks before she starts taking lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with females of child bearing potential even if they have had a successful vasectomy.
• Able to take aspirin daily as prophylactic anticoagulation (patients intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin).
• Life expectancy ≥ 3 months

• Subjects must meet the following laboratory parameters:

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1000 cells/mm3 (1.0 x 109/L)
  • Platelets count ≥ 75,000/mm3 (75 x 109/L)
  • Serum SGOT/AST <3.0 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Serum SGPT/ALT <3.0 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Serum creatinine <2.5 mg/dL (221 µmol/L)
  • Serum total bilirubin <2.0 mg/dL (34 µmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with non-secretory MM (no measurable monoclonal protein, free light chains, and/or M-spike in blood or urine).
• Prior history of other malignancies (except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast) unless disease free for ≥ 5 years.
• Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment , or NYHA(New York Hospital Association) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities.
• Pregnant or lactating females are ineligible.
• Given the potential of the study drugs to trigger or worsen HIV viremia and the incidence of opportunistic infections inpatients infected with the HIV virus, HIV-1 or HIV-2 positive patients will be excluded. The interactions of HAART with study drugs have not been determined.
• Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection.
• Active viral or bacterial infections or any coexisting medical problem that would significantly increase the risks of this treatment program.
• Any coexisting medical problem or laboratory evaluation that, in the treating physician's or principal investigator's opinion, makes the patient unsuitable to participate in this clinical trial.
• Known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone, lenalidomide, or thalidomide.
• History of thromboembolic event within the past 6 months prior to enrollment.

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: DexTR (all patients); All patients were treated with the DexTR (dexamethasone / thalidomide, lenalidomide (Revlimid®)), which consisted of lenalidomide 25mg/day during days 1-21, dexamethasone 40mg/day on days 1-4, 9-12, and 17-20, and thalidomide 50mg/day for the first 7 days, followed by 100mg/day for all subsequent days, for a total of 4 cycles of 28 days each.

Drug: dexamethasone; Cycles 1-4 • Dexamethasone (40mg ) will be given on days 1-4, 9-12, 17-20 of a 28-day cycle. After completing 4 cycles: Patients who demonstrate disease progression at any time will be taken off study.; Patients who achieve a resolution of monoclonal gammopathy as detected on serum immunofixation or achieve a plateau of disease (no change in M-spike as detected on serum protein electrophoresis) for > 2 cycles will be transitioned to maintenance therapy.; Patients who continue to respond without achieving either a plateau or a CR will continue on induction therapy until plateau for >2 cycles or CR in the absence of untoward toxicity. These patients will be then transitioned to maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy will consist of: • Dexamethasone 20mg weekly days 1, 8, 15, 22 out of a 28 day cycle); Drug: thalidomide; Cycles 1-4 • Thalidomide will be given 50mg daily on days 1-7, thereafter 100mg daily on days 8-28 of the first 28-day cycle. Thalidomide will then be given at 100mg/daily for days 1-28 of each subsequent cycle. After completing 4 cycles: Patients who demonstrate disease progression at any time will be taken off study.; Patients who achieve a resolution of monoclonal gammopathy as detected on serum immunofixation or achieve a plateau of disease (no change in M-spike as detected on serum protein electrophoresis) for > 2 cycles will be transitioned to maintenance therapy.; Patients who continue to respond without achieving either a plateau or a CR will continue on induction therapy until plateau for >2 cycles or CR in the absence of untoward toxicity. These patients will be then transitioned to maintenance therapy.; Drug: lenalidomide; Cycles 1-4 • Lenalidomide will be given 25mg daily for days 1-21 of each 28 day cycle. After completing 4 cycles: Patients who demonstrate disease progression at any time will be taken off study.; Patients who achieve a resolution of monoclonal gammopathy as detected on serum immunofixation or achieve a plateau of disease (no change in M-spike as detected on serum protein electrophoresis) for > 2 cycles will be transitioned to maintenance therapy.; Patients who continue to respond without achieving either a plateau or a CR will continue on induction therapy until plateau for >2 cycles or CR in the absence of untoward toxicity. These patients will be then transitioned to maintenance therapy. Maintenance therapy will consist of: • Lenalidomide 25 mg/daily days 1 - 21 out of a 28 day cycle. 15mg/daily on days 1-21 of a 28 day cycle of lenalidomide will be given to patients with a creatinine clearance of < 40cc/min*

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effect of Drug Combination on Multiple Myeloma	The maximum response for all patients that were treated on study. Maximum response was assessed using the International myeloma working group (IMWG) guidelines for response. http://imwg.myeloma.org/international-myeloma-working-group-imwg-uniform-response-criteria-for-multiple-myeloma/	The best response for all patients at any point were assessed for patients that were treated on study, from start of treatment up to 20 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Collaborators: Celgene
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ruben Niesvizky, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 22, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): September 22, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 2, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 2, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): October 3, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 6, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2018
• Last Verified: May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: myeloma; relapsed or refractory 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; Anti-Infective Agents; Autonomic Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive 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; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Leprostatic Agents; Dexamethasone; Thalidomide; Lenalidomide
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0708009381; RV-MM-PI-0132