Lenalidomide and Ipilimumab After Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic or Lymphoid Malignancies

A Pilot Study of Lenalidomide Alternating With Ipilimumab Post Allogeneic and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation

This pilot clinical trial studies the side effects of lenalidomide and ipilimumab after stem cell transplant in treating patients with hematologic or lymphoid malignancies. Biological therapies, such as lenalidomide, may stimulate or suppress the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving lenalidomide with ipilimumab may be a better treatment for hematologic or lymphoid malignancies.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm; Lymphoma; Leukemia; Plasma Cell Myeloma; B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Ipilimumab; Drug: Lenalidomide

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess the safety of lenalidomide in combination with ipilimumab in autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Overall response rate. II. Overall survival, progression-free survival. III. Cumulative incidence of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) with the competing risk of relapse in allogeneic transplant patients.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-21 of courses 1, 3, 5 and 7. Beginning 1-3 days after the last dose of lenalidomide patients receive one dose of ipilimumab intravenously (IV) over 90 minutes of courses 2, 4, 6 and 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 41
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
      • M D Anderson Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hematologic or lymphoid malignancy
• Autologous patients can be included anytime within 6 months post-transplant, if they had no signs of progression and meet one of the following criteria: i. leukemia; ii. lymphoma (all types of B and T cell lymphoma); iii. multiple myeloma
• Allogeneic patients if: i. patients had engrafted donor cells (i.e., > 20% donor T-cell from peripheral blood [PB]/polymerase chain reaction [PCR]); and, ii. patients NOT in complete remission (CR) after their allogeneic transplant, and off tacrolimus and/or mycophenolate mofetil for at least 3 to 4 weeks with no signs of GVHD; or, iii. patients had evidence of relapse after their transplant who are off tacrolimus and/or mycophenolate mofetil or other immunosuppressants for GVHD for 3 to 4 weeks with no signs of GVHD (prednisone doses =< 10 mg are permitted as stated previously)
• No active infection
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1.5 x 10^9/L
• Platelets > 75 x 10^9/L
• Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
• Performance status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 2 or less or Karnofsky of at least 60
• Cardiac ejection fraction (EF) >= 45% by 2-dimensional echocardiogram (2D-ECHO) within 3 months of study entry (or within 1 month if received chemotherapy within the past 3 months)
• Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) >= 40% within 3 months of study entry (or within 1 month if received chemotherapy within the past 3 months)
• Serum creatinine =< 1.6 mg/dL and creatinine clearance >= 30 ml/min; creatinine clearance will be calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation
• Serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) less than 2 x the upper limit of normal range (unless related to Gilbert's disease or medications)
• Direct bilirubin < 1.6 (unless related to Gilbert's disease or medications)
• Patient or legally authorized representative able to sign informed consent
• 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 study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

• Immunotherapy or chemotherapy with approved or investigational anticancer therapeutics within 4 weeks of first dose
• Patients on alemtuzumab within 6 weeks prior to consenting
• Active congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III to IV), symptomatic ischemia or conduction abnormalities uncontrolled by conventional interventions; myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry
• Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 3 months of study entry
• Pregnant or breast-feeding females; (lactating females must agree not to breast-feed while taking lenalidomide)
• Acute active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, antiviral (except antiviral directed at hepatitis B), or antifungal agents within 14 days of first dose
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositive, hepatitis C infection, and/or hepatitis B (except for patients with hepatitis B surface antigen [Sag] or core antibody receiving and responding to antiviral therapy directed at hepatitis B: these patients are allowed)
• Patients with other known malignancies within the past three years except: i. adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer; ii. carcinoma in situ of the cervix; iii. prostate cancer with Gleason score < 6 with stable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) over the past three months; iv. breast cancer in situ with full surgical resection
• Significant neuropathy (grades 3 to 4 or grade 2 pain)
• Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide, lenalidomide or ipilimumab
• Active life-threatening autoimmune disease
• Active GVHD or recent GVHD and still on > 10 mg prednisone (or equivalent)
• Prior auto-immune disease

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: Treatment (lenalidomide and ipilimumab); Patients receive lenalidomide PO QD on days 1-21 of courses 1, 3, 5 and 7. Beginning 1-3 days after the last dose of lenalidomide patients receive one dose of ipilimumab IV over 90 minutes of courses 2, 4, 6 and 8. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.	Biological: Ipilimumab; Given IV; Other Names: Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody; BMS-734016; MDX-010; MDX-CTLA4; Yervoy; Drug: Lenalidomide; Given PO; Other Names: CC-5013; Revlimid; CC5013; CDC 501

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Toxicity rate	Graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria. The toxicity rate will be estimated in each arm along with a corresponding 95% credible interval. Toxicity will also be summarized by arm, type, and grade.	Up to 30 days following the last dose of study drugs

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Response rate	The response rate at the end of four cycles will be estimated with a 95% confidence interval.	112 days
Overall response rate	The overall response rate will be estimated with a 95% confidence interval.	Up to 36 months
Overall survival	Kaplan-Meier survival curves will be used to estimate overall survival. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis will be used to model the association between overall survival and disease and demographic covariates of interest, including data from the correlative cytokine, immune, and pharmacokinetic studies.	Up to 36 months
Progression-free survival	Kaplan-Meier survival curves will be used to estimate progression-free survival. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis will be used to model the association between overall survival and disease and demographic covariates of interest, including data from the correlative cytokine, immune, and pharmacokinetic studies.	Up to 36 months
Cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease	The method of Gooley et al will be used to estimate the cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease with the competing risk of relapse in allogeneic transplant patients.	Up to 30 days following the last dose of study drugs
Cumulative incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease	The method of Gooley et al will be used to estimate the cumulative incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease with the competing risk of relapse in allogeneic transplant patients.	Up to 36 months
Incidence of other organ toxicity	Graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria.	Up to 36 months
Incidence of secondary immune-based disease	Secondary immune-based diseases include arthritis, lupus, and thyroid dysfunction.	Up to 36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Issa Khouri, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Khouri IF, Fernandez Curbelo I, Turturro F, Jabbour EJ, Milton DR, Bassett RL Jr, Vence LM, Allison JP, Gulbis AM, Sharma P. Ipilimumab plus Lenalidomide after Allogeneic and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Lymphoid Malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Mar 1;24(5):1011-1018. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2777. Epub 2017 Dec 15.

Helpful Links

• MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 4, 2013
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2013
• First Posted (Estimated): August 9, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 16, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Hematologic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Hemostatic Disorders; Paraproteinemias; Blood Protein Disorders; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Multiple Myeloma; Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma, T-Cell; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors; Lenalidomide; Ipilimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2012-0947 (Other Identifier: M D Anderson Cancer Center); NCI-2013-02213 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program)); 2012.0947

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No