Dose Escalation Study of I-131-CLR1404 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study of I-131-CLR1404 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

The primary objective of the study is to determine the safety and tolerability of I-131-CLR1404 as a single or multiple dose, with and without concurrent weekly dexamethasone, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have previously been treated with, or are intolerant of, an immunomodulator and a proteasome inhibitor.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Multiple Myeloma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: I-131-CLR1404; Drug: dexamethasone; Drug: I-131-CLR1404

Detailed Description

Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable, monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. Approximately 80,000 Americans are affected by MM with approximately 22,000 new cases diagnosed and 11,000 deaths each year. The introduction of newer therapies in the past twenty years, such as autologous stem cell transplantation and novel agents such as proteasome inhibitors and immune modulating drugs has improved outcomes, with current median overall survival estimates of 3-10 years depending on a number of patient-, disease- and treatment-related factors. However, despite these innovations, myeloma relapse is inevitable. Therefore, there is a clear need for improved therapies for MM and, in particular, for relapsed disease.

I-131-CLR1404 is a radioiodinated therapeutic that exploits the selective uptake and retention of phospholipid ethers (PLEs) by malignant cells. Cellectar Biosciences' novel cancer-targeted small-molecule compound (CLR1404) is radiolabeled with the isotope iodine-131 (I-131). Radioiodinated CLR1404 has been evaluated in over 60 xenograft and spontaneous (transgenic) tumor models. In all but two cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, CLR1404 demonstrated selective cancer cell uptake and retention. In various rodent tumor models, I-131-CLR1404 has also demonstrated tumor growth delay and prolongation of survival.

Based on the critical unmet medical need for effective agents with novel mechanisms of action in MM, the exquisite radiosensitivity of MM, and initial preclinical and clinical experience with radioiodinated CLR1404, Cellectar Biosciences has chosen to assess I-131-CLR1404 in a MM-specific phase 1 trial.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 31
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
      • Mayo Clinic
  • Illinois
    • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
      • Loyola University Medical Center
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
      • Karmanos Cancer Institute
  • Wisconsin
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
      • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

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:

• Histologically or cytologically confirmed multiple myeloma
• Prior treatment with or intolerance to proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulator
• Bone marrow biopsy within 28 days of study drug infusion demonstrating at least 5% plasma cell involvement

• Progressive disease defined by any of following:

  25% increase in serum M-protein from lowest response value during (or after) last therapy and/or absolute increase in serum M-protein of > or equal to 0.5 g/dL; 25% increase in urine M-protein from lowest response value during (or after) last therapy and/or absolute increase in urine M-protein of > or equal to 200 mg/24h; 25% increase in bone marrow plasma cell percentage from lowest response value during (or after) last therapy - absolute bone marrow plasma cell percentage must be > or equal to 10% unless prior complete response when absolute bone marrow plasma cell percentage must be > or equal to 5%; 25% increase in serum FLC level from the lowest response value during (or after) last therapy - the absolute increase must be > 10 mg/dL; new onset hypercalcemia > 11.5 mg/dL

• Measurable disease defined by any of following: Serum M-protein > 1 g/dL; Urine M-protein > 200 mg/24h; Serum free light chain (FLC) assay: involved FLC level > or equal to 10 mg/dL provided serum FLC ratio is abnormal; subjects who are non-secretors will be considered on a case-by-case basis
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 2
• Life expectancy of at least 6 months
• Have initiative and means to be compliant with protocol and within geographical proximity to make required study visits as judged by Investigator
• Subject or legal representative has ability to read, understand and provide written informed consent for study related procedures
• Women of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test within 24 hours of enrollment
• Women of childbearing potential and men who are able to father a child, must agree to use an effective contraception method during study and for 12 months following study drug administration

Exclusion Criteria:

• Grade 2 or greater toxicities due to previous therapies, subject to laboratory abnormalities listed below. Stable, tolerable Grade 2 adverse events may be allowed at discretion of Investigator
• Prior external beam radiation therapy resulting in greater than 20% total bone marrow receiving greater than 20 Gy
• Prior radioisotope therapy
• Prior total body or hemi-body irradiation
• Extradural tumor in contact with the spinal cord or tumor located where swelling in response to therapy may impinge upon spinal cord
• Subject has any of following laboratory abnormalities: WBC < 3000/uL; ANC < 1500/uL; Hemoglobin < 8 g/dL; Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2; ALT > 3 x ULN ; Bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN
• Platelet count < 100,000/uL without full-dose anticogulation therapy
• Platelet count < 150,000/uL with ongoing full-dose anticoagulation therapy
• Clinically significant bleeding event, as judged by investigator, within prior 6 months
• Chronic immunosuppressive therapy
• Anti-platelet therapy, except low-dose aspirin for cardioprotection
• PTT > 1.3 x ULN
• INR > 1.3
• Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, investigational therapy or corticosteroid use within 2 weeks of or after eligibility-defining bone marrow biopsy. Bisphosphonates and denosumab are permitted if subject has been receiving for at least 90 days
• History of hypersensitivity to iodine
• Any other concomitant serious illness or organ system dysfunction in opinion of Investigator would either compromise subject safety or interfere with test drug safety evaluation
• Major surgery within 6 weeks of enrollment
• Known history of HIV, hepatitis C or hepatitis B infection
• Pregnancy or breast-feeding

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: Single; I-131-CLR1404 with or without concurrent dexamethasone

Drug: I-131-CLR1404; Single IV dose of I-131-CLR1404, increased/decreased by cohort; Other Names: CLR 131; 18-(p-[I-131]-iodophenyl)octadecyl phosphocholine; 131I-CLR1404; Drug: dexamethasone; 40 mg dexamethasone orally once weekly for up to 12 weeks; Other Names: Decadron; Drug: I-131-CLR1404; Multiple IV dose of I-131-CLR1404, increased/decreased by cohort; Other Names: CLR 131; 18-(p-[I-131]-iodophenyl)octadecyl phosphocholine; 131I-CLR1404

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of participants with dose limiting toxicities (DLT)	DLT will be assessed by physical examination, vital signs, ECG, and laboratory values	up to 85 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Identification of recommended phase 2 dose of I-131-CLR1404 with concurrent weekly dexamethasone	Largest administered dose with concurrent weekly dexamethasone with at most a 17% dose limiting toxicity rate	until non-tolerated dose is defined; dose escalation descision made upon review of data from a complete cohort (85 days after all subjects in cohort have received infusion)
Identification of recommended phase 2 dose of I-131-CLR1404 without dexamethasone	Largest administered dose without dexamethasone with at most a 17% dose limiting toxicity rate	until non-tolerated dose is defined; dose escalation descision made upon review of data from a complete cohort (85 days after all subjects in cohort have received infusion)
Identify the recommended dosing schedule of I-131-CLR1404, in relapsed or refractory MM		until non-tolerated dose is defined with both dosing regimens; dose escalation decision made upon review of data from a complete cohort (85 days after all subjects in cohort have received infusion)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Determination of therapeutic activity of I-131-CLR1404 in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma	Response assessment per International Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma	through Day 85

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Natalie S Callander, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Weichert JP, Clark PA, Kandela IK, Vaccaro AM, Clarke W, Longino MA, Pinchuk AN, Farhoud M, Swanson KI, Floberg JM, Grudzinski J, Titz B, Traynor AM, Chen HE, Hall LT, Pazoles CJ, Pickhardt PJ, Kuo JS. Alkylphosphocholine analogs for broad-spectrum cancer imaging and therapy. Sci Transl Med. 2014 Jun 11;6(240):240ra75. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3007646.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 9, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): August 10, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 27, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): October 30, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 22, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Multiple Myeloma; Phase 1; Therapy; Radiopharmaceutical
• 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; Antiemetics; Gastrointestinal Agents; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Dexamethasone
• Other Study ID Numbers: DCL-14-002