Pomalidomide in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Transfusion-Dependent Vascular Ectasia: a Phase I Study

A Phase I Single Arm Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Pomalidomide in Patients With Bleeding Due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Refractory Angiodysplasia

This study will evaluate patients > 18 years of age with transfusion-dependent gastrointestinal bleeding due to documented gastrointestinal vascular ectasia with or without concurrent hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). This study will focus on documented bleeding sites in the small bowel, including the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Eligible patients will have endoscopically-documented sites of vascular ectasia and will have required at least 4 units of blood transfusion or episodes of intravenous iron administration over the preceding four months.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia; Idiopathic Vascular Ectasia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Pomalidomide

Detailed Description

This is a single-arm, open-label study that will investigate the efficacy and safety profile of pomalidomide in patients with genetically-documented Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (defined by characteristic mutations in Eng, Alk-1 or Smad-4) or idiopathic vascular ectasia with no documented mutations, leading to refractory bleeding of the small bowel. This study will be limited to patients with documented bleeding from the small bowel, including the duodenum, jejunum or ileum. Eligible patients will be dependent on transfusion or intravenous iron therapy (requiring at least 4 units of blood transfusion or 4 iron infusions over the preceding 4 months) and will have endoscopically-confirmed areas of vascular ecstasia. Therapy for all eligible patients will be initiated with a 1 mg daily dose of pomalidomide. The principal investigator will determine whether intrapatient dose escalation is indicated based on the response of the patient's bleeding during the first 30 days of therapy. If dose escalation is indicated, pomalidomide will be increased at the investigator's discretion to a maximal dose of 5 mg/day. Cessation of GI bleeding will be defined as maintenance of stable hemoglobin without blood transfusion or intravenous iron therapy over a 4 week period. Once GI bleeding has ceased, patients will be maintained at a stable pomalidomide dose for an additional 4 months, and the dose then tapered by 1 mg per month, or until bleeding recurs. Patients will be followed for a total of six months post-therapy to determine whether the response is maintained.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 9
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
      • Cleveland Clinic

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:

1. Age > 18 years
2. Transfusion of at least 4 units of blood and/or four doses of intravenous iron over the preceding four months.
3. Recurrent bleeding after at least one previous interventional endoscopic procedure
4. Platelet count ≥ 125,000/µl
5. WBC ≥ 4,000/µl
6. Normal prothrombin (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
7. Endoscopically-documented angiodysplasia and/or arteriovenous malformations involving the small bowel
8. Females of childbearing potential (FCBP)† must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL within 10 - 14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of prescribing pomalidomide 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 28 days before she starts taking pomalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a vasectomy.
9. Ability to understand and sign informed consent
10. All study participants must be registered into the mandatory POMALYST REMS™ program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the POMALYST REMS™ program

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnancy (must be excluded by two urine or serum tests for β-HCG in all women of child-bearing potential).

   Pregnancy Testing -Must follow pregnancy testing requirements as outlined in the POMALYST REMS™ program.

2. Breast feeding
3. Renal insufficiency, serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dl
4. Hepatic insufficiency, bilirubin > 2.0 or transaminases > 3.0 x normal
5. Previous treatment with Thalidomide or other imid drugs within previous 12 months
6. History of prior thromboembolism with known thrombophilia
7. Peripheral neuropathy, as determined from neurologic consultation
8. Underlying hypoproliferative anemia (i.e. myelodysplasia)
9. Inherited or significant acquired coagulopathy (i.e. hemophilia, advanced liver disease)
10. Chronic aspirin, NSAID therapy, anticoagulation therapy or antiplatelet agents
11. Currently enrolled in other interventional trials
12. Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide or lenalidomide.
13. The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide, or similar drugs.
14. Anything that in the investigator's opinion is likely to interfere with completion of the study † A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature woman who: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutive months).

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: Pomalidomide; Pomalidomide will be supplied as 1.0 mg, 2.0 mg, 3.0 mg and 4.0 mg capsules for oral administration. The principal investigator will determine whether intrapatient dose escalation is indicated based on the response of the patient's bleeding during the first 30 days of therapy. If dose escalation is indicated, pomalidomide will be increased by 1 mg/month at the investigator's discretion to a maximal dose of 5 mg/day.

Drug: Pomalidomide; Other Names: Pomalyst; Imnovid; CC-4047

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Transfusion requirement measure	To compare the requirement for transfusion and intravenous iron administration in individual patients in the 4 month period before initiation of pomalidomide with that over a 4 month period following pomalidomide therapy.	8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 27, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 6, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 6, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): November 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 15, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 13, 2020
• Last Verified: July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Pomalidomide; HHT; CASE4Z14
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities; Hematologic Diseases; Hemorrhagic Disorders; Hemostatic Disorders; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Cardiovascular Abnormalities; Vascular Malformations; Telangiectasis; Dilatation, Pathologic; Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunologic Factors; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Pomalidomide
• Other Study ID Numbers: CASE4Z14