A multicenter, open-label, phase 2 study of lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone in Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: the MM-021 trial

Jian Hou, Xin Du, Jie Jin, Zhen Cai, Fangping Chen, Dao-bin Zhou, Li Yu, Xiaoyan Ke, Xiao Li, Depei Wu, Fanyi Meng, Huisheng Ai, Jingshan Zhang, Honeylet Wortman-Vayn, Nianhang Chen, Jay Mei, Jianmin Wang, Jian Hou, Xin Du, Jie Jin, Zhen Cai, Fangping Chen, Dao-bin Zhou, Li Yu, Xiaoyan Ke, Xiao Li, Depei Wu, Fanyi Meng, Huisheng Ai, Jingshan Zhang, Honeylet Wortman-Vayn, Nianhang Chen, Jay Mei, Jianmin Wang

Abstract

Background: There is an unmet need for treatment options in Chinese patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is effective and generally well tolerated in Caucasian RRMM patients, but no previous study has evaluated this regimen in Chinese RRMM patients.

Methods: MM-021 is a phase 2, multicenter, single-arm open-label registration trial conducted to assess the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone in Chinese patients with RRMM. Patients with ≥1 prior antimyeloma therapy received lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone until disease progression or discontinuation. Follow-up of surviving patients continued for ≥1 year after enrollment. The lenalidomide dose was 25 mg/day, and was adjusted according to baseline renal function. Most patients had advanced disease (85.6% had Durie-Salmon stage III) and were heavily pretreated (56.7% had received ≥4 prior regimens; 69.5% prior thalidomide and 63.1% prior bortezomib); 5.3% had immunoglobulin D (IgD) disease.

Results: The safety population comprised 199 eligible patients. In the efficacy population (n = 187), the disease control rate (at least stable disease) was 94.7%, and the overall response rate (at least partial response) was 47.6%. High response rates were also achieved in patients who had renal impairment and in those with IgD disease. After a median study follow-up of 15.2 months, the median response duration was 8.8 months (range, 0.4-18.8 months) and median progression-free survival was 8.3 months (95% CI 6.5-9.8). The most common grade 3-4 adverse events (AEs) were anemia (26.1%), neutropenia (25.1%), thrombocytopenia (14.6%), pneumonia (13.1%), leukopenia (9.5%), and decreased neutrophil count (8.5%). AEs led to lenalidomide dose reduction and/or interruption in 40.2% of patients, and treatment discontinuation in about 9% of patients. The pharmacokinetic profile of lenalidomide was similar to that reported in Caucasian and Japanese patients.

Conclusions: Lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone was associated with a high response rate and acceptable safety profile in heavily pretreated Chinese patients with RRMM, including those with renal impairment and IgD subtype. These findings highlight the clinical potential of this regimen in Chinese RRMM patients who have exhausted current treatment options.

Trial registration: China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) registration (CTA reference numbers: 209 L10808; 209 L10809; 209 L10810; and 209 L10811) and ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01593410.

Figures

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Figure 1
Patient disposition.
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Figure 2
Dose of lenalidomide (LEN) over 12 treatment cycles.
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Figure 3
Kaplan–Meier curve of progression-free survival (PFS) for the primary efficacy population (n = 187).
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Figure 4
Mean (± standard deviation) plasma lenalidomide (LEN) concentrations in the absence (Day 7) and presence (Day 8) of low-dose dexamethasone (LoDEX).

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