CPI-613, Bendamustine Hydrochloride, and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences (Other)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT02168907
Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
1
1
1
2
0.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of CPI-613 (6,8-bis[benzylthio]octanoic acid) when given together with bendamustine hydrochloride and rituximab in treating patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has come back or has not responded to treatment. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid and bendamustine hydrochloride, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, may find cancer cells and help kill them. Giving 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid with bendamustine hydrochloride and rituximab may kill more cancer cells.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of CPI-613, when used in combination with bendamustine (bendamustine hydrochloride) and rituximab in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), who have or have not received hematopoietic cell transplant.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
  1. To evaluate response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR), derived from the modified International Work Group (IWG) criteria.

  2. To evaluate overall survival (OS) and progression-free-survival (PFS), and possible correlation between RR and DCR derived from the modified IWG criteria vs. OS and PFS.

  3. To evaluate assessment of bone marrow biopsy, and possible correlation between complete response (CR) vs. bone marrow biopsy assessment (e.g., clear of infiltration of leukemic cells accordingly to morphology, and/or negative on leukemic cells according to immunohistochemistry).

  4. To evaluate safety of the CPI-613 + bendamustine + rituximab combination.

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid.

Patients receive 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid intravenously (IV) over 2 hours on days 1-4 (week 1) and days 1 and 4 (weeks 2 and 3). Patients also receive bendamustine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 4 and 5 and rituximab on day 5 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 2 months.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
1 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of CPI-613, in Combination With Bendamustine and Rituximab, in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Study Start Date :
Dec 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2015
Actual Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (CPI-613, bendamustine hydrochloride, rituximab)

Patients receive 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid intravenously IV over 2 hours on days 1-4 (week 1) and days 1 and 4 (weeks 2 and 3). Patients also receive bendamustine hydrochloride IV over 30 minutes on days 4 and 5 and rituximab on day 5 of week 1. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Drug: 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid
Given IV
Other Names:
  • alpha-lipoic acid analogue CPI-613
  • CPI-613
  • Drug: bendamustine hydrochloride
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • bendamustin hydrochloride
  • bendamustine
  • cytostasan hydrochloride
  • Treanda
  • Biological: rituximab
    Given IV
    Other Names:
  • IDEC-C2B8
  • IDEC-C2B8 monoclonal antibody
  • Mabthera
  • MOAB IDEC-C2B8
  • Rituxan
  • Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
    Correlative studies

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. MTD of 6,8-bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid, when used in combination with bendamustine hydrochloride and rituximab determined by dose-limiting toxicities graded by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) [4 weeks]

      Will be accomplished by monitoring toxicities and using the dose escalation plan.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Response rate assessed by the modified IWG criteria [Up to 2 years]

      The response rate and its 95% confidence interval will be assessed.

    2. Disease control rate assessed by the modified IWG criteria [Up to 2 years]

      The DCR and its 95% confidence interval will be assessed.

    3. Overall survival assessed by the modified IWG criteria [Up to 2 years]

      OS curves will be plotted using Kaplan-Meier methods.

    4. Progression free survival assessed by the modified IWG criteria [Up to 2 years]

      PFS curves will be plotted using Kaplan-Meier methods and median PFS will be examined.

    5. Bone marrow biopsy analysis [Baseline]

      Evaluation of bone marrow and possible correlation between CR vs. bone marrow biopsy assessments such as clear of infiltration of leukemic cells accordingly to morphology, and/or negative on leukemic cells according to immunohistochemistry. Correlations will be estimated to examine the relationship between results from bone marrow biopsies and response and time to event results.

    6. Incidence of toxicities graded according to NCI CTCAE [Up to 6 courses]

      Will be examined by looking at each toxicity identified earlier in the protocol by grade.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Histologically and cytologically confirmed B-cell NHL that has relapsed from, or is refractory to, all standard therapies (including autologous transplantation) known to provide clinical benefit, but have not been treated with bendamustine for their lymphoma

    • Must have measurable disease (e.g., a tumor mass > 1 cm)

    • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2

    • Expected survival > 3 months

    • Women of child-bearing potential (i.e., women who are pre-menopausal or not surgically sterile) must use accepted contraceptive methods (abstinence, intrauterine device [IUD], oral contraceptive or double barrier device) during the study, and must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to treatment initiation

    • Fertile men must practice effective contraceptive methods during the study, unless documentation of infertility exists

    • At least 2 weeks must have elapsed from any prior surgery

    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x upper normal limit (UNL) (=< 5 x UNL if liver metastases present)

    • Bilirubin =< 1.5 x UNL

    • Serum creatinine =< 1.5 mg/dL or 133 umol/L

    • "International normalized ratio" or INR must be =< 1.5

    • No evidence of active infection and no serious infection within the past month

    • Mentally competent, ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent form

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Known cerebral metastases, central nervous system (CNS) or epidural tumor

    • Having "currently active" second malignancy unrelated to Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) or NHL, unless they have completed anti-cancer therapy, are in complete response and are considered by their physicians to be at less than 30% risk of relapse

    • Patients receiving any other standard or investigational treatment for their cancer, or any other investigational agent for any indication, within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of treatment with study drugs

    • Serious medical illness that would potentially increase patients' risk for toxicity

    • Any active uncontrolled bleeding, and any patients with a bleeding diathesis (e.g., active peptic ulcer disease)

    • History of abdominal fistula or gastrointestinal perforation =< 6 months prior to treatment with study drugs

    • Pregnant women, or women of child-bearing potential not using reliable means of contraception

    • Lactating females

    • Fertile men unwilling to practice contraceptive methods during the study period

    • Any condition or abnormality which may, in the opinion of the investigator, compromise the safety of patients

    • Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements

    • Active heart disease including but not limited to symptomatic congestive heart failure, symptomatic coronary artery disease, symptomatic angina pectoris, symptomatic myocardial infarction or symptomatic congestive heart failure

    • Patients with a history of myocardial infarction that is < 3 months prior to registration

    • Evidence of active infection, or serious infection within the past month

    • Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C

    • Patients who have received cancer immunotherapy of any type within the past 2 weeks prior to initiation of CPI-613 treatment

    • Requirement for immediate palliative treatment of any kind including surgery

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina United States 27157

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Zanetta Lamar, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02168907
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • IRB00027759
    • NCI-2014-01280
    • CCCWFU 28114
    • P30CA012197
    First Posted:
    Jun 20, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 2, 2018
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2018

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 2, 2018