QUAD: A Study of Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Vorinostat, and Dexamethasone in Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Sponsor
Hackensack Meridian Health (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT01297764
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the feasibility of combining four of the most active agents available for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Further the investigators will attempt to assess the activity of this combination.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Vorinostat, Lenalidomide, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone
Phase 1/Phase 2

Detailed Description

Phase I/II studies of the novel proteasome inhibitor, carfilzomib, have shown it to have significant activity in patients with advanced multiple myeloma, including patients with bortezomib refractory disease. This drug, unlike bortezomib, has minimal neurotoxicity and appears to have minimal gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity. Experience with the combination of bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone has shown both neuropathy and chronic diarrhea to be limiting.

Vorinostat is a histone deacetylase inhibitor with modest single agent activity in multiple myeloma. Dysesthesia, GI issues and fatigue have been problematic in this patient population. More recent studies combining vorinostat with lenalidomide and dexamethasone or with bortezomib have demonstrated a much more robust activity, including in patients refractory to lenalidomide or bortezomib-based combinations. Again, neuropathy, fatigue and GI issues have been problematic.

The investigators own anecdotal experience with combinations of proteasome inhibitor, histone deacetylase inhibitor, immunomodulators and dexamethasone has shown this combination to be extremely active and well tolerated. The combination of vorinostat, carfilzomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone should offer the opportunity to maximize activity while limiting toxicities, particularly neuropathy and GI.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
17 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase I/II Study of Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Vorinostat, and Dexamethasone in Relapsed and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Study Start Date :
Apr 1, 2011
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2022
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: carfilzomib for MML

Vorinostat, Lenalidomide, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone - This study will be conducted as an open-label Phase I/II, single-center study in which subjects will receive carfilzomib, lenalidomide, vorinostat and dexamethasone, for relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma. Study treatment will be administered in sequential cohorts, with 3-6 subjects in each cohort. Treatment will be administered in 28-day cycles, with the fourth week as a rest week, for 12 cycles or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Drug: Vorinostat, Lenalidomide, Carfilzomib, Dexamethasone
Dose Escalation Schema Cohort Carfilzomib (mg/m2) Lenalidomide (mg) Vorinostat (mg) Dexamethasone (mg) 15 15 300 40 20 15 300 40 20 25 300 40 20/27* 25 300 40 20/27* 25 400 40
Other Names:
  • Vorinostat (Zolinza)
  • Lenalidomide (Revlimid)
  • Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
  • Dexamethasone (Decadron, Baycadron)
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Safety and dose of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, vorinostat and dexamethasone for MM [12 months]

      Primary Objective: To evaluate safety and establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) [and/or a protocol defined dose below the MTD] of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, vorinostat and dexamethasone in relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma subjects. Secondary Objectives: To observe evidence of efficacy (response rate, duration of response, time to progression, time to next treatment)

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Overall response rate (ORR) Time to next treatment (TTNT) Time to progression (TTP) Duration of response (DOR [12 Months]

      Secondary Objectives: To observe evidence of efficacy (response rate, duration of response, time to progression, time to next treatment)

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to enroll in this study:
    Disease related:
    1. Symptomatic multiple myeloma

    2. Relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma after at least one prior therapeutic regimen for multiple myeloma

    3. Prior treatment with immunomodulatory agents, proteasome inhibitors and histone deacetylase inhibitors is permitted. (Patients who have used HDAC inhibitors, including valproic acid , must have at least 5 half-lives wash out period before beginning therapy with vorinostat on this protocol.)

    4. Measurable disease, as indicated by one or more of the following:

    • Serum M-protein ≥ 0.5 g/dL

    • Urine Bence-Jones protein ≥ 200 mg/24 h

    • If Serum Protein Electrophoresis is felt to be unreliable for routine M-protein measurement (particularly for patients with IgA MM), then quantitative immunoglobulin levels can be accepted.

    • Serum free light chain ≥ 10 mg/dL (≥ 100 mg/L) and an abnormal free light chain ratio

    Demographic

    1. Males and females ≥ 18 years of age

    2. Life expectancy of more than three months

    3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0-2 (see Appendix B)

    Laboratory

    8.Adequate hepatic function, with bilirubin < 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 3 times ULN 9.Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,000/mm3 Hemoglobin ≥ 8 gm/dL Platelet count ≥ 50,000/ mm3 (≥ 30 × 109/L if myeloma involvement in the bone marrow is > 50%)

    • Screening ANC should be independent of granulocyte- and granulocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor (G-CSF and GM-CSF) support for at least 1 week and of pegylated G CSF for at least 2 weeks.

    • Subjects may receive red blood cell (RBC) or platelet transfusions, if clinically indicated, in accordance with institutional guidelines

    • Screening platelet count should be independent of platelet transfusions for at least 2 weeks 10.Calculated or measured creatinine clearance of ≥60 mL/minute, calculated using the formula of Cockcroft and Gault [(140 - Age) x Mass (kg) / (72 x creatinine mg/dL)]; multiply result by 0.85 (if female). Other generally accepted calculation methods can be substituted.11.Potassium level 3.5-5.2 meq/L (institutional normal range) Ethical/Other 12.Written informed consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines 13.Females of Child Bearing Potential* (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test, with a sensitivity of at least 50 mIU/mL within 10-14 days and again within 24 hours prior to prescribing lenalidomide for cycle 1 (prescription must be filled with 7 days) and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO methods of acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method AND one additional effective method of birth control (contraception) AT THE SAME TIME, at least 28 days before she starts taking lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy Testing. (See Appendix G: Risks of Fetal Exposure, Pregnancy Testing Guidelines and Acceptable Birth Control Methods)

    • A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female 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).

    1. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a successful vasectomy (See Appendix G: Risks of Fetal Exposure, Pregnancy Testing Guidelines and Acceptable Birth Control Methods) 15. All study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist® program and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of RevAssist®.

    2. Subjects must adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements and receive outpatient treatment and laboratory monitoring at the institute that administers the drug 17. Subjects must agree to take enteric-coated aspirin 81-325 mg orally daily, or if history of prior thrombotic disease or allergy to aspirin, must be fully anticoagulated with warfarin (INR 2-3) or be treated with full-dose, low molecular weight heparin, as if to treat deep venous thrombosis (DVT)/pulmonary embolism.

    Exclusion Criteria

    Subjects who meet any of the following exclusion criteria are not eligible to be enrolled in this study:

    Disease related

    1. Subjects with non-secretory or hyposecretory multiple myeloma, defined as <0.5 g/dL M-protein in serum and <200 mg/24 hr Bence Jones protein in urine and serum free light chain <10mg/dL (<100 mg/L) and no measurable plasmacytoma

    2. Corticosteroid therapy in a dose equivalent to dexamethasone ≥ 4 mg/day or prednisone ≥20 mg/day within 3 weeks prior to first dose

    3. Concurrent use of histone deacetylase inhibitor (eg. Valproic acid)

    4. Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of baseline

    5. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes)

    6. Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

    7. Chemotherapy with approved or investigative anticancer therapeutics, including steroid therapy dose as defined above, within 2 weeks prior to first dose

    8. Radiation therapy within 1 week prior to first dose, Immunotherapy within 3 weeks prior to first dose . Planned radiation therapy that occurs after the start of treatment

    9. Participation in an investigational therapeutic study within 3 weeks or within 5 drug half-lives (t1/2) prior to first dose, whichever time is greater.

    Concurrent conditions

    1. Pregnant or lactating females (Lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking lenalidomide or vorinostat).

    2. History of allergy to boron or mannitol

    3. Major surgery within 2 weeks prior to first dose

    4. Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III to IV), symptomatic ischemia, conduction abnormalities uncontrolled by conventional intervention or myocardial infarction in the previous six months

    5. Uncontrolled hypertension

    6. Acute active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within one week prior to first dose or oral antibiotics within 1 week

    7. Known or suspected HIV infection, known HIV seropositivity, or active hepatitis A, B, or C infection.

    8. Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that could interfere with treatment

    9. Significant neuropathy (Grade 3, Grade 4, or Grade 2 with pain) at the time of the first dose and/or within 14 days before enrollment

    10. Contraindication to any of the required concomitant drugs, including proton-pump inhibitor (e.g., lansoprazole), antiviral agents, enteric-coated aspirin or other anticoagulant, or if a history of prior thrombotic disease, warfarin or low molecular weight heparin

    11. Subjects in whom the required program of oral and intravenous fluid hydration is contraindicated, e.g., due to pre-existing pulmonary, cardiac, or renal impairment

    12. Subjects with pleural effusions requiring therapeutic thoracentesis or ascites requiring therapeutic paracentesis

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack New Jersey United States 07601

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Hackensack Meridian Health

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: David Siegel, MD, PhD, Hackensack Meridian Health

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    Hackensack Meridian Health
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01297764
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • Pro00002074 - QUAD RV-0549
    First Posted:
    Feb 17, 2011
    Last Update Posted:
    Oct 6, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Oct 1, 2021

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Oct 6, 2021