Tipifarnib and Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (NIH)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT00243035
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of tipifarnib when given together with bortezomib and to see how well they work in treating patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. Tipifarnib and bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving tipifarnib together with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 1/Phase 2

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of tipifarnib when administered with bortezomib in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. (Phase I) II. Determine the response rate in patients treated with this regimen. (Phase II)

  1. Determine the toxicity profile of this regimen in these patients. (Phase II)

Secondary I. Determine the progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen. (Phase II)

Tertiary I. Determine whether this regimen overcomes CAM-DR in primary myeloma cells and establish whether ex vivo efficacy predicts a clinical response in these patients.

  1. Determine if activated Akt predicts clinical resistance and if levels of phosphorylated Akt are reduced by tipifarnib and bortezomib in these patients.

  2. Determine whether molecular profiles from primary isolates (suspension vs adhered) correlate with clinical response in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a phase I dose-escalation study of tipifarnib followed by a phase II study.

Phase I: Patients receive bortezomib IV on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 and oral tipifarnib twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of tipifarnib until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. An additional 6 patients are treated at the MTD.

Phase II: Patients receive bortezomib as in phase I and tipifarnib as in phase I at the MTD.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 52-64 patients will be accrued for this study.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
64 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Dose Escalation Study of R115777 (Zarnestra) Combined With Velcade® (PS-341) in Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma.
Study Start Date :
Aug 1, 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2007

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment (bortezomib, tipifarnib)

Phase I: Patients receive bortezomib IV on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 and oral tipifarnib twice daily on days 1-14. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of tipifarnib until the MTD is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. An additional 6 patients are treated at the MTD. Phase II: Patients receive bortezomib as in phase I and tipifarnib as in phase I at the MTD.

Drug: bortezomib
Given IV

Drug: tipifarnib
Given orally

Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Maximum tolerated dose of tipifarnib as assessed by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v3.0 (phase I) [Up to day 21]

  2. Response rate (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) determined using the Bladé Response criteria (phase II) [Up to 6 weeks]

    Exact 95% confidence intervals constructed.

  3. Toxicities, graded according to the NCI CTCAE v3.0 (phase II) [Up to 2 years]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Proportion of patients overcoming CAM-DR [Prior to therapy]

    An exact 95% confidence interval for that proportion will be computed.

  2. Proportion of patients overcoming CAM-DR [Day 11 of course 1]

    An exact 95% confidence interval for that proportion will be computed.

  3. Relationship of overcoming CAM-DR and clinical response [Prior to therapy]

    Compared using a chi-square contingency table test at the two-sided 0.05 significance level.

  4. Relationship of overcoming CAM-DR and clinical response [Day 11 of course 1]

    Compared using a chi-square contingency table test at the two-sided 0.05 significance level.

  5. Clinical resistance and levels of phosphorylated Akt [Prior to therapy]

    P-Akt levels both pre and post treatment will be obtained and compared using a paired t test. Logistic regression will be used with P-Akt activity as independent variable in a logistic regression modeling probability of response. Odds ratio indicating change in odds of response associated with a unit change in P-Akt level will be computed as well as a 95% confidence interval for that odds ratio.

  6. Clinical resistance and levels of phosphorylated Akt [Day 11 of course 1]

    P-Akt levels both pre and post treatment will be obtained and compared using a paired t test. Logistic regression will be used with P-Akt activity as independent variable in a logistic regression modeling probability of response. Odds ratio indicating change in odds of response associated with a unit change in P-Akt level will be computed as well as a 95% confidence interval for that odds ratio.

  7. Correlation of molecular profiles from primary isolates with clinical response [Prior to therapy]

    Compared using paired t tests at the 0.05 significance level.

  8. Correlation of molecular profiles from primary isolates with clinical response [Day 11 of course 1]

    Compared using paired t tests at the 0.05 significance level.

  9. Progression-free survival (phase II) [Up to 2 years]

    Summarized with Kaplan-Meier curve and related statistics.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Diagnosis of multiple myeloma

  • Stage II or III disease

  • Relapsed disease after ≥ 2 prior therapies*, confirmed by the presence of 1 of the following:

  • New lytic lesion

  • A 25% increase in urine or serum monoclonal protein

  • Patients who received prior bortezomib must have responded to therapy

  • Measurable disease, defined by 1 or more of the following criteria:

  • Serum M-component ≥ 1.0 g/dL by serum protein electrophoresis

  • Urine M-protein excretion > 200 mg per 24-hour collection, by urine protein electrophoresis

  • Performance status - Karnofsky 60-100%

  • More than 8 weeks

  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm^3

  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL

  • Direct bilirubin ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

  • AST or ALT ≤ 2 times ULN

  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN

  • Calcium ≤ 12 mg/dL

  • Not pregnant or nursing

  • Negative pregnancy test

  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception

  • Able to swallow study medication

  • Capable of following directions regarding study medication, or has a daily caregiver who will be responsible for administering study medication

  • No peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2

  • No hypersensitivity to any of the following:

  • Bortezomib

  • Boron

  • Mannitol

  • Imidazole compounds (e.g., clotrimazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, econazole)

  • No serious medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study compliance

  • No other life-threatening illness (unrelated to tumor)

  • No other active or invasive malignancy within the past 3 years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer

  • No serious infection

  • No prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

  • More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent immunotherapy

  • More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy

  • More than 14 days since prior high-dose corticosteroids

  • No concurrent therapeutic corticosteroids (e.g., > 10 mg prednisone per day)

  • No concurrent hormonal therapy

  • No concurrent antiemetic corticosteroids

  • More than 14 days since prior and no concurrent radiotherapy

  • More than 1 year since prior bortezomib

  • More than 14 days since prior investigational drugs

  • No prior tipifarnib

  • No other concurrent cancer-related treatment

  • No concurrent administration of the following enzyme-inducing anti-epileptic drugs:

  • Phenytoin

  • Phenobarbital

  • Carbamazepine

  • No concurrent magnesium- or aluminum-based antacids within 2 hours before or after tipifarnib administration

  • Concurrent pamidronate or other bisphosphonates allowed

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Tampa Florida United States 33612

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Darrin Beaupre, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00243035
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • NCI-2012-02675
  • NCI-2012-02675
  • MCC-VEL-04-111
  • CDR0000446083
  • NCI-7032
  • VEL-04-111
  • 7032
  • R01CA083978
First Posted:
Oct 21, 2005
Last Update Posted:
Oct 8, 2013
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2013

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 8, 2013