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A Phase II Study of Busulfan & Melphalan as Conditioning Regimen for ASCT in Patients Who Received Bortezomib Based Induction for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Followed by Lenalidomide Maintenance Until Progression.


Phase 2
18 Years
75 Years
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Multiple Myeloma

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Trial Information

A Phase II Study of Busulfan & Melphalan as Conditioning Regimen for ASCT in Patients Who Received Bortezomib Based Induction for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Followed by Lenalidomide Maintenance Until Progression.


STUDY RATIONALE AND PURPOSE:

A number of strategies have been proposed to improve the outcome of ASCT. The three main
strategies are to incorporate novel agents into the induction regimen, using maintenance
therapy following ASCT and the final strategy is to enhance conditioning regimens.

Investigators would like to explore all these three strategies in this study: Investigators
propose to take patients who have had standard novel agent (bortezomib) based induction
regimens into this study and then use a dose-adjusted combination of busulfan and melphalan
as conditioning regimen and finally Investigators would like to incorporate lenalidomide
maintenance post ASCT until disease progression.

The conventional immunological markers used to define myeloma disease status have also been
a subject of debate recently with some reports suggesting that more accurate disease
assessment tools are needed to better decide on management of this disease. One of the most
promising assays which is increasingly accepted as a more sensitive indicator of myeloma
disease status is the Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) analysis. Therefore, Investigators plan
to use MRD analysis as a disease assessment tool throughout this study and will correlate it
with conventional myeloma disease assessment tools. Investigators would also like to
incorporate a newly developed assay - Heavy lite(HevyLite) Chain assay - which will be done
at the same time points as the other disease assessments thereby allowing us to explore the
viability of this assay in clinical practice.

INTERVENTIONS:

Conditioning Regimen IV Busulfan 3.2mg/kg or equivalent pharmacokinetics directed dose
once daily as a 3-hour infusion on days -5, -4 and -3 (option 1) or on days -6, -5, -4
(option 2).IV Melphalan 140mg/m2 once on day -2 (for option 1) or day -3 ( for option 2)
Maintenance Regimen Oral Lenalidomide 10 mg once daily for 28 days of a 28 days cycle for
first three cycles and then dose escalation to 15 mg daily if clinically appropriate to do
so.

STUDY ENDPOINTS

Primary:

• MRD negativity at day 100 post ASCT

Secondary:

- To determine the pattern of MRD analysis during lenalidomide maintenance.

- To determine the response rate using conventional immunoglobulin-based markers at day
100 post ASCT and best response using lenalidomide maintenance.

- To determine the effectiveness of using the Heavy lite (HevyLite) Chain assay to assess
anti-tumour response at day 100 post ASCT and during lenalidomide maintenance.

- To determine the toxicity of busulfan and melphalan when used as a high-dose
conditioning therapy for ASCT.

- To determine the toxicity of lenalidomide maintenance post busulfan and melphalan
conditioning ASCT.

- To determine the progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of this
program.


Inclusion Criteria:



1. Age 18 to 75 years, inclusive.

2. Study participants must have a diagnosis of multiple myeloma and are eligible for the
planned ASCT.

3. Untreated bone marrow sample was shipped to Princess Margaret Hospital for MRD assay.

4. Must have been treated with a velcade-based induction regimen. No limit to the number
of cycles of induction.

5. Study participants in whom the minimum stem cell dose of 2.0 x 106 cluster of
differentiation (CD)34+ cells/kg has been collected.

6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2.

7. Negative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) pregnancy test in all women of
child-bearing potential (WOCBP).

8. Ability to provide written informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related
procedures, and ability, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, to comply with
all requirements of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Myeloma progression at any time since starting initial therapy for myeloma.

2. Prior treatment history of ASCT for any medical reason.

3. Prior treatment history of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue for any
medical reason, not limited to myeloma treatment.

4. Prior treatment with busulfan or gemtuzumab ozogamicin for any reason.

5. Systemic amyloidosis.

6. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 45% as measured by either multi-gated
acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO) performed within 75 days prior to
day of busulfan dose. If cyclophosphamide was used for stem cell harvest, an ECHO or
MUGA must be done after the stem cell collection and prior to enrollment to confirm
adequate cardiac function.

7. Uncontrolled arrhythmia or symptomatic cardiac disease at the time of screening.

8. Symptomatic pulmonary disease, based on Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1),
Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) or Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide
(DLCO) < 50% of predicted (corrected for hemoglobin) measured within 75 days prior to
day of busulfan dose.

9. Aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 3 x the upper limit of
normal (ULN).

10. History of elevated total serum bilirubin >2 mg/dL that had been caused by previous
chemotherapy at any point, or total bilirubin > 2.0 mg/dL at the time of screening
with the exception of Gilbert's disease.

11. Hepatic synthetic dysfunction evidenced by prolongation of the prothrombin time as
International Normalized Ratio (INR) ≥ 2.0 at the time of screening.

12. Any previous history of fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis,
esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites related to portal hypertension,
bacterial or fungal liver abscess, biliary obstruction, and symptomatic biliary
disease.

13. Prior total body irradiation therapy, or radiation therapy directly applied to the
liver.

14. Patients with a known history of hepatitis B or hepatitis C should be on appropriate
anti-viral therapy. Even so, these cases must be discussed with the sponsor and
approval obtained prior to screening.

15. Known history of or current HIV infection, or active hepatitis B or c infection or
any uncontrolled active infection of any kind at the time busulfan administration.

16. Serum creatinine >177 umol/L at the time of screening.

17. Women who are pregnant or lactating.

18. Current or history of drug and/or alcohol abuse.

19. Use of other investigational therapies within 30 days of enrollment in this study.

20. Clinically significant abnormality in medical history or upon examination that might
interfere with the outcomes of the study in the opinion of the investigator.

21. Any patient, who in the opinion of the investigator, should not participate in this
study.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Outcome Measure:

• Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) negativity at day 100 post ASCT

Outcome Description:

The conventional immunological markers used to define myeloma disease status have also been a subject of debate recently with some reports suggesting that more accurate disease assessment tools are needed to better decide on management of this disease. One of the most promising assays which is increasingly accepted as a more sensitive indicator of myeloma disease status is the Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) analysis. Therefore, Investigators plan to use MRD analysis as a disease assessment tool throughout this study and will correlate it with conventional myeloma disease assessment tools. Investigators would also like to incorporate a newly developed assay - Heavy lite (HevyLite) Chain assay - which will be done at the same time points as the other disease assessments thereby allowing us to explore the viability of this assay in clinical practice.

Outcome Time Frame:

day 100 post ASCT

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Donna E Reece, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

Authority:

Canada: Health Canada

Study ID:

MCRN 001

NCT ID:

NCT01702831

Start Date:

March 2013

Completion Date:

March 2020

Related Keywords:

  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Newly Diagnosed multiple myeloma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

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