RECRUITING

A Phase 1 Study of Ruxolitinib, Steroids and Lenalidomide for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Patients

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma Ruxolitinib Steroids Lenalidomide Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This is a phase 1, multicenter, open-label study evaluating the safety and efficacy of ruxolitinib, steroids and lenalidomide among MM patients who currently show progressive disease.

Official Title

A Phase 1 Study of Ruxolitinib, Steroids and Lenalidomide for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Patients

Quick Facts

Study Start:2017-02-01

Study Completion:2027-02

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03110822

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
1. Has a diagnosis of MM based on standard criteria as follows: 1. Plasmacytomas on tissue biopsy. 2. Bone marrow plasmacytosis (greater than 30% plasma cells). 3. Monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis IgG greater than 3.5 g/dL or IgA greater than 2.0 g/dL or kappa or lambda light chain excretion greater than 1 g/day on 24 hour urine protein electrophoresis. 1. bone marrow plasmacytosis (10% to 30% plasma cells) 2. monoclonal immunoglobulin present but of lesser magnitude than given under major criteria 3. lytic bone lesions 4. normal IgM less than 50 mg/dL, IgA less than 100 mg/dL, or IgG less than 600 mg/dL * any 2 of the major criteria * major criterion 1 plus minor criterion 2, 3, or 4 * major criterion 3 plus minor criterion 1 or 3 * minor criteria 1, 2, and 3, or 1, 2, and 4 2. Currently has MM with measurable disease, defined as: * a monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis of at least 0.5 g/dL and/or * urine monoclonal protein levels of at least 200mg/24 hours * for patients without measurable serum and urine M-protein levels, an involved SFLC \> 100 mg/L or abnormal SFLC ratio * for patients with IgD MM, a monoclonal immunoglobulin IgD of at least 1500 mg/L or meet other measurable disease eligibility criteria 3. Currently has progressive MM * Patients are considered relapsed, when they progress greater than 8 weeks from their last dose of treatment. * Patients are refractory when they progress while currently receiving the treatment or within 8 weeks of its last dose. 4. Previous exposure to lenalidomide independent of the response 5. The patient is not a candidate for a transplant 6. Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form before receiving any study-related procedure that is not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn at any time without prejudice to their future medical care. 7. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements 8. ECOG performance status of ≤ 2 at study entry 9. Life-expectancy of greater than 3 months 10. Laboratory test results within these ranges at Screening and confirmed at enrollment prior to drug dosing on Cycle 1, Day 1: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10E9/L; if the bone marrow is extensively infiltrated ( ≥ 70% plasma cells) then ≥ 1.0 x 10E9/L * Platelet count ≥ 75 x 10E9/L; if the bone marrow is extensively infiltrated ( ≥ 70% plasma cells) then ≥ 50 x 10E9/L patients must not have received platelet transfusion for at least 7 days prior to receiving screening platelet count. If patient have creatinine clearance of less than 60mL/min, patient's platelet count must be greater than 150 x 10E9/L. * Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL within 21 days prior to enrollment. Use of erythropoietic stimulating factors and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions per institutional guidelines is allowed; however, most recent RBC transfusion must have been at least 7 days prior to obtaining screening hemoglobin. * Calculated or measured creatinine clearance (CrCl) of \> 60 mL/minute (Study Part 1,2,3(2), and 4) or 30 to ≤ 60 mL/minute (Part 3(1)) as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method (Appendix 3). * Total bilirubin levels ≤ 2.0 mg/dL (normal levels) * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2 x ULN * Serum potassium 3.0 - 5.5 mEq/L 11. Patients must be registered into the mandatory REVLIMID REMS™ program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the REVLIMID REMS™ program 12. FCBP† must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL within 10 - 14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of starting ruxolitinib and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or use acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, and at least 28 days before she starts taking ruxolitinib with or without lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a vasectomy. All subjects must be counseled at a minimum of every 28 days about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure. 13. Able to take aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) at 81 or 325 mg/daily as antiplatelet therapy if platelet count is above 30 x 10E9/L (subjects intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin)	* Subjects meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study: 1. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes) 2. Plasma cell leukemia (\> 2.0 × 10E9/L circulating plasma cells by standard differential) 3. Primary amyloidosis 4. Non-hematologic malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of a) adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, or thyroid cancer; b) carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast; c) prostate cancer of Gleason Grade 6 or less with stable prostate-specific antigen levels; or d) cancer considered cured by surgical resection or unlikely to impact survival during the duration of the study, such as localized transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder or benign tumors of the adrenal or pancreas 5. Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac diseases, including any one of the following: * Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater heart failure or uncontrolled angina * Clinically significant pericardial disease * Severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias * Echocardiogram or MUGA evidence of LVEF below institutional normal within 28 days prior to enrollment * Electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. Prior to study entry, any ECG abnormality at Screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant. 6. Severe hypercalcemia, i.e., serum calcium ≥ 12 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) corrected for albumin 7. Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form 8. Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study 9. Undergone major surgery within 28 days prior enrollment or has not recovered from side effects of such therapy (vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is not considered to be a major surgery; however, the investigator is to discuss enrollment of a subject with a recent history of kyphoplasty with the medical monitor). 10. Pregnant or breast feeding females (lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking lenalidomide) 11. Received the following prior therapy: * Chemotherapy within 3 weeks of study drugs * Corticosteroids (\>20 mg/daily prednisone or equivalent) within 3 weeks of study drugs to ensure that steroid dose intensity at the beginning of the treatment is not altered by administration of steroids prior to the study. Consumption of steroids within 3 weeks of the treatment may interfere with efficacy and side effects due to differences of steroid intensity. * Immunotherapy or antibody therapy as well as thalidomide, arsenic trioxide, or bortezomib within 21 days before study drugs * Lenalidomide within 7 days before study drugs * Lenalidomide within 21 days before study drugs (Part 4 only) * Extensive radiation therapy within 28 days before study drugs. Receipt of localized radiation therapy does not preclude enrollment. * Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of study drugs * Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors, strong CYP3A4 inducers and fluconazole doses \>200 mg daily within 5 half-lives before study drugs. (For example, clarithromycin has half-life of 4 hours so washout period for clarithromycin is 20 hours.) 12. Known hypersensitivity to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to thalidomide and lenalidomide or steroids. 13. Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments 14. The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs 15. Known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C, and /or active tuberculosis (TB) including subjects with latent TB or with the risk factor for activation of latent TB.

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

1. Has a diagnosis of MM based on standard criteria as follows:
1. Plasmacytomas on tissue biopsy.
2. Bone marrow plasmacytosis (greater than 30% plasma cells).
3. Monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis IgG greater than 3.5 g/dL or IgA greater than 2.0 g/dL or kappa or lambda light chain excretion greater than 1 g/day on 24 hour urine protein electrophoresis.
1. bone marrow plasmacytosis (10% to 30% plasma cells)
2. monoclonal immunoglobulin present but of lesser magnitude than given under major criteria
3. lytic bone lesions
4. normal IgM less than 50 mg/dL, IgA less than 100 mg/dL, or IgG less than 600 mg/dL
* any 2 of the major criteria
* major criterion 1 plus minor criterion 2, 3, or 4
* major criterion 3 plus minor criterion 1 or 3
* minor criteria 1, 2, and 3, or 1, 2, and 4
2. Currently has MM with measurable disease, defined as:
* a monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis of at least 0.5 g/dL and/or
* urine monoclonal protein levels of at least 200mg/24 hours
* for patients without measurable serum and urine M-protein levels, an involved SFLC \> 100 mg/L or abnormal SFLC ratio
* for patients with IgD MM, a monoclonal immunoglobulin IgD of at least 1500 mg/L or meet other measurable disease eligibility criteria
3. Currently has progressive MM
* Patients are considered relapsed, when they progress greater than 8 weeks from their last dose of treatment.
* Patients are refractory when they progress while currently receiving the treatment or within 8 weeks of its last dose.
4. Previous exposure to lenalidomide independent of the response
5. The patient is not a candidate for a transplant
6. Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form before receiving any study-related procedure that is not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn at any time without prejudice to their future medical care.
7. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
8. ECOG performance status of ≤ 2 at study entry
9. Life-expectancy of greater than 3 months
10. Laboratory test results within these ranges at Screening and confirmed at enrollment prior to drug dosing on Cycle 1, Day 1:
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10E9/L; if the bone marrow is extensively infiltrated ( ≥ 70% plasma cells) then ≥ 1.0 x 10E9/L
* Platelet count ≥ 75 x 10E9/L; if the bone marrow is extensively infiltrated ( ≥ 70% plasma cells) then ≥ 50 x 10E9/L patients must not have received platelet transfusion for at least 7 days prior to receiving screening platelet count. If patient have creatinine clearance of less than 60mL/min, patient's platelet count must be greater than 150 x 10E9/L.
* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL within 21 days prior to enrollment. Use of erythropoietic stimulating factors and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions per institutional guidelines is allowed; however, most recent RBC transfusion must have been at least 7 days prior to obtaining screening hemoglobin.
* Calculated or measured creatinine clearance (CrCl) of \> 60 mL/minute (Study Part 1,2,3(2), and 4) or 30 to ≤ 60 mL/minute (Part 3(1)) as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method (Appendix 3).
* Total bilirubin levels ≤ 2.0 mg/dL (normal levels)
* AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2 x ULN
* Serum potassium 3.0 - 5.5 mEq/L
11. Patients must be registered into the mandatory REVLIMID REMS™ program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the REVLIMID REMS™ program
12. FCBP† must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL within 10 - 14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of starting ruxolitinib and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or use acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, and at least 28 days before she starts taking ruxolitinib with or without lenalidomide. FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing. Men must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a vasectomy. All subjects must be counseled at a minimum of every 28 days about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure.
13. Able to take aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) at 81 or 325 mg/daily as antiplatelet therapy if platelet count is above 30 x 10E9/L (subjects intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin)

* Subjects meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study:
1. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes)
2. Plasma cell leukemia (\> 2.0 × 10E9/L circulating plasma cells by standard differential)
3. Primary amyloidosis
4. Non-hematologic malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of a) adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin cancer, or thyroid cancer; b) carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast; c) prostate cancer of Gleason Grade 6 or less with stable prostate-specific antigen levels; or d) cancer considered cured by surgical resection or unlikely to impact survival during the duration of the study, such as localized transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder or benign tumors of the adrenal or pancreas
5. Impaired cardiac function or clinically significant cardiac diseases, including any one of the following:
* Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or greater heart failure or uncontrolled angina
* Clinically significant pericardial disease
* Severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias
* Echocardiogram or MUGA evidence of LVEF below institutional normal within 28 days prior to enrollment
* Electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities. Prior to study entry, any ECG abnormality at Screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant.
6. Severe hypercalcemia, i.e., serum calcium ≥ 12 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) corrected for albumin
7. Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form
8. Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study
9. Undergone major surgery within 28 days prior enrollment or has not recovered from side effects of such therapy (vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is not considered to be a major surgery; however, the investigator is to discuss enrollment of a subject with a recent history of kyphoplasty with the medical monitor).
10. Pregnant or breast feeding females (lactating females must agree not to breast feed while taking lenalidomide)
11. Received the following prior therapy:
* Chemotherapy within 3 weeks of study drugs
* Corticosteroids (\>20 mg/daily prednisone or equivalent) within 3 weeks of study drugs to ensure that steroid dose intensity at the beginning of the treatment is not altered by administration of steroids prior to the study. Consumption of steroids within 3 weeks of the treatment may interfere with efficacy and side effects due to differences of steroid intensity.
* Immunotherapy or antibody therapy as well as thalidomide, arsenic trioxide, or bortezomib within 21 days before study drugs
* Lenalidomide within 7 days before study drugs
* Lenalidomide within 21 days before study drugs (Part 4 only)
* Extensive radiation therapy within 28 days before study drugs. Receipt of localized radiation therapy does not preclude enrollment.
* Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of study drugs
* Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors, strong CYP3A4 inducers and fluconazole doses \>200 mg daily within 5 half-lives before study drugs. (For example, clarithromycin has half-life of 4 hours so washout period for clarithromycin is 20 hours.)
12. Known hypersensitivity to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to thalidomide and lenalidomide or steroids.
13. Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments
14. The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs
15. Known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C, and /or active tuberculosis (TB) including subjects with latent TB or with the risk factor for activation of latent TB.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

James R Berenson, MD

CONTACT

(310)623-1223

jberenson@berensoncancercenter.com

Afra Yehwalashet

CONTACT

ayehu@oncotherapeutics.com

Principal Investigator

James R Berenson, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oncotherapeutics

Study Locations (Sites)

Global Oncology, Inc.

Alhambra, California, 91801

United States

Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center

Bakersfield, California, 93309-0633

United States

California Cancer Associates for Research & Excellence (cCARE)

Encinitas, California, 92024

United States

Compassionate Care Research Group, Inc.

Fountain Valley, California, 92708

United States

Robert A. Moss, M.D., F.A.C.P., Inc.

Fountain Valley, California, 92708

United States

Pacific Cancer Care

Monterey, California, 93940

United States

Sansum Clinic- Ridley-Tree Cancer Center

Santa Barbara, California, 93105

United States

Wellness Oncology and Hematology

West Hills, California, 91307

United States

James R. Berenson M.D. Inc.

West Hollywood, California, 90069

United States

Cancer Specialists, LLC

Jacksonville, Florida, 32256

United States

Millennium Oncology Research Clinic

Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33024

United States

Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) MD, LLC

Bethesda, Maryland, 20817

United States

Northwest Medical Specialists, PPLC

Tacoma, Washington, 98405

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Oncotherapeutics

James R Berenson, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Oncotherapeutics

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2017-02-01

Study Completion Date2027-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2017-02-01

Study Completion Date2027-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

Ruxolitinib
Steroids
Lenalidomide
Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Multiple Myeloma