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Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell NeoplasmPhase 2NCT00567229

Lenalidomide and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Recurrent and/or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab, lenalidomide and microarray analysis in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Lenalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
What is being tested?
rituximab, lenalidomide and microarray analysis
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Nov 2007to Feb 2009
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically confirmed CD20+ multiple myeloma
  • CD20+ disease defined as co-expression of CD20 on ≥ 25% of the clonal plasma cell population as defined by immunohistochemical or flow cytometric staining of a bone marrow or plasmacytoma specimen obtained at study entry
  • For flow cytometry, this is determined by calculating the frequency of CD20+ CD138+ double-positive cells within the total CD138+ plasma cell population
  • For immunohistochemistry, this is determined by dual staining for CD20 and the involved clonal light chain (kappa or lambda), with a determination of the percent double-positive (≤ 25% or ≥ 25%)
  • Symptomatic multiple myeloma that has relapsed or progressed after at least 1 prior anti-myeloma therapeutic regimen

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy > 16 weeks (4 months)
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/μL (unless low ANC due to multiple myeloma)
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/μL (unless low platelets are due to multiple myeloma)
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase < 3 times upper limit of normal
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
  • Able to understand the investigational nature of lenalidomide and rituximab combination therapy and to give informed consent
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective double-method contraception at least 28 days before, during, and for at least 28 days after completion or discontinuation of study treatment
  • Able to take acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) (325 mg) daily as prophylactic anticoagulation (patients intolerant to ASA may use warfarin or low molecular weight heparin)
  • Prior malignancies with a disease free interval of ≥ 5 years allowed
  • No history of thromboembolic disease within the past 6 months, regardless of anticoagulation
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No New York Hospital Association class III or IV heart failure
  • No uncontrolled angina
  • No severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias
  • No active hepatitis B or C infection
  • No HIV 1or 2 positivity
  • No acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities as evidenced by ECG
  • No history of hypersensitivity reactions to lenalidomide, thalidomide, or rituximab
  • No other medical condition or laboratory evaluation that, in the treating physician's or principal investigators' opinion, makes the patient unsuitable to participate in this clinical trial
  • No concurrent active malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancers or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • At least 3 weeks since prior therapy, including radiotherapy
  • Prior lenalidomide or thalidomide allowed
  • No prior rituximab

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10021

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Study of Lenalidomide and Rituximab for Patients With Relapsed and/or Refractory CD20+ Multiple Myeloma

RATIONALE: Lenalidomide may stop the growth of multiple myeloma by blocking blood flow to the cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as rituximab, can block cancer growth in different ways. Some block the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. Others find cancer cells and help kill them or carry cancer-killing substances to them. Giving lenalidomide together with rituximab may be an effective treatment for multiple myeloma.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving lenalidomide together with rituximab and to see how well it works in treating patients with recurrent or refractory multiple myeloma.

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To determine the safety and efficacy, as determined by response rate (complete response [CR] + near CR + partial response), of lenalidomide administered with rituximab in patients with relapsed and/or refractory CD20+ multiple myeloma.

Secondary

  • To assess the effects of this regimen on patient lymphocyte subsets (T, B, and NK cells) in peripheral blood and bone marrow samples from these patients.
  • To perform detailed phenotypic analyses of NK cells in patient blood and bone marrow samples at baseline and post-treatment.

OUTLINE: Patients receive oral lenalidomide once daily on days 1-21. Treatment with lenalidomide repeats every 28 days for at least 4 courses. Patients also receive rituximab IV once weekly in weeks 2-5 and in week 13. Patients with stable disease then receive rituximab once every 8 weeks. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Peripheral blood samples are collected at baseline, and after courses 2 and 4. Samples are examined by flow cytometry for lymphocyte subset analysis (T-, B-, and NK-cell percentages and absolute numbers) and NK-cell phenotyping (CD16, CD56, NKG2D expression). Samples are also examined by immunologic assays of isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Bone marrow aspirate samples are also collected at baseline and after course 2. Bone marrow mononuclear cells are isolated and evaluated by CD138+ plasma cell selection, ex vivo antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity assays, and bone marrow lymphocyte subset analysis.

After completion of study therapy, patients are followed at 30 days.

Being tested
rituximab, lenalidomide, microarray analysis, flow cytometry, laboratory biomarker analysis
Keywords
refractory multiple myeloma
Medical subject headings
Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00567229
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Lenalidomide and RituximabExperimentalThis study will employ a Simon optimal two-stage design. Patients will receive lenalidomide 25 mg daily for days 1-21 of each 28 day cycle. Rituximab 375 mg/m2 will be given weekly for 4 weeks beginning 1 week after the start of lenalidomide therapy (weeks 2-5), and then once 8 weeks later (week 13). Patients with stable disease or better after 4 cycles (week 16, in the absence of delays for toxicity) will be able to continue on therapy on the same lenalidomide schedule and with rituximab 375 mg/m2 given once every 8 weeks.
Receives: Biological: rituximab; Drug: lenalidomide; Genetic: microarray analysis; Other: flow cytometry; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Final Response Rate After 4 Courses of Treatment

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Dec 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2007
  3. Primary completionFeb 2009
  4. Study completionFeb 2009

Why it stopped: Lack of Accrual

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00567229
Sponsor's protocol ID
Mskcc 07-070
Other IDs
P30CA008748, MSKCC-07070
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
1 Dec 2007
Last updated
20 Nov 2015

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing rituximab, lenalidomide and microarray analysis in people with Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 20 Nov 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Final Response Rate After 4 Courses of Treatment (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Nov 2015.

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