Multiple MyelomaPhase 2NCT01402284
Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in New Multiple Myeloma Patients
A Phase 2 study testing Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Background: Carfilzomib is an experimental anti-cancer drug that has not yet been approved for treating multiple myeloma. Lenalidomide is a drug that may stop tumor growth and help the immune system kill cancer cells. Dexamethasone is a drug that helps stop inflammation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 99 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Multiple Myeloma
- What is being tested?
- Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 45 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 21 Jul 2011to 24 Sep 2020
- 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 99 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Newly diagnosed patients with histologically confirmed multiple myeloma (MM) based on the following criteria:
- Clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow
- Measurable disease within the past 4 weeks defined by any one of the following:
- Serum monoclonal protein greater than or equal to 1.0 g/dL
- Urine monoclonal protein greater than 200 mg/24 hour
- Serum immunoglobulin free light chain greater than 10 mg/dL AND abnormal kappa/lambda ratio
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- Evidence of underlying end organ damage attributed to underlying plasma cell proliferative disorder meeting at least one of the following:
- Hypercalcemia: serum calcium greater than or equal to 2.65 mmol/L
- Renal Insufficiency: serum creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dL
- Anemia: hemoglobin value less than10 g/dL or 2 g/dL less than normal reference
- Bone disease: lytic lesions, severe osteopenia or pathological fractures
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 60 ml/min. CrCl will be calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method. CrCl (calculated) = (140 Age) x Mass (in kilograms) x [0.85 if Female] 72 times Serum Creatinine (in mg/dL). If calculated CrCl based on Cockcroft-Gault method is <60 mL/min, patient will have a 24 hr urine collection to measure CrCl. The measured CrCl must be also greater than or equal to 60 ml/min.
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide in patients less than18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.0 K/uL, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g/dL (transfusions are permissible), and platelet count greater than or equal to 75 K/uL
- Adequate hepatic function, with bilirubin less than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 3.0 times ULN.
- All study participants must be able to tolerate one of the following thromboprophylactic strategies: aspirin, low molecular weight heparin or warfarin (coumadin).
- All study participants must be registered into the mandatory RevAssist program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of RevAssist .
- Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 10-14 days and again within 24 hours prior to prescribing lenalidomide for Cycle 1 (prescriptions must be filled within 7 days) and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or begin TWO acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, at least 28 days before she starts taking lenalidomide. Females of child bearing potential (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 successful vasectomy.
- Subjects must be able to give informed consent
Who cannot join
- Prior or concurrent systemic treatment for MM.
- Treatment of hypercalcemia or spinal cord compression or aggressively progressing myeloma with corticosteroids is permitted.
- Bisphosphonates are permitted.
- Treatment with corticosteroids for indications other than MM is permitted.
- Radiotherapy is permitted.
- Treatment for smoldering myeloma is permitted.
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- Plasma cell leukemia
- Pregnant or lactating females. Because there is a potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with carfilzomib and lenalidomide. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
- Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
- Active hepatitis B or C infection
- Has significant cardiovascular disease with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV symptoms, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or restrictive cardiomyopathy, or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to enrollment, or unstable angina, or unstable arrhythmia as determined by history and physical examination. Echocardiogram will be performed if clinically warranted.
- Has refractory gastrointestinal (GI) disease with refractory nausea/vomiting, inflammatory bowel disease, or bowel resection that would prevent absorption
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including but not limited to active infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would compromise compliance with study requirements
- Significant neuropathy greater than or equal to Grade 3 at baseline
- Contraindication to any concomitant medication, including antivirals, anticoagulation prophylaxis, tumor lysis prophylaxis, or hydration given prior to therapy
- Major surgery within 1 month prior to enrollment
- Recruitment Strategies:
- Patients that progress from the smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) Natural History Study (NCI Protocol: 10-C-0096) will be potential candidates.
- Other participant sources will be from outside physician referrals.
- Our ongoing natural history study and outside physician referral network has a high representation of minorities.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
About this study
Official title: Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Clinical and Correlative Phase II Study
Background:
- Carfilzomib is an experimental anti-cancer drug that has not yet been approved for treating multiple myeloma. Lenalidomide is a drug that may stop tumor growth and help the immune system kill cancer cells. Dexamethasone is a drug that helps stop inflammation. It is sometimes used to treat (alone or with other drugs) certain types of cancer, especially multiple myeloma. This combination of drugs has not been tested in people with multiple myeloma. Researchers want to see whether it is safe and effective for this group.
Read more
Objectives:
- To test the effectiveness of combined carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in treating multiple myeloma.
Eligibility:
- People at least 18 years of age who have multiple myeloma that has not been treated.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They will also have blood and urine tests, a bone marrow sample, and molecular imaging studies.
- Participants will have eight 28-day cycles of treatment. The combined study drugs will be given as tablets and injections. Those in the study will be monitored with frequent blood tests, bone marrow samples, and molecular imaging studies. In addition to current standard measures to determine clinical responses, molecular tests will be conducted to define evidence of minimal residual disease.
- After the first four cycles of therapy, those who are eligible for a stem cell transplant will have stem cells collected and stored for use if the cancer returns.
- After stem cell collection, participants will have the second four treatment cycles. -, If the disease has improved or is stable at the end of eight cycles, those in the study may have another 12 cycles of low-dose (maintenance) lenalidomide alone.
- Participants will have regular follow-up visits after the end of the study chemotherapy.
Read the detailed description
Background:
- Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable plasma cell neoplasm with a median survival of 3-4 years.
- Novel agent combinations with proteasome inhibitors demonstrate improved response rates while increasing survival in MM patients.
- A common debilitating side effect of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib is neuropathy.
- Carfilzomib is a new proteasome inhibitor with potent anti-MM effects and decreased peripheral neuropathy
Objectives:
-Evaluate toxicity, including peripheral neuropathy, of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd) in untreated MM patients
Eligibility:
- Newly diagnosed patients with histologically confirmed multiple myeloma
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 60 ml/min. CrCl will be calculated using the Cockcroft- Gault method. If the calculated CrCl based on Cockcroft-Gault method is <60 mL/min, patient will have a 24 hr urine collection to measure CrCl. The measured CrCl must also be greater than or equal to 60 ml/min.
- Without serious co-morbidity that would interfere with receipt of CRd
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.0 K/uL, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g/dL, and platelet count greater than or equal to 75 K/uL
- Adequate hepatic function, with bilirubin less than 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 3.0 x ULN
Design:
- Single arm, single stage phase II trial of combination therapy (carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone) for untreated multiple myeloma patients with an early stopping rule for toxicity
- Patients will receive 8 cycles of induction combination therapy of CRd
- Each cycle consists of 28-days
- After 4 cycles of therapy, transplant eligible patients will undergo stem cell collection
- Patients achieving stable disease or better after 8 cycles of CRd will receive lenalidomide extended dosing (phase I) for 12 cycles. After 12 cycles, patients will have the option to continue extended dosing (phase II) for one additional year.
- Patients will have routine blood work with serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and free light chains monthly
- Pre- and post-treatment bone marrow biopsies will be obtained for confirmation of diagnosis and correlative studies
- Patients will also undergo evaluation for minimal residual disease at regular interval time points, using multi-parametric flow cytometry and fludeoxyglucose 18F-positron emission tomography - computed tomography (FDG PET-CT)
- A single stage phase II design will be employed, with an early stopping rule. Unless 4 or more patients in the first 20 have Grade 3 or higher neurologic toxicity in the first 2 completed cycles, a total of 45 evaluable patients will be enrolled in this study.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Being tested
- Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone
- Keywords
- Novel Drug Combinations, Protease Inhibitors, Decreased Peripheral Neuropathy, Auto Stem Cell Transplant, Multiple Myeloma
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Myeloma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
CarfilzomibDrug
Also called Kyprolis
Cycle 1: 20 mg/m(2) intravenous (IV) infusion over 30 minutes on days 1 and 2, then 36 mg/m(2) IV on days 8, 9, 15, and 16 Cycle 2-8: 36mg/ m(2) IV infusion over 30 minutes on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16
LenalidomideDrug
Also called Revlimid
Cycle 1: 25 mg oral days 2-21 of 28-day cycle; Cycle 2 - 8: 25 mg oral days 1-21 of 28-day cycle; After 8 cycles of combination carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd), patients may continue Lenalidomide for 12 cycles; After 12 cycles of extended dosing of Lenalidomide, patients may continue Lenalidomide for one year
DexamethasoneDrug
Also called Ozurdex
Cycle 1: 20 mg oral or IV on days 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23 Cycle 2-4: 20 mg oral or IV on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23 Cycle 5-8: 10 mg oral or IV on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23
LenalidomideDrug
Also called Revlimid
After 8 cycles of combination carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd), patients may continue Lenalidomide for 12 cycles
LenalidomideDrug
Also called Revlimid
After 12 cycles of extended dosing of Lenalidomide, patients may continue Lenalidomide for one year
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone | Experimental | Patients will receive 8 cycles of induction combination therapy of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd). Patients achieving stable disease or better after 8 cycles of CRd will receive lenalidomide extended dosing (phase I) for 12 cycles. After 12 cycles, patients will have the option to continue extended dosing (phase II) for one additional year Receives: Drug: Carfilzomib; Drug: Lenalidomide; Drug: Dexamethasone |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events
Here is the number of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
Measured: 4 years and 9 months and 2 days
Secondary outcomes (7)
Overall Response Rate
Response is assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. Patients who attained a partial response or better (BoR) response by the end of induction. Partial response is ≥50% reduction of serum M-protein and reduction in 24h urinary M-protein.
Measured: 48.3 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 48 Months
PFS is defined as time of start of treatment to time of progression or death, whichever occurs first. Response is assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. Progressive disease requires any one or more of the following: increase of ≥25% from lowest response value in the following on 2 consecutive measurements: serum M-component and/or (the absolute increase must be ≥0.5g/dl). Urine M-component and/or (the absolute increase must be ≥200mg/24h. Only in patients without measurable serum and urine M-protein levels: the difference between involved and uninvolved free light chain (FLC) levels. The absolute increase must be >10mg/dl. Bone marrow plasma cell percentage: the absolute % must be ≥10%. Definite development of new bone lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas or definite increase in size of existing bone lesions or soft tissue plasmacytomas. Development of hypercalcemia that can be attributed solely to the plasma cell proliferative disorder.
Measured: 48 months
Percentage of Responders With Duration of Response (DOR) at 48 Months
Response is assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. DOR is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for a partial response or better until first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented. Partial response is ≥50% reduction of serum M-protein and reduction in 24-h urinary M-protein by ≥90% or to <200mg per 24h. Progressive disease requires any one or more of the following: increase of ≥25% from lowest response value in the following on 2 consecutive measurements: serum M-component and/or (the absolute increase must be ≥0.5g/dl). Urine M-component and/or (the absolute increase must be ≥200mg/24h. Only in patients without measurable serum and urine M-protein levels: the difference between involved and uninvolved free light chain (FLC) levels. The absolute increase must be >10mg/dl. Bone marrow plasma cell percentage: the absolute % must be ≥10%.
Measured: 48 months
Overall Survival (OS) Rate
OS is defined as the time of start of treatment to death from any cause.
Measured: up to 6 months
Cluster of Differentiation 138 (CD138) + Plasma Cells Gene Expression Profiling on Pre and Post Carfilzomib Exposure Bone Marrow Samples
Cluster of differentiation 138+ (CD138)+ plasma cells purified from bone marrow aspirates to identify potential markers of early progression. Changes in selected genes were confirmed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) if suggested to be related to risk of progression to multiple myeloma.
Measured: Cycle 1 Day 1, an average of 28 days ± 2 days
Rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) by Flow Cytometry
Response is assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. Complete response is negative immunofixation on the serum and urine and disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas and ≤ 5% plasma cells in bone marrow. MRD is defined by M-spike, plasma cell burden, and abnormal free light chains. Immunophenotyping is performed by multi-parametric flow cytometry.
Measured: Day 100
Complete Response (CR) and Minimal Residual Disease Neg (MRDneg) CR Rates at Treatment Intervals With Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide & Dexamethasone (CRd) in New Multiple Myeloma Patients After 8 Cycles of Induction, 1 Year Maintenance, and 2 Years Maintenance
Response is assessed by the International Myeloma Working Group Criteria. MRD is defined by M-spike, plasma cell burden, and abnormal free light chains (FLC). Complete response is negative immunofixation on serum, and urine and disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas and ≤ 5% plasma cells in bone marrow. Stringent complete response (sCR) is normal FLC ratio and absence of clonal cells in bone marrow by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence. Near complete response (nCR) is the absence of myeloma protein on electrophoresis, independent of immunofixation status. Very good partial response (VGPR) is serum and urine M-protein detectable by immunofixation but not on electrophoresis or 90% or greater reduction in serum M-protein plus urine M-protein level <100mg per 24h. Overall response rate (ORR) is patients who attained a partial response (PR) (≥50% reduction of serum M-protein and reduction in 24h urinary M-protein) or better (BoR) response.
Measured: up to 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Jul 2011 (estimated)
- Study start21 Jul 2011
- Primary completion10 Jul 2016
- Study completion24 Sep 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Multiple MyelomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 45 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Collaborators
- Celgene, Onyx Therapeutics, Inc.
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dickran Kazandjian, M.D., National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Dickran Kazandjian, M.D., Principal investigator, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01402284
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 110221
- Other IDs
- 11-C-0221
- Status last verified
- Feb 2021
- First submitted
- 23 Jul 2011
- Last updated
- 2 Mar 2021
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
International Myeloma Working Group. Criteria for the classification of monoclonal gammopathies, multiple myeloma and related disorders: a report of the International Myeloma Working Group. Br J Haematol. 2003 Jun;121(5):749-57.
PubMed 12780789Kristinsson SY, Landgren O, Dickman PW, Derolf AR, Bjorkholm M. Patterns of survival in multiple myeloma: a population-based study of patients diagnosed in Sweden from 1973 to 2003. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 20;25(15):1993-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.0100. Epub 2007 Apr 9.
PubMed 17420512Kumar SK, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Hayman SR, Buadi FK, Zeldenrust SR, Dingli D, Russell SJ, Lust JA, Greipp PR, Kyle RA, Gertz MA. Improved survival in multiple myeloma and the impact of novel therapies. Blood. 2008 Mar 1;111(5):2516-20. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-116129. Epub 2007 Nov 1.
PubMed 17975015Larrain CM, Victory JH, Desai PP, Friedman LR, Stepp H, Ashe R, Remmert K, Sinha S, Smith EC, Russell N, Pu T, Eade AV, Burke JF, Ho J, Yaffe MB, Kleiner DE, Schmidt K, Figg WD, Hernandez JM. A rebrand for proteasome inhibition in solid tumors via continuous hepatic artery infusion. JCI Insight. 2025 Nov 4;10(24):e199200. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.199200. eCollection 2025 Dec 22.
PubMed 41196694Landgren O, Kazandjian D, Roussel M, Jasielec J, Dytfeld D, Anderson A, Kervin TA, Iskander K, McFadden I, Jakubowiak AJ. Efficacy and safety of carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: pooled analysis of four single-arm studies. Leuk Lymphoma. 2022 Oct;63(10):2413-2421. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2068001. Epub 2022 May 12.
PubMed 35549810Huang PA, Beedie SL, Chau CH, Venzon DJ, Gere S, Kazandjian D, Korde N, Mailankody S, Landgren O, Figg WD. Cereblon gene variants and clinical outcome in multiple myeloma patients treated with lenalidomide. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 16;9(1):14884. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51446-9.
PubMed 31619706Acosta-Alvear D, Cho MY, Wild T, Buchholz TJ, Lerner AG, Simakova O, Hahn J, Korde N, Landgren O, Maric I, Choudhary C, Walter P, Weissman JS, Kampmann M. Paradoxical resistance of multiple myeloma to proteasome inhibitors by decreased levels of 19S proteasomal subunits. Elife. 2015 Sep 1;4:e08153. doi: 10.7554/eLife.08153.
PubMed 26327694Korde N, Roschewski M, Zingone A, Kwok M, Manasanch EE, Bhutani M, Tageja N, Kazandjian D, Mailankody S, Wu P, Morrison C, Costello R, Zhang Y, Burton D, Mulquin M, Zuchlinski D, Lamping L, Carpenter A, Wall Y, Carter G, Cunningham SC, Gounden V, Sissung TM, Peer C, Maric I, Calvo KR, Braylan R, Yuan C, Stetler-Stevenson M, Arthur DC, Kong KA, Weng L, Faham M, Lindenberg L, Kurdziel K, Choyke P, Steinberg SM, Figg W, Landgren O. Treatment With Carfilzomib-Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone With Lenalidomide Extension in Patients With Smoldering or Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Sep;1(6):746-54. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2010.
PubMed 26181891
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Mar 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Clinical and Correlative Phase II Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01402284
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 110221
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma
- Keywords
- Novel Drug Combinations, Protease Inhibitors, Decreased Peripheral Neuropathy, Auto Stem Cell Transplant, Multiple Myeloma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Collaborators
- Celgene, Onyx Therapeutics, Inc.
- Study start
- 21 Jul 2011 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Jul 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 24 Sep 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Jul 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 16 May 2017
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Background:
- Carfilzomib is an experimental anti-cancer drug that has not yet been approved for treating multiple myeloma. Lenalidomide is a drug that may stop tumor growth and help the immune system kill cancer cells. Dexamethasone is a drug that helps stop inflammation. It is sometimes used to treat (alone or with other drugs) certain types of cancer, especially multiple myeloma. This combination of drugs has not been tested in people with multiple myeloma. Researchers want to see whether it is safe and effective for this group.
Objectives:
- To test the effectiveness of combined carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in treating multiple myeloma.
Eligibility:
- People at least 18 years of age who have multiple myeloma that has not been treated.
Design:
- Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They will also have blood and urine tests, a bone marrow sample, and molecular imaging studies.
- Participants will have eight 28-day cycles of treatment. The combined study drugs will be given as tablets and injections. Those in the study will be monitored with frequent blood tests, bone marrow samples, and molecular imaging studies. In addition to current standard measures to determine clinical responses, molecular tests will be conducted to define evidence of minimal residual disease.
- After the first four cycles of therapy, those who are eligible for a stem cell transplant will have stem cells collected and stored for use if the cancer returns.
- After stem cell collection, participants will have the second four treatment cycles. -, If the disease has improved or is stable at the end of eight cycles, those in the study may have another 12 cycles of low-dose (maintenance) lenalidomide alone.
- Participants will have regular follow-up visits after the end of the study chemotherapy.
Detailed description
Background:
- Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable plasma cell neoplasm with a median survival of 3-4 years.
- Novel agent combinations with proteasome inhibitors demonstrate improved response rates while increasing survival in MM patients.
- A common debilitating side effect of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib is neuropathy.
- Carfilzomib is a new proteasome inhibitor with potent anti-MM effects and decreased peripheral neuropathy
Objectives:
-Evaluate toxicity, including peripheral neuropathy, of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd) in untreated MM patients
Eligibility:
- Newly diagnosed patients with histologically confirmed multiple myeloma
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 60 ml/min. CrCl will be calculated using the Cockcroft- Gault method. If the calculated CrCl based on Cockcroft-Gault method is <60 mL/min, patient will have a 24 hr urine collection to measure CrCl. The measured CrCl must also be greater than or equal to 60 ml/min.
- Without serious co-morbidity that would interfere with receipt of CRd
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.0 K/uL, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g/dL, and platelet count greater than or equal to 75 K/uL
- Adequate hepatic function, with bilirubin less than 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than 3.0 x ULN
Design:
- Single arm, single stage phase II trial of combination therapy (carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone) for untreated multiple myeloma patients with an early stopping rule for toxicity
- Patients will receive 8 cycles of induction combination therapy of CRd
- Each cycle consists of 28-days
- After 4 cycles of therapy, transplant eligible patients will undergo stem cell collection
- Patients achieving stable disease or better after 8 cycles of CRd will receive lenalidomide extended dosing (phase I) for 12 cycles. After 12 cycles, patients will have the option to continue extended dosing (phase II) for one additional year.
- Patients will have routine blood work with serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and free light chains monthly
- Pre- and post-treatment bone marrow biopsies will be obtained for confirmation of diagnosis and correlative studies
- Patients will also undergo evaluation for minimal residual disease at regular interval time points, using multi-parametric flow cytometry and fludeoxyglucose 18F-positron emission tomography - computed tomography (FDG PET-CT)
- A single stage phase II design will be employed, with an early stopping rule. Unless 4 or more patients in the first 20 have Grade 3 or higher neurologic toxicity in the first 2 completed cycles, a total of 45 evaluable patients will be enrolled in this study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone | Experimental | Drug: Carfilzomib, Drug: Lenalidomide, Drug: DexamethasonePatients will receive 8 cycles of induction combination therapy of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd). Patients achieving stable disease or better after 8 cycles of CRd will receive lenalidomide extended dosing (phase I) for 12 cycles. After 12 cycles, patients will have the option to continue extended dosing (phase II) for one additional year |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (20 listed)
- Newly diagnosed patients with histologically confirmed multiple myeloma (MM) based on the following criteria:
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) greater than or equal to 60 ml/min. CrCl will be calculated by Cockcroft-Gault method. CrCl (calculated) = (140 Age) x Mass (in kilograms) x [0.85 if Female] 72 times Serum Creatinine (in mg/dL). If calculated CrCl based on Cockcroft-Gault method is <60 mL/min, patient will have a 24 hr urine collection to measure CrCl. The measured CrCl must be also greater than or equal to 60 ml/min.
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event data are currently available on the use of carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide in patients less than18 years of age, children are excluded from this study, but will be eligible for future pediatric trials.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1.0 K/uL, hemoglobin greater than or equal to 8 g/dL (transfusions are permissible), and platelet count greater than or equal to 75 K/uL
Key exclusion criteria (20 listed)
- Prior or concurrent systemic treatment for MM.
- Plasma cell leukemia
- Pregnant or lactating females. Because there is a potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with carfilzomib and lenalidomide. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
- Uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
- Active hepatitis B or C infection
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| CarfilzomibAlso: KyprolisCycle 1: 20 mg/m(2) intravenous (IV) infusion over 30 minutes on days 1 and 2, then 36 mg/m(2) IV on days 8, 9, 15, and 16 Cycle 2-8: 36mg/ m(2) IV infusion over 30 minutes on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 | Drug | Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone |
| LenalidomideAlso: RevlimidCycle 1: 25 mg oral days 2-21 of 28-day cycle; Cycle 2 - 8: 25 mg oral days 1-21 of 28-day cycle; After 8 cycles of combination carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd), patients may continue Lenalidomide for 12 cycles; After 12 cycles of extended dosing of Lenalidomide, patients may continue Lenalidomide for one year | Drug | Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone |
| DexamethasoneAlso: OzurdexCycle 1: 20 mg oral or IV on days 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23 Cycle 2-4: 20 mg oral or IV on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23 Cycle 5-8: 10 mg oral or IV on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23 | Drug | Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone |
| LenalidomideAlso: RevlimidAfter 8 cycles of combination carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (CRd), patients may continue Lenalidomide for 12 cycles | Drug | Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone |
| LenalidomideAlso: RevlimidAfter 12 cycles of extended dosing of Lenalidomide, patients may continue Lenalidomide for one year | Drug | Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, Dexamethasone |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events
Time frame: 4 years and 9 months and 2 days
Here is the number of participants with serious and non-serious adverse events assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria in Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0). A non-serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence. A serious adverse event is an adverse event or suspected adverse reaction that results in death, a life threatening adverse drug experience, hospitalization, disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the previous outcomes mentioned.
7 secondary outcomes
Overall Response Rate
Time frame: 48.3 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) at 48 Months
Time frame: 48 months
Percentage of Responders With Duration of Response (DOR) at 48 Months
Time frame: 48 months
Overall Survival (OS) Rate
Time frame: up to 6 months
Cluster of Differentiation 138 (CD138) + Plasma Cells Gene Expression Profiling on Pre and Post Carfilzomib Exposure Bone Marrow Samples
Time frame: Cycle 1 Day 1, an average of 28 days ± 2 days
Rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) by Flow Cytometry
Time frame: Day 100
Complete Response (CR) and Minimal Residual Disease Neg (MRDneg) CR Rates at Treatment Intervals With Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide & Dexamethasone (CRd) in New Multiple Myeloma Patients After 8 Cycles of Induction, 1 Year Maintenance, and 2 Years Maintenance
Time frame: up to 2 years
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Mar 2021.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 12780789International Myeloma Working Group. Criteria for the classification of monoclonal gammopathies, multiple myeloma and related disorders: a report of the International Myeloma Working Group. Br J Haematol. 2003 Jun;121(5):749-57.
- Background: PubMed 17420512Kristinsson SY, Landgren O, Dickman PW, Derolf AR, Bjorkholm M. Patterns of survival in multiple myeloma: a population-based study of patients diagnosed in Sweden from 1973 to 2003. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 20;25(15):1993-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.0100. Epub 2007 Apr 9.
- Background: PubMed 17975015Kumar SK, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Lacy MQ, Hayman SR, Buadi FK, Zeldenrust SR, Dingli D, Russell SJ, Lust JA, Greipp PR, Kyle RA, Gertz MA. Improved survival in multiple myeloma and the impact of novel therapies. Blood. 2008 Mar 1;111(5):2516-20. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-116129. Epub 2007 Nov 1.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41196694Larrain CM, Victory JH, Desai PP, Friedman LR, Stepp H, Ashe R, Remmert K, Sinha S, Smith EC, Russell N, Pu T, Eade AV, Burke JF, Ho J, Yaffe MB, Kleiner DE, Schmidt K, Figg WD, Hernandez JM. A rebrand for proteasome inhibition in solid tumors via continuous hepatic artery infusion. JCI Insight. 2025 Nov 4;10(24):e199200. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.199200. eCollection 2025 Dec 22.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 35549810Landgren O, Kazandjian D, Roussel M, Jasielec J, Dytfeld D, Anderson A, Kervin TA, Iskander K, McFadden I, Jakubowiak AJ. Efficacy and safety of carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: pooled analysis of four single-arm studies. Leuk Lymphoma. 2022 Oct;63(10):2413-2421. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2068001. Epub 2022 May 12.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31619706Huang PA, Beedie SL, Chau CH, Venzon DJ, Gere S, Kazandjian D, Korde N, Mailankody S, Landgren O, Figg WD. Cereblon gene variants and clinical outcome in multiple myeloma patients treated with lenalidomide. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 16;9(1):14884. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51446-9.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 26327694Acosta-Alvear D, Cho MY, Wild T, Buchholz TJ, Lerner AG, Simakova O, Hahn J, Korde N, Landgren O, Maric I, Choudhary C, Walter P, Weissman JS, Kampmann M. Paradoxical resistance of multiple myeloma to proteasome inhibitors by decreased levels of 19S proteasomal subunits. Elife. 2015 Sep 1;4:e08153. doi: 10.7554/eLife.08153.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 26181891Korde N, Roschewski M, Zingone A, Kwok M, Manasanch EE, Bhutani M, Tageja N, Kazandjian D, Mailankody S, Wu P, Morrison C, Costello R, Zhang Y, Burton D, Mulquin M, Zuchlinski D, Lamping L, Carpenter A, Wall Y, Carter G, Cunningham SC, Gounden V, Sissung TM, Peer C, Maric I, Calvo KR, Braylan R, Yuan C, Stetler-Stevenson M, Arthur DC, Kong KA, Weng L, Faham M, Lindenberg L, Kurdziel K, Choyke P, Steinberg SM, Figg W, Landgren O. Treatment With Carfilzomib-Lenalidomide-Dexamethasone With Lenalidomide Extension in Patients With Smoldering or Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Sep;1(6):746-54. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2010.
- NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web PageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Dickran Kazandjian, M.D. principal investigator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in people with Multiple Myeloma, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) 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?
The sponsor lists 20 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Mar 2021. 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 16 May 2017). 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?
Number of Participants With Serious and Non-serious Adverse Events (time frame: 4 years and 9 months and 2 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01402284, which also lists 8 linked publications.
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 2 Mar 2021.