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Plasma Cell DisorderPhase 2NCT02041325

Investigation of the Enhancement of Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine by Lenalidomide in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

A Phase 2 study testing Lenalidomide in people with Plasma Cell Disorder, run by Boston VA Research Institute, Inc. at 2 sites in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a research study to determine if the study drug lenalidomide will increase the body's immune response, which is the body's response against infections or tumors, to hepatitis B vaccine in patients with plasma cell diseases which include multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Plasma Cell Disorder
What is being tested?
Lenalidomide
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
38 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2005to Apr 2014
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.
  • Age > = 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
  • Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
  • Must have confirmed diagnosis of plasma cell disorder.
  • Patients with prior thalidomide or CC-5013 (lenalidomide) use are eligible but these agents must have been discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to treatment in this study.
  • All previous cancer therapy, including chemotherapy, and dexamethsone must have been discontinued at least 4 weeks prior to treatment in this study. Patients with recent radiation, hormonal therapy and surgery are eligible.
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  • Patients must not have received prior Hepatitis B vaccination.
  • Patient should be negative for antibody against HbSAg.
  • ANC >= 1000, Platelets >= 75,000.
  • Women of childbearing potential (WCBP) must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening (Visit 1). In addition, sexually active WCBP must agree to use two of the following adequate forms of contraception throughout the entire study (tubal ligation; intra-uterine device; barrier contraceptive with spermicide; or vasectomized partner). A WCBP must agree to have pregnancy tests 4 weeks after her last dose of lenalidomide. Due to the short duration of drug therapy, abstinence would also be a reasonable option.

Who cannot join

  • Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from signing the informed consent form.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.
  • 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.
  • Use of any other experimental drug or therapy within 28 days of baseline.
  • Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide.
  • The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs.
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  • Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments.
  • Known HIV, HBV and HCV positivity.
  • Clinically significant autoimmune disease.
  • Serious intercurrent illness such as active infection requiring IV antibiotics, significant cardiac or pulmonary disease.
  • Psychiatric disorder, alcohol or illicit drug use.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • VA Boston Healthcare System

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

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About this study

Official title: Investigation of the Enhancement of the Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine by Lenalidomide (RevlimidTM, CC-5013) in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

This is a research study to determine if the study drug lenalidomide will increase the body's immune response, which is the body's response against infections or tumors, to hepatitis B vaccine in patients with plasma cell diseases which include multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) and Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia. It is not a study to see if lenalidomide is an effective treatment for plasma cell disease.

Participants in this study have multiple myeloma or other plasma cell disease and have never been vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine. One of the effects of the drug lenalidomide is to alter the immune system and thereby increase immune response. It also has some effect against cancer cells; therefore, in theory, it may reduce or prevent the growth of cancer cells.

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In this study, one-half of the subjects will be chosen at random to receive the study drug and the other half will take a placebo pill (a sugar pill that looks the same as the real medication). This is a double blind study where neither the subjects nor the investigators know whether the patient receives the study drugs or placebo pills. The effects of the active drug lenalidomide will be compared to the effects of the placebo. The results from this study will be also be compared with a similar but separate study to be done on individuals without known disease.

This study expects to enroll 64 subjects and will be carried out at the Boston VA Healthcare System and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Read the detailed description

The primary object of this study is to evaluate the effect of CC-5013 on the response to hepatitis B vaccine in myeloma. Secondary objectives include the evaluation of immunologic and functional genomic changes following CC-55013.

This study will be a two-center, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. A single dose of Hepatitis B vaccine will be administered to subjects. CC-5013 or placebo will be administered for 7 days prior to and 7 days after the vaccine. Collection of samples for immune analysis will be performed prior to the initiation of CC-5013 administration, at the time of vaccination, and 7, 14, and 28 days after vaccination. Safety assessment will be performed at each visit.

Primary Endpoint

  • Titer of antibodies to hepatitis B virus Secondary Endpoints
  • Immune analysis
  • Hepatitis B related T cell response
  • Safety profile

All the patients should not have a prior response against hepatitis B surface antigen. The study will be comprised of 64 multiple myeloma patients who have not taken any therapeutic agents in the 30 days prior to enrollment in the study. Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive or not receive CC-5013, and all will be vaccinated. The study is designed to detect a biological difference of 50% with an alpha of 0.05 and a beta of 0.8.

Being tested
Lenalidomide, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

What participants receive

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

  • LenalidomideDrug

    Also called CC-5013, Revlimid

    Subjects will receive oral CC-5013 (lenalidomide) at 25 mg qd for 7 days prior to and 7 days after the vaccine.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Also called Sugar pill

    Subjects will receive placebo for 7 days prior to and 7 days after the vaccine.

Study groups in NCT02041325
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LenalidomideExperimentalSubjects will receive oral CC-5013 (lenalidomide) at 25 mg qd for 7 days prior to and 7 days after the vaccine.
Receives: Drug: Lenalidomide
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorSubjects will receive placebo for 7 days prior to and 7 days after the vaccine.
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Positive for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

    The number of participants who test positive for the antibody titer against hepatitis B surface antigen (HbSAg).

    Measured: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Safety

    Number of participants with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability

    Measured: 6 weeks

  2. Quantity of Subjects With a T-cell Response

    Participants who displayed a T cell responses against HbSAg following vaccination

    Measured: 6 weeks

  3. Phenotypic Changes

    Phenotypic changes in peripheral blood cells following CC-5013 (lenalidomide) administration especially in regards to CD3, CD4, CD8 T cells, and NK and NKT cells.

    Measured: 6 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Jan 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2005
  3. Primary completionJan 2011
  4. Study completionApr 2014

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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
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
38 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02041325
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB 1831
Status last verified
Apr 2016
First submitted
14 Jan 2014
Last updated
17 May 2016
Data monitoring committee
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Lenalidomide in people with Plasma Cell Disorder, run by Boston VA Research Institute, Inc. at 2 sites 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 10 inclusion and 11 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 17 May 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 17 May 2016). 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?

Positive for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (time frame: 6 weeks). 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 17 May 2016.

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