PAD. ICORG 05-01, V11

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Purpose RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin and dexamethasone, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with doxorubicin and dexamethasone works in treating patients with multiple myeloma that has relapsed or not responded to treatment. PATIENT POPULATION: Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma requiring therapy will be invited to participate in this study. Eligible patients will be >18 years old and able to give fully informed consent. Patients must have a Performance Score (PS) of 0-3 (ECOG), measurable serum and/or urine paraprotein, or serum free light chain, bilirubin value of less than one and a half times the upper limit of normal with ALT/AST values less than two and a half times the upper limit of normal. Patients with non-secretory multiple myeloma are excluded from this study.
ConditionMultiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
InterventionDrug: Bortezomib
Drug: Doxorubicin
Drug: Dexamethasone
PhasePhase 2
SponsorICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group
Responsible PartyICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group
ClinicalTrials.gov IdentifierNCT00814541
First ReceivedDecember 24, 2008
Last UpdatedJanuary 23, 2014
Last verifiedJanuary 2014

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First Received DateDecember 24, 2008
Last Updated DateJanuary 23, 2014
Start DateDecember 2005
Estimated Primary Completion DateDecember 2012
Current Primary Outcome MeasuresResponse rate (complete and partial response) [Time Frame: Patients will be followed in this study for approximately 16 months after recruitment to cover the period of PAD therapy plus one year follow up. The minimum frequency of reviews will be every two months.] [Designated as safety issue: No]
Current Secondary Outcome Measures
  • Progression-free survival [Time Frame: Patients will be followed in this study for approximately 16 months after recruitment to cover the period of PAD therapy plus one year follow up. The minimum frequency of reviews will be every two months.] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Overall survival [Time Frame: Patients will be followed in this study for approximately 16 months after recruitment to cover the period of PAD therapy plus one year follow up. The minimum frequency of reviews will be every two months.] [Designated as safety issue: No]
  • Compare original response to vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone with response to bortezomib, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and dexamethasone [Time Frame: Patients will be followed in this study for approximately 16 months after recruitment to cover the period of PAD therapy plus one year follow up. The minimum frequency of reviews will be every two months.] [Designated as safety issue: No]

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Brief TitlePAD. ICORG 05-01, V11
Official TitlePhase II Study to Assess the Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of Combination Therapy With Velcade (Bortezomib), Doxorubicin, and Dexamethasone (PAD) as Therapy for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes
needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin and dexamethasone,
work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by
stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) together
with bortezomib may kill more cancer cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with
doxorubicin and dexamethasone works in treating patients with multiple myeloma that has
relapsed or not responded to treatment.

PATIENT POPULATION: Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma requiring therapy
will be invited to participate in this study. Eligible patients will be >18 years old and
able to give fully informed consent. Patients must have a Performance Score (PS) of 0-3
(ECOG), measurable serum and/or urine paraprotein, or serum free light chain, bilirubin
value of less than one and a half times the upper limit of normal with ALT/AST values less
than two and a half times the upper limit of normal. Patients with non-secretory multiple
myeloma are excluded from this study.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:

Primary

- To assess the response (partial and complete response) in patients with relapsed or
refractory multiple myeloma receiving bortezomib, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and
dexamethasone (PAD) after prior treatment with a maximum of 6 courses of vincristine,
doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (VAD) or VAD-like regimen.

Secondary

- To assess the safety and toxicity of PAD therapy in these patients.

- To determine the progression-free survival and overall survival of these patients.

- To compare the original response to VAD with the response obtained with PAD as assessed
by percent fall in paraprotein or Bence Jones Protein, lowest level of abnormal protein
achieved, and duration of response in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

STUDY DESIGN & METHODOLOGY:

This is a non-randomised, open labelled phase II trial in patients with relapsed or
refractory multiple myeloma. Patients will be treated with: Bortezomib 1.3mg/m^2 bolus IV
injection days 1, 4, 8 & 11 + Dexamethasone 40mg po on days 1, 2, 3, 4 + Doxorubicin
9mg/m^2/day IV continuous infusion over days 1 - 4. In addition, for the first cycle only,
Dexamethasone will also be given at 40mg po on days 8 - 11 and 15 - 18.

Each treatment regimen will continue for a minimum of four - and up to six - cycles of 21
days (maximum response and 1 cycle).

This study planned to recruit a total of 69 patients in up to 8 centres in Ireland and the
UK.

Patients will be enrolled in three groups of 23 patients:

- Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD like regimen (VAMP, C-VAMP and
Z-Dex are examples of VAD like therapy) and who have had autologous transplants at
least 1 year previously. Patients may proceed directly to PAD therapy or have had a
maximum of one other line of therapy before PAD.

- Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD-like regimen who have not had
autologous transplantation and achieved at least PR (Appendix A). Patients may proceed
directly to PAD therapy or have had a maximum of two other lines of therapy before PAD.

- Patients refractory (MR, NC or PD) to VAD or VAD-like therapy. Patients should proceed
directly to PAD therapy. Patients with NC or PD may proceed to PAD after a minimum of
two cycles of VAD or VAD-like therapy or a minimum of 4 cycles, if MR.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 2 months for 1 year.
Study TypeInterventional
Study PhasePhase 2
Study DesignAllocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
ConditionMultiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
InterventionDrug: Bortezomib
Drug: Doxorubicin
Drug: Dexamethasone
Study Arm (s)
  • Experimental: 1
    Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD like regimen (VAMP, C-VAMP and Z-Dex are examples of VAD like therapy) and who have had autologous transplants at least 1 year previously.Patients may proceed directly to PAD therapy or have had a maximum of one other line of therapy before PAD.
  • Experimental: 2
    Relapsed patients, previously treated with VAD or VAD-like regimen who have not had autologous transplantation and achieved at least PR (Appendix A). Patients may proceed directly to PAD therapy or have had a maximum of two other lines of therapy before PAD.
  • Experimental: 3
    Patients refractory (MR, NC or PD) to VAD or VAD-like therapy. Patients should proceed directly to PAD therapy. Patients with NC or PD may proceed to PAD after a minimum of two cycles of VAD or VAD-like therapy or a minimum of 4 cycles, if MR.

Recruitment Information[ + expand ][ + ]

Recruitment StatusCompleted
Estimated Enrollment53
Estimated Completion DateDecember 2012
Estimated Primary Completion DateJune 2009
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:

Each patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in the
study:

1. Patients aged at least 18 years with MM requiring therapy for relapsed or refractory
disease.

2. Previous VAD or VAD-like therapy (maximum 6 courses standard VAD). Subgroup
allocation is shown in 4.1

3. Measurable serum and/or urine paraprotein, or serum free light chain

4. Performance Status (PS) 0-3 (ECOG - see Appendix B)

5. Serum bilirubin values <1.5 times the upper limit of normal

6. Serum ALT/AST values <2.5 times the upper limit of normal

7. Able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the
study:

1. Females of child-bearing potential without a negative pregnancy test, immediately
prior to the start of PAD therapy and/or unwilling to use barrier contraceptive
precautions throughout the study or who are pregnant or breast-feeding

2. Men with partners of child bearing potential unwilling to use a medically acceptable
form of contraception

3. Patients with non-secretory MM and no measurable elevation of serum free light chain

4. Performance status 4 (ECOG)

5. Patient has a platelet count <75 x 10^9/L within 14 days before enrolment

6. Patient has an absolute neutrophil count <1.0 x 10^9/L within 14 days before
enrolment

7. Patient has a serum creatinine > 400 micromol/l at the time of enrolment

8. Patient has Grade 2 or greater than Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain
as defined by NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 (CTCAE)
within 14 days before enrolment

9. Cardiac ejection fraction <40% by echocardiography or MUGA scan

10. Known HIV seropositivity (obligatory testing is not necessary)

11. Known Hepatitis B or C (obligatory testing is not necessary)

12. Patients who have received more than one autologous transplant

13. Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to enrolment or any patients
scheduled to receive any investigational drug during the course of the study

14. Previous Bortezomib therapy

15. Patients who have a medical or psychiatric condition which, in the opinion of the
investigator, contraindicates the patient's participation in this study

16. Previous or concurrent malignancies at other sites, with the exception of
appropriately treated localized epithelial skin or cervical cancer. Patients with
remote histories (>5 years) of other cured tumours may be entered

17. Plasma exchange within 21 days of enrolment
GenderBoth
Ages18 Years
Accepts Healthy VolunteersNo
ContactsNot Provided
Location CountriesIreland, United Kingdom

Administrative Information[ + expand ][ + ]

NCT Number NCT00814541
Other Study ID NumbersCDR0000629438
Has Data Monitoring CommitteeNot Provided
Information Provided ByICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group
Study SponsorICORG- All Ireland Cooperative Oncology Research Group
CollaboratorsNot Provided
Investigators Principal Investigator: Curly Morris Belfast City Hospital Trust Incorporating Belvoir Park Hospital
Verification DateJanuary 2014

Locations[ + expand ][ + ]

Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin Incorporating the National Children's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, 24
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, 7
St. James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, 8
University College Hospital
Galway, Ireland
Mid-Western Cancer Centre at Mid-Western Regional Hospital
Limerick, Ireland, 0009
Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
Leeds, England, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF
Saint Bartholomew's Hospital
London, England, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE
University College Hospital
London, England, United Kingdom, NW1 2BU
Belfast City Hospital Trust Incorporating Belvoir Park Hospital
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT9 7AB