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Lenalidomide and Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Primary Purpose

Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine
lenalidomide
Sponsored by
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm focused on measuring stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, refractory multiple myeloma

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) meeting all of the following criteria:

    • Relapsed or refractory disease
    • Previously received ≥ 2 courses of antimyeloma treatment
  • Measurable levels of myeloma paraprotein in serum (> 0.5 g/dL) or urine (> 0.2 g/24-hour urine collection) OR serum-free light-chain disease

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm^3
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.5 mg/dL
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL
  • AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use 2 methods of highly effective contraception ≥ 4 weeks before, during, and for 4 weeks after completion of study therapy
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast
  • No serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would preclude study treatment or put patient at unacceptable risk
  • No known hypersensitivity to thalidomide or lenalidomide

    • No development of erythema nodosum in the presence of a reaction characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs
  • No known hypersensitivity to any component of the pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine, including diphtheria toxin or CRM 197
  • No known HIV positivity
  • No infectious hepatitis type A, B, or C

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No more than 3 prior treatment regimens for MM
  • More than 6 months since prior lenalidomide
  • More than 28 days since prior experimental drug or therapy
  • More than 1 month since prior systemic antimyeloma therapy
  • More than 1 month since prior and no concurrent systemic corticosteroids
  • No other concurrent anticancer agents or treatments or investigational agents
  • No concurrent thalidomide
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • No other concurrent immune therapy or immunomodulatory agents

Sites / Locations

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Group 1

Group 2

Arm Description

Patients receive oral lenalidomide on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine intramuscularly (IM) 14 days prior to beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine).

Patients receive lenalidomide as in group 1. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine IM approximately 45 days after beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine).

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

6B Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
14F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
19F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
23F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
March 7, 2007
Last Updated
August 5, 2015
Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00445484
Brief Title
Lenalidomide and Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Official Title
Revlimid to Augment Efficacy of Prevnar Vaccines in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Myeloma
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2015
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2007 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2009 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
September 2010 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as lenalidomide, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Vaccines may help the body build an effective immune response to kill cancer cells. Giving lenalidomide together with vaccine therapy may make a stronger immune response and kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving lenalidomide together with vaccine therapy works in treating patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary Determine whether lenalidomide can augment the efficacy of pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine as it correlates with lenalidomide-induced antitumor efficacy in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Secondary Determine the antibody responses to pneumococcal serotypes in patients treated with this regimen. Determine T-cell responses to the carrier protein CRM 197 in patients treated with this regimen. Determine the ability of lenalidomide to augment in vivo immune responsiveness as measured by cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions to Candida and tetanus in these patients. Determine the ability of lenalidomide to prime and/or boost systemic vaccine responses in both peripheral blood lymphocytes and marrow lymphocytes in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups. Group 1: Patients receive oral lenalidomide on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine intramuscularly (IM) 14 days prior to beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine). Group 2: Patients receive lenalidomide as in group 1. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine IM approximately 45 days after beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine). After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 30 days. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Keywords
stage II multiple myeloma, stage III multiple myeloma, refractory multiple myeloma

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
22 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Group 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients receive oral lenalidomide on days 1-21. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 7 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine intramuscularly (IM) 14 days prior to beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine).
Arm Title
Group 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Patients receive lenalidomide as in group 1. Patients receive pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine IM approximately 45 days after beginning lenalidomide and again in approximately 2 months (after the first dose of the vaccine).
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine
Intervention Description
Given intramuscularly
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
lenalidomide
Intervention Description
Given orally
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
6B Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Description
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
Time Frame
basline and 8 weeks after second vaccination
Title
14F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Description
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
Time Frame
basline and 8 weeks after second vaccination
Title
19F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Description
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
Time Frame
basline and 8 weeks after second vaccination
Title
23F Antibody Response to Prevnar Vaccine in Peripheral Blood
Description
Serum IgG levels against the PVC serotype were measured by ELISA
Time Frame
basline and 8 weeks after second vaccination

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) meeting all of the following criteria: Relapsed or refractory disease Previously received ≥ 2 courses of antimyeloma treatment Measurable levels of myeloma paraprotein in serum (> 0.5 g/dL) or urine (> 0.2 g/24-hour urine collection) OR serum-free light-chain disease PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: ECOG performance status 0-2 Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm^3 Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm^3 Creatinine ≤ 2.5 mg/dL Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL AST and ALT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use 2 methods of highly effective contraception ≥ 4 weeks before, during, and for 4 weeks after completion of study therapy No other malignancy within the past 5 years except treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast No serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would preclude study treatment or put patient at unacceptable risk No known hypersensitivity to thalidomide or lenalidomide No development of erythema nodosum in the presence of a reaction characterized by a desquamating rash while taking thalidomide or similar drugs No known hypersensitivity to any component of the pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine, including diphtheria toxin or CRM 197 No known HIV positivity No infectious hepatitis type A, B, or C PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics No more than 3 prior treatment regimens for MM More than 6 months since prior lenalidomide More than 28 days since prior experimental drug or therapy More than 1 month since prior systemic antimyeloma therapy More than 1 month since prior and no concurrent systemic corticosteroids No other concurrent anticancer agents or treatments or investigational agents No concurrent thalidomide No concurrent radiotherapy No other concurrent immune therapy or immunomodulatory agents
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Ivan Borrello, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Official's Role
Study Chair
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
City
Baltimore
State/Province
Maryland
ZIP/Postal Code
21231-2410
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
22241792
Citation
Noonan K, Rudraraju L, Ferguson A, Emerling A, Pasetti MF, Huff CA, Borrello I. Lenalidomide-induced immunomodulation in multiple myeloma: impact on vaccines and antitumor responses. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Mar 1;18(5):1426-34. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-1221. Epub 2012 Jan 12.
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