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This is a Phase II multicenter study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination BDR. BDR will be administered in one 21-day treatment cycle followed by four 35-day treatment cycles to patients with WM.
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Title: Phase II Study of Combination Bortezomib (VELCADE, PS-341), Dexamethasone, and Rituximab (MabThera) (BDR) in Patients with previously untreated Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia (WM).
Objectives:
The primary objective of this study is:
Secondary objectives are:
Patient population:
Patients with previously untreated WM who have an indication for treatment are candidates for the study.
Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria are detailed in the protocol.
Number of patients:
Sixty-one patients are to be enrolled in this multicenter study. This study will be conducted within centers participating in the European Myeloma Network.
Study design and methodology This is a Phase II multicenter study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination BDR. BDR will be administered in one 21-day treatment cycle followed by four 35-day treatment cycles to patients with WM. Bortezomib will be administered as an iv push over 3 to 5 seconds at a dose of 1.3mg/m2/day on days 1,4,8 and 11 of cycle 1. On cycles 2-5 bortezomib will be given at a dose of 1.6mg/m2/day on days 1,8,15 and 22 of each cycle. Only on cycles 2 and 5, following the administration of Bortezomib, dexamethasone 40mg iv and Rituximab 375 mg/m2 iv will be administered. A total of 8 infusions of rituximab will be administered. Subsequently patients rated as CR, PR, MR or SD will be followed without any treatment until there is evidence of progressive disease.
A Screening visit will be conducted within 28 days before baseline (baseline being Day 1, Cycle 1, before study drug administration). At this visit, a medical history will be obtained and a complete physical examination will be performed including vital signs, height, weight, and a 12-lead electrocardiogram. A neurological questionnaire will also be completed. Disease assessments will be performed, including performance status, bone marrow aspirate and biopsy, Beta2-microglobulin, serum protein electrophoresis with quantification of immunoglobulins and immunofixation studies, CT scanning of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Clinical laboratory tests including a complete blood count plus differential, electrolytes, urea, creatinine, total bilirubin, SGOT (ALT), SGPT (AST), LDH, total protein and albumin. Patients who meet the eligibility requirements as assessed at the Screening visit will be enrolled in the study and start study drug treatment. Patients will be evaluated after each cycle with serum protein electrophoresis to determine their response to therapy. If patients demonstrate a response or have stable disease at the end of each cycle they will continue to receive therapy. If the patient demonstrates evidence of progressive disease at the end of each cycle then the patient will be removed from study. Modified response criteria updated at the Third International Workshop on Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia will be used to assess response, stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD) in this study. Changes of serum monoclonal protein concentration will be assessed from serum protein electrophoresis rather than from nephelometric measurement of serum immunoglobulins. Patients will receive five cycles of therapy. Subsequently, it is strongly advised that blood stem cells will be collected from patients <70 years of age for future high-dose therapy.
At the end of each cycle patients will have testing performed to assess for toxicity and efficacy. A directed questionnaire for neurologic toxicities, review of concomitant medications and other support therapies, including growth factors and transfusions will also be performed. Three months after the last dose of study drug, and every three months thereafter for 2 years, patients are to attend follow-up study visits. At these visits, a physical examination will be performed and Karnofsky performance status assessed. Patients will have a neurological questionnaire completed, have tests for disease assessments including serum and protein electrophoresis with quantification of immunoglobulins and immunofixation studies, Beta2-microglobulin, bone marrow aspirate and biopsy (only if the patient is in a complete remission), CT scanning of the chest, abdomen and pelvis (only if patient had evidence of WM disease on baseline scans). Serum and protein electrophoresis with quantification of immunoglobulins and immunofixation studies must be repeated > 6 weeks if a patient attains a complete response. At the follow-up study visits, a complete blood count plus differential, electrolytes, urea, creatinine, total bilirubin, SGOT, will also be obtained.
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Inclusion criteria
Each patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in this study:
Clinicopathological diagnosis of Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia as defined by consensus panel one of the Second International Workshop on Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia.
All patients with the diagnosis of WM will be evaluable for response according to the response criteria
No prior systemic treatment for WM. Prior plasmapheresis to control hyperviscosity, is allowed. In that case baseline monoclonal protein levels for assessment of response will be the levels prior to plasmapheresis, if this is the higher value prior to treatment initiation
Patients must have at least one of the following indications to initiate treatment as defined by Consensus Panel Two recommendations from the Second -
International Workshop on Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia.
Recurrent fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue
Hyperviscosity
Lymphadenopathy which is either symptomatic or bulky (>5cm in maximum diameter)
Symptomatic hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly
Symptomatic organomegaly and/or organ or tissue infiltration
Peripheral neuropathy due to WM
Symptomatic cryoglobulinemia
Cold agglutinin anemia
Immune hemolytic anemia and/or thrombocytopenia
Nephropathy related to WM
Amyloidosis related to WM
Hemoglobin < 10g/dL
Platelet count < 100x109/L
Serum monoclonal protein >5g/dL even with no symptoms
CD20 positive disease based on any previous bone marrow immunohistochemistry or flow cytometric analysis performed up to 3 months prior to enrollment.
Karnofsky performance status more than 60.
Life-expectancy >3 months.
Baseline platelet count more than 50x109/L, and absolute neutrophil count more than 0.75x109/L.
Meet the following pretreatment laboratory criteria at the Screening visit conducted within 28 days of study enrollment:
Total Bilirubin: less than 2 times the upper limit of institutional laboratory normal, unless clearly related to the disease.
Calculated or measured creatinine clearance: less than 30 mL/minute. Serum sodium >130 mmol/L.
Voluntary written informed consent before performance of any study-related procedure not part of normal medical care, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn by the subject at any time without prejudice to future medical care.
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