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Carfilzomib and Melphalan Before Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma

A Phase 1/2 Trial of Carfilzomib and Melphalan and Conditioning for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma (CARAMEL)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01842308
Enrollment
50
Registered
2013-04-29
Start date
2013-06-04
Completion date
2019-10-28
Last updated
2020-09-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

DS Stage III Plasma Cell Myeloma, DS Stage II Plasma Cell Myeloma, DS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma, Refractory Plasma Cell Myeloma

Brief summary

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of carfilzomib when given together with melphalan and to see how well they work in treating patients with multiple myeloma before stem cell transplant. Carfilzomib may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving carfilzomib together with melphalan may kill more cancer cells.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of carfilzomib that can be added to high dose melphalan as part of conditioning chemotherapy for myeloma. (Phase I) II. To determine the efficacy of the combination in patients with myeloma undergoing stem cell transplantation, as defined by achievement of complete response (CR). (Phase II) SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine the toxicities associated with addition of carfilzomib to high dose melphalan in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). II. To determine the progression free rate at 1 and 2 years post registration. TERTIARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the proportion of patients achieving a minimal residual disease (MRD) negative status. II. To assess the HevyLite assay prior to and during treatment. OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of carfilzomib followed by a phase II study. CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at day 30, day 100, and then every 90 days for up to 5 years.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAutologous Bone Marrow Transplantation

Undergo autologous stem cell transplant

PROCEDUREAutologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Undergo autologous stem cell transplant

DRUGCarfilzomib

Given IV

OTHERLaboratory Biomarker Analysis

Correlative studies

DRUGMelphalan

Given IV

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Serum creatinine =\< 2 mg/dL * Absolute neutrophil count \>= 1000/uL * Platelet count \>= 50,000/uL * Hemoglobin \>= 8.0 g/dL * Diagnosis of symptomatic MM * Measurable disease of multiple myeloma at the time of baseline values for disease assessment as defined by at least one of the following: * Serum monoclonal protein \>= 1.0 g/dL * \>= 200 mg of monoclonal protein in the urine on 24 hour electrophoresis * Serum immunoglobulin free light chain \>=10 mg/dL AND abnormal serum immunoglobulin kappa to lambda free light chain ratio * Bone marrow plasma cells \>= 30% * NOTE: For patients with no relapse prior to transplant, measurable disease at the time of diagnosis * NOTE: For patients who have had a disease relapse prior to transplant, measurable disease at the time of the most recent relapse immediately prior to transplant; NOTE: If the patient had treatment for the relapsed disease prior to transplant, the patient must have measurable disease at the time of relapse prior to this therapy * Patient is considered for autologous stem cell transplantation with full dose melphalan (200 mg/m\^2) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2 * Recovered from toxicity of previous chemotherapy (excludes grade 1 neurotoxicity and hematological toxicity) * Provide informed written consent * Ejection fraction \>= 45% * Corrected pulmonary diffusion capacity of greater than or equal to 50% * Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \>= 50% * Forced vital capacity (FVC) \>= 50% * Negative pregnancy test performed =\< 7 days prior to registration, for women of childbearing potential only * Willing to return to Mayo Clinic Rochester, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic Florida for treatment * Note: During the active monitoring phase of a study (i.e., active treatment and observation), participants must be willing to return to the consenting institution for follow-up * Willing to provide blood and bone marrow samples for correlative research purposes

Exclusion criteria

* Prior autologous or allogeneic bone marrow/peripheral blood stem cell transplant * More than two prior regimens for therapy of MM * Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to enrollment, or has New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiographic evidence of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities; NOTE: Prior to study entry, any electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormality at screening has to be documented by the investigator as not medically relevant * Seroreactivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) I or II, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) * Other active malignancy \< 2 years prior to registration; EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma-in-situ of the cervix; NOTE: If there is a history or prior malignancy, they must not be receiving other specific treatment for their cancer * Any of the following: * Pregnant women or women of reproductive capability who are unwilling to use effective contraception * Nursing women * Men who are unwilling to use a condom (even if they have undergone a prior vasectomy) while having intercourse with any woman, while taking the drug and for 28 days after stopping treatment * Other co-morbidity, which would interfere with patient's ability to participate in the trial, e.g. uncontrolled infection, uncompensated lung disease * Concurrent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy considered investigational; NOTE: Bisphosphonates are considered to be supportive care rather than therapy, and are thus allowed while on protocol treatment * Known allergies to any of the components of the investigational treatment regimen or required ancillary treatments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose LevelUp to day 30Will be defined as the dose level below the lowest dose that induces dose-limiting toxicity(DLT) in at least one-third of patients. For this study, a DLT is any of the following during the first 2 cycles of treatment; Absolute neutrophil count engraftment\* delayed beyond day 21 or Platelet engraftment\* delayed beyond day 30, grade 3+ related sensory or motor neuropathy, or grade 4+ related non-neurologic or non-hematologic adverse event(excluding nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Reported below are the number of patients who experienced a DLT.
Percentage of Patients With Complete Responses, Defined as a Complete Response Noted as the Objective Status on Two Consecutive Evaluations (Phase II)Up to 5 yearsThe percentage of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true success percentages will be calculated.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0Up to 5 yearsThese results are reported in the adverse events section. The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine patterns. Additionally, the relationship of the adverse event(s) to the study treatment will be taken into consideration.
Complete Response Rate at Day 100At day 100Complete response rate (CRR) is defined as the percentage of complete responses estimated by the total number of patients who achieve a complete response by day 100 post-transplant divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true complete response rate at day 100 will be calculated.
Progression Free Percentage at 1 and 2 Years Post RegistrationAt 1 year and 2 yearsProgression is an Increase of 25% from lowest value in any of the following (A 25% increase refers to M protein, FLC and bone marrow results and does not refer to bone lesions, soft tissue plasmacytoma or hypercalcemia. The lowest value does not need to be a confirmed value. If the lowest serum Mprotein is ≥ 5 g/dL, an increase in serum M-protein of ≥ 1 g/dL is sufficient to define disease progression.), (In the case where a value is felt to be a spurious result per physician discretion (for example, a possible lab error), that value will not be considered when determining the lowest value.): Serum M-protein (absolute increase must be ≥ 0.5 g/dL) and/or Urine M-protein (absolute increase must be ≥ 200 mg/24 hrs) and/or If the only measurable disease is FLC, the difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels (absolute increase must be\>10 mg/dL) and/or If the only measurable disease is BM, bone marrow PC percentage (absolute increase must be ≥ 10%) (Bone marrow criteria for PD

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Phase 1; Dose Level 3
CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell. Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant, Carfilzomib: Given IV. Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies, Melphalan: Given IV
6
Phase 1; Dose Level 2
CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell. Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant, Carfilzomib: Given IV. Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies, Melphalan: Given IV
3
Phase 1; Dose Level 1
CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell. Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant, Carfilzomib: Given IV. Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies, Melphalan: Given IV
3
Phase 1; Dose Level 0
CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell. Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant, Carfilzomib: Given IV. Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies, Melphalan: Given IV
2
Phase 2
CONDITIONING: Patients receive carfilzomib IV over 30 minutes on days -6, -5, -2, and -1. Patients also receive melphalan IV over 1 hour on days -4 and -3. TRANSPLANT: Patients undergo autologous stem cell transplant on day 0. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell. Transplantation: Undergo autologous stem cell transplant, Carfilzomib: Given IV. Laboratory Biomarker Analysis: Correlative studies, Melphalan: Given IV
35
Total49

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003FG004
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject00001

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPhase 1; Dose Level 3Phase 1; Dose Level 2Phase 1; Dose Level 1Phase 1; Dose Level 0Phase 2Total
Age, Continuous52 years61 years61 years55 years61 years60 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants3 Participants2 Participants2 Participants32 Participants45 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants14 Participants17 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants2 Participants3 Participants2 Participants21 Participants32 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
EG004
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 60 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 35
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 63 / 33 / 32 / 235 / 35
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 62 / 31 / 32 / 216 / 35

Outcome results

Primary

Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose Level

Will be defined as the dose level below the lowest dose that induces dose-limiting toxicity(DLT) in at least one-third of patients. For this study, a DLT is any of the following during the first 2 cycles of treatment; Absolute neutrophil count engraftment\* delayed beyond day 21 or Platelet engraftment\* delayed beyond day 30, grade 3+ related sensory or motor neuropathy, or grade 4+ related non-neurologic or non-hematologic adverse event(excluding nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Reported below are the number of patients who experienced a DLT.

Time frame: Up to day 30

Population: All phase 1 patients that began treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose Level1 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 2Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose Level0 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 1Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose Level0 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 0Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose by the Number of Patients With a DLT Per Dose Level0 Participants
Primary

Percentage of Patients With Complete Responses, Defined as a Complete Response Noted as the Objective Status on Two Consecutive Evaluations (Phase II)

The percentage of successes will be estimated by the number of successes divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true success percentages will be calculated.

Time frame: Up to 5 years

Population: All patients that received dose level 3 treatment, including phase 1: dose level 3 patients.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Percentage of Patients With Complete Responses, Defined as a Complete Response Noted as the Objective Status on Two Consecutive Evaluations (Phase II)21.95 percentage of patients
Secondary

Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0

These results are reported in the adverse events section. The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine patterns. Additionally, the relationship of the adverse event(s) to the study treatment will be taken into consideration.

Time frame: Up to 5 years

Population: All patients that received treatment

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.06 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 2Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.03 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 1Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.03 Participants
Phase 1: Dose Level 0Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.02 Participants
Phase 2: Dose Level 3Adverse Event Rate, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.035 Participants
Secondary

Complete Response Rate at Day 100

Complete response rate (CRR) is defined as the percentage of complete responses estimated by the total number of patients who achieve a complete response by day 100 post-transplant divided by the total number of evaluable patients. Exact binomial 95% confidence intervals for the true complete response rate at day 100 will be calculated.

Time frame: At day 100

Population: All patients treated at dose level 3

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Complete Response Rate at Day 10017.07 percentage of patients
Secondary

Progression Free Percentage at 1 and 2 Years Post Registration

Progression is an Increase of 25% from lowest value in any of the following (A 25% increase refers to M protein, FLC and bone marrow results and does not refer to bone lesions, soft tissue plasmacytoma or hypercalcemia. The lowest value does not need to be a confirmed value. If the lowest serum Mprotein is ≥ 5 g/dL, an increase in serum M-protein of ≥ 1 g/dL is sufficient to define disease progression.), (In the case where a value is felt to be a spurious result per physician discretion (for example, a possible lab error), that value will not be considered when determining the lowest value.): Serum M-protein (absolute increase must be ≥ 0.5 g/dL) and/or Urine M-protein (absolute increase must be ≥ 200 mg/24 hrs) and/or If the only measurable disease is FLC, the difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels (absolute increase must be\>10 mg/dL) and/or If the only measurable disease is BM, bone marrow PC percentage (absolute increase must be ≥ 10%) (Bone marrow criteria for PD

Time frame: At 1 year and 2 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Progression Free Percentage at 1 and 2 Years Post Registration1 year90.24 percentage of patients
Phase 1: Dose Level 3Progression Free Percentage at 1 and 2 Years Post Registration2 years75.61 percentage of patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026