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Study of Romiplostim for Chemotherapy Induced Thrombocytopenia

An Open Label Phase II Study of Romiplostim for Chemotherapy Induced Thrombocytopenia

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02052882
Enrollment
60
Registered
2014-02-03
Start date
2014-01-30
Completion date
2023-11-13
Last updated
2024-12-27

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Conditions

Isolated Chemotherapy-induced Thrombocytopenia

Keywords

Romiplostim, Thrombocytopenia, 13-132

Brief summary

This study is to determine if using weekly romiplostim injections will improve the patient's platelet count more effectively than simply waiting for the platelets to improve on its own, and if romiplostim will also allow the patient to receive at least 2 further cycles of chemotherapy without thrombocytopenia.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALromiplostim

Sponsors

Amgen
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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

1\. Patients (18 years of age or greater) with active non-hematological cancer: A. The patients have previously received a chemotherapy regimen including one or more of the following agents: 1. Nucleoside Analogue, including gemcitabine and fluorouracil 2. Carboplatin or cisplatin 3. Anthracycline 4. Alkylating agent 5. Other chemotherapy agents with thrombocytopenia as known common toxicity. 2\. Patients who have not had any cytotoxic chemotherapy within 14 days of beginning the study. 3\. Thrombocytopenia:. A. Defined as platelet count \<100,000/mcL. B. The patient will have had at least 2 CBCs with platelet counts \<100,000/mcL separated by at least 4 weeks, and no platelet count ≥100,000/mcL in the prior 6 week period, despite (1) delay, or (2) modification of chemotherapeutic regimen. C. A platelet count of \>100,000/mcL, that follows within 7 days of a platelet transfusion, will not make the patient ineligible, as long as one or more subsequent platelet counts confirms thrombocytopenia (\<100,000/mcL). D. Patients have undergone bone marrow aspirate and biopsy or peripheral blood test in the prior 3 months without evidence of leukemia or myelodysplasia by fluorescent in situ-hybridization (FISH) E. Dysplastic changes, based on morphology only, will not exclude the patient if FISH panel for MDS is normal. 4.KPS ≥ 50 or ECOG performance status ≤2 . 5.Ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with history of hematologic malignancies, including leukemia, myeloma, myeloproliferative disease, lymphoma, or myelodysplastic diseases. 2. Patients with known bone metastases, with evidence of corticol bone damage/lytic lesions/blastic lesions on standard imaging studies (CT/MR) 3. Anemia (Hgb \<8.0 gm/dl) or leukopenia (absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1,000/mcL). Use of red cell transfusions, erythropoietin, or G-CSF, as ordered by the managing oncology service, is acceptable and does not preclude participation. 4. Patients with underlying liver disease, such as cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis, and do not have primary or metastatic cancer in the liver will be excluded if ALT/AST \>3X ULN or Total Bili \>3X ULN. In the presence of primary or metastatic liver cancer, patients will be excluded if ALT/AST \>5X ULN or Total Bili \>5X ULN 5. Patients with a history of a prior symptomatic venous thrombotic event such, as DVT or pulmonary embolism and symptomatic arterial thrombotic events such as myocardial infarction, ischemic cerebral vascular accident or transient ischemic attack will be ineligible if they have not tolerated anticoagulation therapy. If patients remain on anticoagulation, or have completed the prescribed course of anticoagulation, they will be eligible for enrollment. A venous thrombotic event associated with a central venous catheter will not make the patient ineligible. 6. Serious concomitant medical condition that could interfere with the conduct of the clinical trial, such as unstable angina, renal failure requiring hemodialysis, or active infection requiring IV antibiotics 7. Pregnant women/lactating mothers 8. Patients unwilling to use contraception.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Platelet Counts of ≥ 100,000/mcLwithin 3 weeks after treatmentThe primary therapeutic response is assessed by the platelet count within 3 weeks of treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Evaluated for Toxicity1 yearAssessment of toxicity will be based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Romiplostim
All patients will begin weekly romiplostim at 2 mcg/kg, subcutaneously. The romiplostim dose will be titrated on weekly CBC/platelet counts. For titration purposes, the target platelet count is 150,000-200,000/mcL. Treatment can be held up to 16 days if a patient develops an intercurrent medical illness or symptom that is unrelated to study drug therapy. Treatment may be held up to 20 days if the patient unavailable for non- medical reasons, such as vacation or travel. romiplostim
60
Total60

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyInadequate testing1
Overall StudyNot treated11
Overall StudyProtocol Violation1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicRomiplostim
Age, Continuous58 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
56 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
46 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
60 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
30 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
53 / 60
other
Total, other adverse events
6 / 60
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 60

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Platelet Counts of ≥ 100,000/mcL

The primary therapeutic response is assessed by the platelet count within 3 weeks of treatment.

Time frame: within 3 weeks after treatment

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
RomiplostimPercentage of Participants Who Achieved Platelet Counts of ≥ 100,000/mcL93 percentage of participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Evaluated for Toxicity

Assessment of toxicity will be based on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
RomiplostimNumber of Participants Evaluated for Toxicity60 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026