Overview

Vorinostat, Bortezomib and Dexamethasone in Multiple Myeloma (MUKFour)

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-08-29
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Bortezomib is an established treatment in multiple myeloma; it is common practice in the UK to administer bortezomib with dexamethasone. This practice is based on data that supports improved response rates with this combination. Recent trial data indicates that the addition of vorinostat to bortezomib treatment overcomes treatment resistance to bortezomib. As such this current trial is designed to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of combination treatment with vorinostat, bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed and relapsed refractory myeloma. A comparison of this Phase II trial with the pivotal Phase III trial conducted by MSD (using the labelled bortezomib indication without dexamethasone) will address the impact of dexamethasone in regards to tolerability and additional efficacy in myeloma patients.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Leeds
Collaborators:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Myeloma UK
Treatments:
BB 1101
Bortezomib
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
Dexamethasone acetate
Vorinostat
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Able to give informed consent - Aged 18 years or over

- Participants with relapsed myeloma who have received 1-3 prior lines of treatment and
now require further treatment

- ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2

- Required laboratory values within 14 days of registration:

- Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0 x 10^9/L.

- Platelet count ≥75x10^9/L.

- Haemoglobin > 9 g/dL.

- Bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal

- ALT and / or AST ≤2.5 x upper limit of normal

- Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 x upper limit of normal

- Corrected calcium ≤ 2.8 mmol/L

- Life expectancy of at least 3 months

- Female participants of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at
baseline and agree to use dual methods of contraception for the duration of the study
and must continue to do so for 3 months after the end of treatment. Male participants
must agree to use a barrier method of contraception for the duration of the study if
sexually active with a female of child-bearing potential and must continue to do so
for 3 months after the end of treatment

- Participant is able to swallow capsules and is able to take or tolerate oral
medications on a continuous basis.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous anti-tumour therapies, including prior experimental agents or approved
anti-tumour small molecules and biologics, within 28 days before the start of protocol
treatment. Steroid therapy to stop rapid relapse during this period is permitted, but
must be stopped 7 days prior to study drug administration.

- Prior HDAC inhibitor treatment.

- Previous or concurrent active malignancies (<12 months post end of treatment) at other
sites with the exception of appropriately treated localised epithelial skin or
cervical cancer.

- Participants considered to be refractory to prior bortezomib treatment or unable to
tolerate treatment with bortezomib.

- Peripheral neuropathy of ≥ grade 2 severity

- Participants who have received growth factor support or platelet support within 14
days prior to registration

- Participants with uncontrolled concurrent illness or circumstances that could limit
compliance with the study.

- Patients with significant cardiovascular or pulmonary disease

- Active symptomatic fungal, bacterial, and/or viral infection including known active
HIV or known viral (A, B, or C) hepatitis.

- Pregnant or breast feeding females

- Unable to take corticosteroid therapy at study entry

- Participants with known hypersensitivity to any components of bortezomib, (such as
boron, mannitol), vorinostat or dexamethasone.

- Participant has known CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.

- Participants with a history of a gastrointestinal surgery or other procedures that
might, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with the absorption or swallowing
of the study drug(s)