Clinical trial • Phase II | Phase IV • Haematology

DARATUMUMAB for Primary plasma cell leukemia

Phase II | Phase IV trial of DARATUMUMAB for Primary plasma cell leukemia. open-label. 43 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Haematology
Trial Disease
Primary plasma cell leukemia
Trial Stage
Phase II | Phase IV
Drug Modality
Small molecule | Monoclonal antibody
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
15-10-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-12-2024

Trial design

open-label Phase II | Phase IV trial across 7 sites in Greece.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
43

Eligibility

Recruits 43 Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Consent: "Patients (or patients' legally acceptable representative as applicable) who are able to understand and willing to provide voluntary written informed consent before any clinical trial-related procedure is performed." Age inclusion restricts participation to 18–80 years; no assent for minors is described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Females who are pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 3 months following the last dose of any component of the study treatment
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Consent: "Patients (or patients' legally acceptable representative as applicable) who are able to understand and willing to provide voluntary written informed consent before any clinical trial-related procedure is performed." Age inclusion restricts participation to 18–80 years; no assent for minors is described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Female or male patients of any race or ethnicity, aged between 18 and 80 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the ICF."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If females of childbearing potential (FCBP)*, the following apply: 10.1 Willingness to use an acceptable form of birth control 10.2 They must agree not to donate eggs 10.3 They must have 2 negative serum or urine pregnancy tests"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If male subjects of reproductive potential who are sexually active with FCBPs the following apply. 11.1 Must always use a latex or synthetic condom during the study and for 3 months (90 days) after discontinuing study treatment (even if they have undergone a successful vasectomy). 11.2 They must not donate sperm during the study or for 3 months after the last dose of study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are able to comprehend and willing to follow the requirements of the study (including adherence to the study-specific prohibitions and restrictions and availability on scheduled visit dates)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients (or patients' legally acceptable representative as applicable) who are able to understand and willing to provide voluntary written informed consent before any clinical trial-related procedure is performed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients newly diagnosed with documented pPCL as defined by the current IMWG criteria for PCL and MM [5,34]: 2.1 Documented presence of ≥5% PBPCs and/or absolute number ≥ 0.5 × 103/μL (by flow cytometry) 2.2 Clonal BMPCs ≥10% or biopsy-proven bony or extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) 2.3 At least one of the following myeloma defining events (CRAB or malignancy biomarkers criteria - Evidence of end organ damage that can be attributed to the underlying plasma cell proliferative disorder, specifically (one or more of the following): a) Hypercalcemia: serum calcium >0.25 mmol/L (>1 mg/dL) higher than the upper limit of normal (ULN) or >2.75 mmol/L (>11 mg/dL) b) Renal insufficiency: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) <40 mL/min (measured or estimated by validated equations) or serum creatinine >177 μmol/L (>2 mg/dL) c) Anemia: hemoglobin value of >20 g/L below the lower limit of normal (LLN), or a hemoglobin value <100 g/L d) Bone lesions: One or more osteolytic lesions on skeletal radiography, computed tomography (CT), or positron emission tomography (PET)-CT. - Any one or more of the following biomarkers of malignancy: a) Clonal bone marrow plasma cell percentage ≥60% b) Involved:Uninvolved serum free light chain (sFLC) ratio ≥100 c) >1 focal lesions on MRI studies (each focal lesion must be 5 mm or more in size)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Measurable disease by protein electrophoresis as defined by any of the following: 3.1 Serum M-protein level: - For IgG MM: ≥1.0 g/dL or urine M-protein level ≥200 mg/24 hours - For IgA, IgE and IgM MM: ≥0.5 g/dL or urine M-protein level ≥ 200 mg/24 hours - For IgD MM: ≥0.05 g/dL or urine M-protein level ≥200 mg/24 hours 3.2 Light chain MM without measurable disease in the serum or the urine: sFLC ≥10 mg/dL (involved light chain) and abnormal sFLC κ/λ ratio."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients for whom high-dose therapy, with or without stem cell transplantation, is part of the intended treatment plan."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient not currently or previously treated with any systemic therapy or stem cell transplant for any plasma cell dyscrasia, apart from a short course of corticosteroid therapy (equivalent of dexamethasone 40 mg/day for up to 4 days)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate bone marrow function as determined by the following: 6.1 Hemoglobin ≥7.0 g/dL [≥4.34 mmol/L; prior red blood cell (RBC) transfusion or recombinant human erythropoietin use is permitted] 6.2 Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0 x 109/L 6.3 Platelet count ≥50 x 109/L if disease involvement in bone marrow is >50%; otherwise ≥75% x 109/L."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate liver function as determined by the following: 7.1 Serum Aspartate Transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 x ULN 7.2 Serum Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 x ULN 7.3 Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adequate renal function as determined by estimated CrCl ≥20 mL/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Performance status (PS) according to (ECOG) 0-3"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with secondary PCL."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any of the following: 10.1 Known seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 10.2 Seropositivity for hepatitis B virus (HBV) 10.3 Known seropositivity for hepatitis C virus (HCV)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinically significant cardiac disease including: 11.1 Myocardial infarction within 6 months before study treatment initiation (C1D1) 11.2 Unstable or uncontrolled disease/condition related to or affecting cardiac function (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure, New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class III-IV) 11.3 Pericardial disease 11.4 Cardiac amyloidosis 11.5 Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia (NCI CTCAE v5 Grade 2 or higher) or clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities 11.6 Screening 12-lead ECG showing a baseline QT interval >470 msec (except for subjects with pacemaker) 11.7 Screening transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showing left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40% (screening TTE is required only for subjects aged ≥ 65 years)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Receipt of a strong CYP3A4 inducer (e.g., rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital and St. John's Wort) within 5 half-lives prior to study treatment initiation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to boron or mannitol, corticosteroids, monoclonal antibodies or human proteins, or their excipients (refer to respective SmPCs and Investigator's Brochure [IB]), or known sensitivity to mammalian-derived products"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Gastrointestinal disease that may significantly affect the absorption of oral drugs as per Investigator's discretion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Vaccination with live attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks of study treatment initiation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Major surgery within 2 weeks before study treatment initiation or will not have fully recovered from surgery, or has surgery planned during the time the subject is expected to start the study treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents/treatments"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Subject is known or suspected of not being able to comply with the study protocol (e.g., because of alcoholism, drug dependency, or psychological disorder). Subject has any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the subject (e.g., compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Females who are pregnant, breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 3 months following the last dose of any component of the study treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior or concurrent invasive malignancy (other than PCL) within 5 years of date of study treatment initiation except for the following: 2.1 Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for ≥3 years before study treatment initiation. 2.2 Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, incidental histologic finding of prostate cancer (T1a or T1b) or other non-invasive lesion that, as per Investigator's judgement, is considered cured with minimal risk of recurrence over the next 3 years."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Males who plan to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 3 months following the last dose of any component of the study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who currently receive treatment with any investigational drug/vaccine/device/intervention or who have received any investigational product within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent (whichever is longer) before the screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindications to the use of any components of the study treatment (daratumumab, bortezomib, dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin) per local prescribing information (SmPCs)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Radiation therapy within 14 days before study treatment initiation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Plasmapheresis within 28 days before study treatment initiation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Exhibiting clinical signs of meningeal or central nervous system involvement by PCL."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with peripheral neuropathy or neuropathic pain Grade 2 or higher"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent systemic amyloidosis, POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and/or skin changes), active systemic infection, uncontrolled diabetes, acute diffuse infiltrative pulmonary disease, and any other medical condition/disease that is likely to interfere with the study procedures or results, or that in the opinion of the Investigator, places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] <50% of predicted normal"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known moderate or severe persistent asthma within the past 2 years (refer to Appendix 2), or the patient currently has uncontrolled asthma of any classification"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- PFS: Duration from the date of induction treatment initiation to the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (PD) (assessed by the IMWG criteria or death, whichever occurs earlier.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Duration from the date of induction treatment initiation to the date of first documented evidence of progressive disease (PD) assessed by the IMWG criteria or death, whichever occurs earlier."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportions of patients achieving PR or better, VGPR or better, and sCR or CR (as determined by the IMWG criteria)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Response categories (PR, VGPR, sCR, CR) determined by IMWG criteria."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
43
Recruitment Window Months
85
Consent Approach
Voluntary written informed consent is required from the patient or the patient's legally acceptable representative: "Patients (or patients' legally acceptable representative as applicable) who are able to understand and willing to provide voluntary written informed consent before any clinical trial-related procedure is performed." Age range limited to 18–80 years. Informed consent documentation available in Greek (L1_SIS and ICF GR document present). No assent procedures for minors are described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
43

Greece

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-09-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-12-2024
Processing Time Days
80
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
43

Sites

Site Name
Laiko General Hospital Of Athens
Department Name
1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine
Contact Person Name
Marie-Christine Kyrtsonis
Contact Person Email
mck@ath.forthnet.gr
Site Name
University General Hospital Of Alexandroupoli
Department Name
Hematology Clinic
Contact Person Name
Emmanouil Spanoudakis
Contact Person Email
emmanouilspanoudakis@yahoo.com
Site Name
Evaggelismos Hospital
Department Name
Hematology Clinic
Contact Person Name
Sosana Delimpasi
Contact Person Email
sodeli@yahoo.com
Site Name
Alexandra Hospital
Department Name
Department of Clinical Therapeutics
Contact Person Name
Evangelos Terpos
Contact Person Email
eterpos@med.uoa.gr
Site Name
Theageneio Cancer Hospital
Department Name
Hematology Department
Contact Person Name
Eirini Katodritou
Contact Person Email
eirinikatodritou@gmail.com
Site Name
Geniko Nosokomeio Thessalonikis George Papanikolaou
Department Name
Hematology Clinic
Contact Person Name
Chrysavgi Elissavet Lalagianni
Contact Person Email
luizana6@gmail.com
Site Name
Metaxa Cancer Center Hospital Of Piraeus
Department Name
Hematology Clinic
Contact Person Name
Maria Kotsopoulou
Contact Person Email
kotsopoulosmaria@yahoo.gr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Hellenic Society Of Hematology
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Greece

Third parties

  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Optimapharm Greece Consulting Research Single Member S.A.","duties_or_roles":"codes:1,10,11,12,2,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"Bioiatriki Private Medical Polyclinic S.A.","duties_or_roles":"Medical image analysis/ review - X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; ECG analysis/ review; Routine clinical pathology testing; code:4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens","duties_or_roles":"Μultiparametric Flow Cytometry","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
DARZALEX 1800 mg solution for injection
Active Substance
DARATUMUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (EU/1/16/1101/004)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
1800 mg
Maximum Dose
1800 mg
Investigational Product Name
VELCADE 3.5 mg powder for solution for injection
Active Substance
BORTEZOMIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (EU/1/04/274/001)
Maximum Dose
1.3 mg
Investigational Product Name
DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Active Substance
DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation (marketingAuthNumber = '-')
Maximum Dose
30 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE
Active Substance
DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation (marketingAuthNumber = '-')
Maximum Dose
40 mg
Investigational Product Name
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Active Substance
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
No marketing authorisation (marketingAuthNumber = '-')
Maximum Dose
300 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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