Summary In this prospective study of patients with relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) treated with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, relationships between markers of endothelial stress and drug administration and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) were assessed. Of 33 enrolled patients, laboratory and treatment data were available for 32 patients. Of these, 23 received pulsed dexamethasone (40 mg/day on days 1–4, 9–12, and 17–21 of each 28-day cycle) and 9 received weekly dexamethasone (40 mg/day on days 1, 8, 15, and 21 of each cycle). The overall incidence of VTE was 9%. A decreasing trend in markers values was observed with intercellular adhesion molecule (P = 0·05), fibrinogen (P = 0·008), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (P < 0·001), homocysteine (P = 0·002), and P-selectin (P < 0·001) during therapy. Compared with weekly dexamethasone, pulsed dexamethasone was associated with significantly greater variation in mean adjusted relative values of fibrinogen, P-selectin, and vascular endothelial growth factor (P < 0·001 for all comparisons), although there was no apparent association with VTE incidence. Lenalidomide plus dexamethasone affects endothelial stress marker levels in patients with advanced MM. The higher variation seen with pulsed dexamethasone suggests greater endothelial stress with this approach.
INTRODUCTION: Perifosine (Peri) is an orally -bioavailable, novel signal transduction modulator with multiple pathway effects including inhibition of Akt and activation of JNK. Peri first demonstrated activity in combination with dexamethasone (dex) in patients (pts) with advanced, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) (ASH 2007 #1164). Of interest were experiments conducted combining Peri with bortezomib (Velcade®, Vel). In vitro, Peri + Vel shows at least additive cytotoxicity against MM cells with Peri inhibiting Vel induced Akt activation (Hideshima et. al, BLOOD 2006). We conducted a phase I/II study with encouraging safety and clinical activity of the combination seen in the phase I portion of the trial, including a 56% ORR (ASH 2007 # 1170). Herein, we report on the combined phase I/II results (n=76) which determined the safety and activity of Peri + Vel 322 PATTerNS of CAre 2008 ASH ANNUAl MeeTiNG ABSTrACTS, VolUMe 112, iSSUe 11, NoVeMBer 16, 2008 (+/− dex), in pts with relapsed and relapsed/refractory MM, who were previously relapsed from or refractory to Vel. METHODS: The phase I stage of the study enrolled a total of 18 pts in 4 cohorts (≥3 pts each) with dosing of Peri 50 mg or 100 mg (daily) and Vel 1.0 or 1.3 mg/m2 (d 1, 4, 8, 11) in 21-d cycles. The selected dose for phase II was Peri 50 mg qd + Vel 1.3 mg/m2 (d 1, 4, 8, 11) in 21-d cycles, with a planned enrollment of 64 pts. Dex 20mg (on day of and after each Vel dose) could be added in pts with progressive disease (PD). NCI CTCAE v3.0 was used for toxicity assessment. For the phase I portion, DLT was defined as any grade (G) 3 non-hematologic toxicity, G4 neutropenia for 5 d and/or neutropenic fever, or platelets <10,000/mm3 on >1 occasion despite transfusion. Response was assessed by modified EBMT and Uniform criteria. RESULTS: A total of 76 pts have been enrolled (18 pts in phase I and 58 in phase II) comprised of 45 men and 31 women, median age 63 y, (range 41 – 89). 84% of pts had relapsed/refractory MM, with a median of 6 lines of prior treatment (range 2–13). Prior therapy included Vel (100%), dex (95%), thalidomide (79%), lenalidomide (71%) and SCT (57%). 63 pts have completed at least one cycle and were evaluable for safety (13 pts are currently not evaluable; 3 were removed in cycle 1 and 10 are too early in their treatment). Most common (□ 10%) grade 1/2 events were nausea, diarrhea, fatigue and myelosuppression, which were manageable with supportive care and growth factors. Grade 3/4 adverse events 5% included thrombocytopenia (40%); lymphopenia (36%); neutropenia (21%); anemia (14%); hyponatremia (13%); leukopenia (11%); proteinuria (8%), and upper respiratory infection (6%). No DVT has been seen, and only 1 worsening peripheral neuropathy from grade 1 to 3 has been reported to date: 2 pts had Peri reduced to 50 mg (nausea, fatigue) in the phase 1 cohort, and 7 pts had Vel dose reductions primarily due to hematologic toxicity. 57 pts have completed at least 2 cycles and are evaluable for response, with best response to Peri + Vel (+/− dex) as follows: CR PR MR ORR SD All Patients:Best Response N=57 2 4% 7 12% 14 25% 23 40% 23 40% Peri + Vel 57 1 2% 5 9% 8 14% 14 24% 17 30% With dex added* 31 1 2% 2 3% 6 11% 9 16% 6 11% (* as a subset of the evaluable population) 9 of 76 pts (12%) rapidly progressed without response or stable disease, including 6 pts in whom dex was also added. As of August 2008, the median time to progression (TTP) for pts achieving PR is 34 wks, and for all pts achieving MR is 33 wks. The median TTP for all study pts is 19 wks (range 3 – 103 wks). The median TTP for responders and for all pts has not been met. In a subset analysis of Vel refractory pts (35/57), the reported ORR (□ MR), and median TTP were as follows: Vel Refractory:N= 35 CR PR MR ORR SD Peri + Vel (+/− dex) 1 3% 4 11% 8 23% 13 37% 12 34% Median TTP (wks/range): Responders (n=13) 103 17 (11 – 24) 40 (19 – 76) 37 (11 – 103) 21 (9 – 32) Median TTP (wks/range): All pts (n=35) 23 wks (3 – 103 wks) CONCLUSIONS: Peri in combination with Vel (+/− dex) was generally well tolerated and is remarkably active in a heavily pre-treated, Vel-exposed pt population, with an ORR of 40%, including an ORR of 37% and a median TTP of 9.25 months in responding but previously Vel –refractory pts. Responses have been durable overall with clinical benefit seen, as reflected by an encouraging TTP in this setting. Additional analysis will be reported at the meeting and further trials, including randomized studies earlier in relapsed disease, are planned.
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