Clinical Trial of Clarithromycin, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in the Treatment of the First Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Summary

BiRd regimen consisting of clarithromycin and Rd is safe and effective in NDMM. It can significantly increase ORR (up to 90.3%) , relief depth (≥VGPR), and prolong PFS to 43 months. In our previous study, thirty RRMM patients treated with BiRd regimen in 6 centers in China benefited.It suggested that BiRd regimen may not only improve overall efficacy of RRMM , especially long-term benefits, but also reverse Rd resistance in patients who fail to achieve any remission after multiline therapy.The study is a Prospective, Multicenter, Single Arm, Phase II Clinical Trial, which intend to recruit first relapse MM patients over 18 years old. Once included, patients will receive the treatment of Clarithromycin Lenalidomide Dexamethasone (BiRd) Regimen. (Clarithromycin 500mg，po，bid，d1-21; Lenalidomide 25mg，po，daily，d1-21 (dose according to creatinine clearance rate); Dexamethasone 20mg，po，daily，d1-2, 8-9,15-16, 22-23) And we will evaluate efficacy and adverse events of the BiRd regimen at a point of time predetermined.

Timeline

Start

2017-03-21

Primary completion

2020-02-01

Completion

2020-02-01

Publications

• Background Palumbo A, Anderson K. Multiple myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 17;364(11):1046-60. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1011442. No abstract available.
• Background Agarwal A, Chow E, Bhutani M, Voorhees PM, Friend R, Usmani SZ. Practical Considerations in Managing Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2017 Feb;17(2):69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2016.11.010. Epub 2016 Nov 23.
• Background Plesner T, Arkenau HT, Gimsing P, Krejcik J, Lemech C, Minnema MC, Lassen U, Laubach JP, Palumbo A, Lisby S, Basse L, Wang J, Sasser AK, Guckert ME, de Boer C, Khokhar NZ, Yeh H, Clemens PL, Ahmadi T, Lokhorst HM, Richardson PG. Phase 1/2 study of daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma. Blood. 2016 Oct 6;128(14):1821-1828. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-07-726729. Epub 2016 Aug 16.
• Background Popat R, Brown SR, Flanagan L, Hall A, Gregory W, Kishore B, Streetly M, Oakervee H, Yong K, Cook G, Low E, Cavenagh J; Myeloma UK Early Phase Clinical Trial Network. Bortezomib, thalidomide, dexamethasone, and panobinostat for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MUK-six): a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2016 Dec;3(12):e572-e580. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30165-X. Epub 2016 Nov 12.
• Background Weber DM, Chen C, Niesvizky R, Wang M, Belch A, Stadtmauer EA, Siegel D, Borrello I, Rajkumar SV, Chanan-Khan AA, Lonial S, Yu Z, Patin J, Olesnyckyj M, Zeldis JB, Knight RD; Multiple Myeloma (009) Study Investigators. Lenalidomide plus dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma in North America. N Engl J Med. 2007 Nov 22;357(21):2133-42. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa070596.
• Background Dimopoulos M, Spencer A, Attal M, Prince HM, Harousseau JL, Dmoszynska A, San Miguel J, Hellmann A, Facon T, Foa R, Corso A, Masliak Z, Olesnyckyj M, Yu Z, Patin J, Zeldis JB, Knight RD; Multiple Myeloma (010) Study Investigators. Lenalidomide plus dexamethasone for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2007 Nov 22;357(21):2123-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa070594.
• Background Hou J, Du X, Jin J, Cai Z, Chen F, Zhou DB, Yu L, Ke X, Li X, Wu D, Meng F, Ai H, Zhang J, Wortman-Vayn H, Chen N, Mei J, Wang J. A multicenter, open-label, phase 2 study of lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone in Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: the MM-021 trial. J Hematol Oncol. 2013 Jun 19;6:41. doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-6-41.
• Background Dimopoulos MA, Chen C, Spencer A, Niesvizky R, Attal M, Stadtmauer EA, Petrucci MT, Yu Z, Olesnyckyj M, Zeldis JB, Knight RD, Weber DM. Long-term follow-up on overall survival from the MM-009 and MM-010 phase III trials of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Leukemia. 2009 Nov;23(11):2147-52. doi: 10.1038/leu.2009.147. Epub 2009 Jul 23.
• Background Rossi A, Mark T, Jayabalan D, Christos P, Zafar F, Pekle K, Pearse R, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M, Niesvizky R. BiRd (clarithromycin, lenalidomide, dexamethasone): an update on long-term lenalidomide therapy in previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma. Blood. 2013 Mar 14;121(11):1982-5. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-448563. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
• Background Niesvizky R, Jayabalan DS, Christos PJ, Furst JR, Naib T, Ely S, Jalbrzikowski J, Pearse RN, Zafar F, Pekle K, Larow A, Lent R, Mark T, Cho HJ, Shore T, Tepler J, Harpel J, Schuster MW, Mathew S, Leonard JP, Mazumdar M, Chen-Kiang S, Coleman M. BiRD (Biaxin [clarithromycin]/Revlimid [lenalidomide]/dexamethasone) combination therapy results in high complete- and overall-response rates in treatment-naive symptomatic multiple myeloma. Blood. 2008 Feb 1;111(3):1101-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-090258. Epub 2007 Nov 7.
• Background Kato H, Onishi Y, Okitsu Y, Katsuoka Y, Fujiwara T, Fukuhara N, Ishizawa K, Takagawa M, Harigae H. Addition of clarithromycin to lenalidomide/low-dose dexamethasone was effective in a case of relapsed myeloma after long-term use of lenalidomide. Ann Hematol. 2013 Dec;92(12):1711-2. doi: 10.1007/s00277-013-1761-x. Epub 2013 Apr 28. No abstract available.
• Background Ghosh N, Tucker N, Zahurak M, Wozney J, Borrello I, Huff CA. Clarithromycin overcomes resistance to lenalidomide and dexamethasone in multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol. 2014 Aug;89(8):E116-20. doi: 10.1002/ajh.23733. Epub 2014 Apr 26.

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