Perifosine in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute37 enrolled

Overview

Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, WM) remains incurable with limited therapeutic options and notably absent FDA approved therapy with any WM indication. Therefore, there is a need to identify new therapeutic agents for WM patients both in the upfront and relapsed/refractory setting. The purpose of this research study is to assess the efficacy of perifosine in patients with relapsed or refractory WM.

Perifosine is a drug that in particular inhibits Akt thought to be important for initiation and progression of malignancies, specifically in lymphomas. In laboratory experiments of WM and lymphoma cell lines, perifosine has shown to have cytotoxic and anti-proliferative activity as a single agent. This drug has been used in clinical research studies of other types of cancers including soft tissue sarcomas, head and neck cancers and prostate cancer. This study uses a two-stage design to evaluate efficacy of perifosine based on overall response (OR). The null and alternative OR rates are 20% and 40%. If 4 or more patients enrolled in the stage one cohort (n=17 patients) achieve OR than accrual will proceed to stage two (n=20 patients). If fewer than 10 ORs are observed then the regimen will be considered ineffective.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Interventions

PerifosineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Must have received prior therapy for their WM and have relapsed or refractory WM. Any number of prior therapies is acceptable * Measurable disease, defined as presence of immunoglobulin M paraprotein with a minimum IgM level of equal to or greater than 2 times the ULN and over 10% of lymphoplasmacytic cells in bone marrow * ECOG Performance Status 0,1, or 2 * Laboratory values as described in the protocol * Life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled infection * Other active malignancies * CNS involvement * Cytotoxic chemotherapy less than 3 weeks, or biologic therapy less than 2 weeks, or corticosteroids less than 2 weeks prior to registration. * Other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy considered investigational * Pregnant or nursing women * Known to be HIV positive * Radiation therapy less than 2 weeks prior to registration

Locations (1)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall Response (OR) Rate

OR rate is the percentage of patients achieving Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR) or Minimal Response (MR) during treatment based on criteria from the 2nd International Workshop on WM. (Weber D, Treon S, et al. Seminars in Oncology 2003). CR: Disappearance of serum monoclonal IgM protein (IgM M-protein) by immunofixation; no histologic evidence of bone marrow (BM) involvement, resolution of any adenopathy/organomegaly (confirmed by CT scan); PR: At least 50% reduction of IgM M-protein and at least 50% decrease in adenopathy/organomegaly on physical examination or on CT scan; and MR: At least 25% but less than 50% reduction of IgM M-protein by protein electrophoresis. Patients must have no new symptoms or signs of active disease.

Time frame: Disease was assessed every cycle for the first 12 months and every 3 months thereafter. The median duration of treatment with perifosine was 5.6 months (range, 1.8- 21.5+).

Secondary Outcomes

Time to Progression (TTP)

TTP estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method is defined as the time from registration to disease progression (PD) based on criteria from the 2nd International Workshop on WM. (Weber D, Treon S, et al. Seminars in Oncology 2003) Patients without PD are censored at time of last disease assessment. PD: At least 25% increase in serum monoclonal IgM protein by electrophoresis confirmed with a second measurement at least 2 weeks apart, or progression of clinically significant findings due to disease (i.e., anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, bulky adenopathy/organomegaly) or symptoms (unexplained recurrent fever of at least 38.4oC, drenching night sweats, at least 10% body weight less, or hyperviscosity, neuropathy, symptomatic cryoglobulinemia, or amyloidosis) attributable to WM.

Time frame: Disease was assessed every cycle for the first 12 months and every 3 months thereafter. Median follow-up time was 19.5 months and range up to 24 months.

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

PFS estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method is defined as the time from registration to death from any cause or disease progression (PD) based on criteria from the 2nd International Workshop on WM. (Weber D, Treon S, et al. Seminars in Oncology 2003) Patients alive without PD are censored at time of last disease assessment. PD: At least 25% increase in serum monoclonal IgM protein by electrophoresis confirmed with a second measurement at least 2 weeks apart, or progression of clinically significant findings due to disease (i.e., anemia, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, bulky adenopathy/organomegaly) or symptoms (unexplained recurrent fever of at least 38.4oC, drenching night sweats, at least 10% body weight less, or hyperviscosity, neuropathy, symptomatic cryoglobulinemia, or amyloidosis) attributable to WM.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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