Amyloidosis results from tissue deposition of amyloid protein, composed mainly by the fragments of monoclonal immunoglobulin heavy chains or light chains. Accumulation of amyloid protein progressively disrupts normal tissue structure and ultimately leads to organ failure, most frequently in the kidneys, heart, liver and peripheral nervous system. A recently completed French prospective randomized trial, in patients presenting with newly AL-amyloidosis, compared two treatment regimens at the time of diagnosis: Melphalan-dexamethasone (conventional oral treatment), versus high dose of Melphalan followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) (1). High-dose therapy was not associated with a better outcome. Melphalan-dex given monthly can be considered as the current standard of care, with a median survival of 56 months. The use of a combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone has already been tested in patients with AL-amyloidosis (2). The initial dose of lenalidomide at 25 mg/day was poorly tolerated. However, a 15 mg/day dose regimen was well tolerated and effective, with an overall hematologic response rate of 67%. Hematologic responses were associated with clinical responses. Dispenzieri et al confirmed that the combination of Lenalidomide + dexamethasone achieved a 75% hematologic response rate, with a 42% organ response, and a median follow-up of 17 months in patients still receiving treatment (2006). These authors also recommended a lower dose of 15mg/day. The rationale for the present investigation is that addition of lenalidomide to the current standard of care (Melphalan-dexamethasone) might improve the hematologic response rate and the organ response rates both associated with a prolonged survival in patients with AL-amyloidosis. As the toxicity of the combination of M-dex + lenalidomide is unknown in patients with AL-amyloidosis, the dose of lenalidomide will start from the lowest one available, i.e., 5 mg/day and increased from 5 to 5 mg up to a maximum dose of 15 mg in combination with M-dex in 3 consecutive cohorts of patients, according to toxicity. When the optimal dose of lenalidomide will be defined, 9 additional patients will be included in the trial at the recommended dose-level to assess the feasibility of the combination M-dex-lenalidomide.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
5 mg/day, orally for 21 days with 7 days rest (28 day cycle) for the first cohort; or 10mg/day, orally for 21 days with 7 days rest (28 day cycle) for the second cohort, 15mg/day, orally for 21 days with 7 days rest (28 day cycle) for the third cohort or 20mg/day, orally for 21 days with 7 days rest (28 day cycle) for the last and fourth cohort
0,18mg/Kg/day from day 1- 4
40mg/day from day 1- 4.
CHRU d'Amiens
Amiens, France
CHRU de Lille
Lille, France
CHU de Limoges
Limoges, France
CHU de Nantes
Nantes, France
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
Hôpital Pitié Salpetrière
Paris, France
Hôpital necker
Paris, France
Hôpitaux Civils de Lyon
Pierre-Bénite, France
CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
CHU de Rennes
Rennes, France
...and 2 more locations
Determination of MTD by evaluation of hematological and non hematological toxicity
The primary endpoint is to evaluate the incidence of dose limiting toxicities (DLT) during the first cycle of lenalidomide at a given dose level in order to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) in a dose escalating study design.
Complete (CR) or partial (PR) response, according to criteria defined during the 10th International Symposium on Amyloidosis
To determine the hematologic response
disease progression from the date of the first dose to the date of the first observation of organ disease progression and observation of response
To determine the rate of organ response
Value of frequent measurements of free light chain assays
To determine interest of frequent measurments of free light chain assays for patients
Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE), Serious Adverse Event (SAE) and laboratory abnormalities
To assess the safety profile of the combination therapy
time between first documentation of hematologic response and disease progression
To measure hematological duration
disease progression from the date of the first dose to the date of the first observation of hematologic disease progression
Time to hematologic disease progression
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