The primary objectives of this study are (Phase 1) to determine in subjects with unresectable or metastatic bladder cancer who have never had chemotherapy, the dose of lenalidomide that is well-tolerated when given in combination with gemcitabine plus cisplatin and (Phase 2) to study this recommended dose in subjects to evaluate progression-free survival at 1 year. The secondary objectives will be to determine the objective response rate to treatment, and the safety of combination therapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin and lenalidomide as well as to evaluate lenalidomide as maintenance treatment in subjects achieving objective response or stable disease.
Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder is the second most common genitourinary malignancy. Based on the results of a large randomized study comparing MVAC with gemcitabine plus cisplatin, the latter regimen became a treatment standard based on improved tolerability. While the tolerability of chemotherapy for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma has improved, there have been no significant improvements in efficacy since the advent of MVAC in the 1980's and novel approaches are clearly needed. The current study will explore the safety and activity of lenalidomide in combination with gemcitabine plus cisplatin as first line chemotherapy in subjects with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. The primary objective of the phase Ib portion will be to determine the recommended phase II dose of the combination of gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus lenalidomide in patients with advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma. The primary objective of the phase II portion will be the progression-free survival at 1 year. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the activity (as determined by objective response rate); and to determine the safety (per the Common Terminology for Adverse Events version 4.0) of combination therapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin plus lenalidomide; to evaluate lenalidomide as maintenance treatment in patients achieving an objective response or stable disease following completion of 6 cycles of combination therapy and; to determine the impact of treatment on peripheral blood immune cell subsets and circulating tumor cells. Patients will receive gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IV on days 1 + 8 and cisplatin 70 mg/m2 IV on day 1 of each 21 day cycle. Lenalidomide will be given orally on days 1-14 and the dose will be escalated in successive cohorts during the phase Ib portion to define the recommended phase II dose. Patients will continue gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus lenalidomide for up to 6 cycles, in the absence of disease progression or prohibitive toxicity. After completion of 6 cycles of therapy, patients who have achieved at least "stable disease" will proceed with "maintenance" lenalidomide given orally on days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle. Treatment will continue, in the absence of prohibitive toxicity, until the time of disease progression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
9
Patients will receive gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IV on days 1 + 8 and cisplatin 70 mg/m2 IV on day 1 of each 21 day cycle. Lenalidomide will be given orally on days 1-14 and the dose will be escalated in successive cohorts during the phase Ib portion to define the recommended phase II dose. Patients will continue gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus lenalidomide for up to 6 cycles, in the absence of disease progression or prohibitive toxicity. After completion of 6 cycles of therapy, patients who have achieved at least "stable disease" will proceed with "maintenance" lenalidomide given orally on days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle. Treatment will continue, in the absence of prohibitive toxicity, until the time of disease progression.
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Lenalidomide
MTD was determined by testing planned increasing doses up to 25 mg daily dose on days 1-14, starting at 10mg. MTD reflects the highest dose of drug that did not cause a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) in \> 33% of participants. DLTs were defined as any lenalidomide-related Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 (CTCAE 4.0) Grade 3 or 4 adverse events
Time frame: after 1 cycle (each cycle is 21 days)
Phase II: Progression-free Survival at 1 Year
Time frame: 1 year
The Objective Response Rate to Treatment With Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, Plus Lenalidomide
The objective response rate as determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Complete Response (CR) Disappearance of all target lesions for a period of at least one month. Partial Response (PR) At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of measures lesions (target lesions), taking as reference the baseline sum of the longest diameter. Stable Disease (NR/SD) Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum of the longest diameter since the treatment started. Progressive Disease (PD) A 20% or greater increase in the sum of the longest diameter of measured lesions (target lesions), taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions
Time frame: After 2 cycles (a cycle is 21 days)
Number of Grade >=3 Adverse Events
Number of grade \>=3 adverse events to assess the safety of combination therapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin plus lenalidomide as determined by the frequency and severity of adverse events as per the NCI Common Terminology for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0.
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 8 of each treatment cycle; 21 days after the last dose of Lenalidomide
Best Overall Response
Best Overall Response to evaluate lenalidomide as maintenance treatment in patients achieving an objective response of either complete response or partial response following completion of 6 cycles of combination therapy. Complete Response (CR) - CR of target lesions and no new lesions Partial Response (PR) -PR of target lesions and no new lesions Stable Disease (SD) - SD of target lesions and no new lesions Progression Disease (PD) - any status of target lesions and new lesions
Time frame: 168 days
To Determine the Impact of Treatment on Peripheral Blood Immune Cell Subsets
To determine the changes in cellular immunity with lenalidomide in peripheral blood mononuclear cells including Tregs, NK, NKT cells (Berg et al JCO 2010), sIl-2R, TNF alpha (Bartlett et al BJC 2004) and markers indicative of activation, i.e. CD107a. These analyses will only be done in the phase II portion of the protocol.
Time frame: Day 1 of Cycle 0 and Day 1 of Cycle 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
To Determine the Impact of Treatment on Circulating Tumor Cells
Circulating epithelial tumor cells (CTC) will be investigated as an experimental endpoint using immunofluorescence techniques and CTC identification by positive expression of epithelial markers and a viability marker and negative expression of hematopoietic markers. These analyses will only be done in the phase II portion of the protocol.
Time frame: Day 1 of Cycles 0, 1 and 2 (each Cycle is 21 days)
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