This research study is evaluating a drug called ixazomib (also known as MLN9708) in combination with dexamethasone and rituximab (the regimen is called IDR) as a possible treatment for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (WM).
This research study is a Phase II clinical trial. Phase II clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of an investigational regimen, IDR, to learn whether IDR works in treating a specific cancer. "Investigational" means that IDR is still being studied and that research doctors are trying to find out more about it-such as the safest dose to use, the side effects it may cause, and if IDR is effective for treating different types of cancer. It also means that the FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has not yet approved IDR for use in participants with your type of cancer. Ixazomib is a drug that may kill or stop cancer cells from growing by blocking the proteasome within the cell, which is responsible for degrading or breaking down a variety of proteins. This type of drug is called a proteasome inhibitor. Rituximab is a type of protein called an antibody that attacks the cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20), a protein found on B-cells like WM. Rituximab is approved by the FDA for treating non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Dexamethasone is a steroid and is similar to the hormones naturally produced by the adrenal glands; it prevents the release of substances that cause inflammation. Rituximab and dexamethasone are often used to treat WM, alone or in combination with other drugs. Combinations with rituximab, dexamethasone and other proteasome inhibitors have shown good response rates in WM participants. Ixazomib is a proteasome inhibitor; thus the investigator swill investigate if the combination of Ixazomib, Rituximab, and Dexamethasone is also active in WM. In this research study, the investigators are combining a new treatment ixazomib with a standard regimen, rituximab and dexamethasone, to determine whether this combination (IDR) is effective and safe for participants with previously untreated WM.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
26
Doses given on Days 1, 8, and 15 in induction and maintenance cycles.
Doses given on Days 1, 8, and 15 in induction and maintenance cycles.
Doses given on Day 1 of induction and maintenance cycles.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Very Good Partial Response Rate (VGPR) for IDR
Rate of very good partial response or better in patients treated with IDR. VGPR is defined as a \>90% reduction in serum IgM levels from baseline.
Time frame: 76 weeks
Overall Response Rate
Overall response includes the rate of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), minimal response (MR), stabl disease (SD) and progressive disease (PD). Minor response is \>25%-50% reduction in serum IgM from baseline. Partial Response is (\>50-90% reduction in serum IgM from baseline. Very Good Partial Response is \>90% reduction in serum IgM from baseline. Complete Response is resolution of all symptoms, normalization of serum IgM with disappearance of IgM paraprotein, resolution of any adenopathy or splenomegaly.
Time frame: 2 Years
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Duration of time from start of treatment to disease progression. Progressive disease is defined as occurring when a \>25% increase in serum IgM and an absolute 500mg/dL increase in IgM level occurs from the lowest attained response value, or progression of clinically significant disease related symptoms.
Time frame: From start of treatment to time of disease progression, assessed up to 4 years after treatment start
Overall Response Rate by MYD88 L265P and CXCR4-WHIM Status
To evaluate the overall response rate of participants by MYD88 L265P and CXCR4-WHIM mutations in WM. Overall response is defined as achieving at least a minor response, or \>25% reduction in serum IgM from baseline.
Time frame: 2 Years
Time to Progression (TTP)
Duration of time from start of treatment to time of disease progression.
Time frame: From start of treatment to time of disease progression, assessed up to 4 years after treatment start
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Duration of Response (DOR)
The duration of response is measured from the time a participant achieved a response until the date of progression.
Time frame: From the time each participant achieved a response to time of disease progression, assessed up to 4 years after treatment start
Time to Next Therapy (TTNT)
Duration from start of protocol treatment to time of initiation of new therapy.
Time frame: From start of treatment until the participant begins a new therapy, assessed up to 4 years after treatment start