This was a Phase 1, open-label, multicenter, study of checkpoint inhibitor therapy (tremelimumab ± durvalumab) prior to and following autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) and high-dose melphalan in subjects with multiple myeloma who were at a high risk for relapse, were eligible for ASCT, and had available cryopreserved stem cells. Primary study objectives were to determine the safety and tolerability of study treatment. Further objectives were to evaluate the clinical efficacy and biologic activity of the regimen.
Eligible subjects were to be enrolled sequentially into one of 4 treatment cohorts (beginning with Cohort 1) to receive pretreatment with Prevnar-13 on Day -33 ± 2 days, followed by a single dose of tremelimumab (75 mg) administered either alone (Cohorts 1 and 2) or in combination with a single dose of durvalumab (1500 mg; Cohorts 3 and 4) on Day -31 (approximately 21 days prior to steady-state leukopheresis for the collection of autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes \[PBLs\]). Leukopheresis was performed on Days -10 to -3, followed by high dose therapy (HDT) comprising melphalan (200 mg/m\^2) administered intravenously (IV) on Day -2, and ASCT using previously banked hematopoietic stem cells on Day 0. Autologous PBLs were re-infused into subjects on Day +3 following ASCT, with a single dose of tremelimumab (75 mg) administered on the same day. Following HDT/ASCT, treatment was to resume with tremelimumab (75 mg) administered either alone (Cohorts 1 and 2) or in combination with durvalumab (1500 mg; Cohorts 3 and 4) for the first 2 cycles following HDT/ASCT according to the following schedule. Late post-ASCT treatment: * Cohort 1: tremelimumab (75 mg) administered alone on Day 100 (±10) and 4 weeks later (Cycles 1 and 2) * Cohort 3: tremelimumab (75 mg) + durvalumab (1500 mg) administered on Day 100 (±10) and 4 weeks later (Cycles 1 and 2) Early post-ASCT treatment: * Cohort 2: tremelimumab (75 mg) administered alone on Days 30 through 40 and Day 100 (±10) (Cycles 1 and 2) * Cohort 4: tremelimumab (75 mg) + durvalumab (1500 mg) administered on Days 30 through 40 and Day 100 (±10) (Cycles 1 and 2) For Cycles 3 through 8, durvalumab alone (1500 mg every 4 weeks) was to be administered in all cohorts. Within each cohort, the second subject did not start treatment until the first subject had completed early engraftment (approximately Day 12 to 18 post-ASCT); therefore, the first subject in each cohort received the first dose of tremelimumab ± durvalumab and was observed for toxicity for approximately 7 weeks prior to enrollment of the second subject. Protocol-specified dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were assessed from the first dose of study treatment up to and including Cycle 2 dosing (Day 128 for Cohorts 1 and 3 or Day 100 for Cohorts 2 and 4). Subjects were not to be treated in a new cohort until all subjects in the previous cohort had completed the DLT evaluation period and ≤ 1 of 6 subjects had experienced DLT. After enrollment of 6 subjects in Cohort 1, the study was placed on partial clinical hold by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to safety signals observed in other studies investigating pembrolizumab, an anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibody, in combination with immunomodulatory agents in subjects with multiple myeloma. As a result, the single subject who was receiving durvalumab during Cycles 3 to 8 discontinued study treatment after Cycle 5; durvalumab was not initiated in the 4 subjects who remained in the study; and no further subjects were enrolled. Upon recommendations from the two Principal Investigators and the study chair, the 4 ongoing subjects, who were in the transplant phase of the study, were permitted to continue post-ASCT tremelimumab treatment after being re-consented under an intermediate expanded access protocol.
Tremelimumab was administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 60 ± 5 minutes at a fixed dose of 75 mg, regardless of weight.
Durvalumab was administered as an IV infusion over 60 ± 5 minutes at a fixed dose of 1500 mg for subjects weighing \> 30 kg. If a subject's body weight dropped to ≤ 30 kg on study, the subject was dosed at 600 mg for as long as the body weight remained ≤ 30 kg. When applicable, the durvalumab infusion was to start at least 60 minutes after the end of the tremelimumab infusion.
Prevnar-13 was administered as an intramuscular injection. The Prevnar-13 dose and the tremelimumab dose were to be separated by a minimum of 48 hours.
Research Facility
New York, New York, United States
Research Facility
New York, New York, United States
Number of Subjects With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Toxicity was graded in accordance with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.03. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported based on clinical laboratory tests, physical examinations, and vital signs from the time of enrollment through the end of the study period. DLTs were assessed from the first dose of study drug through the Cycle 2 administration of tremelimumab ± durvalumab post ASCT. DLTs were defined per protocol as lack of neutrophil/platelet engraftment by Day 30 post ASCT; Grade 5 toxicity (treatment-related death); Grade 4 non-hematological toxicity; Grade 3 non-hematological toxicity (with exclusions); isolated Grade 3 electrolyte abnormalities; or immune-related AEs resulting in discontinuation of treatment.
Time frame: up to 14 months
Number of Subjects With Best Response According to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Consensus Criteria
Response was evaluated by appropriate imaging and myeloma serum/urine tests at the start of Cycle 1 and end of study, with response categorized per IMWG consensus criteria, as follows: stringent complete response (sCR) - CR criteria + normal free light chain (FLC) ratio + no clonal cells in bone marrow; CR - negative immunofixation on serum/urine + no soft tissue plasmacytomas + \<5% plasma cells in bone marrow; very good partial response (VGPR) - serum/urine M-protein detectable by immunofixation but not electrophoresis OR ≥90% reduction in serum M-protein + urine \<100 mg/24h; PR - ≥50% and ≥90% (or \<200 mg/24h) reduction of serum + urine M-protein, respectively; progressive disease - increase of ≥25% serum and/or urine M-component, increase of \>10 mg/dL in involved and uninvolved FLC levels, bone marrow plasma cells ≥10%, new or larger lesions, or corrected serum calcium \>11.5 mg/dL or 2.65 mmol/L \[Rajkumar et al. Blood 2011;117:4691-5; Durie et al. Leukemia 2006;20:1467-73\].
Time frame: Up to 14 months
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Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Melphalan was administered as an IV infusion according to institutional standard of care and local prescribing information.