Isatuximab, Bendamustine, and Prednisone in Refractory Multiple Myeloma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04083898 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 10, 2019
Last Update Posted : June 15, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Myeloma | Biological: Isatuximab Drug: Bendamustine Drug: Prednisone | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 37 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I/II Trial of Isatuximab, Bendamustine, and Prednisone in Refractory Multiple Myeloma |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 3, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 28, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 28, 2028 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Phase I Dose Level 1: Isatuximab + Bendamustine + Prednisone
-Isatuximab (10 mg/kg) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 during Cycle 1 and on Days 1 and 15 of subsequent cycles. Bendamustine (50 mg/m^2) will be administered on Days 1 and 2 and prednisone (60 mg) will be administered on Days 1 through 4 of each cycle.
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Biological: Isatuximab
Isatuximab will be administered on a 28-day cycle Drug: Bendamustine Bendamustine will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
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Drug: Prednisone Prednisone will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
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Experimental: Phase I Dose Level 2: Isatuximab + Bendamustine + Prednisone
-Isatuximab (10 mg/kg) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 during Cycle 1 and on Days 1 and 15 of subsequent cycles. Bendamustine (75 mg/m^2) will be administered on Days 1 and 2 and prednisone (60 mg) will be administered on Days 1 through 4 of each cycle.
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Biological: Isatuximab
Isatuximab will be administered on a 28-day cycle Drug: Bendamustine Bendamustine will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
Drug: Prednisone Prednisone will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
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Experimental: Phase I Dose Level 3: Isatuximab + Bendamustine + Prednisone
-Isatuximab (10 mg/kg) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 during Cycle 1 and on Days 1 and 15 of subsequent cycles. Bendamustine (100 mg/m^2) will be administered on Days 1 and 2 and prednisone (60 mg) will be administered on Days 1 through 4 of each cycle.
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Biological: Isatuximab
Isatuximab will be administered on a 28-day cycle Drug: Bendamustine Bendamustine will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
Drug: Prednisone Prednisone will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
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Experimental: Phase II: Isatuximab + Bendamustine + Prednisone
-Isatuximab (10 mg/kg) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 during Cycle 1 and on Days 1 and 15 of subsequent cycles. Bendamustine (dose determined in Phase I portion of study) will be administered on Days 1 and 2 and prednisone (60 mg) will be administered on Days 1 through 4 of each cycle.
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Biological: Isatuximab
Isatuximab will be administered on a 28-day cycle Drug: Bendamustine Bendamustine will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
Drug: Prednisone Prednisone will be administered on a 28-day cycle as follows
Other Names:
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- Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of regimen (Phase I only) [ Time Frame: Completion of first cycle of treatment for all participants enrolled in Phase I portion (estimated to be 9 months) ]The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined as the dose level immediately below the dose level at which 2 participants of a cohort (of 2 to 6 participants) experience dose limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle of treatment. Dose escalation will proceed until the MTD has been reached or until the maximum dose of each drug is tested (Dose Level 3). If no more than 1 DLT is observed at dose levels 1, 2 and 3, level 3 will be declared the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) and the MTD will remain undefined.
- Overall response rate (ORR) (Phase II only) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-ORR defined as the proportion of patients meeting the criteria for partial response, very good partial response, complete response, or stringent complete response per IMWG 2016 response criteria.
- Number of adverse events experienced by participants (Phase I and Phase II) [ Time Frame: From start of treatment through 30 days after completion of treatment or initiation of new anti-myeloma therapy, whichever occurs first (estimated to be 7 months) ]Participants will be evaluated for toxicity according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) version 5.0.
- Progression-free survival (PFS) (Phase II only) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years after removal from study (estimated to be 5 years and 6 months) ]Progression-free survival (PFS) will be defined as time from Cycle 1 Day 1 to disease progression or relapse. Any patient who expires, withdraws, or is lost to follow-up prior to disease progression or relapse will be censored at last follow-up. Patients who are removed from study therapy prior to progression or relapse will be censored at the time of initiation of subsequent anti-myeloma treatment.
- Overall survival (OS) (Phase II only) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years after removal from study (estimated to be 5 years and 6 months) ]Overall survival (OS) will be defined as time from Cycle 1 Day 1 to death due to any causes. Patients who are alive at the time of data analyses will be censored on the last known alive date. Patients who are removed from study therapy prior death will be censored at the time of initiation of subsequent anti-myeloma treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Diagnosis of multiple myeloma with a measurable disease parameter at time of screening. A measurable disease parameter is defined as one or more of the following:
- Serum monoclonal protein ≥ 0.5 g/dL
- 24 hour urine monoclonal protein ≥ 200 mg/24 hour
- Serum free light chain ratio > 5x normal ratio with an absolute difference of 10mg/dL between the involved and uninvolved free light chain
- Soft tissue plasmacytoma ≥ 2 cm measurable by either physical examination and/or applicable radiographs (e.g. MRI, CT, etc.)
- Bone marrow plasma cells ≥ 30%
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Triple-class-refractory disease defined as both of the following:
- Previously received treatment with a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and daratumumab, in combination or as single-agents.
- Refractory (defined per IMWG Consensus Criteria as disease that is nonresponsive while on therapy, or progresses within 60 days of last dose) to most recent therapy.
- At least 6 weeks from the last treatment with daratumumab to the first study treatment
- At least 18 years of age.
- Performance status of ECOG ≤ 2 Note: Participants with lower performance status based solely on bone pain secondary to multiple myeloma will be eligible.
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Normal bone marrow and organ function as defined as ALL of the following:
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/mm3
- Platelets ≥ 75,000/mm^3 (transfusions not permitted within 7 days of screening)
- ALT (SGPT) and AST (SGOT) < 3.5 x the upper limit of the institutional normal value (ULN).
- Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x mg/dL.
- Creatinine clearance > 30 ml/min using Cockcroft-Gault formula
- Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must agree to refrain from becoming pregnant while on study drug and for 3 months after discontinuation from study drug, and must agree to use adequate contraception including hormonal contraception, (e.g. birth control pills, etc.), barrier method contraception (e.g. condoms), or abstinence during that time frame. Men engaging in sexual intercourse with a FCBP must agree to use adequate contraception including hormonal contraception, (e.g. birth control pills, etc), barrier method contraception (e.g. condoms), or abstinence while on study drug and for 3 months after discontinuation from study drug
- Ability to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior exposure to isatuximab or bendamustine
- History of plasma cell leukemia or MM CNS involvement.
- Receiving renal replacement therapy, hemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis.
- Diagnosed with another concurrent malignancy requiring treatment.
- Active hepatitis A, B, or C.
- Known intolerance to infused protein products, sucrose, histidine, polysorbate 80 or known hypersensitivity to any of the components of study therapy.
- Receiving any other investigational agents within 14 days prior to enrollment.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia.
- Pregnant and/or breastfeeding. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days of study entry.
- Patients with HIV are eligible unless their CD4+ T-cell counts are < 350 cells/mcL or they have a history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within the 12 months prior to registration. Concurrent treatment with effective ART according to DHHS treatment guidelines is recommended.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04083898
Contact: Ravi Vij, M.D. | 314-454-8304 | rvij@wustl.edu |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine | Recruiting |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
Contact: Ravi Vij, M.D. 314-454-8304 rvij@wustl.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Ravi Vij, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Camille Abboud, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: John DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Mark Fiala, MSW | |
Sub-Investigator: Armin Ghobadi, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Scott Goldsmith, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Mark Schroeder, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Keith Stockerl-Goldstein, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Geoffrey Uy, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Peter Westervelt, M.D., Ph.D. |
Principal Investigator: | Ravi Vij, M.D. | Washington University School of Medicine |
Responsible Party: | Washington University School of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04083898 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
201910194 |
First Posted: | September 10, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 15, 2022 |
Last Verified: | June 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Multiple Myeloma Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Hemostatic Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Paraproteinemias Blood Protein Disorders Hematologic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Lymphoproliferative Disorders Immunoproliferative Disorders |
Immune System Diseases Prednisone Bendamustine Hydrochloride Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating Alkylating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |