Inclusion Criteria:
- - Patients must meet all the following inclusion criteria to be eligible to enroll in
this study:
Patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with at least three prior regimens
Received an.
1. Anti-CD38 antibody. 2. Immunomodulatory agent (IMiD)
3. And a proteasome inhibitor (PI) Age ≥ 18 years of age.
- - Willing and able to provide written informed consent in accordance with federal,
local, and institutional guidelines.
The patient must provide informed consent
prior to the first screening procedure.
- - Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
- - Have a diagnosis of MM according to IMWG diagnostic criteria:
Clonal bone marrow plasma cells >10% or biopsy-proven bony or extramedullary
plasmacytoma and any one or mor of the following CRAB features and myeloma-defining
events:
• Evidence of end organ damage that can be attributed to the underlying plasma cell
proliferative disorder, specifically:
• Hypercalcemia: serum calcium >0.25 mmol/L (>1mg/dL) higher than the upper limit of
normal or >2.75 mmol/L (>11mg/dL)
- Renal insufficiency: creatinine clearance <40 mL per minute or serum creatinine
>177mol/L (>2mg/dL)
- Anemia: hemoglobin value of >20g/L below the lowest limit of normal, or a
hemoglobin value <100g/L.
- - Bone lesions: one or more osteolytic lesion(s) on skeletal radiography, CT, or
PET/CT.
If bone marrow has <10% clonal plasma cells, more than one bone lesion is
required to distinguish from solitary plasmacytoma with minimal marrow
involvement. Any one or more of the following biomarkers of malignancy (MDEs):
- - 60% or greater clonal plasma cells on bone marrow examination.
- - Serum involved / uninvolved free light chain ratio of 100 or greater, provided
the absolute level of the involved light chain is at least 100mg/L (a patient's
involved free light chain either kappa or lambda is the one that is above the
normal reference range; the uninvolved free light chain is the one that is
typically in, or below, the normal range)
- More than one focal lesion on MRI that is at least 5mm or greater in size.
Currently has MM with measurable disease, defined as:
- - a monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis of at least 0.5 g/dL
and/or urine monoclonal protein levels of at least 200 mg/24 hours.
- - for patients without measurable serum and urine M-protein levels, an involved
SFLC > 100 mg/L or abnormal SFLC ratio.
- - for patients with IgD MM, a monoclonal immunoglobulin IgD of at least 5500 mg/L
or meet other measurable disease eligibility criteria.
- - for patients with IgA MM, total IgA > 700 mg/dL.
Currently has progressive MM: MM patients that are relapsed or have refractory disease
from at least 3 regimens or lines of therapy are eligible for enrollment provided they
fulfill the other eligibility criteria:
• patients are considered relapsed, when they progress greater than 60 days from their
last dose of treatment. • patients are refractory when they progress while currently receiving the treatment
or within 8 weeks of its last dose. Adequate hepatic function within 28 days prior to C1D1:
Total bilirubin < 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (except patients with Gilbert's
syndrome who must have a total bilirubin of < 3 × ULN), and Aspartate aminotransferase
(AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normal to < 2 × ULN.
Adequate renal function within 28 days prior to C1D1 as determined by serum creatinine
of ≤1.5 mg/dL OR estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) of > 60 mL/min, calculated
using the Cockcroft and Gault formula (140
- - Age) • Mass (kg)/ (72 • creatinine
mg/dL); multiply by 0.85 if female (12)(Appendix 5).
Adequate hematopoietic function within 7 days prior to C1D1: total white blood cell
(WBC) count ≥1500/mm3, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1000/mm3, hemoglobin ≥8.5 g/dL
and platelet count ≥75,000/mm3 (patients for whom <50% of bone marrow nucleated cells
are plasma cells) or ≥50,000/mm3 (patients for whom ≥50% of bone marrow nucleated
cells are plasma cells).
Patients receiving hematopoietic growth factor support, including erythropoietin,
darbepoetin, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte
macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and platelet stimulators (e.g.,
eltrombopag, romiplostim, or interleukin-11) must have a 2-week interval between
growth factor support and the Screening assessments, but they may receive growth
factor support during the study.
Patients must have:
• At least a 2-week interval from the last red blood cell (RBC) transfusion prior to
the first day of study treatment. • At least a 1-week interval from the last platelet transfusion prior to the first day
study treatment. • However, patients may receive RBC and/or platelet transfusions as clinically
indicated per institutional guidelines during the study. Female patients of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum pregnancy
test at Screening. Female patients of childbearing potential and fertile male patients
who are sexually active must use highly effective methods of contraception throughout
the study and for one month following the last dose of study treatment. Male patients
must agree not to donate sperm during the study treatment period. Specifically:
• FCBP† must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test with a sensitivity of at
least 25 mIU/mL within 10
- - 14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of starting
treatment and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse
or use acceptable methods of birth control, one highly effective method and one
additional effective method AT THE SAME TIME, and at least 28 days before she starts
therapy.
FCBP must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing. Men must agree to use a
latex condom during sexual contact with a FCBP even if they have had a vasectomy. All
subjects must be counseled at a minimum of every 28 days about pregnancy precautions
and risks of fetal exposure.
† A FCBP (female of childbearing potential) is a sexually mature woman who: 1) has not
undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally
postmenopausal for at least 24 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in
the preceding 24 consecutive months) Able to take aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA)
at 81 or 325 mg/daily as antiplatelet therapy if platelet count is above 30 x 109/L
and ECOG must be ≤ 2 (subjects intolerant to ASA may use warfarin, low molecular
weight heparin, or direct oral anticoagulants).
Patients with history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are eligible if they have
CD4+ T cell counts ≥350 cells/µL, negative viral load per institutional standard, and
no history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic
infections in the last year.
Patients with untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) are eligible if there is a
documentation of negative viral load per institutional standard.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not eligible to enroll in
this study:
1. Patients who had prior exposure to ruxolitinib or selinexor. 2. Prior malignancy that required treatment or has shown evidence of recurrence
(except for non-melanoma skin cancer or adequately treated cervical carcinoma in
situ) during the 3 years prior to randomization. Cancer treated with curative
intent for >5 years previously and without evidence of recurrence will be
allowed.
3. Have light chain amyloidosis. 4. Have plasma cell leukemia. 5. Have history of active tuberculosis. 6. Have any concurrent medical condition or disease (e.g., uncontrolled active
hypertension, uncontrolled active diabetes, active systemic infection, POEMS
syndrome [polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and
skin changes], primary amyloidosis, etc.) that is likely to interfere with study
procedures.
7. Uncontrolled active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics, antivirals, or
antifungals within 1 week prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1). Patients on prophylactic
antibiotics or with a controlled infection within 1 week prior to C1D1 are
acceptable.
8. Known intolerance, hypersensitivity, or contraindication to glucocorticoids.
9. Known hypersensitivity to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition
to thalidomide and ruxolitinib or steroids.
10. Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or treatments.
11. The development of erythema nodosum if characterized by a desquamating rash while
taking thalidomide or similar drugs.
12. Severe hypercalcemia, i.e., serum calcium ≥ 12 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L) corrected for
albumin. 13. Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places
the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study or
confounds the ability to interpret data from the study.
14. Pregnant or breastfeeding females.
15. Body surface area (BSA) <1.4 m2 at baseline, calculated by the Dubois or
Mosteller method.
16. Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
17. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to C1D1.
18. Active, unstable cardiovascular function, as indicated by the presence of:
1. Symptomatic ischemia, or. 2. Uncontrolled clinically significant conduction abnormalities (e.g., patients
with ventricular tachycardia on anti-arrhythmic are excluded; patients with
first degree atrioventricular block or asymptomatic left anterior fascicular
block/right bundle branch block will not be excluded), or. 3. CHF of New York Heart Association Class ≥3 or known left ventricular
ejection fraction < 40%, or. 4. Myocardial infarction (MI) within 3 months prior to C1D1 or. 5. Stroke and other thrombosis, such as, pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) within 3 months prior to C1D1.
19. Any active GI dysfunction interfering with the patient's ability to swallow
tablets, or any active GI dysfunction that could interfere with absorption of
study treatment.
20. Inability or unwillingness to take supportive medications such as anti-nausea and
anti-anorexia agents as recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network®
(NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (CPGO) (NCCN CPGO) for antiemesis
and anorexia/cachexia (palliative care).
21. Any active, serious psychiatric, medical, or other conditions/situations that, in
the opinion of the Investigator, could interfere with treatment, compliance, or
the ability to give informed consent.
22. Contraindication to any of the required concomitant drugs or supportive
treatments.
23. Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol.
