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Comparing 3 approaches for multiple myeloma

Official title: A Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Cevostamab in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase Ib Trial Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Cevostamab as Monotherapy and Cevostamab Plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone or Cevostamab Plus Daratumumab and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Condition: Multiple MyelomaSponsor: Genentech, Inc.Target enrollment: 186
  • Phase 1
  • 3 groups
  • Sites in Edmonton, Hamilton and 1 more city
  • Recruiting
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AlbertaHamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, OntarioUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Ontario

Interventions (5)

  • Medication

    Cevostamab

    Cevostamab will be administered intravenously on a 28-day cycle, up to a total of 13 cycles (Arm A), in 28-day cycles Q2W followed by Q4W (Arm B) and in 21 day cycles from C1-C8 Q3W and 28-day cycles from C9 onwards Q4W (Arm C). For Arm A, participants have the option to enter re-treatment within 12 months of the end of treatment visit. For Arms B and C, participants can be treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

  • Medication

    Tocilizumab

    Tocilizumab will be administered for the treatment of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) when necessary.

  • Medication

    Pomalidomide

    Pomalidomide will be administered orally (PO) on a 28-day cycle.

Canadian Sites (3)

3 listed, none recruiting

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta

    Not currently recruiting
  • Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario

    Not currently recruiting
  • University Health Network

    Toronto, Ontario

    Not currently recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for62 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • +Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
  • +Agreement to provide bone marrow biopsy and aspirate samples
  • +Resolution of adverse eventsAdverse eventAny medical problem that happens during a study, whether or not the treatment caused it.Read more → from prior anti-cancer therapy to Grade \<=1
  • +Measurable disease
  • +For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use a condom, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, during the treatment period, and for at least 2 months after the last dose of tocilizumab was administered to avoid exposing the embryo and sexual partner Additional ArmArmOne of the groups in a study, each receiving something different.Read more → A-Specific Inclusion CriteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →
  • +Diagnosis of R/R MM for which no established therapy for MM is appropriate and available, or intolerance to those established therapies Additional Arm B-Specific Inclusion Criteria
  • +For CohortCohortA group of participants sharing a characteristic, followed together.Read more → B1S: Participants with R/R MM who have received at least two prior lines of treatment, including a proteasome inhibitor (PIPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →) and an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD)
  • +For Cohort B2S, B1E, B3E: Participants with R/R MM who have received at least one prior line of treatment that included at least two consecutive cycles of treatment, including a PI and an IMiD
  • +For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use a condom during the treatment period and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of pomalidomide, (even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy) and agreement to refrain from donating sperm and blood during this same period Additional Arm C-Specific Inclusion Criteria
  • +For Cohort C1S: Patients with R/R MM who have received at least two prior lines of treatment including a PI and an IMiD
  • +For Cohort C2S and additional cohorts: Participants with R/R MM who have received at least 1 prior line of therapy
  • +For men: agreement to remain abstinent or use a condom during the treatment period and for at least 102 days after the last dose of daratumumab was administered to avoid exposing the embryo, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm during this same period
  • +For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraception, during the treatment period (including treatment interruptions) and for at least 5 months after the last dose of cevostamab and at least 3 months after the last dose of tocilizumab was administered
  • +Agreement to comply with all requirements of the pomalidomide pregnancy prevention program
  • +For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use two reliable methods of contraception starting at least 4 weeks prior to, during the treatment period, and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of pomalidomide was administered
  • +For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use contraceptive methods during the treatment period and for at least 102 days after the last dose of daratumumab was administered
  • +For Cohort B4E: Participants with R/R MM who have received one to four lines of prior therapy that included at least two consecutive cycles of anti-CD38 therapy, lenalidomide and a PI, and either: Prior B-cell maturation antigen- (BCMA)-targeted therapy-directed chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy or Prior BCMA-antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy

Exclusion

  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to monoclonal antibody therapy
  • History of erythema multiforme, Grade \>=3 rash, blistering, or severe hypersensitivity to prior treatment with immunomodulatory drugs such as thalidomide, lenalidomide, or pomalidomide
  • Known hypersensitivity to biopharmaceuticals produced in CHO cells or any component of daratumumab formulations
  • Positive serologic or PCR test results for acute or chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
  • Acute or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Known history of HIV seropositivity
  • Prior treatment with cevostamab or another agent targeting FcRH5
  • Inability to comply with protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →-mandated hospitalization and activities restrictions
  • Prior use of any monoclonal antibody, radioimmunoconjugate, or antibody-drugconjugate as anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks before first study treatment, except for the use of non-myeloma therapy
  • Prior treatment with systemic immunotherapeutic agents, including, but not limited to, cytokine therapy and anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-1, and antiPD-L1 therapeutic antibodies within 12 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, before first study treatment
  • Prior treatment with CAR T-cell therapy within 12 weeks before first study treatment
  • Treatment with any chemotherapeutic agent or other anti-cancer agent (investigational or otherwise) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to first study treatment
  • Autologous SCT within 100 days prior to first study treatment
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant(ation) (SCT)
  • Circulating plasma cell count exceeding 500/micro L or 5% of the peripheral blood white cells
  • Prior solid organ transplantation
  • History of autoimmune disease
  • History of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Known history of amyloidosis
  • Lesions in proximity of vital organs that may develop sudden decompensation/deterioration in the setting of a tumor flare
  • History of other malignancy within 2 years prior to screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
  • Known treatment-related, immune-mediated adverse eventsAdverse eventAny medical problem that happens during a study, whether or not the treatment caused it.Read more → associated with prior checkpoint inhibitors
  • Current or past history of central nervous system (CNS) disease, such as stroke, epilepsy, CNS vasculitis, neurodegenerative disease, or CNS involvement by MM
  • Significant cardiovascular disease
  • Symptomatic active pulmonary disease or requiring supplemental oxygen
  • Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection
  • Known or suspected chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
  • Known history of Grade \>= 3 CRS or immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) with prior bispecific therapies
  • Known history of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or immune effector cell associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis like syndrome (IEC HS)
  • Active symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at study enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → or requiring treatment with intravenous (IV) antiviral where the last dose of IV antiviral treatment was given within 14 days prior to first study treatment. Patients with active COVID-19 infection must have clinical recovery and two negative antigen tests at least 24 hours apart prior to first study treatment
  • Positive and quantifiable EBV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or Cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR prior to first study treatment
  • Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before first study treatment or anticipation that such a live attenuated vaccine will be required during the study
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications, with the exception of corticosteroid treatment \<=10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent, within 2 weeks prior to first study treatment
  • History of illicit drug or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to screening, in the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →'s judgment Additional ArmArmOne of the groups in a study, each receiving something different.Read more → B-Specific Exclusion CriteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →
  • Significant cardiovascular disease (such as, but not limited to, New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the last 12 months, uncontrolled arrhythmias, or unstable angina)
  • Inability to tolerate thromboprophylaxis, or contraindication to thromboprophylaxis
  • GI disease that might significantly alter absorption of oral drugs Additional Arm C-Specific Exclusion Criteria
  • Known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<50% of predicted normal
  • Known moderate or severe persistent asthma within the past 2 years, or current uncontrolled asthma of any classification
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 5 months after the last dose of cevostamab or within 3 months after the last dose of tocilizumab (if applicable).
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, during the study, (including treatment interruptions) or within 4 weeks after the last dose of pomalidomide
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 102 days after the last dose of daratumumab
  • Treatment with radiotherapy within 4 weeks (systemic radiation) or 14 days (focal radiation) prior to first study treatment
  • Recent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to first study treatment
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 1Phase 1The earliest stage of human testing, in a small group, focused on safety.Read more → — an early safety study in a small group, checking how it is tolerated and at what dose.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

There are 3 groups in this study.

Group A receives Cevostamab, together with one or more of: Tocilizumab and Dexamethasone.

Registry label: A: Single-Agent Cevostamab (Arm A)

Group B receives Cevostamab, Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone, together with one or more of: Tocilizumab.

Registry label: B: Cevostamab plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone (Pd) (Arm B)

Group C receives Cevostamab, Daratumumab and Dexamethasone, together with one or more of: Tocilizumab.

Registry label: C: Cevostamab plus Daratumumab and Dexamethasone (Dd) (Arm C)

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 186 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around December 2028.

The main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → up to approximately 4 years.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Recommended Phase IIPhase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → Dose (RP2D) — measured over BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → up to approximately 4 years.

Percentage of Participants with Adverse EventsAdverse eventAny medical problem that happens during a study, whether or not the treatment caused it.Read more → — measured over Baseline up to approximately 4 years.

Percentage of Dose Interruptions — measured over Baseline up to approximately 4 years.

Percentage of Dose Reductions — measured over Baseline up to approximately 4 years.

The study lists 2 further main measurements.

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT04910568 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About CevostamabDrug

Cevostamab will be administered intravenously on a 28-day cycle, up to a total of 13 cycles (Arm A), in 28-day cycles Q2W followed by Q4W (Arm B) and in 21 day cycles from C1-C8 Q3W and 28-day cycles from C9 onwards Q4W (Arm C). For Arm A, participants have the option to enter re-treatment within 12 months of the end of treatment visit. For Arms B and C, participants can be treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About TocilizumabDrug

Tocilizumab will be administered for the treatment of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) when necessary.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About PomalidomideDrug

Pomalidomide will be administered orally (PO) on a 28-day cycle.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About DaratumumabDrug

Daratumumab will be administered subcutaneously (SC) on 21 day (C1-8) and 28-day cycles (C9 onwards).

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About DexamethasoneDrug

Arm A: Dexamethasone will be administered as a premedication. Arms B and C: Dexamethasone will be administered via IV or orally at 20 mg as study investigational medicinal product.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → up to approximately 4 years.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-12-21.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 186 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 4 locations, including: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This Phase Ib, multicenter, open-label study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of cevostamab monotherapy, cevostamab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone (Pd) or cevostamab plus daratumumab and dexamethasone (Dd) which will be administered to participants with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) via intravenous (IV) infusion.

Other Sites (1)

Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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