Phase Ⅱ open-label study of recombinant circularly permuted TRAIL as a single-agent treatment for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Background: Despite the recent development of new therapies, multiple myeloma(MM) remains an incurable disease. Thus, new, efective treatments are urgently needed, particularly for relapsed or refractory MM(RRMM). In an earlier phase I study, a novel form of recombinant human Apo2L/tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand(TRAIL) that is currently in clinical development for the treatment of hematologic malignancies, i.e., circularly permuted TRAIL(CPT), was well tolerated at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg per day and showed promising preliminary activity in patients with RRMM. This phase II, open-label, multicenter study further investigated the eicacy and safety of 2.5-mg/kg per day CPT as single-agent therapy for patients with RRMM.Methods: Patients with RRMM were treated once daily with CPT(2.5 mg/kg, intravenously) for 14 consecutive days for each 21-day cycle. Clinical response and toxicity were assessed after each treatment cycle.Results: Twenty-seven patients received CPT. Using the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation criteria, we calculated the overall response rate of 33.3% with 1 near-complete response(n CR) and 8 partial responses(PRs). The clinical beneit rate(48.1%) included 1 nCR, 8 PRs, and 4 minimal responses. The most common treatmentrelated adverse events(TRAEs) were fever, aspartate aminotransferase elevation, alanine aminotransferase elevation, leucopenia, rash, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. We graded toxicity using the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events, version 3.0, and determined that 37.0% of patients had at least 1 grade 3–4 TRAE.Conclusions: CPT as a single agent can elicit a response in patients with RRMM and is well tolerated. Further clinical investigation is warranted.

Anti-BCMA CAR-T Cell Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients with Impaired Renal Function

Anti-B cell maturation antigen(BCMA)chimeric antigen receptor(CAR)T-cell therapyis effective and well-tolerated for refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma(RRMM).The purposcof the present study was to analyze efficacy in RRMM patients with renal impairment treated byanti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy.A total of 59 RRMM patients were selected,and divided intoimpaired renal function(lRF)group[basclinc cstimated giomerular filtration rate(eSFR)<90 m/min/1.73 m^2(n=18)]and normal renal function(NRF)group(baseline eGFR≥90 mL/min/1.73 m,n=41).For patients with IRF,eGFR at the 6th month post-CAR-T cells infusion was significantlyhigher than the baseline(P<0.05).The multivariate analysis showed that light chain type and beta-2 micro-globulin(bcta-2M)were associated factors with the decrease of serum creatinine.Medianprogression-free survival(PFS)in the NRF group and IRF group was 266 days and 181 daysrespectively.Overall survival(OS)in the NRF group and lRF group was 877 days and 238 daysrespectively.There was no significant difference in the objective response rate(ORR)between thelRF group and the NRF group.It is suggested that CAR-T cells therapy could improve the renalfunction during the treatment of RRMM.The renal function could be more significantly improvedin RRMM patients with light chain type than with other types.

An Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Ixazomib for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of ixazomib in the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma(RRMM).Methods:The clinical data of 20 patients with RRMM admitted to the hospital from January 2020 to January 2022 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were treated with ixazomib-based chemotherapy regimen(IRD regimen 13 cases;ID regimen 7 cases).The objective response rate(ORR)and adverse events(AEs)were observed.Results:All 20 patients received two to seven courses of treatment,in which the median was three courses.One patient had CR,four patients had VGPR,seven patients had PR,two patients had SD,and six patients had PD.The ORR was 60.00%(12/20),and 25.00%(5/20)of them had VGPR or more.The ORR of patients with previous treatment lines≥3,ISS stage III,and high-risk cytogenetic was lower than that of patients with previous treatment lines<3,ISS stage I/II,and low-risk cytogenetics.The main AEs include anemia,thrombocytopenia,neutropenia,nausea and vomiting,diarrhea,constipation,and respiratory tract infection,most of which are grade I/II.Conclusion:Ixazomib is effective in the treatment of RRMM in some patients,and the AEs are controllable.Patients who had received less than 3 lines of treatment in the past,with ISS stage I to II and low-risk cytogenetics had better treatment effect.

A novel drug of elotuzumab for treatment of refractory/relapsed multiple myeloma: a meta-analysis of eight trials

Elotuzumab was approved by the US FDA in 2015 as a new drug for the treatment of multiple myeloma（MM）, and it became a new choice for MM patients. The drug is the first immunostimulatory drug to treat MM and used to treat recurrent/refractory multiple myeloma（R/RMM） in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone. Therefore, we collected the reports from existing clinical trials to analyze the efficacy of the drug in clinical applications to better evaluate the effects of the drug on R/RMM. The search strategy used ＂elotuzumab＂ and ＂multiple myeloma＂ as keywords to search from the database of Cochrane, Embase, Pub Med and Medline. The heterogeneity among the studies was assessed using the Cochrane χ~2 test, and its extent was evaluated using I^2 statistics. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. All meta-analyses were conducted with R Software 3.3.2. We identified eight prospective studies consisting of 608 MM patients. The meta-analysis showed that the overall response rate（ORR） was 63%, 162 patients（26.6%） achieved a very good partial response rate（VGPR）, and 34 patients（5.59%） achieved complete response rate（CR）. The most common adverse effects of the drug included anemia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and fatigue. Therefore, elotuzumab combination regimens offered clinical benefits to R/RMM patients, and such a combination therapy was a suitable option for continuous treatment for R/RMM patients.

Different dose combinations of bortezomib and dexamethasone in the treatment of relapsed or refractory myeloma： an open-label,observational, multi-center study in China

Background Although previous clinical study revealed that bortezomib combined with dexamethasone had improved the outcomes of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma （RRMM）, the optimal dose combinations of bortezomib and dexamethasone remain unknown. This trial aimed to observe the efficacy and safety of different dose combinations of bortezomib and dexamethasone in the treatment of RRMM patients in China.Methods A total of 168 patients with relapsed multiple myeloma （MM） who were refractory to at lest two prior treatments were enrolled in this multicenter, open-label, non-randomized, prospective clinical trial. Twenty patients received 1.3 mg/m2 of bortezomib twice weekly for 2 weeks of a 3-week cycle for up to 8 cycles and oral or intravenous dexamethasone 20 mg on the day of and after each bortezomib dose （group 1）; 66 patients received less than 1.3 mg/m2（0.7-1.0 mg/m2） of bortezomib and dexamethasone 20 mg on the same schedule （group 2）; 37 patients received 1.3 mg/m2 of bortezomib and dexamethasone 40 mg （group 3） and 45 patients received less than 1.3 mg/m2 （0.7-1.0 mg/m2）of bortezomib and dexamethasone 40 mg （group 4）. The response was evaluated according to the criteria of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and confirmed by an independent review committee. Adverse events were graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria, version 3.0. Results The median age of groups 1 to 4 was 61,62, 56, and 60 years, respectively. Most patients were in stages Ⅱ/Ⅲ of MM and the most common subtype was IgG The rate of overall response to bortezomib and dexamethasone of group 1 to 4 was 72.2% （13/18）, 73.8% （48/65）, 78.8% （26/33） and 78.0% （32/41） （P=0.91）, including a complete response rate of 22.2% （4/18）, 20.0% （13/65）, 33.3% （11/33） and 29.3% （12/41） （P=0.67）, respectively. There was no statistical significance in time to progression and overall survival among these 4 groups （P 〉0.05）. The most commonly adverse events of any grade in the entire 4 groups were fatigue, gastrointestinal effects, peripheral neuropathy and thrombocytopenia, and there was no significance in the number of adverse events among the 4 groups （P 〉0.05） except that peripheral neuropathy was reported more frequently in group 3 （36.3%） than in group 2 （13.8%, P 〈0.05） and group 4 （14.6%, P〈O.05）.Conclusions The combination of bortezomib and dexamethasone was associated with high responses in Chinese RRMM patients. No significant differences of efficacy were detected in different dose combinations of bortezomib and dexamethasone. Moreover, low dose of bortezomib reduced the incidence of peripheral neuropathy without affecting outcome in the treatment of patients with RRMM in China.