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BCD Regimen in Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's Disease (iMCD)

Phase 2
Conditions
Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03982771
Lead Sponsor
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Brief Summary

To explore the effectiveness and safety of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (BCD regimen) in newly diagnosed idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's disease (iMCD) patients.

Detailed Description

This will be a single center, open-labeled, single arm, phase-II pilot study. The treatment and the response evaluation phase will last from the time of enrollment up to 21 months (evaluation will be carried out every 3 months in the first 9 months and every 6 months from Month 9 to Month 21). The maintenance and follow-up phase to assess for progression of disease will last from 21 months to 45 months after enrollment (evaluation will be carried out every 12 months). The total study duration will be 4 years after the last patient starts study medication.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Demography: ≥18 years, all race/ethnic groups in China;
  2. Newly diagnosed and previously untreated (patients are allowed to have received oral prednisone for up to 1 week before enrollment) symptomatic iMCD patients (symptomatic disease is defined by the presence of clinical symptoms with the NCI-CTCAE grading ≥1 that are attributable to the disease, and for which treatment is indicated; iMCD diagnosis is based on the international consensus diagnostic criteria);
  3. Clinical laboratory values meeting these criteria at screening: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1·0 x 109/L, Platelets ≥ 50 x 109/L, Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) within 2·5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin within 2·5 x ULN; estimated glomerular filtration rate (according to MDRD formula) <15ml/min;
  4. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use birth control measures during the study and for at least 3 months after receiving the last dose of study agent, and must have a negative pregnancy test at screening period. Men must agree to use birth control measures during the study and for at least 3 months after receiving the last dose of study agent;
  5. Informed consent must be signed.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. age under 18 years;
  2. Immunosuppressive or anti-neoplastic drugs within the last 3 months;
  3. serious diseases including malignancy;
  4. Plan to have babies within 1 year after enrollment (for women and men), or pregnancy / breast-feeding (for women);
  5. Known hypersensitivity to study agents;
  6. Active infection requiring systemic treatment;
  7. Other severe concurrent disease (eg. uncontrolled diabetes, symptomatic coronary heart disease) that is likely to interfere with study procedures or results, or that in the opinion of the investigator would constitute a hazard for participating in this study;
  8. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent;
  9. Unwilling to return for follow-up at PUMCH.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BCD regimenDexamethasonBortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (the BCD regimen) would be utilized in newly diagnosed iMCD (idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's disease) patients
BCD regimenBortezomibBortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (the BCD regimen) would be utilized in newly diagnosed iMCD (idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's disease) patients
BCD regimenCyclophosphamideBortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (the BCD regimen) would be utilized in newly diagnosed iMCD (idiopathic Multicentric Castleman's disease) patients
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall response12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

Overall response is composed by biochemical, lymph node and symptom response, is the primary outcome of this study. According to the CDCN response criteria, an overall CR (complete response) requires a complete biochemical, lymph node, and symptomatic response; and overall PR (partial response) requires nothing less than a PR across all categories, but not meeting criteria for CR; an overall SD (stable disease) requires no PD (progression disease) in any of the categories and not meeting the criteria for CR or PR; an overall PD occurs when any category has a PD.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to initial response12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

defined as the time to achieve the first PR or CR. This outcome can be further divided into time to initial overall response, time to initial symptomatic response, time to initial biochemical response, time to initial lymph node response

Time to best response12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

defined as the time to achieve the best response (either PR or CR). This outcome can be further divided into time to best overall response, time to best symptomatic response, time to best biochemical response, time to best lymph node response;

Progression-free survival (PFS)12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

defined as the time to disease PD

Overall survival (OS)12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

defined as the time to patients' death

Change in PHQ-9 scoreFrom Day 1 of the BCD treatment until 12 months after the treatment

PHQ-9 score (Patient Health Questionnaire scale-9) is a nine-item self-administered instrument to assess depressive symptoms which incorporates the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) classification for major depressive disorder. Each item is scored 0 - 3, which results in a range of scores between 0 and 27. PHQ-9 scores are interpreted as follows: (1) score \<5, no depression; (2) score 5 - 9, mild depression; (3) score 10 - 14, moderate depression; (4) score 15 - 19, moderately severe depression; and (5) score 20 - 27,severe depression.

Change in hemoglobin levelFrom baseline until 12 months after the treatment

hemoglobin with g/L as unit of measure

Change in IL-6 (interleukin-6)From baseline until 12 months after the treatment

IL-6 level with pg/ml as unit of measure

Change in CRPFrom baseline until 12 months after the treatment

CRP (c-reactive protein) level with mg/L as unit of measure

Change in ESRFrom baseline until 12 months after the treatment

ESR (eerythrocyte sedimentation rate) level with mm/h as unit of measure

Change in IgG levelFrom baseline until 12 months after the treatment

IgG (immunoglobin G) level with g/L as unit of measure

Change in MCD-related overall symptom scoreFrom baseline until 12 months after the treatment

Change of MCD symptom scores. MCD symptom score (MCD disease related overall symptom score) is a 34-item score based on NCI-CTCAE (V4.0) adverse events. Each item is scored 0-5, which results in a range of scores between 0 and 170. More scores indicate more severe disease activity.

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 ( ≥1 grade)12 months after the last patient begins study treatment.

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 (patients with grades ≥1 would be included)

Number of participants with treatment-related serious adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 ( ≥3 grade)12 months after the last patient begins study treatment

Number of participants with treatment-related serious adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 (patients with grades ≥3 would be included)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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