A Study to Evaluate VSV-hIFNbeta-NIS to Treat Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myleoma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or T-cell Lymphoma

Overview

About this study

This phase I trial studies the best dose and side effects of recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus carrying the human NIS and IFN beta genes (VSV-hIFNbeta-sodium iodide symporter [NIS]) in treating patients with multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia, or T-cell lymphoma that has come back or does not respond to treatment. A virus, called VSV-hIFNbeta-NIS, which has been changed in a certain way, may be able to kill cancer cells without damaging normal cells.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age >= 18 years

- Relapsed or refractory:

- Groups A, B, C or D: Multiple myeloma (MM) previously treated with an
immunomodulatory imide drug (IMID), a proteosome inhibitor, and an alkylating
agent

- Groups A, B, C only: Relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) of the following
histologies: peripheral T-cell lymphoma-NOS (PTCL-NOS); angioimmunoblastic T-cell
lymphoma (AITL), anaplastic large cell (ALCL), and mycosis fungoides (MF).
Patients should have failed standard therapy and in the case of PTCL-NOS, AITL,
and ALCL either have failed or be ineligible for high-dose therapy with
autologous stem cell transplant

- Group B and C only: B-cell lymphoma (other than Burkitt's lymphoma), or
histiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasms (HCN) at any stage

- Group E only: Relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) of the following
histologies: peripheral T-cell lymphoma-NOS (PTCL-NOS); anaplastic large cell
(ALCL), and mycosis fungoides (MF)

- Group F only: Expansion Cohort for B-cell lymphoma (other than Burkitt's
lymphoma) with low tumor burden

- Group G only: Expansion Cohort for peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) with low
tumor burden

- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 2 times upper
limit of normal (ULN) (obtained =< 15 days prior to registration)

- Creatinine =< 2.0 mg/dL (obtained =< 15 days prior to registration)

- Direct bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (obtained =< 15 days prior to registration)

- International normalized ratio (INR)/prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial
thromboplastin time (aPTT) =< 1.5 x ULN (obtained =< 15 days prior to registration)

- If baseline liver disease, Child Pugh score not exceeding class A (obtained =< 15 days
prior to registration)

- Negative pregnancy test for persons of child-bearing potential (obtained =< 15 days
prior to registration)

- FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA ONLY: Measurable disease of multiple myeloma as defined by at
least ONE of the following:

- Serum monoclonal protein >= 1.0 g/dL by protein electrophoresis

- >= 200 mg of monoclonal protein in the urine on 24-hour electrophoresis

- Serum immunoglobulin free light chain >= 10 mg/dL AND abnormal serum
immunoglobulin kappa to lambda free light chain ratio

- FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA ONLY: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1000/uL (obtained =< 14
days prior to registration)

- FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA ONLY: Platelet (PLT) >= 100,000/uL (obtained =< 14 days prior to
registration)

- FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA ONLY: Hemoglobin >= 8.5 g/dl (obtained =< 14 days prior to
registration)

- FOR AML ONLY: No ANC restriction (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR AML ONLY: PLT >= 10,000/uL (transfusion to get platelets >= 10,000 is allowed)
(obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR AML ONLY: Hemoglobin >= 7.5 g/dl (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR AML ONLY: Absence of uncompensated disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC- as
diagnosed by standard International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis [ISTH]
criteria)

- FOR TCL/BCL ONLY: ANC >= 1,000/uL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR TCL/BCL ONLY: PLT >= 100,000/uL (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR TCL/BCL ONLY: Hemoglobin >= 8.5 g/dl (obtained =< 14 days prior to registration)

- FOR TCL/BCL ONLY: Measurable disease by CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): must
have at least one lesion that has a single diameter of > 2 cm or tumor cells in the
blood > 5 x 10^9/L; NOTE: skin lesions can be used if the area is > 2 cm in at least
one diameter and photographed with a ruler and the images are available in the medical
record

- FOR HCN ONLY: ANC >= 1,000/uL obtained =< 15 days prior to registration

- FOR HCN ONLY: PLT >= 100,000/uL obtained =< 15 days prior to registration

- FOR HCN ONLY: Hemoglobin >= 8.0 g/dl obtained =< 15 days prior to registration

- FOR HCN ONLY: Measurable disease by CT or MRI: Must have at least one lesion that has
a single diameter of >= 1.5 cm or tumor cells in the blood >5 x10^9/L. NOTE: Skin
lesions can be used if the area is >= 1.5 cm in at least one diameter and photographed
with a ruler and the images are available in the medical record

- Absence of active central nervous system (CNS) involvement; NOTE: pre-enrollment
lumbar puncture not mandatory

- Ability to provide written informed consent

- Willingness to return to Mayo Clinic for follow-up

- Life expectancy >= 12 weeks

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1, or 2

- Willing to provide mandatory biological specimens for research purposes

Exclusion Criteria:

- Availability of and patient acceptance of curative therapy

- Uncontrolled infection

- Active tuberculosis or hepatitis, or history of hepatitis B or C, or chronic hepatitis

- Any of the following prior therapies:

- Chemotherapy (IMIDs, alkylating agents, proteosome inhibitors) =< 2 weeks prior
to registration

- Immunotherapy (monoclonal antibodies) =< 4 weeks prior to registration

- Experimental agent in case of AML or TCL within 4 half-lives of the last dose of
the agent

- New York Heart Association classification III or IV, known symptomatic coronary artery
disease, or symptoms of coronary artery disease on systems review, or known cardiac
arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation or supraventricular tachycardia [SVT])

- Active CNS disorder or seizure disorder or known CNS disease or neurologic
symptomatology; in case of AML active CNS involvement as detected by lumbar puncture
or neuro-imaging (only to be done if clinically indicated)

- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive test result or other immunodeficiency or
immunosuppression

- Other concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy
considered investigational (used for a non-Food and Drug Administration [FDA] approved
indication and in the context of a research investigation);

- NOTE: in AML, the concurrent use of hydroxyurea to help control proliferative
counts is allowed throughout the treatment protocol;

- NOTE: in TCL, patients may use topical emollients or corticosteroids, acetic acid
soaks, etc. to control pruritis and prevent infection; no topical chemotherapy is
allowed (no topical nitrogen mustard)

- Any of the following because this study involves an investigational agent whose
genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects on the developing fetus and newborn are
unknown:

- Pregnant women or women of reproductive ability who are unwilling to use
effective contraception

- Nursing women

- Men who are unwilling to use a condom (even if they have undergone a prior
vasectomy) while having intercourse with any woman, while taking the drug and for
4 weeks after stopping treatment

- AML ONLY: Current disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC)

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP A (LOW TUMOR BURDEN) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of AML

- Multiple myeloma only: > 25% plasma cells or plasmacytoma > 5cm in largest
diameter

- Lymphoma or HCN only: Any mass >5cm

- Diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP B (HIGH TUMOR BURDEN) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of AML

- Diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP C (COMBINATION WITH CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of AML

- Diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP D AND E (COMBINATION WITH IPILIMUMAB AND
NIVOLUMAB) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of AML

- Diagnosis of AITL

- Hypersensitivity to ipilimumab or its excipients

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP F (BCL EXPANSION COHORT) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma

- ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR GROUP G (PTCL EXPANSION COHORT) ONLY:

- Diagnosis of cutaneous TCL

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 7/31/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Nabila Bennani, M.D.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Javier Munoz, M.D., M.B.A.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

855-776-0015

More information

Publications

  • Clinical success with intravenous (IV) oncolytic virotherapy (OV) has to-date been anecdotal. We conducted a phase 1 clinical trial of systemic OV and investigated the mechanisms of action in responding patients. A single IV dose of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) interferon-β (IFN-β) with sodium iodide symporter (NIS) was administered to patients with relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies to determine safety and efficacy across 4 dose levels (DLs). Correlative studies were undertaken to evaluate viremia, virus shedding, virus replication, and immune responses. Fifteen patients received VSV-IFNβ-NIS. Three patients were treated at DL1 through DL3 (0.05, 0.17, and 0.5 × 1011 TCID50), and 6 were treated at DL4 (1.7 × 1011 TCID50) with no dose-limiting toxicities. Three of 7 patients with T-cell lymphoma (TCL) had responses: a 3-month partial response (PR) at DL2, a 6-month PR, and a complete response (CR) ongoing at 20 months at DL4. Viremia peaked at the end of infusion, g was detected. Plasma IFN-β, a biomarker of VSV-IFNβ-NIS replication, peaked between 4 hours and 48 hours after infusion. The patient with CR had robust viral replication with increased plasma cell-free DNA, high peak IFN-β of 18 213 pg/mL, a strong anti-VSV neutralizing antibody response, and increased numbers of tumor reactive T-cells. VSV-IFNβ-NIS as a single agent was effective in patients with TCL, resulting in durable disease remissions in heavily pretreated patients. Correlative analyses suggest that responses may be due to a combination of direct oncolytic tumor destruction and immune-mediated tumor control. This trial is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03017820. Read More on PubMed
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