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A Phase II Trial of ZIO-101 in Advanced Multiple Myeloma: Protocol SGL2001b

Basic Trial Information
Trial Description
     Summary
     Eligibility Criteria
Trial Contact Information

Basic Trial Information

Phase
Type
Status
Age
Sponsor
Protocol IDs

Phase II


Treatment


Closed


18 and over


Pharmaceutical / Industry


SGL2001b
NCT00423644

Trial Description

Summary

The study of safety of a new organic arsenic compound in the treatment of advanced multiple myeloma

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of active multiple myeloma with measurable protein criteria present to evaluate response. Measurable disease is defined as having at least one of the following criteria within 28 days prior to registration:

1. Serum M-protein level > 0.5 gm/dl (10.0 g/L) measured by serum protein electrophoresis.

2. Urinary M-protein excretion > 0.2 g/24 hours by urine electrophoresis.

2. Subjects must have relapsed or resistant disease, defined as either relapsing or is resistant after > 2 lines of prior therapy for myeloma. A minimum of 42 days must have elapsed since prior autologous or allogeneic transplant;

3. Informed consent compliant with ZIOPHARM policies and approved by the Human Investigation Review Committee with jurisdiction over the site;

4. ECOG performance score ≤ 1;

5. No chemotherapy, bortezomib, lenalidomide, thalidomide, arsenic trioxide, radiation therapy or immune therapy for ≥ 3 w and recovered from all treatment associated toxicities prior to registration; 5a. Patients may not receive more than the equivalent of 10 mg of prednisone per day for 2 weeks prior to registration.

6. Age ≥ 18;

7. Granulocytes ≥ 1.0 x 109/L; platelets ≥ 50 x 109/L;

8. Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL; AST and ALT ≤ 2 x ULN;

9. Creatinine ≤ 3 X ULN.

10. No investigational agents within 28 days of study entry.

11. Males who agree to use a double-barrier method of birth control, (Double barrier method is defined as: a condom and either a diaphragm/cervical cap or an IUD).

Exclusion Criteria

1. NYHA functional class ≥ 3, myocardial infarction ≤ 6 mo or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia other than asymptomatic atrial fibrillation; QTc ≥ 450msec; AV-block ≥ grade-2 or LBBB;

2. Women of childbearing potential. (Non-childbearing potential is defined as: surgical sterilization or 2 years post-menopausal)

3. Active infection requiring antibiotics;

4. Allergy to ZIO-101 or its excipients;

5. Baseline confusion or dementia, defined as grade > 2 CTCAE Version 3.0;

6. Significant neurotoxicityneuropathology, defined as grade > 2 neurotoxicity neuropathology per CTCAE Version 3.0;

7. Prior seizures ≥ grade-3 in CTC v.3 criteria.

8. Prior history of neurological deficits (e.g., stroke, dementia, ischemia) that has the potential to confound a post-dose neurological assessment

Trial Contact Information

Trial Lead Organizations/Sponsors

Ziopharm Oncology, Incorporated

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
NLM Identifer NCT00423644
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 16, 2008

Note: Information about this trial is from the ClinicalTrials.gov database. The versions designated for health professionals and patients contain the same text. Minor changes may be made to the ClinicalTrials.gov record to standardize the names of study sponsors, sites, and contacts. Cancer.gov only lists sites that are recruiting patients for active trials, whereas ClinicalTrials.gov lists all sites for all trials. Questions and comments regarding the presented information should be directed to ClinicalTrials.gov.

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