Clinical trial · Interventional
A Study of Melphalan Flufenamide (Melflufen) Plus Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
A Single Arm, Open-Label, Phase 2 Study of Melflufen in Combination With Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma Who Are Refractory to Pomalidomide and/or an Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will evaluate melflufen in combination with dexamethasone in adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in whose disease is refractory to pomalidomide and/or an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. All patients in the study will be treated with melflufen on Day 1 and dexamethasone on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 28-day cycle.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Myeloma | Multiple Myeloma | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone | Drug | Dexamethasone | ALIAS |
| Melphalan flufenamide (Melflufen) | Drug | Melphalan Flufenamide | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- melphalan flufenamide (melflufen) + dexamethasone
- description
- Melphalan flufenamide (melflufen) 40 mg Day 1 and dexamethasone 40 mg (20 mg for patients 75 years or older) on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 28-day cycle.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Melphalan flufenamide (Melflufen)
- Drug: Dexamethasone
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Response Rate (ORR)
- timeFrame
- Patients were followed until documented progression, unacceptable toxicity, patient/physician decision to withdraw or date of death, whichever came first. Longest time to response in study recorded as 15.3 months. Longest time on treatment 35 months.
- description
- The overall response rate (ORR) will be estimated as the percentage of patients who achieve sCR, CR, VGPR, or PR as their best response as assessed by the investigator. Response assessed by IMWG (International myeloma working group) criteria sCR-stringent complete response: CR plus Normal FLC (free light chain) ratio and absence of clonal cells in BM CR-complete response: Negative immunofixation in serum/urine; Disappearance of soft tissue plasmacytomas; \<5% plasma cells in BM; If only FLC disease, normal FLC ratio (0.26-1.65) VGPR-very good partial response: Serum/urine M-protein detectable by immunofixation but not electrophoresis or ≥90% reduction in serum M-protein and urine M-protein \<100 mg/24 h; If only FLC disease, \>90% decrease in the difference between involved and uninvolved FLC levels PR-partial response: 50% reduction of serum M-protein and soft tissue plasmacytomas, ≥90% reduction in urinary M-protein or to \<200 mg/24 h; other special cases if M-protein unmeasurable
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, age 18 years or older * A prior diagnosis of multiple myeloma with documented disease progression * Measurable disease based on either of a) serum monoclonal protein by protein electrophoresis (SPEP), b) monoclonal protein in the urine on 24-hour urine electrophoresis (UPEP), and/or c) serum immunoglobulin free light chain combined with abnormal serum immunoglobulin kappa to lambda free light chain ratio * A minimum of 2 prior lines of therapy including an IMiD and a PI and is refractory to pomalidomide and/or daratumumab * Life expectancy of ≥ 6 months * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Female of child bearing potential (FCBP) and non-vasectomized male agree to practice appropriate methods of birth control * Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information * 12-lead ECG with QTc interval within defined limit * Acceptable laboratory results during screening and prior to first study drug administration of the following parameters: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), platelet count, hemoglobin, total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST/SGOT) and alanine transaminase (ALT/SGPT), renal function based on estimated creatinine clearance * Must have, or accept to have, an acceptable central catheter for infusion of melflufen Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of mucosal or internal bleeding and/or is platelet transfusion refractory * Any medical conditions that, in the Investigator's opinion, would impose excessive risk to the patient or would adversely affect his/her participating in this study * Known active infection requiring parenteral or oral anti-infective treatment within defined period * Primary refractory disease * Other malignancy diagnosed or requiring treatment within the defined period with specific exceptions * Pregnant or breast-feeding females * Serious psychiatric illness, active alcoholism, or drug addiction that may hinder or confuse compliance or follow-up evaluation * Known HIV or active hepatitis B or C viral infection * Concurrent symptomatic amyloidosis or plasma cell leukemia * POEMS syndrome \[plasma cell dyscrasia with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein (M-protein) and skin changes\] * Previous cytotoxic therapies, including cytotoxic investigational agents, for multiple myeloma within defined values prior to start of study treatment * Residual side effects to previous therapy over specific grade prior to initiation of therapy * Prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant within defined period of initiation of therapy * Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant with active graft-versus-host- disease (GVHD). * Prior major surgical procedure or radiation therapy within specified period of the first dose of study treatment (with defined exception). * Known intolerance to steroid therapy
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTRichardson PG, Oriol A, Larocca A, Blade J, Cavo M, Rodriguez-Otero P, Leleu X, Nadeem O, Hiemenz JW, Hassoun H, Touzeau C, Alegre A, Paner A, Maisel C, Mazumder A, Raptis A, Moreb JS, Anderson KC, Laubach JP, Thuresson S, Thuresson M, Byrne C, Harmenberg J, Bakker NA, Mateos MV; HORIZON (OP-106) Investigators. Melflufen and Dexamethasone in Heavily Pretreated Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;39(7):757-767. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02259. Epub 2020 Dec 9. PMID 33296242
- DERIVEDSonneveld P, Richardson PG, Ludwig H, Dimopoulos MA, Schjesvold FH, Hajek R, Abdulhaq H, Thuresson M, Norin S, Bakker NA, Mateos MV. Benefit Versus Risk Assessment of Melflufen and Dexamethasone in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Analyses From Longer Follow-up of the OCEAN and HORIZON Studies. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2023 Sep;23(9):687-696. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.05.004. Epub 2023 May 6. PMID 37355418
- DERIVEDLarocca A, Leleu X, Touzeau C, Blade J, Paner A, Mateos MV, Cavo M, Maisel C, Alegre A, Oriol A, Raptis A, Rodriguez-Otero P, Mazumder A, Laubach J, Nadeem O, Sandberg A, Orre M, Torrang A, Bakker NA, Richardson PG. Patient-reported outcomes in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated with melflufen plus dexamethasone: analyses from the Phase II HORIZON study. Br J Haematol. 2022 Feb;196(3):639-648. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17887. Epub 2021 Oct 21. PMID 34671975