Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Rising Doses of APO010 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients Selected by DRP

Inclusion Criteria:

* Relapsed or relapsed/refractory to 2 (in high-risk patients 1) or more different prior therapies, including IMiDs and PI
* Measurable disease
* Serum M-protein \> 10 g/l, or
* Urine M-protein \> 200 mg/24 hours, or
* Serum involved-FLC (iFLC) \> 100 mg/l and abnormal FLC ratio
* Have participated in the APO010 screening protocol in which Drug Response Predictor (DRP) outcome is measured as being in the upper likelihood of response (50% in dose-finding part and 25% in the expansion cohort)
* Age \> 18 years
* Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined below:
* Absolute neutrophil count \> 1.5 x 109/l (\> 0.75 x 109/l in case \> 50% plasma cell count in bone marrow)
* Platelet count \> 50 x 109/l (\> 30 x 109/l in case \> 50% plasma cell count in bone marrow)
* Haemoglobin \> 4.6 mmol/l (\> 7.5 g/l)
* Bilirubin ≤ upper limit of normal
* aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)/alanine transaminase (SGPT) ≤ upper limit of normal
* Creatinine \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal or creatinine clearance \> 50 ml/min calculated according to Cockcroft-Gault
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \< 2
* Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
* Capability of understanding the nature of the study and giving written informed consent
* Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have central nervous system (CNS) myeloma
* Have plasma cell leukaemia defined as plasma cell count \> 2000 / µL in peripheral blood
* Have symptomatic amyloidosis
* Have anti-myeloma treatment or radiotherapy within 3 weeks from first infusion
* Have received a cumulative dose of corticosteroid \> 200 mg (dexamethasone, or equivalent dose of prednisone) within 2 weeks of the first infusion
* Have received any experimental drug or experimental therapy within 3 weeks before the first infusion
* Have received autologous-stem cell transplantation (SCT) within 12 weeks before the first infusion
* Have received an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT)
* Have had past or current malignancy except for:
* Cervical carcinoma \< Stage 1B
* Non-invasive basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma
* Malignant melanoma with CR of \> 10 years
* Any other curable cancer with a CR \> 5 years
* Have major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first infusion
* Have severe infection requiring iv treatment
* Have known HIV positivity
* Have known active hepatitis B or C
* Have had clinical significant arteriosclerotic events:
* Ischemic heart disease
* Unstable angina
* Myocardial infarction
* Transient ischemic attack
* Ischemic stroke
* Documented peripheral arteriosclerosis
* Have baseline QT interval as corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 470 msec for female patients or \> 450 msec for male patients or a complete left bundle branch block (defined as QRS interval \> 120 msec in left bundle branch block form)
* CNS disease including epilepsy or altered mental status precluding understanding of the informed consent process and/or completion of the necessary study procedures
* Women of childbearing age and potential who are not willing to use effective contraception during the study and at least until 90 days after last dose of study drug. Male patients or male patients who have female partners of childbearing age and potential who are not willing to use effective contraception during the study and at least until 90 days after last dose of study drug. Highly effective methods of birth control are defined as those which result in a low failure rate, i.e., less than 1% per year, when used consistently and correctly such as implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, some intra-uterine devices, sexual abstinence or vasectomized partner
* Pregnant or breast-feeding women