PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the overall response rate (ORR) of the combination of brentuximab vedotin
(BV) and lenalidomide in patients with relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
(CTCL)/peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To estimate the duration of response and 2 year progression-free survival (PFS) and
overall survival (OS) associated with the combination of brentuximab vedotin (BV) and
lenalidomide in patients with relapsed or refractory CTCL/PTCL.
II. To define the qualitative and quantitative toxicities of the combination of brentuximab
vedotin (BV) and lenalidomide in patients with relapsed or refractory CTCL/PTCL.
TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To correlate between the expression of CD30 in neoplastic cells by immunohistochemistry
(IHC) and overall response rate (ORR) of the combination of brentuximab vedotin (BV) and
lenalidomide in patients with relapsed or refractory CTCL/PTCL.
II. To determine T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell subset numbers, phenotype, and
functional status in relapsed or refractory (rel/ref) CTCL/PTCL patients, and whether the
combination of brentuximab vedotin and lenalidomide alters these parameters during therapy.
III. To determine changes in plasma cytokine levels and other biomarkers in this patient
population during therapy with the combination of brentuximab vedotin and lenalidomide.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive brentuximab vedotin intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and
lenalidomide orally (PO) once daily (QD) on day 1-21. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up
to 16 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Able to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form
- Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
- Biopsy-proven, measurable, stage IB-IVB relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma after 2 lines of skin-directed therapy or one prior line of systemic therapy
- (Note: extracorporeal photopheresis will be considered a systemic therapy for
this study)
- Patients with large cell transformation of cutaneous T cell lymphoma are eligible
- Patients with advanced stage non-mycosis fungoides (MF) CTCL are eligible including,
but not limited to, advanced stage lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) or primary cutaneous
anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL)
- Patients with systemic T cell lymphoma of any stage and any subtypes; patient must
have had at least one standard chemotherapy and measurable disease at the time of
enrollment; bidimensional measurable disease of at least 1.5 cm in the greatest
transverse diameter as documented by computed tomography (CT) or positron emission
tomography (PET)/CT
- Patients with systemic T cell lymphomas who relapsed after autologous transplant are
eligible
- Prior treatment with brentuximab vedotin is allowed provided the patient did not
progress on BV or within 30 days of last dose of BV; patients must be at least 3
months from the last dose of BV
- CD30 staining is to be performed on fresh biopsy or archival formalin-fixed
paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue however CD30 positivity is not required for
eligibility
- All cancer therapy, including radiation, topical steroid, and chemotherapy must have
been discontinued at least 1 week or 3 half-lives whichever is the longest prior to
treatment in this study; the only exceptions are participants who are symptomatic from
their skin lesions and have been on corticosteroids for prolonged periods of time (>
60 days) without change may continue use of either systemic steroids (equivalent to <
10 mg per day of prednisone) or topical steroids are eligible for this study if the
frequency and dosage steroids has not changed for 60 days prior to the study; these
participants should continue on the same dose of systemic/topical steroid throughout
the study period unless they achieve a complete response at which time steroids can be
discontinued; patients are allowed to continue any medications with known activity in
T cell lymphomas at the pre-enrollment doses for conditions other than T cell
lymphomas (ie, steroids for sarcoidosis), as long as there is evidence of T cell
lymphoma progression while patients were on these agents
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =< 2 at study entry
- Absolute neutrophil count >= 1000/mm^3
- Platelet count >= 50,000/mm^3
- Total bilirubin =< 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x
ULN
- AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) =< 5 x ULN in patients with documented hepatic involvement
by lymphoma
- Calculated creatinine clearance >= 60 ml/min (by the Cockcroft-Gault equation)
- Disease free of prior malignancies for >= 5 years with exception of currently treated
basal cell, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix or
breast; patients with early stage of prostate cancer under clinical surveillance
without therapy are eligible
- Negative serum pregnancy test at the time of enrollment for females of childbearing
potential
- Women of childbearing potential must follow pregnancy testing requirements as outlined
in the Revlimid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program material; this
is defined as either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or
begin TWO acceptable methods of contraception (one highly effective method and one
additional effective method (AT THE SAME TIME) at least 28 days prior to the start of
lenalidomide, for the duration of study participation, and for 28 days following the
last doses of brentuximab vedotin and lenalidomide; women of childbearing potential
must also agree to ongoing pregnancy testing; men must agree to use a latex condom
during sexual contact with a woman of childbearing potential even if they have had a
successful vasectomy; all patients must be counseled at a minimum of every 28 days
about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure; should a woman become
pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she must inform
her treating physician immediately
- All study participants must be registered into the mandatory Revlimid REMS program and
be willing to comply with its requirements; per standard Revlimid REMS program
requirements, all physicians who prescribe lenalidomide for research subjects enrolled
into this trial, must be registered in, and must comply with, all requirements of the
Revlimid REMS program
- Life expectancy > 30 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active central nervous system (CNS) involvement with lymphoma are not
eligible
- Patients with pre-existing grade >= 3 peripheral neuropathy
- Patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or are not eligible
- Patients who had solid organ transplants are not eligible
- Evidence of active hepatitis B infection, based on positive surface antigen or
hepatitis B deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or active
hepatitis C infection; patients who are hepatitis B core antibody positive must take
prophylaxis with lamivudine or equivalent and be willing to undergo monthly hepatitis
B DNA PCR testing
- Present or history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant is not permitted
- Unable to swallow capsules or malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting
gastrointestinal function, or resection of the stomach or small bowel or ulcerative
colitis, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, or partial or complete bowel
obstruction likely to interfere with the delivery, absorption, or metabolism of
lenalidomide
- Patients may take steroids for disease control up to 24 hours prior to study
enrollment; topical steroids are allowed for CTCL patients as described in inclusion
criteria above
- Any illness, medical condition or organ system dysfunction which, in the
investigator?s opinion, could compromise the subject?s safety, interfere with the
absorption or metabolism of lenalidomide, or put the study outcomes at undue risk
- A cardiovascular disability status of New York Heart Association class >= 2
- History of severe allergic reactions to humanized monoclonal antibodies
- History of other malignancy that could affect compliance with the protocol or
interpretation of results; patients with a history of curatively treated basal or
squamous cell carcinoma or stage 1 melanoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the
cervix are eligible; individuals in documented remission without treatment for 2 years
prior to enrollment may be included at the discretion of the investigator; patients
with early stage of prostate cancer under clinical surveillance without therapy are
eligible
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or analogs
- Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection
(excluding fungal infections of nail beds) at study enrollment, or any major episode
of infection requiring treatment with IV antibiotics or hospitalization (relating to
the completion of the course of antibiotics) within 4 weeks prior study therapy
- Clinically significant history of liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis,
current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis
- Receipt of live-virus vaccines within 28 days prior to the initiation of study
treatment or need for live-virus vaccines at any time during study treatment
- Recent major surgery (within 6 weeks prior to the start of study treatment) other than
for diagnosis
- Receiving immunosuppressive therapy
- Refractory to prior therapy with brentuximab vedotin (evidence of progression within
30 days of the last dose)
- Prior therapy with lenalidomide
- Pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study