INCLUSION
1. Participants ≥18 years of age or legal age of consent per local regulations (whichever
is greater).
2. Voluntary written consent must be given before performance of any study-related
procedure not part of standard medical care, with the understanding that consent may
be withdrawn by the participant at any time without prejudice to future medical care.
3. ECOG status (Appendix A) of ≤2 and able to tolerate all applicable treatments per
investigator's evaluation and standard institutional criteria.
4. Both transplant eligible and ineligible myeloma patients can be included in this
study. If applicable, participant should be able to tolerate all treatments per
investigator's evaluation, including high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell
transplant (ASCT) based on standard criteria at the institution where this treatment
will be administered.
5. Participant must have a diagnosis of active MM according to International Myeloma
Working Group (IMWG) diagnostic criteria.
6. Participant must also have measurable disease per protocol.
7. Participant agrees to refrain from blood donations during therapy on study and for 12
weeks after therapy is completed.
8. Participant must be registered in and must comply with all requirements of REMSTM
program for lenalidomide.
9. Female participant who:
- Is post-menopausal for at least one year prior to study enrollment, OR
- Is surgically sterile, OR
- If of childbearing potential, must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test
within 10-14 days prior to and again within 24 hours of starting lenalidomide.
They must also be willing to use TWO effective forms of contraception
simultaneously from the time of signing the study consent until 90 days following
the administration of the last dose of study medication, OR
- Agree to practice true abstinence if that is aligned with their lifestyle, which
does not include periodic abstinence or withdrawal.
10. Male participant, even if surgically sterilized, must agree to one of the following:
- Agree to practice effective barrier contraception during the entire study
treatment period and through 90 days after the last dose of study drug, OR
- Agree to practice true abstinence if that is aligned with their lifestyle, which
does not include periodic abstinence or withdrawal.
EXCLUSION:
1. Diagnoses of smoldering MM (SMM), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
(MGUS), non-secretory MM, plasma cell leukemia, AL amyloidosis, Waldenstrom's.
macroglobulinemia, POEMS syndrome. History of SMM and/or MGUS is not excluded.
2. Known disease involvement of the CNS.
3. History of prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant of any type.
4. Received more than one cycle of anti-myeloma therapy prior to enrollment. Up to one
cycle of myeloma therapy is allowed. Concomitant treatment is allowed with low-dose
corticosteroids and bisphosphonates. The dose of corticosteroids for myeloma treatment
should not exceed the equivalent of 160 mg of dexamethasone over a two-week period
before initiation of protocol. Prednisone up to but no more than 10 mg po daily or its
equivalent is allowed, for symptom management and comorbid conditions.
5. Significant renal insufficiency, defined as creatinine clearance <30ml/min per
Cockcroft-Gault formula.
6. Hepatic impairment, defined as bilirubin >1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal
(ULN) or AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), or alkaline phosphatase > 3x institutional ULN.
7. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1000 cells/mm3 within 14 days of enrollment. Growth
factor may not be used to meet ANC eligibility criteria.
8. Hemoglobin (Hgb) < 8g/dL within 14 days of enrollment. Transfusion may not be used to
meet Hgb eligibility criteria.
9. Platelet count < 75,000 cells/mm3 within 14 days of enrollment. Transfusion may not be
used to meet platelet eligibility criteria.
10. Any condition, including laboratory abnormalities, that in the opinion of the
investigator places the subject at unacceptable risk if subject were to participate in
the study.
11. Major surgery ≤ 4 weeks prior to starting study drug or who have not recovered from
complications of the surgery.
12. Clinically significant peripheral neuropathy not well controlled with treatment,
defined as ≥grade 2 on clinical examination.
13. Symptomatic uncontrolled cardiac disease including congestive heart failure with New
York Heart Association class III-IV symptoms, arrhythmia, unstable angina or
myocardial infarction within the past six months, or any other uncontrolled or severe
cardiovascular condition.
14. Known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a forced expiratory volume in
1 second (FEV1) <50% of predicted normal.
15. Clinically uncontrolled asthma of any classification or known moderate or severe
persistent asthma within the past two years (see asthma guidelines.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/asthma_qrg.pdf).
16. Serious intercurrent illness including but not limited to clinically relevant
cerebrovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis, pulmonary disease.
17. Active autoimmune process or other disease requiring systemic immunosuppressive,
monoclonal antibody, small molecule, or radiation therapy.
18. Participant is:
- Seropositive for HIV
- Seropositive for Hepatitis B (defined by a positive test for hepatitis B surface
antigen [HBsAg]
- Subjects with resolved infection (i.e., subjects who are HBsAg negative but
positive for antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen [anti-HBc] and/or antibodies
to hepatitis B surface antigen [anti-HBs]) must be screened using real-time
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) measurement of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA
levels. Those who are PCR positive will be excluded.
- Participants with serologic findings suggestive of HBV vaccination (anti-HBs
positivity as the only serologic marker) AND a known history of prior HBV
vaccination, do not need to be tested for HBV DNA by PCR.
- Seropositive for Hepatitis C (except in the setting of a sustained virologic
response [SVR], defined as aviremia at least 12 weeks after completion of
antiviral therapy).
19. History of additional active malignancy in the past five years (not including squamous
cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer). However,
malignancy treated with curative intent with <5% chance of disease relapse /
recurrence in the next two years is allowed.
20. Known drug allergy or intolerance to study medications (including steroids) or
appropriate prophylactic medications (e.g. acyclovir, aspirin, warfarin or
low-molecular weight heparin).
21. Women with a positive pregnancy test during the screening period prior to study
initiation or who are lactating.
22. Participation in other clinical trials, including those with other investigational
agents not included in this trial, within 30 days of the start of this trial and
throughout the duration of this trial.
23. Any significant history of non-compliance to medical regimens or unwilling or unable
to comply with the instructions given.
