About this trial
This phase I trial studies the best dose and side effects of the VSV-hIFNβ-NIS vaccine with or without cyclophosphamide and combinations of ipilimumab, nivolumab, and cemiplimab in treating patients with multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia or lymphoma that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that does not respond to treatment (refractory). VSV-IFNβ-NIS is a modified version of the vesicular stomatitis virus (also called VSV). This virus can cause infection and when it does it typically infects pigs, cattle, or horses but not humans. The VSV used in this study has been altered by having two extra genes (pieces of DNA) added. The first gene makes a protein called NIS that is inserted into the VSV. NIS is normally found in the thyroid gland (a small gland in the neck) and helps the body concentrate iodine. Having this additional gene will make it possible to track where the virus goes in the body (which organs). The second addition is a gene for human interferon beta (β) or hIFNβ. Interferon is a natural anti-viral protein, intended to protect normal healthy cells from becoming infected with the virus. VSV is very sensitive to the effect of interferon. Many tumor cells have lost the capacity to either produce or respond to interferon. Thus, interferon production by tumor cells infected with VSV-IFNβ-NIS will protect normal cells but not the tumor cells. The VSV with these two extra pieces is referred to as VSV-IFNβ-NIS. Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It may also lower the body's immune response. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, nivolumab, and cemiplimab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving VSV-IFNβ-NIS with or without cyclophosphamide and combinations of ipilimumab, nivolumab, and cemiplimab may be safe and effective in treating patients with recurrent peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age >= 18 years
Groups A, B, C or D: Multiple myeloma (MM) previously treated with an immunomodulatory imide drug (IMID), a proteosome inhibitor, and an alkylating agent
All Groups except D: Relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) of the following histologies: peripheral T-cell lymphoma-NOS (PTCL-NOS); angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), anaplastic large cell (ALCL), and mycosis fungoides (MF). Patients should have failed standard therapy and in the case of PTCL-NOS, AITL, and ALCL either have failed or be ineligible for high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplant
Group B and C only: B-cell lymphoma (other than Burkitt's lymphoma), or histiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasms (HCN) at any stage
Disqualifiers
Availability of and patient acceptance of curative therapy
Uncontrolled infection
Active tuberculosis or hepatitis, or chronic hepatitis
Chemotherapy (IMIDs, alkylating agents, proteosome inhibitors) =< 2 weeks prior to registration
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Biopsy Procedure
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo tumor or lymph node biopsy
Biospecimen Collection
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo blood sample collection
Bone Marrow Biopsy
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo bone marrow biopsy
Computed Tomography
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo SPECT/CT
Cyclophosphamide
DrugGiven IV
Positron Emission Tomography
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo PET scan
Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-expressing Human Interferon Beta and Sodium-Iodide Symporter
Biological/VaccineGiven IV
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo SPECT/CT
Cemiplimab
Biological/VaccineGiven IV
Ruxolitinib
DrugGiven PO
Nivolumab
Biological/VaccineGiven IV
Multigated Acquisition Scan
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo MUGA scan
Echocardiography Test
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo echocardiography
Bone Marrow Aspiration
Procedure/SurgeryUndergo bone marrow aspiration
Treatment groups
7
Treatment groupsSee each treatment group below.
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Incidence of adverse events of grade 3 or higher
Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. The maximum grade for each type of adverse event will be recorded for each patient, and frequency tables will be reviewed to determine patterns (by cohort and overall). Additionally, the relationship of the adverse event(s) to the study treatment will be taken into consideration. The rate of grade 3 or higher non-hematologic adverse events, and the rate of grade 4 or higher adverse event (hematologic and non-hematologic) will be computed each with a 95% exact binomial confidence.
Secondary outcomes
Clinical response
The number of responses (complete response \[CR\], very good partial response, partial response \[PR\], or minimal response for multiple myeloma; CR, CR with incomplete recovery, cytogenetic complete response, PR for acute myeloid leukemia \[AML\]; CR or PR for T-cell lymphoma \[TCL\]) will be summarized by simple descriptive summary statistics.
Progression-free survival
The distribution of survival time will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier (overall, by dose level, and by disease type).
Overall survival
The distribution of survival time will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier (overall, by dose level, and by disease type).
Other outcomes
Biodistribution and kinetics of virus spread
Assessed by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) imaging. Descriptive statistics and scatterplots will form the basis of presentation of these variables. Correlations between the laboratory values and other outcome measures will be carried out by standard parametric and non-parametric tests (e.g., Pearson's and Spearman's rho). Will be correlated with tumor distribution.
NIS gene expression in tumor samples
Assessed by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) imaging. Descriptive statistics and scatterplots will form the basis of presentation of these variables. Correlations between the laboratory values and other outcome measures will be carried out by standard parametric and non-parametric tests (e.g., Pearson's and Spearman's rho). Will be correlated with tumor distribution.
Sponsors and contacts
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Mayo Clinic
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator