AMD3100 (Plerixafor) With G-CSF in Poor Mobilizing Adult Patients Who Previously Failed Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Collection/Attempts

This is a Phase 2, multicenter, prospective, open-label study. Once 70 patients have enrolled, subsequent patients enrolled should have a diagnosis of lymphoma. Patients who would benefit from an autologous stem cell transplant, who have failed previous collections or collection attempts with a mobilization regimen of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) alone, chemotherapy and G-CSF, or any other conventional therapy including cytokines, chemotherapy and cytokines and bone marrow harvests, and who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria are eligible to receive plerixafor as outlined in this protocol. The only change to standard of care of a mobilization regimen that includes G-CSF is the addition of a dose of plerixafor on the evening prior to each day of apheresis.

Patients will undergo mobilization with G-CSF (10 µg/kg) for 4 days. On Day 4, plerixafor (240 µg/kg) will be administered in the evening prior to the first apheresis and each subsequent evening prior to apheresis thereafter, such that there is a 10 to 11 hour interval between dosing and the initiation of apheresis. Patients will continue to receive G-CSF on each day of apheresis. Patients will undergo a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 aphereses or until ≥2*10^6 CD34+ cells/kg are collected, whichever occurs first. In addition, the mobilization of NHL tumor cells and the pharmacokinetics of repeat doses of plerixafor will be examined.

After the last apheresis has been completed, or after the patient has collected ≥2*10^6 CD34+ cells/kg, he/she will be treated with high-dose chemotherapy in preparation for transplantation. Patients will be transplanted with cells obtained from the G-CSF with plerixafor mobilization regimen. In the event that the minimum number of ≥2*10^6 cells for transplantation are not obtained from the first mobilization with plerixafor, cells may be retained and pooled for transplantation with those from a second mobilization with plerixafor (or from prior mobilization with other agents), at the investigator's discretion. If a second mobilization with plerixafor is attempted, a minimum rest interval of one week should be allowed between the last apheresis of the first regimen and the first dose of G-CSF of the second. The number of CD34+ cells mobilized in the peripheral blood (PB), collected in the apheresis product, and the number of apheresis sessions performed will be measured. Success of the transplantation will be evaluated by the time to engraftment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and platelets (PLT). Participants will be assessed for durability of their transplant for 12 months after transplantation.

This study was previously posted by AnorMED, Inc. In November 2006, AnorMED, Inc. was acquired by Genzyme Corporation. Genzyme Corporation is the sponsor of the trial.

Inclusion criteria

• Eligible to undergo autologous transplantation
• Has failed previous collections or collection attempts with a mobilization regimen of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), chemotherapy and G-CSF or any other conventional therapy including cytokines, chemotherapy and cytokines or bone marrow harvest.
• Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
• ≥3 weeks since last cycle of chemotherapy (thalidomide, dexamethasone, and Velcade™ are not considered prior chemotherapy for the purpose of this study) NOTE: Although thalidomide, dexamethasone, and Velcade™ are not considered prior chemotherapy for the purpose of this study, none are to be administered within 7 days prior to the first dose of G-CSF (see Exclusion Criteria).
• The patient has recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy
• White blood cell count (WBC) >2.5*10^9/L
• Absolute neutrophil count >1.5*10^9/L
• Platelet count >85*10^9/L
• Serum creatinine ≤1.5 mg/dl
• Creatinine clearance >60 ml/min
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) and total bilirubin <2x upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Left ventricle ejection fraction >45% (by normal echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) scan)
• Forced expiratory volume in one minute (FEV1) >60% of predicted or diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≥45% of predicted
• No active infection of hepatitis B or C
• Negative for HIV
• Signed informed consent
• Women of child-bearing potential agree to use an approved form of contraception

Exclusion criteria

• Once 70 patients have enrolled, patients with diagnoses other than lymphoma are not eligible (eg, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or multiple myeloma).
• A co-morbid condition which, in the view of the investigators, renders the patient at high risk from treatment complications
• A residual acute medical condition resulting from prior chemotherapy
• Received Neupogen™, thalidomide, dexamethasone, and/or Velcade™ within 7 days prior to the first dose of G-CSF
• Brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis
• Acute infection
• Fever (temperature >38°C/100.4°F)
• Hypercalcaemia (>1 mg/dL above the ULN)
• Positive pregnancy test in female patients
• Lactating females
• Patients of child-bearing potential unwilling to implement adequate birth control
• Patients whose actual body weight exceeds 175% of their ideal body weight
• Patients who previously received experimental therapy within 4 weeks of enrolling in this protocol or who are currently enrolled in another experimental protocol during the Mobilization phase