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NCT Number: NCT03361748

Efficacy and Safety Study of bb2121 in Subjects With Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

This is an open label, single-arm, multicenter, Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bb2121 in subjects with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. A leukapheresis procedure will be performed to manufacture bb2121 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) modified T cells. Prior to bb2121 infusion subjects will receive lymphodepleting therapy with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

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About this study

Anti-myeloma bridging treatment is allowed for disease control while bb2121 is being manufactured.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Eligibility is determined prior to leukapheresis. Subjects must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in the study:

  • Subject is ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF).
  • Documented diagnosis of multiple myeloma
  • Must have received at least 3 prior MM treatment regimens. Note: induction with or without hematopoietic stem cell transplant and with or without maintenance therapy is considered a single regimen.
  • Must have undergone at least 2 consecutive cycles of treatment for each regimen, unless PD was the best response to the regimen.
  • Must have received a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent and an anti-CD38 antibody.
  • Must be refractory to the last treatment regimen.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
  • Subjects must have measurable disease, including at least one of the criteria below:
  • Serum M-protein greater or equal to 1.0 g/dL
  • Urine M-protein greater or equal to 200 mg/24 h
  • Serum free light chain (FLC) assay: involved FLC level greater or equal to 10 mg/dL (100 mg/L) provided serum FLC ratio is abnormal
  • Recovery to Grade 1 or baseline of any non-hematologic toxicities due to prior treatments, excluding alopecia and Grade 2 neuropathy.

Exclusion criteria

The presence of any of the following will exclude a subject from enrollment:

  • Subjects with known central nervous system involvement with myeloma.
  • History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology.
  • Subjects with active or history of plasma cell leukemia.
  • Subjects with solitary plasmacytomas or non-secretory myeloma without other evidence of measurable disease
  • Inadequate organ function
  • Ongoing treatment with chronic immunosuppressants
  • Previous history of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or treatment with any gene therapy-based therapeutic for cancer or investigational cellular therapy for cancer or BCMA targeted therapy
  • Evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • Seropositive for and with evidence of active viral infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  • Seropositive for and with evidence of active viral infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
  • Subjects with a history of class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF) or severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, history of stroke, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or ventricular arrhythmia within the previous 6 months.
  • Subjects with second malignancies in addition to myeloma if the second malignancy has required therapy in the last 3 years or is not in complete remission
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Subject with known hypersensitivity to any component of bb2121 productThe presence of any of the following will exclude a subject from enrollment:
  • Subjects with known central nervous system involvement with myeloma. 2. History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology.
  • Subjects with active or history of plasma cell leukemia. 4. Subjects with solitary plasmacytomas or non-secretory myeloma without other evidence of measurable disease 5. Inadequate organ function 6. Ongoing treatment with chronic immunosuppressants 7. Previous history of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or treatment with any gene therapy-based therapeutic for cancer or investigational cellular therapy for cancer or BCMA targeted therapy 8. Evidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. 9. Seropositive for and with evidence of active viral infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) 10. Subjects with a history of class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF) or severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, history of stroke, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or ventricular arrhythmia within the previous 6 months. 11. Subjects with second malignancies in addition to myeloma if the second malignancy has required therapy in the last 3 years or is not in complete remission 12. Pregnant or lactating women. 13 Subject with known hypersensitivity to any component of bb2121 product, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, or tocilizumab.

Treatment and study plan

bb2121

Biological

: bb2121 consists of autologous T lymphocytes transduced with an anti-BCMA02 CAR lentiviral vector to express a chimeric antigen receptor targeting the human B cell maturation antigen (anti-BCMA CAR).

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate

    Time frame: From first dose to 24 Months

    Number of participants who achieved partial response (PR) or better according to IMWG Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma as assessed by an independent response committee (IRC).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete Response Rate

    Time frame: From first dose to 24 Months

    Percentage of participants who achieved CR or sCR according to IMWG Uniform Response Criteria for Multiple Myeloma as assessed by an IRC.

  2. Time to Response

    Time frame: From first dose to initial response (approximately on average 1.2 months, max of 8.8 months)

    Time from first bb2121 infusion to first documentation of response of PR or better.

  3. Duration of Response

    Time frame: From first dose to 24 months after first dose

    Time from first documentation of response or PR or better to first documentation of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

  4. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: From first dose to 24 months after first dose

    Time from first bb2121 infusion to first documentation of progressive disease (PD), or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

  5. Time to Progression (TTP)

    Time frame: From first dose to 24 months after first dose

    Time from first bb2121 infusion to first documentation of progressive disease (PD), or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

  6. Overall Survival

    Time frame: From screening to the end of follow up (approximately 5 years and 2 months)

    Time from first bb2121 infusion to time of death due to any cause.

  7. Number of Participants With Safety Related Events

    Time frame: From screening to the end of follow up (approximately 5 years and 2 months)

    Number of participants with adverse events (AEs), adverse events of special interest (AESI), serious adverse events (SAEs), cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity, infection and clinically signifcant laboratory abnormalities.

  8. Cmax

    Time frame: From first dose to the end of follow up (Approximately 5 years)

    Cmax is defined as the maximum transgene level at Tmax

    Tmax: The time of maximum observed transgene level, obtained directly from the observed transgene level - time.

  9. AUC 0-9M

    Time frame: at 9 months post first dose (Approximtately 9 Months)

    The AUC of the transgene level from the time of dosing to 9 months

  10. Tmax

    Time frame: From first dose to the end of follow up (Approximately 5 years)

    Tmax: The time of maximum observed transgene level, obtained directly from the observed transgene level - time.

  11. Number of Participants With Anti-CAR-Antibodies

    Time frame: From first dose to the end of follow up (Approximately 5 years)

    Number of Participants with Anti-CAR-Antibodies.

    Pre-postive is defined by last value before or on bb2121 infusion date is positive Post-positve is defined by at least one positive value post bb2121 infusion.

  12. Percentage of Participants Who Achieved >= VGPR and MRD Negative Status

    Time frame: From screening to the end of follow up (Approximately 5 years and 2 months)

    Percentage of participants who achieved ≥ VGPR and MRD negative status at a sensitivity of 10-⁵ at any time point within 3 months prior to achieving at least VGPR until the time of PD/death.

    MRD in the bone marrow will be measured using both next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques measuring immunoglobulin gene rearrangements of the malignant clone.

    MRD will be reported with a sensitivity of 10-⁴, 10-⁵, and 10-⁶ nucleated cells. The primary analysis for MRD negative response will use the sensitivity of 10-⁵.

    MRD = Minimal Residual Disease PD = Progressive Disease VGPR = Very good partial response.

  13. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30 - Fatigue.

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    Mean change from baseline on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30)

    The QLQ-C30 employs a week recall period for all items. All items will be scored from 0 to 100. The average of the scores will represent the symptoms score. A high score for a symptom scale/item represents a high level of symptomatic problem.

  14. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30 - Pain

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    Mean change from baseline on the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30)

    The QLQ-C30 employs a week recall period for all items. All items will be scored from 0 to 100. The average of the scores will represent the symptoms score. A high score for a symptom scale/item represents a high level of symptomatic problem.

  15. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30 - Physical Functioning

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    The QLQ-C30 employs a week recall period for all items. All items will be scored from 0 to 100 and an average will be taken. This average is the overall score. A higher scale score represents a higher level of well-being and better ability of daily functioning. Thus, a high score for a functional scale represents a high/healthy level of functioning.

  16. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30 - Cognitive Functioning

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    The QLQ-C30 employs a week recall period for all items. All items will be scored from 0 to 100 and an average will be taken. This average is the overall score. A higher scale score represents a higher level of well-being and better ability of daily functioning. Thus, a high score for a functional scale represents a high/healthy level of functioning.

  17. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30 - Global Heath/QoL

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    Mean change from baseline on the EORTC QLQ-C30

    The EORTC QLQ-C30 is a 30-item scale composed of both multi-item scales and single-item measures. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A higher scale score represents a higher level of well-being and better ability of daily functioning. Thus, a high score for a functional scale represents a high/healthy level of functioning; a high score for the global health status/HRQoL represents a high HRQoL.

  18. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-MY20 - Disease Symptoms

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    Mean change from baseline on the EORTC QLQ-MY20

    The EORTC has developed a myeloma module referred to as QLQ- MY20, to be administered alongside the core QLQ-C30. The QLQ-MY20 is a 20-item myeloma module intended for use among patients varying in disease stage and treatment modality.

    All items will be scored from 0 to 100. The average of the scores will represent the symptoms score. A high score for a symptom scale/item represents a high level of symptomatic problem.

  19. Mean Change From Baseline on the EORTC QLQ-MY20 - Side Effects

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    Mean change from baseline on the EORTC QLQ-MY20

    The EORTC has developed a myeloma module referred to as QLQ- MY20, to be administered alongside the core QLQ-C30. The QLQ-MY20 is a 20-item myeloma module intended for use among patients varying in disease stage and treatment modality.

    All items will be scored from 0 to 100. The average of the scores will represent the symptoms score. A high score for a symptom scale/item represents a high level of symptomatic problem.

  20. Mean Change From Baseline on the EQ-5D-5L Index

    Time frame: At Day 1 and at specific time points up to month 24

    The European Quality of Life 5D-5L Scale (EQ-5D-5L) assesses general health-related quality of life. Health is defined in 5 dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, and extreme problems. Responses are coded so that a '1' indicates no problem, and '5' indicates the most serious problem. The responses for the 5 dimensions are combined in a 5-digit number. The EQ-5D-5L health utility index (HUI) is assessed using the Crosswalk algorithm for France based on the individual responses to the 5 EQ-5D-5L domains ranging from -0.530 to 1.000. The smallest change considered clinically meaningful, is defined as a score difference of 0.08 points.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Celgene

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2, Multicenter Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of bb2121 in Subjects With Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Acronym: KarMMa

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 5, 2017
Registry last updated
May 23, 2025

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