Phase I Study of Perifosine + Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for Patients With Multiple Myeloma

This is a phase I study of perifosine in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. All patients will receive lenalidomide daily for days 1 to 21 of each 28 day cycle. Perifosine will be given daily qhs with food. Dexamethasone will be given on days 1-4, 9-12 and 17-20 for 4 cycles. After 4 cycles dexamethasone will be given only on days 1-4. Four dose levels will be studied:

• Perifosine 50 mg, lenalidomide 15 mg and dexamethasone 20 mg
• Perifosine 50 mg, lenalidomide 25 mg and dexamethasone 20 mg
• Perifosine 100 mg, lenalidomide 15 mg and dexamethasone 20 mg
• Perifosine 100 mg, lenalidomide 25 mg and dexamethasone 20 mg

Six patients will be enrolled at each dose level until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is reached. Six additional patients will be treated at the MTD.

Inclusion criteria

• Subject was previously diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on standard diagnostic criteria, as follows.
• Major criteria:

• Plasmacytomas on tissue biopsy.
• Bone marrow plasmacytosis (> 30% plasma cells).
• Monoclonal immunoglobulin spike on serum electrophoresis immunoglobulin G (IgG) >3.5 g/dL or immunoglobulin A (IgA) > 2.0 g/dL; kappa or lambda light chain excretion > 1 g/day on 24 hour urine protein electrophoresis.
• Patients must have relapsed or refractory disease (refractory is defined as progression during treatment or within 60 days after the completion of treatment) requiring 2nd or 3rd line therapy
• Patients refractory to a combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone will not be eligible. Patients may have received lenalidomide and/or dexamethasone

Exclusion criteria

• Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine levels > 3 mg/dL)..
• History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to perifosine (miltefosine or edelfosine).
• Known hypersensitivity to thalidomide