Pomalidomide in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Transfusion-Dependent Vascular Ectasia: a Phase I Study

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase I Single Arm Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Pomalidomide in Patients With Bleeding Due to Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Refractory Angiodysplasia

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate patients > 18 years of age with transfusion-dependent gastrointestinal bleeding due to documented gastrointestinal vascular ectasia with or without concurrent hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). This study will focus on documented bleeding sites in the small bowel, including the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Eligible patients will have endoscopically-documented sites of vascular ectasia and will have required at least 4 units of blood transfusion or episodes of intravenous iron administration over the preceding four months.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a single-arm, open-label study that will investigate the efficacy and safety profile of pomalidomide in patients with genetically-documented Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (defined by characteristic mutations in Eng, Alk-1 or Smad-4) or idiopathic vascular ectasia with no documented mutations, leading to refractory bleeding of the small bowel. This study will be limited to patients with documented bleeding from the small bowel, including the duodenum, jejunum or ileum. Eligible patients will be dependent on transfusion or intravenous iron therapy (requiring at least 4 units of blood transfusion or 4 iron infusions over the preceding 4 months) and will have endoscopically-confirmed areas of vascular ecstasia. Therapy for all eligible patients will be initiated with a 1 mg daily dose of pomalidomide. The principal investigator will determine whether intrapatient dose escalation is indicated based on the response of the patient's bleeding during the first 30 days of therapy. If dose escalation is indicated, pomalidomide will be increased at the investigator's discretion to a maximal dose of 5 mg/day. Cessation of GI bleeding will be defined as maintenance of stable hemoglobin without blood transfusion or intravenous iron therapy over a 4 week period. Once GI bleeding has ceased, patients will be maintained at a stable pomalidomide dose for an additional 4 months, and the dose then tapered by 1 mg per month, or until bleeding recurs. Patients will be followed for a total of six months post-therapy to determine whether the response is maintained. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
• Idiopathic Vascular Ectasia
• Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
• Telangiectasis

• NCT number: NCT02287558
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: The Cleveland Clinic
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: January 27, 2015
• Completion date: June 1, 2019