Geriatric Assessment Guided Interventions to Accelerate Functional Recovery After CAR-T Therapy for Patients 60 Years and Older With B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Multiple Myeloma, GOCART Study

Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Geriatric (G) Assessment Guided Optimization (O) to Accelerate Functional Recovery After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy for Patients 60 Years and Older With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Multiple Myeloma (GOCART)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06052826
• Other study ID #: 22422
• Secondary ID: NCI-2023-0435922
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: June 23, 2023
• Est. completion date: October 5, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: City of Hope Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This clinical trial compares the effectiveness of geriatric assessment (GA) guided interventions to accelerate functional recovery after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy compared to standard of care (SOC) in patients 60 years and older with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) or multiple myeloma (MM). A large number of patients diagnosed with cancer are over the age of 60, yet most cancer treatments are developed for younger patients. Therefore, older patients may be less likely to be offered stronger treatments, such as CAR-T therapy, due to possible side effects. Geriatric assessment is a multi-dimensional health assessment tool combining patient reported and objective measures covering physical function, mental processes (cognitive), and nutrition. Pre-treatment assessments may identify weaknesses in older adults and may guide interventions for physical therapy, cognitive changes and nutrition to decrease CAR-T therapy side effects and improve care in older adults with NHL or MM.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Evaluate the effects of a GA-informed multi-disciplinary intervention in attenuating physical function decline among older patients receiving CAR-T therapy at day +30 post-CAR-T infusion. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine success in coordinating trimodality optimization before lymphodepletion. II. Compare rates of geriatric syndromes of frailty, cognitive impairment and malnourishment in SOC and GA-intervention cohorts at 30 days post-CAR-T infusion. III. Evaluate rates and duration of CAR-T related neurotoxicity in SOC and GA-intervention groups. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES: I. Quantify trimodality optimization intensity throughout treatment course. II. Compare longitudinal trajectory of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), frailty, cognitive impairment and malnourishment between the two arms, at day +100 post-CAR-T infusion. III. Evaluate quality of life trajectories using the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health Scale at baseline and days +30 and +100 in both cohorts. IV. Incidence of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions by day 100. V. Overall survival, response rate and progression-free survival through one year. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients undergo GA before lymphodepleting chemotherapy and recommendations based on assessment results communicated to treating physicians. Patients receive physical therapy (PT) and delirium prevention education prior to lymphodepletion, at least once before CAR-T therapy, at least 2 times a week while inpatient, and at least once every other week outpatient up to day 30. Additionally, patients receive personalized nutritional guidance from a registered dietician prior to lymphodepletion, prior to CAR-T therapy and at least once a week up to day 30. ARM II: Patients undergo GA and receive standard of care throughout study. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at day 100 and then up to 1 year.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 164
• Est. completion date: October 5, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: October 5, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to provide informed consent
• Patient's physician must agree for patient participation. A physician may elect to provide blanket agreement for participation of any eligible CAR-T patient under their care
• Ability to read English, or Spanish. Other languages will be acceptable with site principal investigator (PI) agreement if surveys are available and language does not preclude completing study procedures
• Age: >= 60 years at the time of enrollment
• Scheduled to receive an Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved CAR-T for treatment of multiple myeloma or B-cell non- Hodgkin lymphoma
• Willing and able to complete study requirements
• Patients expect to be able to participate at least once before lymphodepletion with trimodality optimization visits

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior CAR-T therapy
• Any condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures
• Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Lymphoma
• Lymphoma, B-Cell
• Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
• Multiple Myeloma
• Neoplasms, Plasma Cell

Intervention

Other:
• Best Practice
Undergo standard of care
• Cognitive Intervention
Receive delirium prevention education
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Undergo geriatric assessment
• Nutritional Intervention
Undergo nutritional optimization

Procedure:
• Physical Therapy
Undergo physical function optimization

Other:
• Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	City of Hope Medical Center	Duarte	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
City of Hope Medical Center	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)	T-test will be used to compare SPPB changes score between two arms at 30 days after CAR-T infusion.	From baseline to day 30 after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) infusion
Secondary	Successful in coordinating initial optimization	A physical or virtual visit will be tabulated separately for functional optimization, delirium prevention and nutrition. Adherence will be deemed to have been met if >=70% or more comlete tri-modality optimization before lymphodepletion in the modified intent to treat population.	From enrollment to start of lymphodepletion
Secondary	Frailty progression	Frailty progression will be defined as a score of 3 or more at T2 if T1 not frail (<3); if frail at T1 (score 3-5), any worsening of the score; a score of 5 at day 30 if baseline score already at the maximum frailty of 5.	At 30 days post CAR-T infusion
Secondary	Cognitive impairment	Assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Cognitive impairment defined as MoCA score of < 23 or unable to complete the MoCA due to cognitive impairment. The proportion of patients with cognitive impairment at day 30, irrespective of baseline cognition, will be compared between the two arms using Chi-square test.	At 30 days post CAR-T infusion
Secondary	Weight loss	Malnourishment will be measured using weight loss and dichotomized as > 5% weight loss from baseline to day +30. The proportion of patients with over 5% weight loss from T1 to T2 will be compared between the two arms using Chi-square test.	Up to 30 days post CAR-T infusion
Secondary	CAR-T associated neurotoxicity	Assessed using American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy consensus grading for cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). The time to neurotoxicity (days), the maximum grade (1-4) and the duration of neurotoxicity (days) will be recorded. The cumulative incidence of ICANS (percentages) will be compared between arms as well as the maximum grade (1-4), and duration of neurotoxicity (days).	Up to day 100