Aprepitant- and Olanzapine- Containing Anti-emetic Regimens With High Dose Melphalan

Nausea Clinical Trial

Official title:

Aprepitant- and Olanzapine- Containing Regimens for Prevention of Acute and Delayed Nausea and Vomiting Associated With High Dose Melphalan and BEAM in Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02939287
• Other study ID #: 14102001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: September 23, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Rush University Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to help answer the following research question:

• Whether administration of an aprepitant containing regimen, an olanzapine containing regimen or regimen containing both will prevent nausea and vomiting better for patients undergoing an autologous stem cell transplant with melphalan chemotherapy. Both of these medications are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nausea and vomiting.

• Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the 3 treatment groups:

• Arm A: aprepitant containing anti-emetic therapy

• Arm B: olanzapine containing anti-emetic therapy

• Arm C: Aprepitant plus olanzapine containing anti-emetic therapy

Description:

This is a multi-center, randomized, non-inferiority phase 3 study conducted to determine an appropriate anti-emetic regimen for patients receiving melphalan for an autologous stem cell transplant (SCT). Candidates for this trial will include patients aged 18-80 years with hematologic malignancies receiving high dose melphalan as part of a conditioning regimen for an autologous stem cell transplant. Patients will be enrolled in 3 arms. Patients in Arm A will receive an aprepitant containing anti-emetic regimen. Patients in Arm B will receive an olanzapine containing anti-emetic regimen. Patients in Arm C will receive an aprepitant plus olanzapine containing anti-emetic regimen. Patients must be able to tolerate oral medications.

Patients will be carefully monitored for rates of emesis, nausea, and mucositis. Any adverse events will be recorded. Impact on quality of life will also be assessed. A total of 184 patients will be accrued to each arm. It is anticipated that the accrual period will last approximately 2-3 years. The primary endpoint of this study is a complete response, defined as no emesis and no rescue therapy within 120 hours of melphalan administration.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 52
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Autologous transplant containing high dose melphalan as part of the conditioning regimen (single or 2 day melphalan; BEAM [carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan])

• able to tolerate oral medications

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nausea/vomiting within 12 hours before planned high dose conditioning chemotherapy

• Any anti-emetic treatment within 24 hours before planned high dose conditioning chemotherapy

• Pregnancy

• Baseline corrected QT interval (QTc) > 500 ms

• History of seizures

• History of central nervous system (CNS) disease

• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nausea
• Vomiting

Intervention

Drug:
• o Aprepitant 125 mg orally one hour prior to chemotherapy on Day -1 and 80 mg orally on Days 0 and +1
Add aprepitant to anti-emetic regimen
• Olanzapine10 mg orally daily on Days -1,0,+1 and +2
add olanzapine to anti-emetic regimen
• Aprepitant plus Olanzapine
add aprepitant and olanzapine to anti-emetic regimen

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rush University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (14)

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Giralt SA, Mangan KF, Maziarz RT, Bubalo JS, Beveridge R, Hurd DD, Mendoza FL, Rubenstein EB, DeGroot TJ, Schuster MW. Three palonosetron regimens to prevent CINV in myeloma patients receiving multiple-day high-dose melphalan and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Ann Oncol. 2011 Apr;22(4):939-946. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq457. Epub 2010 Oct 8. — View Citation

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Martin AR, Pearson JD, Cai B, Elmer M, Horgan K, Lindley C. Assessing the impact of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting on patients' daily lives: a modified version of the Functional Living Index-Emesis (FLIE) with 5-day recall. Support Care Cancer. 2003 Aug;11(8):522-7. doi: 10.1007/s00520-003-0482-4. Epub 2003 Jun 25. — View Citation

Navari RM, Gray SE, Kerr AC. Olanzapine versus aprepitant for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a randomized phase III trial. J Support Oncol. 2011 Sep-Oct;9(5):188-95. doi: 10.1016/j.suponc.2011.05.002. Epub 2011 Sep 24. — View Citation

Pielichowski W, Barzal J, Gawronski K, Mlot B, Oborska S, Wasko-Grabowska A, Rzepecki P. A triple-drug combination to prevent nausea and vomiting following BEAM chemotherapy before autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2011 Oct;43(8):3107-10. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.08.010. — View Citation

Schmitt T, Goldschmidt H, Neben K, Freiberger A, Husing J, Gronkowski M, Thalheimer M, Pelzl le H, Mikus G, Burhenne J, Ho AD, Egerer G. Aprepitant, granisetron, and dexamethasone for prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting after high-dose melphalan in autologous transplantation for multiple myeloma: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trial. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 20;32(30):3413-20. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.55.0095. Epub 2014 Sep 15. — View Citation

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Stiff PJ, Fox-Geiman MP, Kiley K, Rychlik K, Parthasarathy M, Fletcher-Gonzalez D, Porter N, Go A, Smith SE, Rodriguez TE. Prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with stem cell transplant: results of a prospective, randomized trial of aprepitant used with highly emetogenic preparative regimens. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Jan;19(1):49-55.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.07.019. Epub 2012 Aug 1. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Complete Response (CR)	no emesis and no rescue anti-emetic therapy	within 120 hours following melphalan administration; no emesis and no rescue therapy within 120 hours of melphalan administration (within 120 hours following last day of melphalan administration at baseline)
Secondary	Acute Complete Response	no emesis or rescue therapy; Acute complete response defined as no emesis or rescue therapy required from time point of 0 to 24 hours following melphalan therapy administration	0 (transplant time) to 24 hours post-transplant
Secondary	Delayed Complete Response	no emesis or rescue therapy administered; Delayed complete response defined as no emesis or rescue therapy required from time point of 25 hours to 120 hours following melphalan therapy administration	25-120 hours post-transplant

External Links

•   Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer (MASCC)/European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Antiemetic Guidelines 2013