Phase 1 study in Japan of siltuximab, an anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody, in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Abstract

Siltuximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody with high affinity and specificity for interleukin-6, has been shown to enhance anti-multiple myeloma activity of bortezomib and corticosteroid in vitro. We evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and antitumor effect of siltuximab in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone in Japanese patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. This open-label, phase 1, dose-escalating study used two doses of siltuximab: 5.5 and 11.0 mg/kg (administered on day 1 of each 21-day cycle). In total, nine patients were treated. The most common grade 3/4 adverse events, lymphopenia (89 %) and thrombocytopenia (44 %), occurred in patients receiving both doses of siltuximab; however, no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed. Following intravenous administration of siltuximab at 5.5 and 11.0 mg/kg, the maximum serum concentration and the area under the curve from 0 to 21 days and from 0 to infinity increased in an approximately dose-proportional manner. Mean half-life, total systemic clearance, and volume of distribution were similar at doses of 5.5 and 11.0 mg/kg. Across both doses, six of the nine patients had complete or partial response (22 and 44 %, respectively). In conclusion, as no DLT was observed, the recommended dose for this combination is 11.0 mg/kg once every 3 weeks. The study is registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01309412.

• Authors: Kenshi Suzuki, Michinori Ogura, Yu Abe, Tatsuya Suzuki, Kensei Tobinai, Kiyoshi Ando, Masafumi Taniwaki, Dai Maruyama, Minoru Kojima, Junya Kuroda, Meguru Achira, Koho Iizuka
• Journal: International journal of hematology (Int J Hematol) Vol. 101 Issue 3 Pg. 286-94 (Mar 2015) ISSN: 1865-3774 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 25655379 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase I, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Monoclonal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Boronic Acids
• Interleukin-6
• Pyrazines
• Bortezomib
• Dexamethasone
• siltuximab

Topics

• Aged
• Antibodies, Monoclonal (administration & dosage, adverse effects, immunology, therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects, immunology, therapeutic use)
• Boronic Acids (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Bortezomib
• Dexamethasone (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Interleukin-6 (immunology)
• Japan (epidemiology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Multiple Myeloma (drug therapy, epidemiology, immunology)
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local (drug therapy, immunology)
• Pyrazines (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)