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Siltuximab

Immunologic Factors

Patients receive siltuximab IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration at baseline and at the end of treatment (within 30 days of last siltuximab dose) or as clinically indicated. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who are responding after 6 courses may receive additional siltuximab treatment for up to 1 year at the discretion of the study doctor.

Undergo bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

Laboratory Biomarker Analysis

Brady Stein, MD

The main purpose of this investigational research study is to determine how safe and tolerable the study drug siltuximab is in patients with myelofibrosis (MF). This medication has been approved by the FDA for another condition (multicentric castleman's disease (MCD), but not for myelofibrosis (MF). In MCD, siltuximab resulted in improvement in symptoms and anemia. While MCD and MF are different diseases, they share some common features including a protein call interleukin-6 (IL-6) that may be important in causing symptoms of MCD and MF.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate safety and tolerability of the drug siltuximab in the myelofibrosis patient population.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine clinical improvement (CI). II. To determine the overall response rate (ORR).

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine if siltuximab results in improvement in iron dysregulation. II. To determine changes in inflammatory stress that may correlate with clinical response.

OUTLINE:

Patients receive siltuximab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration at baseline and at the end of treatment (within 30 days of last siltuximab dose) or as clinically indicated. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or patient decision to withdraw. Patients who are responding after 6 courses may receive additional siltuximab treatment for up to 1 year at the discretion of the study doctor.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Siltuximab in Treating Patients With Primary, Post-Polycythemia Vera, or Post-Essential Thrombocythemia Myelofibrosis

A Single-arm, Single Center, Pilot Study of Siltuximab, an Anti-IL6 Therapy, for Patients With Myelofibrosis

Peripheral blood will be taken to determine if siltuximab results in improvement in iron dysregulation.

To determine changes in inflammatory stress that may correlate with clinical response. To assess this, CRP will be measured.

To determine changes in inflammatory stress that may correlate with clinical response. To assess this, hepcidin will be measured.

To evaluate safety and tolerability of the drug siltuximab in the myelofibrosis patient population. Adverse events will be assessed by type, timing, frequency, and attribution and will be graded according to the NCI's common terminology criteria, version 4.03.

Changes in the baseline symptom burden using Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form (MPN-SAF) questionnaire.

To determine spleen response, palpation will be used, using centimeters below the left costal margin, and if body habitus is prohibitive, by ultrasonography.

Baseline hemoglobin level and/or transfusion-dependence will be recorded at baseline and compared to results after cycle 3

The ORR will be assessed after 6 cycles of therapy using standard criteria published by the International Working Group for Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment which will evaluate for complete response, partial response, clinical improvement, or stable disease.

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Every month we try and update this database with for aplastic cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them. We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.

Every month we try and update this database with for aplastic cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them.
We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.