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CompletedNCT02092922Updated Oct 19, 2020

A Phase 2 Trial of Filanesib in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (AfFIRM)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Filanesib, KSP (Eg5) inhibitor; intravenous and Filgrastim, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF); subcutaneous in Advanced Multiple Myeloma, sponsored by Pfizer. Completed at 60 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-19.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
154
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The AfFIRM Study is a Phase 2 study during which patients with advanced multiple myeloma will receive single-agent investigational study drug filanesib (ARRY-520). Patients will be followed to determine the effectiveness of filanesib in treating myeloma. Approximately 160 patients from North America and Europe will be enrolled in this study.

Eligible patients will have received at least two prior lines of therapy; have received prior bortezomib and lenalidomide; and have disease refractory to carfilzomib and/or pomalidomide.

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Conditions studied

  • Advanced Multiple Myeloma
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In context

Multiple Myeloma

3,632 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Myeloma; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 154 is above the median of 41 across 2,907 interventional studies indexed under Multiple Myeloma.

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Lead sponsor

Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 3,244 studies on the registry; 139 are open to participants now.

Of its 582 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 381 (65%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with confirmed multiple myeloma whose treatment history must include all of the following:

    1. Received at least 2 prior lines of therapy (induction therapy and stem cell transplant ± maintenance are to be considered a single line of therapy).
    2. Received at least 2 cycles of a bortezomib-containing regimen and 2 cycles of a lenalidomide-containing regimen, unless intolerant to these agents (defined as requiring discontinuation due to toxicity).
    3. Disease refractory to a carfilzomib-containing regimen and/or a pomalidomide containing regimen. Refractory is defined as either failure to achieve a minimal response (MR) or better while on therapy, or development of progressive disease (PD) while on therapy or within 60 days from last dose of therapy.
  • Measurable multiple myeloma disease, defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug:

    1. A monoclonal Ig (M-protein) concentration on serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) of ≥ 1.0 g/dL.
    2. Measurable urinary light chain secretion by quantitative analysis using urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP) of ≥ 200 mg/24 hours.
    3. Involved serum free light chain (FLC) level ≥ 10 mg/dL, provided the serum FLC ratio is abnormal.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2 within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug.
  • Adequate hematology, hepatic and renal function laboratory values within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug.
  • Additional criteria exist.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior treatment with filanesib (ARRY-520) or any other KSP inhibitor.
  • Past or current plasma cell leukemia.
  • Primary amyloidosis (amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma is allowed).
  • POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein and skin changes).
  • Autologous or allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplant within 3 months prior to first dose of study drug.
  • Concomitant malignancies or previous malignancies (other than multiple myeloma) with less than a 2-year disease-free interval at the time of first dose of study drug. Patients with adequately resected basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or Stage 1 prostate cancer are eligible irrespective of the time of diagnosis.
  • Use of an investigational agent that is not expected to be cleared by the time of first dose of study drug or that has been demonstrated to have prolonged side effects. Patients must have recovered from all side effects to a Grade 0 or 1 (except alopecia and neuropathy).
  • Any severe concurrent disease or condition (including severe graft-versus-host disease, requirement for dialysis, symptomatic congestive heart failure [New York Heart Association Class III or IV], unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia) which, in the judgment of the Investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for study participation.
  • Known positive serology for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C.
  • Acute active infection requiring treatment.
  • Additional criteria exist.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
154 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Filanesib

    Drug: Filanesib, KSP (Eg5) inhibitor; intravenous · Drug: Filgrastim, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF); subcutaneous

Interventions

  • DrugFilanesib, KSP (Eg5) inhibitor; intravenous

    multiple dose, single schedule

  • DrugFilgrastim, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF); subcutaneous

    standard of care

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. In patients with low Baseline alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AAG), assess the efficacy of the study drug in terms of objective response rate.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. In patients with high Baseline AAG, assess the efficacy of the study drug in terms of objective response rate.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  2. In all patients, assess the efficacy of the study drug in terms of duration of response.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  3. In all patients, assess the efficacy of the study drug in terms of progression-free survival.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  4. In all patients, assess the efficacy of study drug in terms of overall survival.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  5. In all patients, assess the safety of the study drug in terms of adverse events, clinical laboratory tests and electrocardiograms.

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  6. In a subset of all patients, characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of the study drug in terms of plasma concentration-time profiles.

    Time frame: 6 months

  7. In a subset of all patients, assess the correlation between study drug exposure and changes in corrected QT interval (QTc) in terms of changes in QTc versus time-matched study drug plasma concentrations.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

60 sites
  • UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Birmingham, Alabama 35249, United States
  • City of Hope
    Duarte, California 91010, United States
  • University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
    San Francisco, California 94143, United States
  • University of Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
    Denver, Colorado 80218, United States
  • Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
    New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States
  • Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
  • Decatur Memorial Hospital
    Decatur, Illinois 62526, United States
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion
    Westwood, Kansas 66205, United States
  • University of Kentucky
    Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
  • Norton Cancer Institute
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
  • Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
    Bethesda, Maryland 20817, United States
  • Tufts Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02111, United States
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
  • Washington University in St. Louis
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
  • Nebraska Hematology Oncology, P.C.
    Lincoln, Nebraska 68506, United States
  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89169, United States
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • NY Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Levine Cancer Institute
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • Duke Cancer Center
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
  • Cancer Care Northwest
    Spokane Valley, Washington 99216, United States
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
    Leuven, Belgium
  • Tom Baker Cancer Centre
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • QEII Health Sciences Center
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Jewish General Hospital
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud
    Bierre-Benite Cedex, France
  • Hopital Claude Huriez
    Lille Cedex, France
  • Institut Paoli Calmettes
    Marseille Cedex 9, France
  • CHU Hotel Dieu
    Nantes Cedex, France
  • G.H.U Caremeau
    Nimes Cedex 9, France
  • Institut Universitaire de Cancer
    Toulouse, France
  • CHU tours-Hopital Bretonneau
    Tours Cedex, France
  • CHU de Nancy - Hopital de Brabois
    Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
  • TU Dresden Medizinische Fakultat, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I
    Dresden, Germany
  • Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH
    Hamburg, Germany
  • University Hospital Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, Germany
  • University Hospital Leipzig
    Leipzig, Germany
  • University of Tubingen
    Tubingen, Germany
  • Julius Maximilians Universitat Wurzburg
    Wurzburg, Germany
  • General Hospital of Athens "Evangelismos"
    Athens, Greece
  • University of Athens School of Medicine
    Athens, Greece
  • Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
    Badalona, Spain
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario La Fe
    Valencia, Spain
  • Hospital Quiron de Zaragoza
    Zaragoza, Spain
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
    London, United Kingdom
  • Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    London, United Kingdom
  • Southhampton General Hospital
    Southhampton, United Kingdom
  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
    Surrey, United Kingdom
  • New Cross Hospital
    Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 19, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02092922
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 20, 2014
Start date
May 2014
Primary completion
Jul 2016
Completion
Sep 5, 2017
Last update
Oct 19, 2020

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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