Dose Escalation Study to Determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose of the Combination of Ruxolitinib and Bortezomib in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients who are currently receiving any other experimental agent, patients must have stopped other experimental agents at least 21 days prior to 1st study dose.
• •Any prior to exposure to Jakafi
• •Patients with untreated brain metastases are excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events.
• •History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Jakafi or Velcade.
• •Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
• •Pregnant or breastfeeding women are excluded from this study because Jakafi is inhibitor of the Jak-1 and Jak-2 kinases with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown, but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with Jakafi, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with Jakafi. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
• •HIV-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible because of the potential for pharmacokinetic interactions with Jakafi. In addition, these patients are at increased risk of lethal infections when treated with marrow suppressive therapy. Appropriate studies will be undertaken in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy when indicated.
• •Patients with grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy are excluded.
• •Patients with CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia), Burkitt or lymphoblastic lymphoma are excluded.
• •Patients who would be required to concurrently take ruxolitinib in conjunction with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and have a platelet count less than 100,000 are ineligible for the study.
• •Patient who are required to take a strong CYP3A4 inducer are excluded from the study.