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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2013-11-15
    Description: TRM, drug toxicities, life-threatening infections, poor quality of life, and graft versus host disease (GVHD) are significant risks of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). In addition to the risks of HCT, existence of pre-transplant comorbidities can have significant impact on transplant outcomes. A comparison of CCI and the HCT-CI revealed that HCT-CI was prognostic and better at predicting TRM and overall survival (OS). However, the HCT-CI and CCI results have been inconsistent in predicting the TRM and OS in validation studies. In subgroup analyses of a large retrospective trial, HCT-CI did not predict TRM or OS for UCB recipients. Patient heterogeneity in age, disease, disease-risk, comorbidities, and conditioning regimens may have limited validation in these UCB recipients. The design of this research was to explore whether or not the HCT-CI and/or CCI can accurately predict post-transplant outcomes in young patients with high risk hematologic malignancies undergoing uniform RIC UCB transplantation. A retrospective chart review was performed on 52 consecutive young (age 〈 55) UCB transplant recipients receiving the RIC regimen fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, ATG, and 200 cGy TBI. All patients had received cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil for GVHD prophylaxis. Information on pre-transplant comorbidities was obtained from the CIBMTR pre-TED form for each patient and retrospective chart reviews. Demographic information, ECOG performance status (PS), identification of comorbidities, and post-transplant outcomes were obtained. Between 2005 and 2011, 52 patients age 19 – 54 (median 38) years, 30 males (58%) and 22 females (42%), underwent RIC UCB transplantation with the above regimen. Most patients had advanced stage or high risk hematologic malignancies; 28 patients had MDS/AML (54%), 8 patients had ALL (15%), while 16 patients had other hematologic malignancies. 39 patients had a PS = 0, while 13 had a PS = 1. Half of the patients were in CR 〉 2, with the same number receiving more than 2 prior therapies. 8 patients had received a prior autologous HCT, 8 a prior allo-HCT, and one patient had failed a previous UCD transplantation. 11 patients did not achieve engraftment. Median time to neutrophil engraftment was 26 days (95% CI: 24 – 28 d) and median time to platelets engraftment was 38 days (95% CI: 31 – 45 d). No patient developed grade 4 acute GVHD. Grade 3 acute GVHD was seen in 12 / 52 patients (23%). Chronic GVHD was seen in likewise seen in 12 patients (23%). To date 16 patients (30%) have relapsed. OS was 42% and PS was 37% at one year. Median PFS and median OS were 5 months and 7 months, respectively (PFS 95% CI: 1 – 11 months, OS 95% CI: 1 – 13 months). Neither CCI, nor HCT-CI were significant predictors of OS and PFS, however the ECOG PS was significantly associated with an improved OS and PFS (Table).OSPFSN1 yr2 yrs4 yrsp1 yr2 yrs4 yrspECOG PS03946%36%21%0.02644%36%21%0.0311331%0015%00CCI≤ 23944%26%10%0.2238%26%10%0.2〉 21338%31%31%38%31%31%HCT-CI02236%31%5%0.3632%32%5%0.3211443%14%14%29%14%14%≥21643%31%31%44%31%31%TRM occurred in 18 patients (35%). Neither comorbidity indices, nor the performance status were correlated to TRM (p 〉 0.05). For ECOG PS, OR 1.6 p = 0.49, CI 0.42 - 5.93; CCI OR = 2.4, p = 0.09, CI 0.86 - 6.59, HCT-CI OR = 0.6, p = 0.46, CI 0.19 - 2.08. In a previous presentation our group concluded that CCI performs better than HCT-CI in elderly patients undergoing UCB transplant. When tested in a population younger than 55 years old though, we were unable to validate the generally accepted prognostic indices. It is unclear whether this is due to a selection bias: it appears most of the patients were essentially health from a non-hematological stand-point, and as such the “classic” cardiac or pulmonary risk factors were underrepresented. The excess TRM is likely due to the severity of their underlying disease, and the majority were in CR ≥ 2 and had received multiple previous courses of antineoplastic chemotherapy. As umbilical cord transplants become more utilized, a new prognostic index needs to be developed, more fitting to the patients 〈 55 years old. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
    Description: Abstract 2019 High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) has been shown to result in better outcomes than conventional salvage chemotherapy for treatment of relapsed Hodgkin (Lancet 2002;359:2065–71) and non – Hodgkin lymphoma patients (N Engl J Med 1995;333:1540–5). The relative efficacy of different conditioning regimens is still uncertain. Our center has had extensive experience with BEP, consisting of BCNU (600mg/m2), etoposide (2400mg/m2) and cisplatin (200mg/m2) (Lazarus HM, J Clin Oncol 1992;10:1682–9) with more than 150 patients transplanted using this conditioning regimen. We have observed it to be efficacious and associated with a low incidence of transplant-related mortality (Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005;11:13–22). The purpose of this analysis is to compare the outcomes of patients transplanted with BEP with a contemporaneous cohort of patients transplanted with BEAM (BCNU 300mg/m2, etoposide 800mg/m2, cytarabine 1600mg/m2, melphalan 140 mg/m2). We performed a retrospective analysis of 55 consecutive relapsed lymphoma patients who had either BEAM or BEP preparative therapy for AHCT between 2005 and 2010 at our institution. Given the potential for nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity of cisplatin, patients were selected to receive BEAM if they had previous renal dysfunction (any elevation of serum creatinine) or had previous hearing loss. All patients received corticosteroids for prophylaxis of BCNU – induced pneumonitis. The Mann – Whitney test was used for analysis of continuous variables, Fisher's exact test for categorical data, while survival analysis was performed with the Kaplan – Meier method. Twenty-four patients received BEAM and 31 received BEP. The median age was higher in BEAM-treated patients (51 vs. 43 years, p = 0.0392). Other baseline characteristics were comparable between both cohorts: gender (male 54 vs. 58%, p = 0.791); diagnosis (NHL 75 vs. 77.4%, p = 1.000); status of disease at transplant (partial remission or worse 33.3 vs. 35.5%, p = 1.000); median number of previous therapies (2 in both groups, p = 0.51). The rate of non-renal comorbidities was higher in the BEAM cohort, but the difference was not statistically significant (45.8 vs. 32.3%, p = 0.403). The median CD34 cell dose was similar in both groups (6.252 x106 vs. 6.475 x106 CD34 cells/μL, p = 0.842). The rate of complications, including bacteremia, other infections, mucositis, diarrhea and renal dysfunction were not statistically different (Table 1). The small sample size may have prevented us from observing a statistical difference in cardiac toxicity.Table 1.Complications observed after BEAM or BEP conditioning for Autologous Hematopoietic CellBEAM (%)BEP (%)Bacteremia45.835.5p = 0.580Non – bacteremic infections37.541.9p = 0.787Mucositis54.258.1p = 0.791Diarrhea79.164.5p = 0.370Increase in serum creatinine 〉 50%12.516.1p = 1.000Cardiac complications16.73.2p = 0.153BCNU pneumonitis4.26.4p = 1.000 The median follow up time for the whole cohort was 31 months (28 vs. 34 months, p 0.267). Relapse free survival (RFS) after 36 months was 81.1% and 82.9% for BEAM and BEP, respectively (p = 0.693) (Figure 1). Overall survival at 24 months was 89.6% for BEAM and 90.8% for BEP (p = 0.371) (Figure 2). Among patients transplanted in partial response or worse, the median RFS was 57 months after BEAM and 66 months after BEP (p = 0.3173). There were no deaths in the first 100 days after transplant for both cohorts. There were no differences in the median number of days from hematopoietic cell infusion to discharge (12.5 vs. 12.0 days, p = 0.600) or achievement of ANC 〉500/μL (10 days for both cohorts, p = 0.415). In conclusion, BEP conditioning achieved comparable engraftment, toxicity and survival outcomes to those achieved by BEAM for treatment of relapsed lymphoma patients. BEP is therefore a valid alternative for treatment of this patient population. The BCNU dose in BEP is twice that in BEAM, but we continue to observe limited rates of BCNU – induced pneumonitis. BEP may be preferable over BEAM in patients with underlying cardiac comorbidity. Longer follow up and prospective trials will help in identifying variables that aid in the selection of patients for the most appropriate conditioning regimen. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2013-11-15
    Description: Introduction Umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) is often complicated by delayed engraftment and higher rates of engraftment failure. We sought to investigate the outcomes of patients undergoing UCBT2 after engraftment failure compared to those who had autologous hematopoietic recovery and did not receive UCBT2. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 186 patients who received UCBT between 2001 and 2011 at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center [Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic]. Standard definitions of engraftment were used. Patients who died or had progressive disease before day 30 were excluded (n=9), as they were considered inevaluable for engraftment. Results Twenty-seven patients (15%) had primary engraftment failure; twelve had autologous hematopoietic recovery and 15 presented no recovery (Table). The median total nucleated cell dose for the first UCBT was 2.56x107 cells/kg (range 1.23 x107 - 5.69x107), not statistically different from patients achieving engraftment (p = 0.29). The cause of engraftment failure could not be identified in 22 patients. Among patients with engraftment failure without autologous recovery, 2 patients did not receive further salvage and died at 40 and 48 days after first UCBT; 2 others received backup autologous hematopoietic cell infusions and 11 received UCBT2. In patients with autologous hematopoietic recovery, 8 did not receive a UCBT2 because disease remission had been attained (n=4), active infection (n=1), relapsed disease beyond 40 days after UCBT (n=1) or absence of compatible donor (n=1). Fifteen patients (engraftment failure [n=11]); autologous recovery, [n=4]) underwent UCBT2, at a median of 43 days (range 33-244) from first to second UCBT. All patients received non–myeloablative second conditioning regimens. Four patients received one UCB unit and 11 received two units. Neutrophil engraftment after UCBT2 was observed in 10 of 15 patients at a median of 30 days (range, 13-35). The median survival for the entire cohort was 272 days (range 40–2130); one year overall survival was 36%. Engraftment and overall survival were not statistically different between those receiving 1 or 2 UCB units for UCBT2. Overall survival was not statistically different between patients who underwent UCBT2 and those who had autologous recovery or backup autologous infusions without further salvage. The proportion of patients in remission was similar in the 2 subgroups (UCBT2, 53%; autologous recovery, 50%). Relapse occurred in 2/15 patients who underwent UCBT2 and 8/10 patients who had autologous recovery or backup infusions. Forty months after transplantation, the cumulative incidence of relapse was 92% after autologous recovery vs. 50% after UCBT2 (Figure). Non–relapse mortality after UCBT2 was 73%. Conclusion Engraftment failure after UCBT frequently has no identifiable cause, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. UCBT2 is feasible and can result in engraftment in the majority of patients, but is limited by patient condition after transplant as well as the availability of compatible grafts. UCBT2 is associated with significantly better disease control than continued autologous hematopoiesis, but additional efforts are necessary to reduce the high risk of non-relapse mortality in this group of patients. Disclosures: Hill: Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding.
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  • 4
    Publication Date: 2014-12-06
    Description: Introduction. Salvage chemotherapy followed by HDC-ASCT is considered standard of care for chemosensitive patients who have relapsed after initial therapy. CD30 is commonly expressed in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) and in some cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Brentuximab vedotin (BV), an antibody-drug conjugate that targets CD30, induces high response rates and is now used in the salvage setting prior to HDC-ASCT. It is not clear if BV use peri-mobilization would influence mobilization and collection of autologous CD34+ stem cells. We therefore examined 42 patients who were treated with BV prior to HDC-ASCT. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the HDC-ASCT databases of University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) and MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) and identified 42 patients who were treated with BV prior to HDC-ASCT between February 2009 and April 2014. The median age was 37 years (range, 18-67) and 52% (n=22) were male. Diagnoses were HL (n=30; 71%;), and NHL (n=12; 29%; anaplastic large cell, n=6; diffuse large B-cell, n=3; unknown subtype, n=3). Median times from diagnosis to transplant, from initial BV treatment to transplant and from last BV treatment to stem cell collection were: 21 months (range, 10-210), 5 months (range, 1.5-16.8), and 30 days (range, 2-280), respectively. Our subjects had failed multiple conventional treatments with a median of 3 (range, 2–8) lines of treatment before HDC-ASCT; 38% (n=16) received involved field radiation therapy. BV was given at 1.8 mg/kg IV every 21 days. Median number of BV cycles was 4 (range, 1-16) and the overall response rate to treatment was 71% (CR 55% + PR 16%). Thirty patients (71%) were in complete remission (CR) at the time of transplant (CR2 = 6; CR≥3 = 24), 4 (10%) were in partial remission (PR) (PR2 = 1; PR≥3 = 3), 6 patients (14%) had stable disease and 2 patients (5%) were transplanted with progressive disease. Stem cell collection target was 5 x 106 CD34+ cells/Kg. Mobilization regimens used were chemotherapy/G-CSF-based in 32 patients (76%) and Plerixafor/G-CSF-based in 10 patients (24%). Use of chemotherapy/G-CSF in first mobilization was standard at MDACC, whereas plerixafor/G-CSF was used as first mobilization at UHCMC. Results. Thirty-nine (92.8%) of 42 patients were successfully mobilized on the first attempt. Second mobilization was required in 3 cases (7.1%). Second mobilization regimens included Cyclophosphamide/G-CSF (n=2) and Plerixafor/G-CSF (n=1). The median number of infused CD34+ cells was 5.46 x106/kg (range, 1.65-54.78 x106/kg). All patients engrafted neutrophils and platelets at a median time of 10 days (range, 9-13), and 10.5 days (range, 7-35), respectively. The median time to RBC transfusion independence was 8 days (0-34). With a median follow-up of 12 months (range, 0–63), day 100 treatment-related mortality was 0%. The one-year actuarial event-free and overall survival is 50.5% and 84.1%, respectively. Conclusion. Within the limitations of this retrospective study, BV before HDC-ASCT did not adversely affect peripheral blood stem cell mobilization, collection and engraftment in a cohort of heavily pre-treated, relapsed/refractory patients with CD30+ lymphomas. Disclosures Caimi: Seattle Genetics: Equity Ownership.
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  • 5
    Publication Date: 2011-11-18
    Description: Abstract 3006FN2 Transplant related mortality (TRM), drug toxicities, life-threatening infections, poor quality of life, and graft versus host disease (GVHD) are significant risks of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). In addition, pre-transplant comorbidities can have significant impact on the transplant outcomes of elderly patients (pts). Two comorbidity measurement tools, the CCI and the HCT-CI have been inconsistent in predicting TRM and overall survival (OS) after conventional HCT. The HCT-CI and CCI scores have correlated less well with TRM and OS in UCB transplantation. These results may have been limited by the heterogeneity of the UCB transplantation study population in age, disease, disease-risk, comorbidities, and conditioning regimens used. This study was performed to explore the accuracy of the HCT-CI and CCI in predicting post-transplant outcomes in elderly pts with high risk hematologic malignancies undergoing uniform RIC UCB transplantation. A retrospective chart review was performed on 35 consecutive elderly (age ≥ 55 years (yrs)) UCB transplant recipients receiving the RIC regimen fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, ATG, and 200 cGy TBI. All pts received cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil for GVHD prophylaxis. Information on pre-transplant comorbidities was obtained from each pt's CIBMTR pre-TED form and retrospective chart reviews. Demographic information, ECOG performance status (PS), identification of comorbidities, and post-transplant outcomes were obtained. HCT-CI and CCI scores were distributed in the following comorbidity risk groups 0, 1, 〉 1. Between 2002 and 2011, 35 pts underwent UCB transplantation with the above regimen. Median age was 65 yrs (range 55–71), 21 were male (60%) and 14 female (40%). Most pts had advanced stage or high risk hematologic malignancies; 28 had MDS/AML (80%) and 7 had other hematologic malignancies. All pts had a PS ≤ 2. Twenty-seven pts were in CR ≤ 2, with 31 pts having received ≤ 2 prior therapies. Eight pts had received prior transplants, including 2 pts with prior UCB transplantations and 6 pts with prior autografts. UCB cell dose was calculated on actual body weight (median 84 kg, range 56.1–135.1 kg). A total of 66 UCB grafts matched at a minimum 3/6 (3/6 = 4, 4/6 = 34, 5/6 = 22, 6/6 = 6) were infused. Pts received a range of 1 to 5 UCB units (1 unit = 12 pts, 2 units = 19 pts, 3 units = 2 pts, 5 units = 2 pts). VNTR/FISH analyses confirmed engraftment with median time of 21 days (d) (95% CI: 14–40 d) to achieve 〉 60% chimerism. Nine pts failed to achieve chimerism 〉 60%, and 3 had secondary engraftment failure. Median time to ANC 〉 500/μL for 3 consecutive values was 27 d (95% CI: 21–32 d) and median time to platelets 〉 20, 000/μL on the first day of 7 consecutive days without a platelet infusion was 40 d (95% CI: 35–71 d). No patient developed grade 4 acute GVHD. Grade 3 acute GVHD was seen in 3/35 pts (9%) and chronic GVHD was seen in 6/27 pts (22%). To date 31% (n = 11) of pts have relapsed. Pre-transplant cardiac comorbidities, A-fib/flutter and coronary artery disease, were the most common. Six pts had prior solid tumor malignancies, not active at the time of HCT, including breast (n=2), prostate (n=2), bladder (n=1), and kidney (n=1). After a median follow up of 13 months (range 1–70), 1 yr OS and progression free survival (PFS) were 61% and 55%, respectively. Median PFS and OS were both 16 months (mos) (PFS 95% CI: 8–70 mos, OS 95% CI: 9–70 mos). CCI but not PS or HCT-CI was a significant predictor of OS and PFS (Table and Figure).OS (%)PFS (%)FactorN1 yr2 yr4 yrp-value1 yr2 yr4 yrp-valuePS    0175750330.885252350.81    1-218654534584538CCI    016805822675932    14100500.04100500.04    〉115333333333333HCT-CI    012544314564415    1108069690.296969690.25    〉113533535453636 TRM occurred in 8 pts (23%). CCI was associated with TRM (p=0.05): pts with CCI ≥ 2 had a 40% (6/15) TRM vs 10% (2/20) with CCI 0–1. PS (p=0.69) and HCT-CI (p=0.47) did not correlate to TRM. In conclusion, elderly pts undergoing RIC UCB transplantation for high risk hematologic malignancies, the CCI was a statistically significant predictor of TRM, PFS, and OS. This index and not HCT-CI or PS identified elderly pts undergoing RIC UCB transplantation at higher risk of TRM and poor post-transplant outcomes. Larger validation studies of the predictive capacity of these comorbidity indexes need to be performed in the multi-institutional setting. Disclosures: Cooke: Amgen:.
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    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: INTRODUCTION: Lenalidomide and Rituximab (R2) is an effective frontline treatment regimen for patients (pts) with indolent B-cell lymphoma including follicular lymphoma (FL). Recent phase III data from the RELEVANCE trial comparing R2 to traditional chemoimmunotherapy showed that this regimen is generally well-tolerated and has favorable clinical efficacy [61% overall response, 53% CR rate, 77% 3-year progression free survival (PFS) (Morschhauser, et al)]. Proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib disrupt NF-KB signaling and have shown clinical activity in indolent NHL. Although randomized trials have failed to demonstrate clinical benefit of adding bortezomib to standard chemoimmunotherapy regimen bendamustine + rituximab (BR) for frontline treatment of FL, the addition of proteasome inhibitors to lenalidomide is a mainstay of treatment for plasma cell neoplasms due to synergistic antitumor effect. The oral proteasome inhibitor ixazomib has less potential for dose-limiting neuropathy than bortezomib, making it an attractive option to incorporate into the R2 regimen. We sought to investigate the safety and efficacy of the addition of ixazomib to R2 for FL and indolent B-cell NHL through a phase I clinical trial of this combination for patients with high risk disease. METHODS: Adult (age ≥ 18) pts with untreated FL or other indolent lymphoma, adequate organ function and performance status were enrolled. To be enrolled, FL patients were required to have stage 2, 3 or 4 disease, with high tumor burden by GELF criteria and/or FLIPI score of 3-5. During 3 x 3 dose escalation, ixazomib was given at a dose of 2 mg (n=3), 3 mg (n=3) or 4 mg (n=12) PO on days 1, 8, and 15 with lenalidomide 20 mg PO on days 1-21 every 28 days. Rituximab was administered at standard dosing on days 1,8,15,21 for cycle 1, once every 28 days for cycles 2-6 and then once every 2 months for cycles 7-12. Treatment was continued for 12 cycles and no maintenance therapy was specified per protocol. All pts received low dose aspirin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and acyclovir for prevention of VZV reactivation. Response assessments by CT were performed after cycle 3 and 6 and by PET/CT at the end-of-treatment (cycle 12). RESULTS: 20 pts were enrolled and 18 were eligible for treatment [15 FL (14 grade 1-2, 1 grade 3A), 2 splenic marginal zone lymphoma and 1 nodal marginal zone lymphoma].The median age of treated pts was 61 (range 40-83) years old. 55% of patients were female. Stage at diagnosis was II (n =2), III (n = 4) and IV (n = 12). For FL pts, FLIPI scores at enrollment were low (n=2), intermediate (n = 5) and high risk (n=8) and FLIPI-2 scores were low (n=3), intermediate (n = 2) and high risk (n=10). There were no dose limiting toxicities during 3 x 3 dose escalation. Grade (G) 1/2 and G3/4 treatment-related hematologic adverse events (AEs) included neutropenia (6%, 28%), thrombocytopenia (16.7%, 5.6%) and anemia (16.7%, 0%). The most common treatment-related AEs included nausea/vomiting (44% G1, 11% G2), diarrhea, (50% G1, 22% G2, 5% G3), rash (33% G1, 6% G2, 11%G3), peripheral neuropathy (22% G1, 6% G2), myalgia/arthralgia (17% G1, 17% G2), and infection (33% G2, 17% G3). There was one pulmonary embolism and no cases of febrile neutropenia. As of June, 2020, median follow-up among living pts was 21 months. 4 pts discontinued treatment due to disease progression; 2 with transformation to aggressive lymphoma. Of the transformed cases, one subject died on study due to progression disease and one developed CNS disease on study treatment but proceeded to autologous stem cell transplant. The best overall response rate was 61.2% [55.6% CR, 5.6% PR): 22.2% had stable disease and 16.7% had disease progression. 18-month Kaplan-Meier estimates of PFS and overall survival were 71% and 94%, respectively (Figure). CONCLUSION: R2 can safely be combined with at the target dose of 4 mg of ixazomib for treatment-naïve indolent NHL patients. Non-hematologic AEs were generally consistent with known toxicity of each component of therapy. CR rate and PFS were was similar to the outcomes reported in the RELEVANCE trial despite enrolling high risk patient. R2 may serve as backbone for future studies of novel treatment combinations for high risk FL after thorough evaluation for occult transformation to aggressive lymphoma. Disclosures Hill: Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AstraZenica: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Jagadeesh:MEI Pharma: Research Funding; Regeneron: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Debiopharm Group: Research Funding; Verastem: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Caimi:Celgene Corp: Other: Incyte Corporation - Ownership - Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Ownership - Celgene Corp. - Other, Speakers Bureau; ADC Therapeutics: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding. Smith:Takeda: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding. OffLabel Disclosure: Ixazomib is off-label for treatment of NHL
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    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: Background: Gilteritinib, an oral FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) inhibitor, demonstrated antileukemic responses in patients with FLT3-mutated (FLT3mut+) relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We report final results from a phase 1 study of once-daily oral gilteritinib plus intravenous (IV) chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed AML. Methods: This 4-part, open-label, phase 1 study (NCT02236013) assessed the safety/tolerability and antileukemic effects of gilteritinib plus 7+3 induction and high-dose cytarabine consolidation chemotherapy, and as single-agent maintenance therapy in adults with newly diagnosed AML. In part 1, successive cohorts of 3-6 patients received 40-200 mg/d gilteritinib (Days 4-17) and ≤2 cycles of induction (cytarabine 100 mg/m2/d IV, Days 1-7; idarubicin 12 mg/m2/d IV, Days 1-3). In part 2, patients (n=33, of which at least 15 were FLT3mut+) received the recommended 120 mg/d gilteritinib expansion dose and ≤2 cycles of the part 1 induction schedule. In part 3, patients were stratified into 2 cohorts: one receiving treatment from part 2 (n=7) and the other receiving treatment that replaced idarubicin with daunorubicin (90 mg/m2/d IV, Days 1-3; n=7). In part 4, patients (n=12) received the same induction as the part 3/daunorubicin cohort (with a reduction in cycle 2 to daunorubicin 45 mg/m2/d). During consolidation, patients received ≤3 cycles of cytarabine (1.5 g/m2 every 12 hours; Days 1, 3, and 5) and gilteritinib (Days 1-14 for parts 1-3; Days 1-56 for part 4) at the induction dose. Gilteritinib was given once daily in 28-day cycles for up to 26 cycles as maintenance therapy (maintenance phase is still ongoing). Patients achieving composite complete remission (CRc) or partial remission could undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and resume maintenance gilteritinib treatment post-HSCT. Results: As of 23 June 2020, 80 patients were allocated to treatment (safety analysis set, n=79); median age was 59.0 y (range, 23-77) and most were male (62.0%). Median follow-up for overall survival (OS) was 35.8 mo. Dose-limiting toxicities are provided in Table 1. The maximum tolerated dose was 120 mg/d. Serious treatment-related adverse events (AEs) and AEs leading to discontinuation of gilteritinib occurred in 12.7% (n=10) and 5.1% (n=4) of patients, respectively. One (1.3%) death occurred across all treatment phases. Grade ≥3 nonhematologic AEs (≥10% of patients) were increased alanine aminotransferase (13.9%), pneumonia (13.9%), sepsis (11.4%), and bacteremia (11.4%). At the end-of-induction time point, there were 44 (55.7%) total FLT3mut+ patients across all dose groups and 38 (48.1%) patients who received gilteritinib 120 mg/d. Investigator-reported CRc was achieved by 81.8% of patients across all dose groups (n=36) and 81.6% among patients who received gilteritinib 120 mg/d (n=31; Table 2). Anthracycline choice had no clear impact on CRc rate, although the number of patients in these cohorts was low. In FLT3mut+ patients who achieved CRc in any dose group, median (95% CI) duration of CRc and disease-free survival were 14.1 (4.0-29.9) and 15.3 (9.8-not reached) mo, respectively. Median OS for FLT3mut+ patients has not been reached. The survival probability (95% CI) in all FLT3mut+ patients at weeks 8, 12, 26, 52, and 104 were 97.7% (84.6%-99.7%), 95.3% (82.5%-98.8%), 92.9% (79.6%-97.7%), 83.1% (67.7%-91.5%), and 71.8% (54.6%-83.4%), respectively. In patients with FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD)-positive AML achieving CRc, mutational clearance (summed FLT3 ITD signal ratio of ≤10-4 after induction or consolidation) was achieved by 70% (n/N=16/23) of patients receiving a gilteritinib dose of ≥120 mg. HSCT occurred in 30.4% of the total population (n/N=24/79). Analysis of plasma inhibitory activity and pharmacokinetics of gilteritinib will be available at presentation. Conclusions: Gilteritinib plus induction and consolidation chemotherapy is well tolerated in patients with newly diagnosed AML. Favorable antileukemic responses were observed in FLT3mut+ patients regardless of anthracycline type or gilteritinib administration schedule, with a mutational clearance rate of 70.0%. Based on these results, randomized clinical trials of induction and consolidation chemotherapy plus gilteritinib vs midostaurin in FLT3mut+ AML patients have been initiated. Disclosures Pratz: AbbVie: Other: Scientific Advisory Board, Research Funding; Astellas: Other: Scientific Advisory Board, Research Funding; Boston BioMedical: Consultancy; Celgene: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Agios: Other: Scientific Advisory Board, Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceutical: Consultancy; Millennium: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Research Funding. Cherry:Pfizer: Other: Advisory Board; BMS: Other: Advisory Board; Kite: Other: Advisory Board. Altman:PeerView: Consultancy; ASH: Consultancy; Syros: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; Genentech: Research Funding; Amphivena: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Aprea: Research Funding; ImmunoGen: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Boehringer Ingelheim: Research Funding; PrIME Oncology: Consultancy; Immune Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Glycomimetics: Other: Data safety and monitoring committee; Daiichi Sankyo: Other: Advisory Board - no payment but was reimbursed for travel; Kura Oncology: Other: Scientific Advisory Board - no payment accepted, Research Funding; Kartos: Research Funding; AbbVie: Other: advisory board, Research Funding; Fujifilm: Research Funding; BioSight: Other: No payment but was reimbursed for travel , Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Astellas: Other: Advisory Board, Speaker (no payment), Steering Committee (no payment), Research Funding; Cancer Expert Now: Consultancy; Agios: Other: advisory board, Research Funding; Theradex: Other: Advisory Board; France Foundation: Consultancy. Cruz:Takeda: Speakers Bureau. Jurcic:Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Daiichi-Sankyo: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Arog Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Astellas: Research Funding; Forma Therapeutics: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; Kura Oncology: Research Funding; PTC Therapeutics: Research Funding; Syros Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Levis:Menarini: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; FujiFilm: Honoraria, Research Funding; Daiichi-Sankyo: Honoraria; Astellas: Honoraria, Research Funding. Lin:Pfizer: Research Funding; Bio-Path Holdings: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Research Funding; Tolero Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Ono Pharmaceutical: Research Funding; Prescient Therapeutics: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Genetech-Roche: Research Funding; Gilead Sciences: Research Funding; Aptevo: Research Funding; Celyad: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Research Funding; Mateon Therapeutics: Research Funding; Jazz: Research Funding; Trovagene: Research Funding. Perl:Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Syndax: Consultancy, Honoraria; Jazz: Honoraria, Other; Arog Pharmaceuticals Inc: Other: uncompensated consulting, travel costs for meetings; Biomed Valley Discoveries: Research Funding; Agios: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other; FUJIFILM Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc: Research Funding; AbbVie Inc: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other, Research Funding; Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other; Takeda: Honoraria, Other: Travel costs for meeting; Astellas: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: writing/editorial support, travel costs for meeting presentations related to study, Research Funding; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Beat AML: Consultancy; New Link Genetics: Honoraria, Other; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Writing/editorial support, travel costs for meetings, Research Funding; FORMA Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other; Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Other, Research Funding. Podoltsev:Arog Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Astex Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Sunesis Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Boehringer Ingelheim: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Research Funding; CTI biopharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squib: Consultancy, Honoraria; Genentech: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Samus Therapeutics: Research Funding; Agios Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria; Blueprint Medicines: Consultancy, Honoraria; Alexion: Consultancy, Honoraria; Kartos Therapeutics: Research Funding; AI Therapeutics: Research Funding. Schiller:Abbvie: Research Funding; Actinium: Research Funding; Ariad: Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Ono Pharma: Consultancy; Kite Pharma: Research Funding; Stemline: Speakers Bureau; Gilead: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Speakers Bureau; Agios: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; DeltaFly: Research Funding; Deciphera: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Research Funding; Cyclacel: Research Funding; Constellation: Research Funding; Celator: Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Research Funding; Forma: Research Funding; FujiFilm: Research Funding; Gamida: Research Funding; Genentech-Roche: Research Funding; Geron: Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Mateon: Research Funding; MedImmune: Research Funding; Onconova: Research Funding; Pfizer: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Research Funding; Regimmune: Research Funding; Samus: Research Funding; Sangamo: Research Funding; Tolero: Research Funding; Trovagene: Research Funding; Kaiser Permanente: Consultancy; Johnson & Johnson: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Hill:Targeted Molecular Diagnostics: Patents & Royalties: US7862995; Astellas: Current Employment; Ligacept, LLC: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Patents & Royalties: US9051388, US9683222. James:Astellas: Current Employment. Lu:Astellas: Current Employment. Tiu:Astellas Pharma Global Development: Current Employment; Eli Lilly & Company: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Ended employment in the past 24 months. OffLabel Disclosure: New Indication
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    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: Background Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens provide insufficient disease control in patients with high-risk hematological malignancies who are ineligible for myeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) due to advanced age or comorbidities. RIC fludarabine/busulfan (Flu/Bu) is generally well tolerated, but is associated with high relapse rates. We hypothesized that intensification of RIC Flu/Bu with targeted marrow irradiation (TMI) would be feasible and improve outcomes in such patients. Methods This dose escalation phase I clinical trial incorporated 3+3 design with expansion. The primary endpoint was to estimate safety and feasibility of TMI combined with Flu/Bu. Secondary endpoints included transplant-related mortality (TRM), disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Eligible patients were ≥ 18 years diagnosed with high-risk hematological malignancies who were not candidates for myeloablative HCT. The conditioning regimen consisted of TMI (dose levels: 3 Gy, 4.5 Gy and 6 Gy) delivered at 1.5 Gy/fraction in twice daily fractions on days -10 through -7, fludarabine (30 mg/m2) on days -6 through -2 and busulfan (AUC 4800 µM*minute) on days -5 and -4. Radiation was targeted to bone marrow and spleen using intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) technique while minimizing injury to organs at risk. GVHD prophylaxis included tacrolimus and methotrexate for matched sibling and unrelated donors (UD), and tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and post-cyclophosphamide for haploidentical donors. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) was added for recipients of UD transplants. Dose limiting toxicity (DLT) was defined as engraftment failure, grade ≥ 4 mucositis and grade ≥ 3 other non-hematological adverse events (AEs) from day -10 to day +32. Results A total of 26 patients (median age 64 years [range, 25-76]; 61% females) were enrolled in two transplant centers (Table 1). Diagnoses included AML (n=15), MDS (n=5), T-PLL (n=2), CLL (n=1), DLBCL (n=1), multiple myeloma (n=1) and myeloproliferative disorder (n=1). Sixteen (61%) patients had intermediate/high HCT-comorbidity index and high/very high disease risk index (DRI). At the time of HCT, 19 (73%) patients had active or residual disease. Donors were UD (n=18), matched sibling (n=5) and haploidentical (n=3). All patients engrafted neutrophils (median, 16 days [range, 10-29]). Most frequent AEs were mucositis (65%), gastrointestinal toxicity (62%), hepatotoxicity (hyperbilirubinemia and/or increased transaminase levels) (65%) and fatigue (69%). Twenty-four grade ≥ 3 AEs occurred in 13 patients; 2 patients experienced reversible DLT (mucositis and hepatotoxicity) at 6 Gy TMI dose level. Additional escalation was halted and 6 Gy cohort was expanded. Only 1 patient experienced reversible hepatotoxicity in the expansion cohort. Grade II-IV and III-IV acute GVHD rates at day +100 were 57% (95% CI, 39%-84%) and 22% (95% CI, 9%-53%), respectively. The 1-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 42% (95% CI, 24%-74%). The 1-year cumulative incidence of TRM and relapse was 8% (95% CI, 2%-32%) and 26% (95% CI, 13%-52%), respectively (Figure 1A). The overall TRM for 3 Gy, 4.5 Gy and 6 Gy cohorts was 25%, 12.5% and 12%, respectively. With a median follow up of 12.7 months (range, 1.1-36.8), 1-year DFS was 55% (95% CI, 34%-76%) and OS was 65% (95% CI, 46%-85%) (Figure 1B). One-year DFS was equivalent for patients transplanted in CR or with active disease (54% [95% CI, 14%-93%] vs 55% [95% CI, 29%-80%]; p=0.83) (Figure 1C). While no difference in DFS was observed between the 4.5 Gy and 6 Gy cohorts, the 3 Gy cohort was associated with inferior DFS (p=0.004) (Figure 1D). One-year DFS and OS for 6 Gy cohort was 58% (95% CI, 30%-87%) and 82% (95% CI, 59%-100%), respectively. Conclusion Intensification of RIC Flu/Bu with TMI is feasible, with low incidence of TRM in medically frail patients. Reversible mucositis and hepatotoxicity prevented dose escalation beyond 6 Gy. DFS and OS at 6 Gy are promising and deserve further investigation. Disclosures Malek: Janssen: Other: Advisory board, Speakers Bureau; Medpacto: Research Funding; Sanofi: Other: Advisory board; Clegene: Other: Advisory board , Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Honoraria; Takeda: Other: Advisory board , Speakers Bureau; Bluespark: Research Funding; Cumberland: Research Funding. de Lima:Pfizer: Other: Personal fees, advisory board, Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Kadmon: Other: Personal Fees, Advisory board; Incyte: Other: Personal Fees, advisory board; BMS: Other: Personal Fees, advisory board. Caimi:Amgen: Other: Advisory Board; Bayer: Other: Advisory Board; Verastem: Other: Advisory Board; Kite pharmaceuticals: Other: Advisory Board; ADC therapeutics: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Celgene: Speakers Bureau.
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    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: Background: The introduction of novel targeted agents that inhibit specific cellular pathways has improved the prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. CLL patients have a higher risk of secondary malignancies, but this risk has not yet been defined for patients treated with targeted agents, including inhibitors of BTK, PI3K or BCL2. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of CLL patients managed at a large tertiary care center between 1994 and 2018. Patients were classified according to whether they were treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy alone, chemoimmunotherapy or if they received a targeted agent (BTK inhibitor, PI3K inhibitor, BCL2 inhibitor) during the course of their disease. Time to first secondary malignancy corresponds to time elapsed between CLL diagnosis and the earliest secondary malignancy. Cumulative incidence of secondary malignancy was estimated considering competing risk of death. Multivariable analysis of cumulative risk of secondary malignancies was performed using Gray's method. Survival analysis was done with the Kaplan Meier method, comparisons were done using log - rank. Results: 265 CLL patients received care at our institution, median age (range) at diagnosis was 62 years (28-94), 168 (63.4%) were male, 199 (82.9%) were white, and 107 (41.5%) had Rai stage 3 or 4 at diagnosis. Median follow up was 10.5 years. Treatment was prescribed for 185 (70.1%) patients, 33 (17.7%) patients received only chemotherapy, 110 (59.1%) received chemoimmunotherapy, and 43 (23.1%) received targeted agents in the course of their disease. Median time to treatment was 11 months (IQR 1 - 177). Patients who did not receive therapy had a shorter median follow up (8.5 years) compared with treated patients (11.8 years) (p =
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    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Description: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a cancer of terminally-differentiated plasma cells residing in the bone marrow. Myeloma cells frequently secrete monoclonal proteins that can be used to assess tumor volume and patient response to therapy. Monoclonal proteins are measured by gel electrophoresis and subsequent immunofixation of the observed M-spike for protein typing. However, this a time-consuming process that may take up to 3-5 days that delays physician-patient decision-making, determining response to treatment and can be a significant psychological stressor for patients. Hence, there is an unmet need to develop a more rapid, point-of-care method to determine M-spike levels. Gamma gap is the difference between total serum protein and albumin and includes a variety metabolic proteins, i.e., transferrin, as well as immunologic proteins, e.g., non-involved immunoglobulins, in addition to the M-spike. Since estimation of the non-M-spike portion of the gamma gap cannot be achieved on routine patient care, the gamma gap cannot serve as an accurate surrogate for M-spike protein levels. Here, we hypothesized that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm utilizing readily available clinical and laboratory data along with previous and same-day lab variables can accurately predict M-spike levels without the need for serum electrophoresis. Methods: A total of 171 MM patients with 1,472 observations were included in the study, where the upper limit of the observed M-spike was 3.5 gr/dL. Correlation of the observed M-spike with gamma gap was assessed by two correlation methods using the Pearson and Spearman tests. Forty three clinical and lab variables (including total serum protein and albumin) as predictors of M-spike were fed into the machine learning model. Two lagged variables as the last two preceding M-spike values by the same subject were included. When needed, imputation for missing values was applied through interpolation from subject-level linear trend analysis. The random forest model was used, where regression forests are an ensemble of different regression trees and are used for nonlinear multiple regression. The default number of trees was set to be n = 500, and the number of variables considered at each split after random selection was 13. The goal of using a large number of trees was to train enough that each feature had a chance to appear in several models. The data was randomly split into a training set (80%) and a test set (20%), and a regression tree was built with the training set and then validated using the test set. Bootstrapping was used to generate a collection of data sets (n=500), leading to a random forest of regression trees. Results and estimates were combined across trees. Importance was measured by leaving a covariate out of models, and comparing performance with its inclusion. All analyses were performed using R v3.6.2 and its libraries. Results: Median age of the study cohort was 73 years old, range: 42-96), and 44% were male. The median M-spike value was (0.7 gr/dL, range: 0.1-3.5). Fig. 1 shows the number of observations and magnitude distribution for M-spike levels among the patients included in our study. The correlation of the calculated gamma gap and observed M-spike levels was assessed by two methods (Fig.2). The Pearson coefficient was 0.43 for M-spike levels 1 gr/dL, respectively (Fig.2a). The Spearman coefficient was 0.41 for M-spike levels 1 suggesting a low overall correlation overall, especially for M-spike levels
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