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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Description: Introduction: Venetoclax (VEN) based therapy has become a standard of care in front line and relapsed-refractory (R/R) CLL based on favorable efficacy and toxicity. Whereas prospective data regarding activity of therapies following ibrutinib (IBR) or idelalisib (IDE) are available in the settings of progression (VEN, non-covalent BTKi) and intolerance (acalabrutinib), how best to manage patients (pts) who discontinue (dc) VEN remains a key unanswered question. With the increased use of VEN in early lines of therapy (LOT; CLL 14, MURANO), the activity of BTK inhibitors (BTKi) and cellular therapies following VEN becomes a critical issue. No prospective study has addressed this question, and currently reported VEN clinical trials have limited information about subsequent treatments. While recent data describe VEN resistance mechanisms (Guieze 2018, Blombery 2019), the impact of VEN resistance on efficacy of post VEN therapies is unknown. To address this gap, we conducted an international study to identify a large cohort of pts who dc VEN and have been subsequently treated. Methods: We conducted an IRB approved multicenter (31 US, EU, South American sites, in partnership with UK CLL Forum and CORE registry), retrospective cohort study of CLL pts who dc VEN for any reason. We examined demographics, dc reasons, responses, survival, adverse events (AEs) and activity of post VEN therapies. Primary endpoints were overall response rate (ORR) and progression free survival (PFS) for the post VEN treatments stratified by treatment type (BTKi, PI3Ki and cellular therapy: CAR-T or alloHSCT). ORR was defined by iwCLL criteria and PFS was defined from VEN dc to disease progression (PD), death, or last follow up for next treatment. Pts were further stratified by BTKi (resistant / intolerant) and PI3Ki exposure prior to VEN. PFS-2 was defined as time from VEN start to tumor progression on IBR or death from any cause. Results: 326 CLL pts who dc VEN in the front line (4%) and R/R settings (96%) were identified. The cohort was 69% male, 87% white, median (med) age 66 (38-91) at VEN start, 27% treated with VEN based combinations (n=88, med 6 cycles anti-CD20 abs). Pre VEN prognostic features: 82% IGHV unmutated (n tested=166), 47% del17p (n=306), 45% TP53 mut (n=217), 39% complex karyotype (n=273), 23% BTK mut (n=79), 18% NOTCH1 mut (n=103), 10% PLCγ2 mut (n=74). Pts received med 3 therapies (0-11) prior to VEN; 40% were BTKi naïve (n=130), 60% were BTKi exposed (196) and 81% were IDE naïve (n=263). Most common reasons for VEN dc were PD (38%), AE (20%), Richter's transformation (RT, 14%), 8% pt preference, and HSCT 5%. Of 326 pts who dc VEN, 188 (58%) were treated with a subsequent LOT, 61 are alive and untreated and 77 died prior to a subsequent LOT. Post VEN sequencing analyses focused on BTKi, PI3Ki and cellular therapy (CAR-T or alloHSCT) activities following VEN dc (Table1). ORR to BTKi was 84% (n=44) vs. 54% (n=30, p
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: Introduction: Venetoclax (Ven) is approved for relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as monotherapy (Ven mono) or in combination (Ven paired) with rituximab based on clinical trials with selected patients (pts) and limited ibrutinib exposure. Whether Ven paired is superior to Ven mono, patterns of care, and outcomes following Ven discontinuation are unknown. Further, better delineation of adverse events (AEs) when Ven is used outside of clinical trials is needed. To address these gaps, we conducted a multicenter, international study in partnership with CLL Collaborative Study of Real World Evidence (CORE) and UK CLL Study Forum examining the clinical experience of 348 Ven treated CLL pts, representing the largest series of Ven treated pts reported to date. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of CLL pts treated with Ven across 24 US and 42 UK academic and community centers. We examined demographics, baseline disease characteristics, dosing, AEs, TLS risk and outcomes, response rates, outcomes (overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS)), and tx sequencing. TLS events were defined by Howard criteria. PFS and OS were estimated by the Kaplan Meier method. Comparisons of outcomes used the Log Rank test. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with COX regression. All other comparisons were descriptive. Results: Of these 348 CLL pts, 94% were R/R, median age 67 years (range:37-91), 69% male, 85% white, and 73% Rai stage ≥2. 19% received Ven on clinical trial. 79% had Ven mono; Ven was paired most commonly with anti-CD20 (n=51) and ibrutinib (n=10). Pts received a median of 3 tx (range 0-15) before Ven; 78% received ibrutinib, 29% received PI3Ki, 20% had ≥2 prior kinase inhibitors, and 68% had chemoimmunotherapy. Median time from most recent tx to Ven start was 1.1 months (range 0-62). Pre-Ven prognostic markers included 43% del17p, 34% TP53 mutated, 24% del11q, 38% complex karyotype (≥ 3 abnormalities), and 84% IGHV unmutated (Table 1). TLS risk was low in 38%, intermediate in 34% and high in 28%. During ramp up, TLS was observed in 10% (22 lab, 9 clinical TLS events, 3 missing data). Following dose escalation, 70% achieved a stable Ven dose of 400 mg, 33% required ≥ 1 dose interruption and 27% required ≥ 1 dose reduction. AEs included grade 3 neutropenia 39%, grade 3 thrombocytopenia 29%, infections 25%, grade ≥ 2 diarrhea 7.8%, and neutropenic fever 7.7%. AEs were similar whether treated on or off clinical trial. The ORR to Ven mono, Ven paired was 81% (34% CR), 86% (29% CR). With a median follow-up of 14.2 months, median PFS and OS were not reached (12 month PFS 74%, OS 82%). Figure 1 depicts PFS stratified by Ven mono vs. paired, clinical trial vs. clinical practice, del17p status, and complex karyotype. Pts who discontinued Ven due to AEs had better OS compared with those who discontinued due to progression or Richter Transformation (RT) (Median OS 47 vs. 15.1 vs. 8.6 months, respectively). In multivariate analyses, complex karyotype was the only independent predictor of PFS (HR 2.8, p
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: Background: TA-TMA is a life-threatening complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), usually manifested as a combination of non-immune mediated hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and end-organ dysfunction (renal, neurologic and/or hypertension). Reported mortality rates following TA-TMA are high (50-75%; Gavriilaki et al, Bone Marrow Transplantation 2017). It is more commonly associated with allogeneic HCT, however, may infrequently occur with autologous HCT. Traditionally, treatment for TA-TMA consisted in removing possible offending agents (calcineurin inhibitors, sirolimus) and/or instituting total plasma exchange (PLEX). These approaches have not resulted in significant improvement in the natural history of TA-TMA, with complete resolution in 12-20% of pts (Mulay et al, J Clin Apher 2015). Recent evidence of alternate complement pathway activation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of TA-TMA (Jodele et al, Blood 2013). Eculizumab (ECU) is an anti-C5 monoclonal antibody, approved for treatment of PNH and aHUS, which has been used anecdotally as treatment for TA-TMA. Most reports consist of pediatric patients. In this analysis, we evaluated consecutive cases of adult recipients of HCT who developed TA-TMA and have received ECU therapy at our institution. Methods: We reviewed electronic records of consecutive patients who presented with a diagnosis of TA-TMA (non-immune hemolytic anemia plus worsening thrombocytopenia and end-organ dysfunction) and were treated with ECU between 2015 and 2017 at our institution. Univariate and bivariate statistics were calculated for the sample; Fisher's exact tests and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were utilized to test for differences across groups. Results: Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of these pts. A total of 15 pts were included in the analysis; 2/3 were female and the median age was 62. ECU was given according to the usual schedule for aHUS (900 mg IV weekly x 4, 1200 mg every other week starting on week 5). Median time from TA-TMA diagnosis to initiation of ECU was 2 days. All patients received prophylaxis for Neisseria meningitides with ciprofloxacin and antifungal prophylaxis at initiation of ECU. Three (20%) pts received PLEX prior to ECU. Seven (47%) patients were receiving tacrolimus at diagnosis, however, levels were not within toxic range (3.7-7.9 ng/mL). Median time post-HCT for development of TA-TMA was 135 days. Median LDH, hemoglobin, platelet count and creatinine at TA-TMA diagnosis were 1724 U/L, 7.3 g/dL, 33,000/mcL and 1.7 mg/dL, respectively. Ten (66.6%) patients had acute kidney injury and 7 (46.6%) pts had neurologic manifestations. Eight (53.3%) pts had evidence of GVHD concurrent with TA-TMA diagnosis. Ten (63.3%) pts developed systemic infections during their TA-TMA treatment. No pts developed meningitis or fungal infections. Median follow-up was 4.5 months after initiation of ECU. Eight (53.3%) patients had complete resolution of TA-TMA (i.e. resolution of hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and end-organ damage), 4 of these 8 pts were recipients of autologous HCT. Median time to resolution was 98 days and median cumulative ECU dose was 10,200 mg (range 4800-36400mg). An additional 2 pts (13%) presented clinical improvement without complete resolution of TA-TMA. Mortality secondary to TA-TMA or its complications was 33%. Median time to death was 31 days. The most common cause of mortality were infectious complications. Median survival for the entire cohort was 130 days (range 6-833 days, Figure). LDH 〉1300 U/L; more than one organ involvement, allogeneic HCT, use of tacrolimus and early (
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  • 4
    Publication Date: 2015-12-03
    Description: Background: Though overall Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) carries one of the best outcomes among lymphoma, about 40% of patients relapse and/or fail to respond to initial therapy. Out of those about half can be cured with salvage therapy followed by high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) while eligible patients who fail and/or relapse after HDT-ASCT are offered nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation. Achieving a negative PET response prior to ASCT correlate with superior outcome in HL regardless of their clinical presentation. More recently novel therapies have emerged in the field from brentuximab vedotin approved in r/r setting in HL as well as checkpoint inhibitors currently in trials with very promising results. This study analyzed a cohort of HL pts transplanted at our institution over the last 5 years to identify potential new patterns in the evolving landscape of HL. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of r/r HL pts referred to our center for salvage therapy at our institution between 2009 and 2014 using the Blood and Bone marrow transplant database at HUMC. Results: A total of 66 patients with r/r HL transplanted at HUMC were identified. Baseline characteristics were as follows: male 57%, female 43%, median age 36.8y (range 16-66), Frontline therapy was ABVD in all but one pt who received Gemzar, Vinorelbine, Doxil; and 27% pts received consolidation w/ radiation. Median time to relapse was 7mo (range 0.93-87mo), stage at first relapse I-0, II-33%, III-20%, IV-23%, NA 24%. The salvage regimen used was ICE in 54 pts, brentuximab vedotin in 8 pts and HCVAD in 4 pts. Involved field radiation was used in 10% at salvage prior to HDT-ASCT. Responses after first salvage were as follows: PET-CR 59%, CT-CR 5%, PR-14%, PD-12%, NA-10%. As per our practice, pts not in CR after first salvage continue to the next salvage until they reach a CR. Pts not in CR after 2 lines of salvage were considered for allogeneic stem transplantation (alloSCT). Conditioning regimen was BEAM prior to ASCT, reduced intensity (fludarabine-based) prior to alloSCT. Source of allo stem cells was: MRD in 7 pts, MUD in 3 pts, haploidentical donor in 2 pts. A total of 59 pts had ASCT, 6 pts had alloSCT as first transplant (primary refractory), while 6 pts underwent alloSCT for relapse after ASCT. Disease status post first transplant was as follows: PET-CR 76%, CT-CR 17%, PR-1%, PD-6%. All 6 alloSCT pts are alive in remission, while 13 out of 59 ASCT pts have relapsed, 7 relapses occurred within the first year, 3 within the second year post ASCT. Out of 6pts with alloSCT after ASCT relapse, 4 pts are alive in CR, one died from PD, one died from PTLD (in CR from HL). After a median follow up of 24.5 mo (3.7-70), the 3y PFS and OS are 73% and 95% respectively. For CR and PR after first salvage to SCT pts, median PFS and OS has not been reached. For SD/PD after first salvage therapy pts median PFS is 14.5mo, median OS 47mo. No significant difference in mPFS and mOS is seen in pts who received one vs more than one salvage therapy prior to ASCT or had radiation as part of frontline or salvage therapy. Conclusion: We report on a consecutive series of high-risk r/rHL. Our results demonstrate an improved outcome compared to historical data. Pts requiring more than one salvage prior to SCT while having mPFS of only 14.5 mo, have prolonged survival at median 47 mo. While the number is small, selected young pts with high risk relapsed HL may benefit from alloSCT. Strategy of requiring CR prior to SCT, and alloSCT (instead of ASCT) in pts requiring more than 2 consecutive salvage regimens, availability of novel agents, diminishing use of RT may have contributed to observed improved outcomes. Disclosures Feldman: Pharmacyclics/JNJ: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Vesole:Idera Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Celgene Corporation: Speakers Bureau. Skarbnik:Pharmacyclics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Gilead Sciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Goy:Acerta: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pharmacyclics/JNJ: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau.
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    Publication Date: 2016-12-02
    Description: Introduction: The outcome of MCL patients (pts) has improved over the last three decades, although this is debated outside clinical trials (Chandran, Leuk Lymphoma Aug 2012; Smith, Br J Cancer. April 2015). The Mantle Cell International Prognostic Index (MIPI) (Hoster, Blood Jan 2008) is based on 4 variables which predict survival: age (host factor), PS (tumor/host), LDH (tumor burden) and WBC (leukemic phase). The additional value of including co-morbidities into risk stratification has not been fully explored. Methods: Using the COTA database we retrospectively analyzed MCL cases treated at John Theurer Cancer Center and the affiliated practices of Regional Cancer Care Associates from 2004 to 2016. Clinical and treatment characteristics, including calculation of the CCI index (Charlson J Chronic Diseases 1987) were captured via the COTA platform by extracting data from the electronic health records. Results: 490 pts with MCL were evaluated and full longitudinal data from diagnosis is currently reported on 195 subjects. Pts characteristics included: male (66.15%), med age (65, range 34-94), stage IV (87%), LDH (elevated 26%; median 197, range 112-7950), MIPI (low 38%, interm 32%, high 30%), Ki-67 (≥30%: 51%, 86 NA), blastoid variant (16%, 35 NA), SOX-11 positive (87%, 143 NA), 17p abnormalities (p53 del or overexpression/mutation (24%, 88 NA) and b-2 microglobulin (b-2m) 〉 3 mg/L (52%). Frontline therapy consisted of R-Hyper-CVAD (with or without bortezomib on study) (36%), R-HyperCVAD or R-CHOP followed by high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) (9%), BR alone (8%), BR+ maintenance (8%), R-CHOP alone (4%), Rituximab (3%), R-BAC (3%), BR+ Ibrutinib vs placebo (2%), radiation (2%), R-Lenalidomide (1%), R-CHOP + maintenance (1%), other treatments (10%) while 10% of patients were treated expectantly Seventeen pts underwent ASCT consolidation (15 auto vs 2 allo (del17p/blastoid at presentation). Overall and progression free survival was computed using Kaplan Meier curves and significance tested using log-rank tests. The 5y OS for this entire cohort was 81. Overall, dose-intensive strategies (with or without ASCT) approach was associated with a 23 mo difference in PFS (median 74 mo, range 0-111 mo (intensive) vs median 51 mo, range 2-57 mo for the non-intensive group (p=0.37). The median OS was not reached for either group, with a 5y OS of 88% in intensive vs. 71% non-intensive regimens (p=0.14). Using MIPI as stratification, low/intermediate risk pts had similar outcome in intensive and non-intensive therapy groups (5y OS 88% vs 71%; p=0.13). Pts with high MIPI had a 5 year OS of 80% in the intensive therapy group vs 46% for non-intensive group (p=0.376). The CCI scores for the whole cohort were 0 in 16 pts (8%), 1-3 in 81 pts (41%), and ≥ 4 in 98 pts (50%). Baseline CCI score (pre-treatment) was highly predictive of outcome with a 5y OS of 90% in CCI 0-3 vs 62% in CCI 3+ (p=0.001) (Figure 1). CCI did not predict complete response rate (CR) to induction therapy (CCI 0-3 94% vs CCI 3+ 80%). The median MIPI scores were 5.7 for CCI 0-3 and 6.3 for CCI 3+. Age is a component of both indexes but more heavily weighted in the CCI. Adding CCI to MIPI defined a subset of pts among the high MIPI group who did better than expected with a 5y OS of 88% in combined high MIPI / CCI 0-3 vs 31% for high MIPI / CCI 4+/ (p=0.03). b-2m (cut-off 3mg/L) correlated with 5y OS 93% vs 80%; (p=0.04) as previously reported but did not add to MIPI or CCI risk stratification. Ki-67 (30% cut-off) was marginally associated with OS: 5-y 89% vs 77% (p=0.06). Conclusions: Our cohort is consistent with the improvement of MCL outcome comparing to historical controls and illustrates the importance of comorbidities captured at baseline. A combined CCI-MIPI approach might help identify pts who can still benefit from current therapy approaches in spite of age. Among the high MIPI score group, CCI further refines cohorts with significantly different outcomes. Figure 1 Figure 1. FIgure 2 FIgure 2. Disclosures Goy: Acerta: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Other: Research funding for clinical trials through institution; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; COTA: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen/Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Research funding for clinical trials through institution, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Research funding for clinical trials through institution. Wu:COTA: Employment. Hansen:COTA: Employment. Arunajadai:COTA: Employment. Protomastro:COTA: Employment. Valentinetti:COTA: Employment. Murphy:COTA: Employment. Smith:COTA: Employment. Pe Benito:COTA: Employment. Hasan:COTA: Employment. Suryadevara:COTA: Employment. Feldman:Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Pharmacyclics: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau. Skarbnik:Pharmacyclics: Consultancy; Genentech: Speakers Bureau; Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau; Gilead Sciences: Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Consultancy. Leslie:Celgene: Speakers Bureau; Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau. Pecora:COTA: Employment, Equity Ownership. Goldberg:Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Neostem: Equity Ownership; Novartis: Consultancy; COTA Inc: Employment; Pfizer: Honoraria.
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  • 6
    Publication Date: 2015-12-03
    Description: In recent years, engraftment syndrome (ES) has been more clearly defined in the autologous transplant setting. It represents a group of symptoms that includes fever, diarrhea, rash, pulmonary infiltrates and hepatic dysfunction, and has been associated with increased morbidity and longer hospitalization. It has also been proposed that ES may be protective against relapse. This study cohort includes 146 patients who received 181 autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplants (PBSCT) for multiple myeloma between January 2010 and December 2014. Thirty five patients received tandem PBSCT, including 1 patient who had 3 PBSCT. Of the patients in the cohort, 63% were male, median age was 59.7 years (range 53.8 - 66.9 years) and median follow-up was 24.1 months (range 0.5 - 64.5 months). Standard definition for ES was used: at least 2 symptoms not attributed to other causes including non-infectious fever 〉100.4, diarrhea, skin rash, pulmonary infiltrates or hepatic dysfunction, occurring from 3 days prior to 10 days post engraftment. There were 63 occurrences of ES by defined criteria. Seven patients did not require treatment, 56 patients were treated with corticosteroids, and 2 patients required the addition of tacrolimus. Potential risk factors for the development of ES were analyzed including age, stage of disease, high-risk cytogenetics or FISH, number and type of prior regimens, mobilization regimen, number of CD34 positive cells infused, and the disease status at the time of PBSCT. Patients above the age of 60 had a 66.7% incidence of ES whereas patientsunder the age of 60 had a 49.1% incidence. By univariate analysis, significant factors included age 〉 60 (p=0.037), lower number of CD34 positive cells infused (p=0.0031), and greater than 3 prior regimens excluding mobilization (p=0.0174). Two separate multivariate analyses revealed that developing ES was significantly associated with age 〉 60 (p=0.0372) and lower number of CD34 positive cells infused (p=0.0076). There was a trend (p=0.11) for increased incidence of ES in patients who did not receive cyclophosphamide for stem cell mobilization. For patients who developed ES, the OS at 5 years was 51.2% versus 73.1% for patients without ES (p=0.0194). Patients under the age of 60 with ES had a significant decrease in overall survival (p=0.0095) .The median progression free survival (PFS) in the overall cohort was 32.5 months, with no significant difference between the two groups. Advanced age and lower number of CD34 positive cells infused were associated with an increased risk for the development of ES, and there was a trend for the use of cyclophosphamide for mobilization as being protective against ES. Development of ES was significantly associated with an increase in all-cause mortality. There appears to be no protective benefit of ES against relapse. Awareness that the elderly population of myeloma patients receiving autologous stem cell transplantation is more susceptible to the development of ES may help in early diagnosis and treatment. Preventative measures such as cell dose and the use of cyclophosphamide warrant further evaluation. Figure 1. Overall Survival of patients post PBSCT for multiple myeloma Figure 1. Overall Survival of patients post PBSCT for multiple myeloma Figure 2. Overall Survival of patients
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    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: Introduction: Venetoclax (Ven), an oral BCL2 inhibitor, is approved for the treatment (tx) of relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Ven is generally well tolerated, and side effects observed in clinical trials have been consistent with other CLL tx. Clinical trials using the approved dose escalation schedule report negligible rates of clinical tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). We aimed to understand rates of select adverse events (AEs) including cytopenias, infections, and TLS in CLL patients (pts) treated with Ven in community and academic settings. To do so, we examined 297 pts with CLL who received Ven, either alone or paired, in this multicenter, international study. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Ven treated pts with CLL across at 15 academic (n=169) and 51 community (n=128) centers outside of the clinical trial setting. This study represents a collaboration between US centers, CLL Collaborative Study of Real World Evidence (CORE), and UK CLL Forum. Demographics, baseline disease characteristics, Ven dosing, TLS risk (per FDA Ven label) and prophylaxis, and AEs were collected. Lab vs. clinical TLS was defined by Howard criteria. PFS was estimated by Kaplan Meier methodology. All comparisons were descriptive. Results: Of the 297 pts examined, median age at Ven initiation was 67 (range 37-91). The group was 69% male, 96% had R/R CLL, and 45% had del17p. Baseline characteristics stratified by practice setting are included in Table 1. 80% received Ven as monotherapy while 20% received it paired with another agent (anti-CD20 mAb (75%), ibrutinib (8.5%), other (16.5%)). All pts were treated outside of clinical trials. During dose escalation, 81% achieved a 400 mg dose and 65% maintained 400 mg following escalation (cyp3A4 use unknown). TLS risk was low in 40%, intermediate (int) in 32%, and high risk in 28%. CT scan prior to Ven initiation was performed in 62%. At least one hospitalization occurred for 56% of low, 80% of int, and 88% of high risk pts (63% of the total cohort). Table 1 describes the distribution of TLS risk and frequency of hospitalizations in academic, community centers. TLS prophylactic measures were available for a subset of pts. Allopurinol was used for 91% (n=68/75) of low, 93% (n=52/56) of int, and 94% (n=29/31) of pts at high risk for TLS. Rasburicase was used for 27% (n=28/102) of low, 42% (n=34/81) of int, and 72% (n=57/79) of high risk pts. Normal saline was used in 85% (n=62/73) of low, 88% (n=49/56) of int, and 97% (n=30/31) of high risk pts. TLS occurred in 8.4% of pts (n=25/297). Three lab and 2 clinical events occurred in low risk pts, 7 lab and 3 clinical events in int risk pts, and 7 lab and 3 clinical events in high risk pts. Of pts with TLS, 1 has discontinued Ven. Of pts with clinical TLS, all were hospitalized, received allopurinol and normal saline, and 28% received rasburicase. 72% with TLS had creatinine clearance
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    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: Background: A regimen of escalating doses of thalidomide, in combination with bortezomib and high dose melphalan (Mel/Vel/Thal) was evaluated as a conditioning regimen for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in patients (pts) with multiple myeloma (MM) in a phase I/II study. Methods: Patients received Mel/Vel/Thal as a second of tandem ASCT if they achieved 20,000 12 days (range 9-26 days). All pts received at least one ASCT prior to enrolling on the study. Seventeen pts (59%) had interim salvage chemotherapy between their upfront and Mel/Vel/Thal ASCT (i.e. received a salvage ASCT), with median time from first to salvage ASCT 29 months. The remaining 12 (41%) went directly from an upfront ASCT Mel-based ASCT to the Mel/Vel/Thal ASCT (tandem ASCT) within 6 months of the first ASCT. Twenty-seven (93%) were Durie-Salmon stage III, and 13 (44%) had 〉2 prior lines of therapy. Of those who had Mel/Vel/Thal as a salvage ASCT, 70% had ≥3 prior lines of therapy. The overall response rate (ORR) was 69% with 38% complete remission. ORR for Mel/Vel/Thal compared to upfront Mel ASCT was 69% versus 62% with 11 patients achieving CR with Mel/Vel/Thal compared to 5 patients with Mel alone (Figure 1). Ten of 27 evaluable patients (37%) had an upgrade in response in the Mel/Vel/Thal salvage ASCT compared to their upfront ASCT: 2 pts (7%) went from PD to PR, 1 (4%) from SD to CR, 1 (4%) from PR to VGPR; 3 (11%) from PR to CR and 2 (7%) from VGPR to CR. Median PFS and OS were 9.3 and 65.4 months, respectively, with a median follow-up of 17.8 months. Of those who underwent tandem Mel followed by Mel/Vel/Thal ASCT the median PFS was 14.9 months with a median OS not yet reached at time of analysis. For the 17 patients who received a salvage Mel/Vel/Thal ASCT, median PFS from their upfront ASCT was 11.9 months, compared to 9.1 months with the salvage Mel/Vel/Thal ASCT. Conclusions: High-dose Thal up to 1000 mg daily for 5 days can be safely combined with Vel and dose-intense Mel as an ASCT conditioning regimen with acceptable toxicities. Confirmation of potential synergistic effects of this combination regimen will require an appropriately designed phase III study. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Biran: BMS: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Skarbnik:Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Pharmacyclics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Gilead Sciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Genentech: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Siegel:Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Merck: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau.
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    Publication Date: 2019-11-13
    Description: BACKGROUND The recent approval of novel agents (NAs) has changed the treatment landscape in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), however, there remains uncertainty regarding treatment discontinuation patterns in real-world (RW) settings. This study assessed patterns of and reasons for discontinuation for patients (pts) treated with chemotherapy/chemoimmunotherapy (CT/CIT) and NAs in first (1L) and second (2L) lines of therapy in CLL. METHODS The CLL Collaborative Study of Real-World Evidence (CORE) study is a retrospective, multicenter, observational study. Adult CLL patients (pts) were included if they were diagnosed with CLL, initiated 1L or 2L therapy for CLL on/after 01/01/2012 (excluding lines of therapy received as part of clinical trials). Discontinuation patterns were assessed among CT/CIT and NAs, more specifically in four treatment cohorts: fludarabine+cyclophosphamide+rituximab (FCR), bendamustine+rituximab (BR), B-cell receptor inhibitors (BCRi)-based (e.g., acalabrutinib, ibrutinib, or idelalisib) and venetoclax-based regimens. Treatment discontinuation was operationally defined as ending therapy for reason(s) other than completion of planned duration of therapy. RESULTS Of 671 pts receiving 1L therapy, 81 (12%) received FCR (median age=58, 70% males); 153 (23%) BR (median age=63, 61% males), 255 (38%) BCRi-based (median age=65, 65% males); and 13 (2%) venetoclax-based (median age=59, 54% males). The remaining 169 pts received other regimens (e.g., other CT/CIT). The most common BCRi-based therapy in 1L was ibrutinib-containing regimens (97%). Median duration of follow-up was 24, 27, 11 and 8 months for FCR, BR, BCRi-based and venetoclax-based regimens, respectively. Treatment discontinuation occurred in 18 (22%), 41 (27%), 51 (20%) and 4/13 pts receiving FCR, BR, BCRi-based and venetoclax-based regimens, respectively. The most common reason for discontinuation in FCR (11/18 pts; 61%), BR (15/41 pts; 37%) and BCRi-based (24/51 pts; 47%) cohorts was adverse events (AEs), with 〉70% being severe AEs in each cohort. Common AEs leading to discontinuations were hematological abnormalities (e.g., neutropenia, thrombocytopenia) in the FCR (6/18 pts; 33%) and BR (6/41 pts; 15%) cohorts. In the BCRi-based cohort the most common AEs leading to discontinuations were cardiac (4/51 pts; 8%), skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (e.g., rash; 6/51 pts; 12%), hemorrhage/bleeding (3/51; 6%), and musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (3/51; pts; 6%). For the relatively small number of pts treated with venetoclax-based regimens and discontinued, disease progression was the common reason for discontinuations (3/4 pts); no pts discontinued venetoclax-based regimens due to adverse events. In the relapsed/refractory setting specifically in 2L, 15 (7%), 113 (56%) and 16 (8%) pts received BR, BCRi-based and venetoclax-based regimen respectively, of which the most common BCRi-based therapy regimen was ibrutinib-based (95%). Treatment discontinuation occurred in 5/15 pts (33%), 27/113 pts (24%) and 4/16 pts (25%) receiving BR, BCRi-based and venetoclax-based regimens, respectively. The most common reason for discontinuations were severe AEs for BR (3/5 pts) and BCRi-based (13/27 pts) cohorts and disease progression for venetoclax-based regimens (2/4). CONCLUSIONS Despite the relatively short follow-up, in both 1L and 2L, similar discontinuation patterns emerge. CT/CIT is often discontinued prior to completion of planned cycles of therapy, suggesting that these regimens are difficult to tolerate. Additionally, treat to progression BCRi-based regimens are also discontinued for severe AEs, discordant to results from clinical trials. With a small cohort and limited information collected, results on venetoclax discontinuation warrants additional studies. Well tolerated chemotherapy-free combinations with finite treatment duration in treatment naïve and relapsed/refractory settings may limit continuous exposure to treatment and prevent discontinuations due to AEs. Table Disclosures Shadman: Atara: Consultancy; Gilead: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding; Bigene: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Acerta: Research Funding; Emergent: Research Funding; Sunesis: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; AbbVIe: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech, Inc.: Consultancy, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Sound Biologics: Consultancy; Mustang Biopharma: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Verastem: Consultancy; ADC Therapeutics: Consultancy. Sail:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Manzoor:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Yazdy:Genentech: Research Funding; Octapharma: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy; Bayer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Hill:AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; TG therapeutics: Research Funding; Celegene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite: Consultancy, Honoraria; Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding. Tuncer:Abbvie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; 2018 Steering Committee: Other: reimbursement for travel to the steering committee at ASH. Allan:Genentech: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AbbVie, Inc: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie company: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Verastem Oncology, Inc.: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Acerta Pharma: Consultancy; Sunesis Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bayer: Consultancy. Ujjani:Atara: Consultancy; Gilead: Consultancy; Astrazeneca: Consultancy; Genentech: Honoraria; PCYC: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Honoraria; AbbVie: Honoraria, Research Funding. Emechebe:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Kamalakar:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Sharmokh:AbbVie: Employment, Other: may hold stock or stock options. Jiang:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Pena:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Marshall:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Nielsen:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Barr:Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie company: Consultancy, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Merck: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Genentech: Consultancy; Verastem: Consultancy; Gilead: Consultancy; Astra Zeneca: Consultancy, Research Funding. Brown:Dynamo Therapeutics: Consultancy; Catapult Therapeutics: Consultancy; Invectys: Other: other; Janssen: Honoraria; Kite: Consultancy, Research Funding; Loxo: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Octapharma: Consultancy; Verastem: Consultancy, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy; Teva: Honoraria; Sunesis: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy; Gilead: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech/Roche: Consultancy; Sun: Research Funding; Sun Pharmaceuticals, Inc: Research Funding; Morphosys: Other: Data safety monitoring boards ; Acerta Pharma: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; BeiGene: Consultancy. Schuh:AbbVie: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Kite: Speakers Bureau; Gilead: Speakers Bureau; Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Verastem: Speakers Bureau; Genentech: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Eyre:Janssen: Honoraria, Other: travel support; AbbVie: Honoraria, Other: travel support; Gilead: Honoraria, Other: travel support. Lamanna:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche-Genentech: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AstraZeneca: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Verastem: Research Funding; AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Gilead: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Bei-Gene: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Wierda:Gilead Sciences: Research Funding; Juno Therapeutics: Research Funding; Oncternal Therapeutics Inc.: Research Funding; Xencor: Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; AbbVie: Research Funding; GSK/Novartis: Research Funding; Sunesis: Research Funding; Loxo Oncology Inc.: Research Funding; KITE pharma: Research Funding; Acerta Pharma Inc: Research Funding; Miragen: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics LLC: Research Funding; Cyclcel: Research Funding. Skarbnik:Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Speakers Bureau; Kite Pharma: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; CLL Society: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Gilead Sciences: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Acerta: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Verastem Oncology: Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Roeker:Abbott Laboratories: Equity Ownership; AbbVie: Equity Ownership. Bannerji:Celgene: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics: Other: travel support; Merck: Other: travel support, Patents & Royalties: IP rights; AbbVie, Inc: Consultancy; Gilead: Other: travel support; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Consultancy, Other: travel support, Research Funding; Merck: Other: travel support, Patents & Royalties: IP rights; Pharmacyclics: Other: travel support; AbbVie, Inc: Consultancy, travel support; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Consultancy, Other: travel support, Research Funding; Gilead: Other: travel support. Pauff:AbbVie: Employment, Other: and may hold stock or stock options. Schuster:Novartis: Other: a patent (with royalties paid to Novartis) on combination therapies of CAR and PD-1 inhibitors.; Novartis, Celgene, Genentech, Merck, Pharmacyclics, Acerta, and Gilead: Other: Grants, Research Funding; Nordic Nanovector, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Loxo Oncology, Acerta, and Celgene: Honoraria; Novartis, Nordic Nanovector, and Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Follows:Gilead: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Cheson:Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Symbios: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Trillium: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Portola: Research Funding; Kite: Research Funding; Gilead: Research Funding; Epizyme: Research Funding; Morphosys: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AstraZeneca: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Acerta: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Eichhorst:BeiGene: Research Funding; ArQule: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Brander:DTRM Biopharma: Research Funding; BeiGene: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Consultancy; Genentech: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Teva: Consultancy, Honoraria; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; MEI: Research Funding; Tolero: Research Funding; Acerta: Research Funding. Pivneva:AbbVie: Other: employee of Analysis Group, Inc., which has received consultancy fees from AbbVie. Guerin:AbbVie: Other: employee of Analysis Group, Inc., which has received consultancy fees from AbbVie. Mato:AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sunesis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy; Johnson & Johnson: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Gilead: Research Funding; Acerta: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; LOXO: Consultancy, Research Funding; DTRM Biopharma: Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Other: DSMB member, Research Funding.
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    Publication Date: 2018-11-29
    Description: Background: Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is increasingly offered to older patients with multiple myeloma (MM) based on clinical trials demonstrating improved outcome. Inherently, successful mobilization and collection of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) is necessary for ASCT. A direct comparison of the efficacy of mobilization between elderly and younger patients has not been reported. Retrospective studies demonstrated that older patients had lower CD34+ cell yield and a higher incidence of mobilization failure (Lee et al 2014, Muchtar et al 2016). In this retrospective study, we compared two age groups (〉/=70 years and /= 70 years and 315 patients
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