scholarly journals PF645 EXPOSURE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS & DISEASE MODELING FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL DOSING REGIMEN OF ISATUXIMAB AS SINGLE AGENT IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA

HemaSphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (S1) ◽  
pp. 276 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-T. Thai ◽  
L. Liu ◽  
K. Koiwai ◽  
C. Brillac ◽  
H. Van de Velde ◽  
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Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 1897-1897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatiha Rachedi ◽  
Kimiko Koiwai ◽  
Nadia Gaudel-Dedieu ◽  
Bernard Sebastien ◽  
Hoai-Thu Thai ◽  
...  

Background: Isatuximab (Isa) is an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody with multiple modes of action for killing tumor cells through direct tumor targeting and immune cell engagement. Exposure-Response (E-R) analysis and disease modelling of tumor burden were performed to evaluate the relationship between Isa exposure and efficacy outcomes. This analysis also supports the Isatuximab dosing regimen selection/confirmation when administered in combination in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients. Methods: To determine the optimal dose for the Phase 3 ICARIA-MM study, E-R analyses were conducted in 44 and 52 RRMM evaluable patients from two Phase 1 trials of Isa in combination with pomalidomide/dexamethasone (Pd) (NCT02283775) or with lenalidomide/dexamethasone (Rd) (NCT01749969), respectively. Isa was administered intravenously at doses from 3 to 20 mg/kg every 2 weeks or weekly for 4 weeks then every 2 weeks (QW/Q2W). In the E-R analyses, several Isa exposure parameters were tested to evaluate if they were predictors of response (partial response [PR] or better). Baseline covariates were also considered in the model to evaluate potential confounding effects. In addition, a second type of analysis was performed on 2 pooled datasets of 153 (single agent and combination with Pd) and 162 (single agent and combination with Rd) evaluable RRMM patients: disease response was also captured by modeling the dynamics of the serum M-protein using a joint model of tumor growth inhibition and drop-out. Trial simulations were then performed to evaluate different dosing regimens of interest. To confirm the dose, E-R analyses were conducted in 297 evaluable RRMM patients from the phase 3 trial (ICARIA-MM; NCT02990338) comparing Isa-Pd (N=148) and Pd (N=149). Isa was administered intravenously at 10 mg/kg QW/Q2W in the Isa-Pd arm. Cox and Weibull (Progression-Free Survival [PFS]) or logistic regression (overall response rate [ORR]) models were used. Results: In the two combination Phase 1 trials, Isa appeared to be well tolerated with no clear dose response relationship between 10 and 20 mg/kg. E-R analyses suggested that higher Isa exposure represented by log Ctrough at 4 weeks (CT4W) was associated with increased ORR. Both models predicted an increased ORR with decreased beta-2 microglobulin and lower number of prior lines of therapy (Rd only), together with higher log CT4W. Clinical trial simulations showed that the probability of success to reach the targeted ORR was high with 10 mg/kg QW/Q2W for both Pd (83% for ORR ≥60%) and Rd (96% for ORR ≥50%). Serum M-protein reduction was greater at doses ≥10 mg/kg compared to doses <10 mg/kg, with minimal differences between 10 and 20 mg/kg QW/Q2W. These analyses supported the rationale for 10 mg/kg QW/Q2W selection for the Phase 3 combination study. In the Phase 3 ICARIA-MM study, the E-R analysis showed that higher CT4W was associated with higher ORR (predicted ORR below and above the median CT4W being 52% and 72%, respectively). The final model also included time since diagnosis and Revised International Staging System (R-ISS) stage at baseline and an interaction between time since diagnosis and R-ISS; ORR increased as time since diagnosis increased and decreased with higher R-ISS stage. For PFS, in addition to CT4W, the model included plasmacytomas, serum albumin level and R-ISS at baseline. The predicted distribution of PFS indicated that patients with greater Isa CT4W had longer PFS, patients with R-ISS Stage III and plasmacytomas had shorter PFS. Matched analyses to Pd indicated that even patients with concentrations ≤median CT4W benefited from Isa treatment (PFS hazard ratio: 0.773). Conclusion: Model-based drug development was successfully applied to support Phase 3 Isa dosing regimen selection for use in combination with Pd in RRMM patients. E-R and clinical data from the Phase 3 ICARIA-MM study confirmed the efficacy and safety of 10 mg/kg QW/Q2W dose/regimen selected. Disclosures Rachedi: Sanofi: Employment. Koiwai:Sanofi: Employment. Gaudel-Dedieu:Sanofi: Employment. Sebastien:Sanofi: Employment. Thai:Sanofi: Employment. El-Cheikh:Sanofi: Employment. Brillac:Sanofi: Employment. Fau:Sanofi: Employment. Nguyen:Sanofi: Employment. Liu:Sanofi: Employment. Campana:Sanofi: Employment. van de Velde:Sanofi: Employment. Semiond:Sanofi: Employment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Schulthess ◽  
Vivi Rottschäfer ◽  
James W. T. Yates ◽  
Piet H. van der Graaf

Abstract Thorough exploration of alternative dosing frequencies is often not performed in conventional pharmacometrics approaches. Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) can provide novel insights into optimal dosing regimen and drug behaviors which could add a new dimension to the design of novel treatments. However, methods for such an approach are currently lacking. Recently, we illustrated the utility of frequency-domain response analysis (FdRA), an analytical method used in control engineering, using several generic pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic case studies. While FdRA is not applicable to models harboring ever increasing variables such as those describing tumor growth, studying such models in the frequency domain provides valuable insight into optimal dosing frequencies. Through the analysis of three distinct tumor growth models (cell cycle-specific, metronomic, and acquired resistance), we demonstrate the application of a simulation-based analysis in the frequency domain to optimize cancer treatments. We study the response of tumor growth to dosing frequencies while simultaneously examining treatment safety, and found for all three models that above a certain dosing frequency, tumor size is insensitive to an increase in dosing frequency, e.g., for the cell cycle-specific model, one dose per 3 days, and an hourly dose yield the same reduction of tumor size to 3% of the initial size after 1 year of treatment. Additionally, we explore the effect of drug elimination rate changes on the tumor growth response. In summary, we show that the frequency-domain view of three models of tumor growth dynamics can help in optimizing drug dosing regimen to improve treatment success.


2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 1035-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyu Yu ◽  
Sang Chung ◽  
Immo Zadezensky ◽  
Ke Hu ◽  
Christelle Darstein ◽  
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Author(s):  
Carlos Fernández-Teruel ◽  
Salvador Fudio ◽  
Rubin Lubomirov

Abstract Purpose These exposure–response (E–R) analyses integrated lurbinectedin effects on key efficacy and safety variables in relapsed SCLC to determine the adequacy of the dose regimen of 3.2 mg/m2 1-h intravenous infusion every 3 weeks (q3wk). Methods Logistic models and Cox regression analyses were applied to correlate lurbinectedin exposure metrics (AUCtot and AUCu) with efficacy and safety endpoints: objective response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS) in SCLC patients (n = 99) treated in study B-005 with 3.2 mg/m2 q3wk, and incidence of grade 4 (G4) neutropenia and grade 3–4 (G ≥ 3) thrombocytopenia in a pool of cancer patients from single-agent phase I to III studies (n = 692) treated at a wide range of doses. A clinical utility index was used to assess the appropriateness of the selected dose. Results Effect of lurbinectedin AUCu on ORR best fitted to a sigmoid-maximal response (Emax) logistic model, where Emax was dependent on chemotherapy-free interval (CTFI). Cox regression analysis with OS found relationships with both CTFI and AUCu. An Emax logistic model for G4 neutropenia and a linear logistic model for G ≥ 3 thrombocytopenia, which retained platelets and albumin at baseline and body surface area, best fitted to AUCtot and AUCu. AUCu between approximately 1000 and 1700 ng·h/L provided the best benefit/risk ratio, and the dose of 3.2 mg/m2 provided median AUCu of 1400 ng·h/L, thus maximizing the proportion of patients within that lurbinectedin target exposure range. Conclusions The relationships evidenced in this integrated E–R analysis support a favorable benefit-risk profile for lurbinectedin 3.2 mg/m2 q3wk. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02454972; registered May 27, 2015.


Author(s):  
Yu-bo Zhou ◽  
Yang-ming Zhang ◽  
Hong-hui Huang ◽  
Li-jing Shen ◽  
Xiao-feng Han ◽  
...  

AbstractHDAC inhibitors (HDACis) have been intensively studied for their roles and potential as drug targets in T-cell lymphomas and other hematologic malignancies. Bisthianostat is a novel bisthiazole-based pan-HDACi evolved from natural HDACi largazole. Here, we report the preclinical study of bisthianostat alone and in combination with bortezomib in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), as well as preliminary first-in-human findings from an ongoing phase 1a study. Bisthianostat dose dependently induced acetylation of tubulin and H3 and increased PARP cleavage and apoptosis in RPMI-8226 cells. In RPMI-8226 and MM.1S cell xenograft mouse models, oral administration of bisthianostat (50, 75, 100 mg·kg-1·d-1, bid) for 18 days dose dependently inhibited tumor growth. Furthermore, bisthianostat in combination with bortezomib displayed synergistic antitumor effect against RPMI-8226 and MM.1S cell in vitro and in vivo. Preclinical pharmacokinetic study showed bisthianostat was quickly absorbed with moderate oral bioavailability (F% = 16.9%–35.5%). Bisthianostat tended to distribute in blood with Vss value of 0.31 L/kg. This distribution parameter might be beneficial to treat hematologic neoplasms such as MM with few side effects. In an ongoing phase 1a study, bisthianostat treatment was well tolerated and no grade 3/4 nonhematological adverse events (AEs) had occurred together with good pharmacokinetics profiles in eight patients with relapsed or refractory MM (R/R MM). The overall single-agent efficacy was modest, stable disease (SD) was identified in four (50%) patients at the end of first dosing cycle (day 28). These preliminary in-patient results suggest that bisthianostat is a promising HDACi drug with a comparable safety window in R/R MM, supporting for its further phase 1b clinical trial in combination with traditional MM therapies.


Rheumatology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen Lin Chia ◽  
Linda Santiago ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Denison Kuruvilla ◽  
Shiliang Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Objectives The randomized, double-blind, phase 2 b MUSE study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the type I interferon receptor antibody anifrolumab (300 mg or 1000 mg every 4 weeks) compared with placebo for 52 weeks in patients with chronic, moderate to severe SLE. Characterizing the exposure–response relationship of anifrolumab in MUSE will enable selection of its optimal dosage regimen in two phase 3 studies in patients with SLE. Methods The exposure–response relationship, pharmacokinetics (PK), and SLE Responder Index (SRI[4]) efficacy data were analysed using a population approach. A dropout hazard function was also incorporated into the SRI(4) model to describe the voluntary patient withdrawals during the 1-year treatment period. Results The population PK model found that type I IFN test–high patients, and patients with a higher body weight, had significantly greater clearance of anifrolumab. Stochastic clinical simulations demonstrated that doses &lt;300 mg would lead to a greater-than-proportional reduction in drug exposure owing to type I interferon alpha receptor–mediated drug clearance (antigen-sink effect, more rapid drug clearance at lower concentrations) and suboptimal SRI(4) responses with wider confidence intervals. Conclusions Based on PK, efficacy, and safety considerations, anifrolumab 300 mg every 4 weeks was recommended as the optimal dosage for pivotal phase 3 studies in patients with SLE.


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