scholarly journals Updated Organ Response Results of an Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Cael-101 in Patients with AL Amyloidosis Receiving Anti-Plasma Cell Therapy

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2724-2724
Author(s):  
Jason Valent ◽  
John Silowsky ◽  
Michael R. Kurman ◽  
Eileen Daniel ◽  
Janet Jobes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Stage Iiia ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Amyloid Deposits ◽  
Response Range ◽  
Organ Response ◽  
Al Amyloid

Abstract Background: CAEL-101 is an IgG1 monoclonal antibody intended to enable immune clearance of AL amyloid deposits. This study (NCT04304144) data allowed dose selection of CAEL-101 for the ongoing Phase 3 studies in patients with Mayo stage IIIa and IIIb AL amyloidosis cardiomyopathy newly diagnosed and treated with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (CyBorD) alone or in combination with daratumumab. Methods: 13 patients were treated with CAEL-101 and CyBorD and an additional 5 patients were treated with CAEL-101, daratumumab, and CyBorD. Organ response data on assessable patients were evaluated per consensus criteria as per institutional standard of care. Safety, pharmacokinetic and anti-drug antibody data will be reported separately. Results: The follow up for patients receiving CAEL-101 and CyBorD is 12 to 15 months and for the CAEL-101, Daratumumab, and CyBorD is 4 to 6 months. 16 of 18 patients remain on treatment. One discontinuation was due to death from E. coli sepsis and the other due to lack of hematologic response with deterioration of heart function requiring heart transplant after only 6 doses of CAEL-101. Organ response in cardiac patients by NT pro BNP criteria occurred in 4 of 8 evaluable patients treated with CAEL-101 and CyBorD (time to organ response range 2 - 12 months) and in 2 of 3 patients treated with CAEL-101, daratumumab, and CyBorD (time to organ response range 3 - 5 months). Four patients have had repeat echocardiogram 1 year from start of CAEL-101 based therapy with interpretable global peak longitudinal strain (GLS). The GLS improved in 2 patients by -5% (-6.4% to -11.4%) and -5.1% (-12.8% to -17.9%). GLS remained stable in the other 2 patients. All 9 patients with evaluable kidney involvement by 24 hour urine protein achieved an organ response. Responses occurred in as little as 2 months in 5 patients (range 2 - 7 months). The time to organ response were similar in the daratumumab and non-daratumumab treated patients. One patient with hematologic stable disease and persistent 71% improvement in 24 hour urine protein at 10 months from start of CAEL-101 based therapy is most notable. Conclusions: CAEL-101 with anti-plasma cell therapy remains reasonably well tolerated with no unanticipated adverse effects. Organ responses, most notably renal response, have occurred early in the course of therapy and appears to be durable. Organ responses in some patients have also improved over time with some significant improvement in patient GLS evaluations by echocardiogram. These results encourage clinical trial participation in the ongoing CAEL-101 clinical trials in Mayo stage IIIa and IIIb AL amyloidosis patients. Disclosures Valent: Celgene Corporation: Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Speakers Bureau; Caelum Biosciences: Other: Clinical Trial Funding; Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Speakers Bureau. Silowsky: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Kurman: Caelum Biosciences: Other: Medical Monitor. Daniel: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Jobes: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Harnett: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Spector: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Anwer: GlaxoSmithKline: Research Funding; Allogene Therapeutics: Research Funding; Janssen pharmaceutical: Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS / Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding. Zonder: BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Caelum Biosciences: Consultancy; Intellia: Consultancy; Regeneron: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Alnylam: Consultancy. Liedtke: Kura Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Alnylam: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Caelum: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Clinical Trial Funding; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Sobolov: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. OffLabel Disclosure: CAEL-101 is a monoclonal antibody directed at AL amyloid deposits. The purpose is to promote immune clearance of amyloid deposits.

scholarly journals Results of Phase I Study of Chimeric Fibril-Reactive Monoclonal Antibody 11-1F4 in Patients with AL Amyloidosis

Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 188-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arielle L Langer ◽  
Susanna Miao ◽  
Markus Mapara ◽  
Jai Radhakrishnan ◽  
Mathew S. Maurer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Dose Level ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Amyloid Deposits ◽  
Organ Response

Abstract Background: The murine (Mu) monoclonal antibody (mAb) 11-1F4 prepared against human light-chain-related fibrils recognizes an amyloid-associated conformational epitope when administered to mice bearing human AL amyloidomas and elicits a neutrophil/macrophage response that led to rapid and complete elimination of the amyloid tumors with no evidence of toxicity in the animals. PET/CT using I-124 labeled Mu mAb 11-1F4 revealed uptake by the organs known to contain amyloid in the majority of patients studied.1,2 These results led to production of GMP-grade amyloid fibril-reactive chimeric (Ch) IgG1 mAb 11-1F4 by the NCI's Biological Resource Branch for a Phase I clinical trial in patients with AL amyloidosis. Methods: This is an open-label, dose-escalation Phase I clinical trial of Ch IgG1 mAb 11-1F4 in patients with relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis. The trial was conducted under the auspices of an Experimental Therapeutic Investigational New Drug (IND) with a primary objective of defining the maximum tolerated dose, and tolerability and safety of Ch IgG1 mAb 11-1F4 when given as a single intravenous infusion. Secondary objectives included pharmacokinetics, safety, and organ response. Patients were eligible if they had received prior systemic therapy for relapsed or refractory AL-Amyloidosis or had declined or were ineligible for standard systemic therapy and a life expectancy of at least 3 months. Patients were excluded if they had ventricular ejection fraction less than 40 percent, an interventricular septal thickness greater than 25mm, a history of sustained ventricular tachycardiac or cardiac arrest, 24 hour creatinine clearance of less than 30cc/min, alkaline phosphatase greater than three times the upper limit of normal, or total bilirubin greater than 3.0mg/dL. A dose-escalation "up and down" design was used with 7 sequential doses of 0.5, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250 and 500 mg/m2. Results: As of July 14, 2015, dose level 6 was completed including six patients who completed the study. Two patients had primarily cardiac, 2 patients primarily skin, and 2 primarily gastrointestinal (GI) involvement. All patients tolerated the dose received and no grade 3, 4 adverse events (AE) or deaths occurred. The AE included: dose level 5, one patient with grade 1 nausea and diarrhea and at dose level 4 one patient grade 2 rash for 11 days. Skin biopsy revealed previously undiagnosed cutaneous amyloid deposits and a neutrophilic infiltrate that may represent proof of antibody binding amyloid fibrils. Though the primary objective of the trial was to evaluate safety, 3 of 6 patient had evidence of organ response (2 cardiac and 1 GI) after only one infusion of Ch IgG1 mAb 11-1F4. Conclusions: To date, Ch IgG1 mAb 11-1F4 was well tolerated by all study subjects without any adverse reactions and promising organ response after completion of 6 dose levels. Development of an AL-fibril-specific mAb treatment would be an invaluable adjunct in the treatment of patients with AL amyloidosis and lead to improved medical management of this incurable and ultimately fatal disease. Clinical Trial Information: NCT02245867 References Wall, J., Kennel, S.J., Stuckey, A.C., Long, M.J, Townsend, D.W., Smith, G.T., Wells, K.J., Fu, Y., Stabin, M.G., Weiss, D.T., and Solomon, A. Radioimmunodetection of amyloid deposits in patients with AL amyloidosis, Blood. 116: 2241-2244, 2010.Solomon, Alan. Personal Communication. Apr 2014. Disclosures Lentzsch: Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Axiom: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Off Label Use: Monoclonal antibody 11-1F4 is the drug under investigation in this trial as a therapy for amyloidosis. It currently has no FDA approved indication..

scholarly journals Optimizing Deep Response Assessment for AL Amyloidosis Using Involved Free Light Chain Level at End of Therapy

Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 3227-3227
Author(s):  
Eli Muchtar ◽  
Angela Dispenzieri ◽  
Nelson Leung ◽  
Francis K. Buadi ◽  
David Dingli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Response Assessment ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
First Line ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
First Line Therapy ◽  
Line Therapy ◽  
Organ Response

Abstract Introduction: Light chain burden in light chain (AL) amyloidosis is often low, making accurate response assessment challenging. Methods: AL amyloidosis patients achieving very good partial or complete response to first line therapy and had serial sFLC studies during and after completion of therapy were included (n=396). Involved free light chain (iFLC), difference in involved-to-uninvolved free light chains (dFLC) and sFLC ratio (sFLCR) were assessed at the end of first line therapy and at nadir iFLC. Survival analysis was done using the Kaplan-Meier method. Hematological progression-free survival (hemPFS) was defined as the time from diagnosis until hematological progression or death, where patients known to be alive and progression-free at the end of follow-up were censored. Hematological progression was defined according to consensus criteria or upon initiation of second line therapy, whichever came first. Results: The median iFLC and dFLC at the end of therapy was 1.7 mg/dL and 0.5 mg/dL, respectively. sFLCR normalization occurred in 70% of patients. iFLC ≤2 mg/dL and dFLC ≤0.5 mg/dL were associated with a longer hemPFS compared to their counterparts (Figure). Only iFLC ≤2 mg/dL was associated with a significantly longer overall survival (Figure). sFLCR normalization did not predict hemPFS or overall survival. Organ response was predicted by iFLC ≤2 mg/dL and dFLC ≤0.5 mg/dL (Table), with best discrimination seen with iFLC ≤2 mg/dL. Organ response was not predicted by sFLC normalization (Table). The median nadir iFLC was 1.4 mg/dL and was reached 3.9 months from the end of therapy, longer in transplanted patients compared to patients treated with non-transplant regimens (7.3 vs 1.8 months, respectively; P<0.001). iFLC ≤2 mg/dL at the completion of therapy and nadir iFLC reached >12 months from the end of therapy were favorable predictors of hemPFS/OS in a multivariate analysis. Conclusion: iFLC at the end of first line therapy better predicts for organ response and survival than dFLC among deep responders. Normalization of sFLCR does not predict for organ response or survival and should not be used as measure of therapeutic efficacy. Figure. Figure. Disclosures Dispenzieri: Celgene, Takeda, Prothena, Jannsen, Pfizer, Alnylam, GSK: Research Funding. Dingli:Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Other: Participates in the International PNH Registry (for Mayo Clinic, Rochester) for Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Other: Participates in the International PNH Registry (for Mayo Clinic, Rochester) for Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Millennium Takeda: Research Funding; Millennium Takeda: Research Funding. Kapoor:Celgene: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding. Russell:Vyriad: Equity Ownership. Kumar:Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; KITE: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Gertz:Alnylam: Honoraria; celgene: Consultancy; Ionis: Honoraria; Abbvie: Consultancy; annexon: Consultancy; janssen: Consultancy; spectrum: Consultancy, Honoraria; Research to Practice: Consultancy; Medscape: Consultancy; Apellis: Consultancy; Teva: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Prothena: Honoraria; Physicians Education Resource: Consultancy.

Final Results of a Phase 2 Study of Bendamustine in Combination with Dexamethasone in Patients with Previously Treated Systemic Light-Chain (AL) Amyloidosis

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 4523-4523
Author(s):  
Galina Grigoriev Lagos ◽  
Suzanne Lentzsch ◽  
Raymond L. Comenzo ◽  
Jeffrey Zonder ◽  
Keren Osman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Event Free Survival ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Hematologic Response ◽  
Phase 2 Study ◽  
Organ Response

Abstract Background: No established therapies exist for patients who fail or relapse after initial therapy for AL amyloidosis. Bendamustine has shown potential in treating multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma but it has not been well studied in AL amyloidosis. We sought to investigate the efficacy and safety of using Bendamustine in combination with dexamethasone (Ben/Dex) in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis in a multi-center phase 2 study and present the results of the final analysis. Methods: This Phase IIa clinical trial enrolled 31 patients who had persistent or progressive AL amyloidosis after at least 1 prior therapy. An optimal two-stage Simon design approach was used. Of 13 patients initially enrolled, 3 experienced hematologic partial response (PR), and an additional 16 were treated in the second stage. It was pre-determined that if 9 or more of the 29 patients with evaluable response had hematologic PR or better the treatment would be considered worthy of further development. Evaluable response was defined as patients who completed at least 2 treatment cycles. The primary objective was to determine the rate of partial hematologic response (PR). Secondary objectives included the overall hematologic response rate, organ response rate, toxicity profile, event free survival, and overall survival (OS). Patients received treatment in 28 day cycles with Bendamustine given on day 1 and day 2 (100 mg/m2 IV for CrCl≥60 mL/min, 90 mg/m2 IV for CrCl 59-30 mL/min, 70 mg/m2 IV for CrCl 15-30 mL/min) and dexamethasone 20-40 mg given weekly. Treatment was continued until disease progression or for up to 6 courses after complete response (CR). Reasons for discontinuation also included unacceptable toxicity, patient refusal, and non-response. Results :Of the 31 patients enrolled in the trial, 29 had evaluable responses and completed a median of 4 cycles of therapy (range 2-12) with one patient still undergoing treatment as of 7/1/2016. Median age of enrolled patients was 64 (range 42-78). Primarily involved organs included heart (53%), kidney (36%), nerve (7%), and liver (4%); 18 patients had ≥2 major organs involved. The patients received a median of 1.5 prior treatments (range 1-4) and 13 had received prior autologous stem cell transplants. Of evaluable patients (n=29), 41% had hematologic response to Ben/Dex (3% CR, 17% very good partial response, 24% PR). Of these 13 patients, 6 had a response after only 1 cycle of therapy and the median time to best response was 1 cycle (range 1-6 cycles). The median follow up of patients was relatively long, 18.4 months (range 1.5-41.5) and the median OS has not yet been reached (Figure 1). Event free survival defined as time to death, progression of disease or initiation of new therapy was 9.24 months (range 1.8-18.0) (Figure 2). Only 3 patients discontinued treatment due to disease progression while 8 stopped due to an adverse event (AE) although 5 AEs were only grade 1-2 events. There was 1 death during treatment that was unrelated to the study drug and due to underlying cardiac amyloidosis. The most common drug related all grade AEs included anemia (9%), fatigue (8%), and nausea (7%). Organ response was observed in 5 out of 16 patients with renal involvement and 2 out of the 19 patients with cardiac involvement. Conclusions : Bendamustine in combination with dexamethasone is active treatment in patients with AL amyloidosis who had failed multiple prior therapies and results in a significant hematologic response. Treatment was very well tolerated with a low incidence of severe AE in this delicate patient population. Therefore bendamustine is another treatment approach for AL amyloidosis patients who currently have limited therapeutic options. Figure 1 Figure 1. Figure 2 Figure 2. Disclosures Lentzsch: Foundation One: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria. Comenzo:Karyopharm: Research Funding; Prothena: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding. Zonder:Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Prothena: Consultancy, Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pharmacyclics: Other: DSMC membership. Pregja:Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Prothena: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pharmacyclics: Other: data safety monitoring committee. Landau:Prothena: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Onyx/Amgen: Research Funding; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy.

scholarly journals Cardiac Amyloid Reaching for Extended Survival (CARES): Study Design of Two Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized, International Phase 3 Trials Assessing Cael-101 in Patients with Mayo Stage Iiia or Stage IIIb AL Amyloidosis

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1673-1673
Author(s):  
Ashutosh D. Wechalekar ◽  
John Silowsky ◽  
Eileen Daniel ◽  
Mark Harnett ◽  
Michael Spector ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Amyloid Fibrils ◽  
Stage Iiib ◽  
Light Chains ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Stage Iiia ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Double Blind

Abstract Background: Light-chain amyloidosis (AL-A) is a rare, severe, progressive, systemic disorder with high mortality caused by immunoglobulin (Ig) light chains that misfold and aggregate into amyloid fibrils that deposit in multiple organs, leading to progressive organ dysfunction/damage and death. Prognosis is poor for patients with cardiac involvement (characterized by high levels of cardiac troponin T and N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide). Median survival is 24 and 4 months for Mayo Stage IIIa and IIIb AL-A, respectively, based on the 2013 European Modification of the 2004 Mayo Staging system. For most patients, standard of care (SOC) is anti-plasma cell dyscrasia (PCD) therapy to suppress plasma cell proliferation, halt generation of amyloidogenic free light chains, and stop deposition of new amyloid fibrils and further organ decline. However, a critical need exists for therapies that accelerate the removal of deposited fibrils. CAEL-101 is a monoclonal antibody that binds to misfolded Ig light chains in amyloid fibrils. In Phase 1 and 2, CAEL-101 (with and without concurrent PCD SOC) was well tolerated up to 1000 mg/m 2. Preliminary Phase 2 data (NCT04304144) suggest improvements in cardiac and renal biomarkers in some patients. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of CAEL-101 versus placebo when administered concurrently with SOC anti-PCD therapy in treatment-naïve patients with cardiac AL-A, Mayo Stages IIIb (NCT04504825; Study 1) or IIIa (NCT04512235; Study 2). Methods: These international, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 trials, initiated in 2020, are enrolling patients at over 70 sites in 14 countries. Newly diagnosed adults with AL-A stage IIIb or IIIa based on the 2013 European Modification of 2004 Mayo Staging (Wechalekar AD et al. Blood 2013;121:3420. Dispenzieri A, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2004; 22:3751), measurable hematologic disease, and histopathological diagnosis of amyloidosis with cardiac involvement are eligible. Patients cannot have any other form of amyloidosis, symptomatic orthostatic hypotension, or supine systolic blood pressure &lt;90 mmHg. Patients in Mayo Stages IIIb (N=111) and IIIa (N=267) are randomized 2:1 to receive once-weekly intravenous infusions of CAEL-101 (1000 mg/m 2) or placebo for 4 weeks, followed by maintenance dosing every 2 weeks. In these event-driven studies, treatment will continue to a minimum of 54 deaths for Study 1 and 77 deaths for Study 2 (a minimum treatment duration of 12 months is expected). Patients will receive concurrent anti-PCD therapy per the institutional protocol for SOC and will be followed to death from any cause or until end of study (Figure). The primary endpoint is overall survival (defined as the time from first dose of study drug to date of death, with censoring at last known living date), and will be analyzed via time-to-event log-rank statistics. Functional, quality of life, and echocardiography measures are targeted secondary endpoints. Results: Patient baseline characteristics and demographics are presented (Table). As of July 17, 2021, 9/13 (69.2%) patients in Study 1 and 23/39 (59%) patients in Study 2 have received at least 4 doses of CAEL-101 concurrently with anti-PCD therapy. Discussion: These ongoing trials will evaluate the efficacy and safety of CAEL-101 as first-in-class treatment to reduce amyloid burden in patients with cardiac AL-A. Notably, Study 1 (Mayo Stage IIIb) is the first randomized, placebo-controlled efficacy clinical trial to formally assess the effects of a pharmacological in this severely ill population. Because the median expected survival for Mayo Stage IIIb patients is far shorter than for Mayo Stage IIIa patients, the resulting sample size required for the Mayo Stage IIIB study is less (111 patients) than for the Mayo Stage IIIA study (267 patients). Importantly, these studies include patients identified as Stage III and IV based on the 2012 Mayo staging system (Kumar S. et al. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30:989). These trials are ongoing in a challenging environment. The approval of daratumumab in 2021 changed the landscape and modified the SOC, requiring appropriate protocol amendments. While the COVID pandemic affected all people, it had a greater impact on patients with AL amyloidosis, a rare disease that can only be treated effectively by a coordinated team of experts at centers of excellence. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Wechalekar: Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease: Consultancy; Caelum Biosciences: Other: Clinical Trial Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Celgene: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Amgen: Research Funding. Silowsky: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Daniel: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Harnett: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Spector: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Sobolov: Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment. Quarta: Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease: Current Employment. Kurman: Caelum Biosciences: Other: Medical Monitor. Tulchinskiy: Caelum Biosciences: Consultancy. Bhattacharyya: Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease: Current Employment. Liedtke: Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria; Oncopeptides: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kura Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bristol Myers Squibb: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Alnylam: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Caelum: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Clinical Trial Funding.

Organ Biomarker Responses in Patients with Light Chain Amyloidosis Treated with NEOD001 Are Independent of Previous Hematologic Response

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 647-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Liedtke ◽  
Raymond L. Comenzo ◽  
Heather Landau ◽  
Vaishali Sanchorawala ◽  
Brendan M. Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Dose Escalation ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Employment Equity ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Organ Response ◽  
Equity Ownership

Abstract Introduction:In amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis, the most common form of systemic amyloidosis, misfolded light chain (LC) or a fragment of an LC produced by clonal plasma cells accumulates in tissue, resulting in the dysfunction of vital organs and systems (eg, heart, kidneys, nervous system). Current therapies used to treat AL amyloidosis limit LC production but do not directly target deposits underlying multiorgan failure. Approximately 75% of patients do not achieve organ responses and have persistent organ dysfunction. Amyloid-directed therapies may stabilize and potentially reverse organ damage by specifically targeting existing LC aggregates. NEOD001, a monoclonal antibody, targets misfolded LC and is thought to neutralize circulating LC aggregates and to clear insoluble deposits. We have previously reported that monthly infusions of NEOD001 were safe and well tolerated. In addition, NEOD001 was associated with renal and cardiac responses. Here we analyzed the association between organ response and depth and time since last plasma cell-directed (PCD) treatment in the entire cohort of 69 patients enrolled in both the dose-escalation and the expansion phases of the phase 1/2 study. Methods: Inclusion criteria for this trial were that patients complete ≥1 PCD treatment before enrollment, attain partial hematologic response (HR) or better to any previous therapy, and have persistent organ dysfunction. NEOD001 was administered intravenously every 28 days. During the dose-escalation phase, 27 patients received NEOD001 at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 24 mg/kg in a 3+3 study design. An additional 42 patients with renal, cardiac, or nerve involvement were enrolled and treated (24 mg/kg) in the expansion phase. We assessed cardiac and renal responses based on consensus criteria and neuropathy responses using the Neuropathy Impairment Score-Lower Limb (NIS-LL). For this analysis, we focused on the relationship between organ response after treatment with NEOD001 to the time since last or best HR and the depth of best and last HR. Results: A total of 69 patients were enrolled, 27 in the dose-escalation and 42 in the expansion cohorts. The entire population included 36 cardiac-evaluable patients, 35 renal-evaluable patients, and 11 patients evaluated for peripheral neuropathy; 39% were women, and the median age was 60 years. Time since diagnosis was 2.8 (0.4-12.8; median, range) years, and 45% of patients had undergone ≥3 previous PCD regimens. Of the patients evaluable for organ response, best response rates indicating organ response were observed in 53% of cardiac-evaluable patients (n = 19/36) and 63% of renal-evaluable patients (n = 22/35). NIS-LL scores indicated that 82% (n = 9/11) of patients met criteria for a peripheral neuropathy response to NEOD001. Cardiac and renal response rates for NEOD001-treated patients could not be attributed to previous PCD treatment regimens. For example, 37% of the NEOD001 cardiac responders and 35% of nonresponders received cyclophosphamide-bortezomib-dexamethasone. Similarly, for NEOD001 renal responders vs nonresponders, 27% vs 25% were treated with autologous stem cell transplantation and 27% vs 31% were treated with bortezomib-dexamethasone. There was no relationship between NEOD001 cardiac, renal, or peripheral nerve organ response and time since last chemotherapy, time since last or best HR, or depth of last or best HR. Finally, an equivalent percentage of evaluable patients experienced renal or cardiac response regardless of whether they had received their most recent PCD treatment ≤6 months or >6 months before NEOD001 initiation. The median time since last PCD treatment to the start of NEOD001 intervention for all patients was 6.5 (range, 0.6-85.8) months and the median time to first cardiac response after NEOD001 treatment for all cardiac responders was 2 months. NEOD001 treatment was safe and well tolerated. Conclusions: Patients treated with monthly NEOD001 infusions had high organ response rates that were independent of time since previous chemotherapy, depth of hematologic response, or predominant type of PCD treatment. Ongoing studies of NEOD001 include VITAL (phase 3 in patients with newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis) and PRONTO (phase 2b in previously treated AL amyloidosis patients with persistent cardiac dysfunction). Disclosures Liedtke: Gilead: Research Funding; Prothena: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding. Comenzo:Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Prothena: Consultancy, Research Funding. Landau:Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Prothena: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Onyx/Amgen: Research Funding; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Consultancy. Sanchorawala:Prothena: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding. Weiss:Prothena: Other: Travel, accommodations, Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Millennium: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodations; Janssen: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodations, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy. Zonder:Prothena: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy; Takeda: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Array Biopharma: Consultancy. Walling:Corcept: Consultancy; Stealth: Consultancy; Codexis: Consultancy; Exelixis: Consultancy; Newgen: Consultancy; Mateon (was Oxigene): Consultancy; Apex: Consultancy; Aduro: Consultancy; Prothena: Consultancy; Upsher Smith: Consultancy, Patents & Royalties; KaloBios: Consultancy; NuMedii: Consultancy; Pharm-Olam: Consultancy; Crown Bioscience: Consultancy; BioMarin: Equity Ownership; Amgen: Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties. Kinney:Prothena: Employment, Equity Ownership, Other: Leadership. Koller:Prothena: Employment, Equity Ownership, Other: Travel, accommodations. Schenk:Prothena: Employment, Equity Ownership, Other: Leadership. Guthrie:Prothena: Employment, Equity Ownership, Other: Leadership. Liu:Prothena: Employment, Equity Ownership; Weston Brain Institute: Honoraria. Gertz:Annexon Biosciences: Research Funding; Ionis: Research Funding; Prothena Therapeutics: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Research to Practice: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Med Learning Group: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Honoraria; NCI Frederick: Honoraria; Sandoz Inc: Honoraria; GSK: Honoraria.

scholarly journals Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Cael-101 in AL Amyloidosis Patients Treated on a Phase 2, Open-Label, Dose Selection Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Cael-101 in Patients with AL Amyloidosis

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Jack Khouri ◽  
Faiz Anwer ◽  
Christy J. Samaras ◽  
Alex V. Mejia Garcia ◽  
Omer N. Koc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Stage Iiia ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Phase 3 ◽  
Measurable Disease ◽  
Organ Response ◽  
Al Amyloid

Background: CAEL-101 is an AL amyloid fibril reactive IgG1 monoclonal antibody with potential for therapeutic immune clearance of AL amyloid deposits in AL amyloidosis (AL) patients. Phase I study of CAEL-101 did not identify any significant toxicity at doses up to 500 mg/m2 IV dosed weekly for 4 weeks as a single agent. Organ responses occurred in a majority of patients. The primary objective for this current dose escalation study (NCT04304144) is to provide a recommended phase III dose of CAEL-101 when given in combination with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (CyBorD) for a planned randomized study in Mayo stage IIIa and IIIb AL patients. Methods: 13 AL patients (7 heart, 3 kidney, 3 both) were enrolled in a 3+3 dose escalation safety study allowing for an additional patient in each cohort if available. Five heart patients were Mayo stage IIIa with the remaining 5 Mayo stage II. Cohort 1 (n=4), 2 (n=3), and 3 (n=6) received CAEL-101 IV at 500 mg/m2, 750 mg/m2 and 1000 mg/m2 respectively over 2 hours, all weekly for 4 weeks then every other week for the remainder of the study. Premedication with diphenhydramine 25 mg po and acetaminophen 1 gram po were given 30 minutes prior to each CAEL-101 infusion. Pharmacokinetic and anti-drug antibody data will be reported separately. All patients were treated with CyBorD weekly, 3 of 5 weeks in the first cycle to align treatments with CAEL-101 and then 3 of 4 weeks for up to 6 cycles. Patients were permitted to receive up to 3 cycles of CyBorD immediately prior to enrollment. Only 3 of the 13 patients had hematologic measurable disease at enrollment. Hematologic and organ response data on assessable patients were evaluated per consensus criteria. Results: With the longest follow up of 91 days and all 13 patients receiving at least 4 doses of CAEL-101, no dose limiting toxicity has been seen with 6 patients dosed at the maximum planned 1000 mg/m2 dose. No infusion reactions occurred. Three significant adverse events occurred. One patient developed recurrent atrial fibrillation without rapid ventricular response at the 500 mg/m2 dose level not attributed to CAEL-101. Two other patients dosed at 1000 mg/m2 were hospitalized with Clostridium difficile colitis and enlarging pleural effusion not attributed to CAEL-101. Of the 3 patients with hematologic measurable disease, there have been 2 PR, and 1 that is too early to evaluate. One patient with PR had a response plateau after cycle 2 of CAEL and is the only patient off study due to need for change in anti-plasma cell therapy. Of the 7 patients currently evaluable for organ response, 2 have met organ response criteria in the 500 mg/m2 cohort (1 heart by NT pro BNP and 1 kidney by 24 hour urine protein). There is ongoing monitoring of organ responses and updated data will be presented at the meeting. Conclusions: CAEL-101 dosed at 1000 mg/m2 is the recommended phase 3 dose in combination with CyBorD for upcoming randomized, double blind, phase 3 trials. Hematologic responses do not seem to be affected by concurrent use of CAEL-101 with CyBorD. Organ responses have occurred early in the course of therapy and are expected to increase over time, particularly after completion of chemotherapy and dexamethasone. Longer follow up, the ongoing exposure to CAEL-101 after the conclusion of chemotherapy and planned phase III trials will provide more data on organ response, quality of life and survival. Disclosures Khouri: Sanofi Genzyme: Other: Advisory Board. Anwer:Astellas Pharma: Research Funding; AbbVie Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodations, Expenses, Speakers Bureau; Acetylon Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Millennium Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Incyte Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodations, Expenses, Speakers Bureau. Sobolov:Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment, Current equity holder in private company. Jobes:Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment, Current equity holder in private company. Daniel:Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment, Current equity holder in private company. Spector:Caelum Biosciences: Current Employment, Current equity holder in private company. Valent:Amgen Inc.: Other: Teaching, Speakers Bureau; Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Other: Teaching, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Other: Teaching, Speakers Bureau. OffLabel Disclosure: CAEL-101 is a monoclonal antibody directed against amyloid fibrils not yet FDA approved.

scholarly journals Predictive Factors of Overall Survival in Patients with Relapsed AL Amyloidosis Treated with Single Agent Daratumumab

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2734-2734
Author(s):  
Raphael Szalat ◽  
Joshua Gustine ◽  
John Mark Sloan ◽  
Vaishali Sanchorawala
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Single Agent ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Organ Response ◽  
Renal Responses ◽  
1Q Gain

Abstract Background: Two prospective phase II studies evaluated the efficacy of the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody Daratumumab as a single agent (sDARA) in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis and reported impressive hematologic and organ response rates. However, both studies included small number of patients and in one study sDARA was administered for 6 cycles (n=40) while in the other study, it was administered until hematologic progression, toxicity or for up to 24 months (n=22). Furthermore, predictive factors associated with hematologic and organ responses, and optimal duration of therapy remain unclear. Methods: We retrospectively studied the clinical and biological characteristics of patients with AL amyloidosis treated with sDARA, between April 2017 and December 2020, to identify factors associated with hematologic and organ response rates and impact on progression-free survival and overall survival (OS). Criteria for hematologic and organ response were defined according to the consensus criteria of ISA. Major organ deterioration progression-free survival (MOD-PFS) was used as a composite of endpoints from the time between sDARA initiation and whichever of the following occurred first: death, development of end stage cardiac or renal failure, or hematologic progression. OS was defined as the length of time between initiation of sDARA and the date of death or last follow-up. To account for immortal time bias, a landmark analysis for MOD-PFS and OS starting at the 12-month mark was performed to evaluate the impact of treatment duration on outcomes. Results: Eighty six patients with AL amyloidosis received sDARA. The median age was 67 years (range, 39-86) and 65% were male, 75% with lambda AL amyloidosis. Of the 86 patients, 38% had t(11;14) and 11% had 1q gain. At time of sDARA initiation, 35% of patients had &gt;2 organs involved, including 22% with BU stage III (14% IIIa and 8% IIIb) and 13% with renal stage III disease. Majority (44%) of the patients received sDara as 2 nd line therapy, but 2% received as frontline, 21% as 3 rd line and 33% as 4 th line or more. Half of the patients (45%) were previously treated with HDM/SCT and 87% with proteasome inhibitor based regimen. Patients received a median of 12 cycles of sDARA (range 1-36) with a median follow-up time of 21.6 months (range 1.2-48.3). Hematologic CR and VGPR were achieved by 44% and 37% of patients, respectively and significantly associated with prolonged MOD-PFS and OS (Figure A and B). The median time to cardiac and renal responses were 6.8 months (range 0.9-12) and 6.7 months (range 1.8-42), respectively. At 12 months, cardiac and renal responses were observed in 47% and 61%, respectively and correlated with depth of hematologic response. The median OS and MOD-PFS were not reached (95% CI 40-NR) and 36 months (95% CI 28-NR), respectively. Achievement of cardiac response was associated with improved MOD-PFS (42 vs. 25 months; HR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08-0.78; p=0.01) and OS (NR vs 26 months; HR 0.20, 95% CI 0.04-0.89; p=0.02) and achievement of renal response was associated with improved MOD-PFS (NR vs. 13 months; HR 0.06, 95% CI 0.02-0.20; p&lt;0.0001) and OS (NR vs. 25 months; HR 0.19, 95% CI 0.05-0.65; p=0.004). Importantly, presence of t(11;14) and number of previous lines of therapy did not impact MOD-PFS and OS. On an univariate analysis, several variables including dFLC &gt;180 mg/L, bone marrow infiltration &gt;10%, 24h proteinuria &gt;3.5 g and NTproBNP &gt;8500 pg/mL were significantly associated with lower MOD-PFS and OS, but only achievement of VGPR or CR and presence of 1q Gain were independently associated with MOD-PFS and OS (Figure C and D) on a multivariate analysis. Finally, on a landmark analysis, patients who received &gt;12 cycles vs &lt;12 cycles had significantly longer MOD-PFS (30 vs. 13 months; HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.31-0.72; p=0.0018)) and OS (NR vs. 15 months; HR 0.09, 95% CI 0.03-0.37; p&lt;0.0001). Conclusion: sDARA confers very high rates of hematologic responses (81% of patients achieving &gt;VGPR) in patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis and leads to prolonged OS and MOD-PFS, which is independent of the number of previous lines of treatment. Our data confirmed that achievement of hematologic response is a major predictor of OS and MOD-PFS in AL amyloidosis, and revealed that presence of 1q Gain is associated with lower response rate to sDARA. Longer duration of therapy (&gt;12 cycles) with sDARA was associated with prolonged MOD-PFS and OS. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Sloan: Stemline: Honoraria; Abbvie: Honoraria; Astra Zeneca: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pharmacosmos: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Sanchorawala: Karyopharm: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria; Regeneron: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Prothena: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Proclara: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Caleum: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sorrento: Research Funding.

scholarly journals Urinary Exosomes Detect Amyloidogenic Light Chain in Patients Who Have Renal Progression Despite a Hematologic Complete Response

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 3268-3268
Author(s):  
Nelson Leung ◽  
David R Barnidge ◽  
Angela Dispenzieri ◽  
Marin-Argany Marta ◽  
Dick J Christopher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Monoclonal Gammopathy ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Amyloid Deposits ◽  
Urinary Exosomes

Abstract Background: Immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a fatal complication of B-cell clonal proliferation. Currently, the best biomarker for treatment monitoring is serum free light chain (FLC) assay. Despite its higher sensitivity, it cannot distinguish clonality thus ultralow levels of monoclonal gammopathy can be missed. Urinary exosomes (UExs) are the smallest members of the extracellular vesicle family that are excreted in the urine. They exhibit different characteristics in patients with AL amyloidosis vs multiple myeloma. This study was undertaken to determine if urinary exosomes have different characteristics in patients AL amyloidosis who progress despite being in complete response (CR) vs those who have a renal response. Methods: UEx were extracted from 4 patients at different stages of AL (Table 1). Immunoglobin light chains (LC) were identified in the UEx using western blotting. Intact immunoglobulin light chains were identified in plasma, UEx, and kidney biopsy amyloid deposits using mass spectrometry (MS). cDNAs from bone marrow plasma cells (BMPC) collected at the time of diagnosis from patient 4 were sequened. Results: Oligomeric LC (250 kd) were identified in the UEx of patient 1 (newly diagnosed, Fig 1a) and 4 (renal progression in CR, Fig 1d) but only monomeric LC (25 kd) were detected in patient 2 (Fig 1b) and 3 (CR and renal response, Fig 1c). MS of the UEx and plasma of patient 4 detected 2 monoclonal λ LC. The mass of one of the LC was consistent with a lambda 6a LC which is also the most common cDNA (IGLV-6-57) found in the BMPC. Amino acid sequences derived from the tryptic digestion of the amyloid deposits matched the predicted sequence of the cDNA. The calculated weight of the peptide produced by the cDNA (23,304 Da ) was within margin of error of the mass of the lambda 6a LC (23,306 Da). The mass of the second LC (23,092 Da) was consistent with a λ4/λ5 LCs. A search of the amino acid and cDNA sequences failed to identify any similarity. The density ratio of the oligomeric LC to monomeric LC in the UEx was 0.47 which was similar to the intensity ratio by MS of the lambda 6a LC (23,306 Da) to the 23,092 Da LC in the blood (0.43). Discussion: Urinary EXs identified oligomeric LC in a patient with progressive renal disease despite achieving a CR. The mass one of the λ LC matched the predicted peptide product of the cDNA obtained from BMPC. The amino acid sequence predicted by the cDNA matched the trypsin digested sequences from the amyloid deposits. This strongly suggests the oligomeric LC represents the amyloidogenic λ6a LC detected in the blood which was being produced by the BMPC clone which is being deposited as amyloid in the kidney. The origin of the second λ LC is unknown but is likely a new monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance that developed after the initial bone marrow biopsy. The blood and urine samples were obtained 3 years after the BMPC. The development of a new monoclonal gammopathy in patients with plasma cell dyscrasia is not uncommon. Unfortunately, bone marrow biopsy collected at the time of the urine and blood sample had insufficient number of plasma cells (CR) for analysis. Conclusion: UEx can identify amyloidogenic LC even when current standard methods could not. The persistent presence of the amyloidogenic LC helps explain why patients can progress despite being in CR. The presence of a second λ LC which was not part of the amyloid deposit also has clinical implication. It may explain why some patients do well despite having a persistent monoclonal protein. If these results are confirmed, UEx may have a powerful role in the determination of organ and hematologic response in patients with AL amyloidosis. Disclosures Dispenzieri: Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Prothena: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Alnylam: Research Funding; GSK: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; pfizer: Research Funding; Jannsen: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding.

Outcomes By Cardiac Stage in Newly Diagnosed AL Amyloidosis: Results from Andromeda

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Monique C. Minnema ◽  
Angela Dispenzieri ◽  
Giampaolo Merlini ◽  
Raymond L. Comenzo ◽  
Efstathios Kastritis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cardiac Involvement ◽  
Cardiac Response ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Organ Response

Background: The extent of cardiac involvement has a major impact on clinical outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Here, we present the hematologic responses, major organ deterioration progression-free survival (MOD-PFS) and event-free survival (MOD-EFS), and organ responses by cardiac stage in patients with newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis treated with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (VCd) with or without daratumumab subcutaneous (DARA SC) in the ANDROMEDA trial (NCT03201965). Methods: Key eligibility criteria included newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis with measurable hematologic disease, ≥1 involved organ, cardiac stage I-IIIA (based on the European Modification of the Mayo staging system), eGFR ≥20 mL/min, and absence of symptomatic multiple myeloma. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive DARA-VCd or VCd alone. All patients received bortezomib (1.3 mg/m2 SC weekly), cyclophosphamide (300 mg/m2 oral [PO] or intravenous [IV] weekly [500 mg maximum]), and dexamethasone (20-40 mg PO or IV weekly) for six 28-day cycles. DARA SC (1800 mg, co-formulated with recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 in 15 mL) was administered by injection weekly in Cycles 1-2, every 2 weeks in Cycles 3-6, and every 4 weeks thereafter for up to 24 cycles. Disease evaluations occurred every 4 weeks (Cycles 1-6) and every 8 weeks (after Cycle 7) until major organ deterioration, hematologic progression, death, end of study, or withdrawal. The primary endpoint was overall (ie, at any time) hematologic complete response (CR) rate. Secondary endpoints included MOD-PFS, MOD-EFS, organ response rate, time to hematologic response, survival, and safety. Analyses of hematologic CR and MOD-PFS were performed on the intent-to-treat analysis set; cardiac response analyses were based on patients who were evaluable for cardiac response, defined as patients with baseline NT-ProNBP value ≥650 ng/L or baseline NYHA class 3 or 4 and received at least 1 administration of study treatment. Patients without a baseline assessment or post-baseline assessment were censored at randomization for the MOD-PFS analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize overall CR rate and organ response rate. Hazard ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were estimated based on Cox proportional hazard model. Results: A total of 388 patients were randomized to receive DARA-VCd (n=195) or VCd alone (n=193). Baseline characteristics were well balanced between treatment groups. The median age was 64 years and the proportions of patients with cardiac stage I, II, and III were 23%, 40%, and 37%, respectively. The median duration of treatment was 9.6 months for DARA-VCd and 5.3 months for VCd. Median follow-up was 11.4 months (range, 0.03-21.3+). Baseline characteristics were generally balanced across cardiac stages, except increasing cardiac stage was associated with older age (≥65 years), worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, more advanced renal failure (CrCl ≤30), and functionally worse heart failure (NYHA IIIA). Hematologic CR rates were higher in the DARA-VCd group than in the VCd group in patients with cardiac stages I, II, and III at baseline (Table). Cardiac and renal response rates at 6 months were also higher in the DARA-VCd group regardless of cardiac stage at baseline (Table). The hazard ratios (HRs) for MOD-PFS were 0.33, 0.55 and 0.66 for cardiac stages I, II and III, respectively, favoring DARA-VCd. Corresponding HRs for MOD-EFS were 0.24, 0.39, and 0.48, respectively. Rates of any grade adverse events (AEs) were similar in patients with and without cardiac involvement at baseline. Across both treatment arms, rates of serious treatment-emergent AEs were higher in patients with cardiac involvement at baseline than in those without. Conclusions: The benefit of DARA-VCd was retained over VCd alone across cardiac stages for hematologic CR, MOD-PFS, MOD-EFS, and organ responses. Disclosures Minnema: Kite, a Gilead Company: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Other: travel support, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy; Servier: Consultancy. Dispenzieri:Alnylam: Research Funding; Intellia: Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding. Comenzo:Unum: Consultancy; Prothena: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; Caleum: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding. Kastritis:Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Genesis Pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Wechalekar:Takeda: Honoraria, Other: Travel; Celgene: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Advisory; Caelum: Other: Advisory. Witteles:Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Maurer:Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Alnylam: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Ionis: Research Funding; Eidos: Research Funding; Akcea: Research Funding. Tran:Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Qin:Janssen: Current Employment. Vasey:Janssen Research & Development: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Tromp:Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Weiss:Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Vermeulen:Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Jaccard:Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: A.J. has served in a consulting or advisory role for Janssen and has received honoraria from, received research funding from, and had travel, accommodations, or other expenses paid for or reimbursed by Janssen., Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Other: A.J. has served in a consulting or advisory role for Janssen and has received honoraria from, received research funding from, and had travel, accommodations, or other expenses paid for or reimbursed by Celgene., Research Funding.

scholarly journals Amyloidosis Composite Response Score Incorporating the Depth of Organ Response

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 3805-3805
Author(s):  
Nadine Abdallah ◽  
Eli Muchtar ◽  
Angela Dispenzieri ◽  
Morie A. Gertz ◽  
Prashant Kapoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Partial Response ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Al Amyloidosis ◽  
Line Treatment ◽  
First Line ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Organ Response ◽  
Response Score ◽  
First Line Treatment

Abstract Background: Systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a plasma cell disorder characterized by multisystem deposition of misfolded immunoglobulin light chains produced by clonal plasma cells. Hematologic and organ responses with treatment have been shown to correlate with survival as early as 3 months from initiation of first-line treatment. Our group recently developed and validated a model integrating organ and hematologic responses for assessment of treatment outcomes at 6 months. Although current organ response criteria do not consider the depth of organ response, this has been shown to have prognostic utility in newly diagnosed patients. So, we designed this study to evaluate a composite hematologic and organ scoring system that also considers the depth of organ response at 1 to 6 months from initiation of first-line treatment. Methods: We included patients with AL amyloidosis who had at least one major organ involvement (cardiac, renal and/or liver involvement) and who had not started a second line treatment by 6 months from the time of initiating first-line treatment. For each patient, we calculated an organ response score and a hematologic response score at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months from initiation of first-line treatment. A score was assigned for each depth of hematologic response as follows: complete response=0, very good partial response=1, partial response=2, and no response/progressive disease=3). To calculate organ response, a score was assigned to each organ based on the depth of organ response (Muchtar et al. 2018): non-evaluable=0, complete response=1, very good partial response=2, partial response=3, and no response=4. The final organ response score was obtained by calculating the average of the individual involved organ scores. We then calculated the composite hematologic and organ response (HOR) score by adding the organ and hematologic responses at each interval and compared overall survival (OS) between patients with HOR score ≤ 5 (group 1) and those with score &gt; 5 (group 2). Results: The cohort included 730 patients diagnosed with AL amyloidosis between February 10 th, 2006 and July 9 th, 2019. Median age was 63 (IQR: 56-69), and 65% were male. The involved light chain was Lambda in 75% of cases. Cardiac, renal, and liver involvement were found in 81%, 61%, and 17% of patients, respectively. Among all patients, 28% underwent autologous stem cell transplantation during their disease course. The median follow up in the entire cohort was 7.0 (95%CI: 6.4-8.0) years and OS was 3.6 (95%CI: 2.6-4.4) years. At 1 to 4 months, we observed a statistically significant difference in OS between patients with HOR score ≤5 vs. &gt;5. However, there was no difference in OS between the 2 groups at 5 and 6 months. These results are presented in Table 1. Conclusion: A composite hematologic and organ response score that takes into consideration the depth of organ response can discriminate 2 groups of patients with distinct survival outcomes as early as 1 month from treatment initiation and maintains its predictive ability for up to 4 months. The lack of predictive ability beyond 4 months in this study may be due to limited sample size especially in group 2 as more patients achieve deeper responses with time. This approach can provide the basis for early changes in treatment but needs validation in future studies. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Dispenzieri: Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Sorrento Therapeutics: Consultancy; Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Pfizer: Research Funding; Alnylam: Research Funding. Gertz: Ionis Pharmaceuticals: Other: Advisory Board; Akcea Therapeutics, Ambry Genetics, Amgen Inc, Celgene Corporation, Janssen Biotech Inc, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Pfizer Inc (to Institution), Sanofi Genzyme: Honoraria; Aurora Biopharma: Other: Stock option; Akcea Therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc, Prothena: Consultancy; AbbVie Inc, Celgene Corporation: Other: Data Safetly & Monitoring. Kapoor: Ichnos Sciences: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy; Glaxo SmithKline: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy; Amgen: Research Funding; Cellectar: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; BeiGene: Consultancy; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; AbbVie: Research Funding. Dingli: GSK: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding; Apellis: Consultancy; Alexion: Consultancy. Kumar: Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Merck: Research Funding; Antengene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bluebird Bio: Consultancy; Roche-Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; Astra-Zeneca: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Carsgen: Research Funding; Tenebio: Research Funding; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; KITE: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy; Adaptive: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding.

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