Polatuzumab Vedotin Use before Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) Therapy in Aggressive Lymphoma: A US Single Center Experience

Abstract Background: Polatuzumab vedotin (Pola), an antibody drug conjugate targeting CD79b received FDA approval in combination with bendamustine and rituximab (Pola-BR) in June 2019. With CAR-T as destination therapy, the option of Pola-BR appears appealing with its superior efficacy and lack of potential interference with CAR-T due to different target antigens. However, clinical concerns remain regarding prolonged lymphopenia associated with benda and CAR-T manufacturing if used before apheresis. We reviewed the single center experience of all patients with exposure to polatuzumab around CAR-T for R/R aggressive NHL treated at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Methods: A review of patients that received at least one dose of Pola with the intent to proceed to CAR-T between July 1, 2019 and March 31st, 2021 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester were included. Response to therapy was based on 2014 Lugano criteria. Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from CAR-T infusion to death, and event-free survival (EFS) as the time from CAR-T infusion to disease progression, next treatment, or death. Survival curves were calculated using Kaplan-Meier estimates, and were compared between subgroups using the log-rank test. Cox regression was used for multivariate analysis (MVA). Results: A total of 22 patients were identified during the study period. Of these 18 (82%), made it to CAR-T infusion (17 axi-cel, and 1 -tisa cel). 3 patients died due to progressive disease (PD) before CAR-T and one achieved complete remission (CR). In the pre-CAR-T Pola cohort (n = 22), the median age was 65.5 years (39-73), 50% were males, 96% had advanced stage and IPI ≥ 3. Median prior lines of treatment were 4.5 (2-6), 73% had primary refractory disease and 50% had myc rearrangement. 19 (86%) patients received Pola as bridging therapy and 8 were exposed to Pola before T-cell apheresis. Bendamustine was included in the treatment for 79% (15/19) for bridging therapy and 63% (5/8) with exposure pre-apheresis. For those in the bridging group, the overall response rate (ORR) was 26% (5/19), with one patient achieving CR with Pola-BR. Disease control (defined as those in a partial response [PR] or stable disease [SD]) was seen in 47% (9/19) patients. One of the 8 patients with pre-apheresis exposure to Pola, required an additional attempt at CAR-T manufacturing after the initial failure. At a median follow up of 48 weeks, the EFS and OS in 18 patient cohort with pre-CAR-T Pola exposure were 6.7 weeks (95% CI, 4.3-not reached [NR]) and 15 weeks (95% CI, 9.7-NR), respectively. At the data cut off (7/25/2021), 78% patients had died. As traditional chemo for bridging is a particularly poor prognostic group, we compared Pola-BR bridging group (n = 15), to other traditional chemo bridge group (n = 16) in our CAR-T database. Both groups had comparable baseline characteristics as shown in Table 1 except for higher proportion of patients with B-symptoms in the Pola-BR group at time of CAR-T. There was also no difference in the inflammatory markers (CRP and ferritin) at LD or peak level after CAR-T. Table 2 shows outcomes between the 2 groups with comparable any grade CRS, neurotoxicity, pre and post CAR-T infection rates. Best response ORR to CAR-T was higher in the other chemo group vs. Pola BR (81.2% vs. 33%, p = 0.027). There was a significant difference in the 6-month OS rate (other 81.3% [95%CI, 54.5-96] vs. pola 33.3% [95%CI, 11.8- 61.6], p = 0.007) but no significant difference in the 6-month EFS rate (other 37.5% [95%CI, 15.2-64.6%] vs. pola 13.3% [95%CI, 1.7-40.5%] p = 0.12) between the 2 groups (figure 1). On univariate analysis within the chemo type bridging cohort (Pola-BR + other traditional chemo, n = 31), presence of B-symptoms (HR 4.72, p = 0.002), ECOG PS > 2 at CAR-T (HR 6.75, p = 0.0008), and type of bridge therapy (pola HR 6.57, p = 0.009) were associated with worse OS whereas a response to bridge (PR+SD, HR 0.39, 0.031) was favorable. On MVA, association was maintained for bridge type (pola, p <0.001) and response to bridge (p <0.001). Discussion: Pola based bridge was feasible in this US based cohort without significant issues with CAR-T manufacturing or increased infection rates. However, in this retrospective analysis, use of Pola-BR was associated with inferior outcomes compared to other traditional chemotherapy options. Future studies are required to elucidate whether these difference in outcomes stem from a biological basis versus bias in patient selection. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Wang: TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; MorphoSys: Research Funding; Incyte: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; LOXO Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; InnoCare: Research Funding. Paludo: Karyopharm: Research Funding. Bennani: Kymera: Other: Advisory Board; Vividion: Other: Advisory Board; Kyowa Kirin: Other: Advisory Board; Daichii Sankyo Inc: Other: Advisory Board; Purdue Pharma: Other: Advisory Board; Verastem: Other: Advisory Board. Ansell: Bristol Myers Squibb, ADC Therapeutics, Seattle Genetics, Regeneron, Affimed, AI Therapeutics, Pfizer, Trillium and Takeda: Research Funding. Lin: Bluebird Bio: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Juno: Consultancy; Vineti: Consultancy; Takeda: Research Funding; Gamida Cell: Consultancy; Legend: Consultancy; Sorrento: Consultancy.

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Outcomes of Abdominal Thrombosis in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in a Single Center Experience

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2018-99-113318 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 4307-4307

Author(s):

Douglas Tremblay ◽

Alexander Vogel ◽

Erin Moshier ◽

Ronald Hoffman ◽

Marina Kremyanskaya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Overall Survival ◽

Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms ◽

Single Center ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Vein Thrombosis ◽

Single Center Experience ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Abdominal thrombosis (AT) is a concerning complication of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), leading to significant morbidity and mortality. While the epidemiology of AT in MPNs has previously been described, outcomes based on timing of AT relative to MPN diagnosis are unknown. Additionally, it is unclear how the treatment of the MPN affects outcomes including esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB), development of ascites, and additional thrombosis. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of patients at a single tertiary care institution. Inclusion criteria included: 18 years or older, a diagnosis of an MPN, including polycythemia vera (PV), myelofibrosis (MF), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and AT, including portal vein thrombosis (PVT), Budd Chiari Syndrome (BCS), or other splanchnic vein thrombosis. Primary outcome measures included EVB, additional thrombosis, development of ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and death due to any cause. Years to outcome events were calculated by Kaplan Meier analysis. Results Baseline disease characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Sixty-four eligible patients were identified, 46 (72%) were female. The median age at time of AT was 45 years (range, 18-89). PV was the most common MPN, followed by ET then MF. Sixty patients (95%) harbored a mutation in JAK2. Characteristics of the AT are summarized in Table 2. Twenty-nine patients (45%) were diagnosed with AT after the MPN, with a median of 44 months (1-288) between diagnoses. Nineteen patients (30%) were diagnosed with AT before MPN, a median of 4 months (1-90). Sixteen patients (25%) were diagnosed concurrently (within 1 month). There was no difference in age at diagnosis of MPN among the three groups, however, patients diagnosed with AT before MPN were significantly younger (37 [18-89]) than those diagnosed with an AT after MPN (52 [31-85]) or concurrently (48 [20-70]) (p=0.0045). There was no significant difference among these three groups with respect to other AT characteristics. The median overall survival (OS) of the cohort was not reached. Five-year OS probability was 98%. No significant difference in overall survival (OS) was observed among those diagnosed with an AT before, concurrent, or after being diagnosed with an MPN. Treatment of the AT was primarily with warfarin (39%), although 19% of patients were treated with a direct oral anticoagulant. Additionally, 20% of patients received a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). Seven patients (11%) received no treatment for their AT. Of the entire cohort, 16 patients (25%) experienced an EVB. For patients who were on MPN directed therapy at time of AT, the hazard ratio (HR) for years to bleeding event was 1.24 (0.28-5.57) as compared to those who were not treated (p=0.7798). Ten patients (15.6%) experienced a non-abdominal thrombosis, predominantly deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. Thirty patients went on to develop ascites. HR for years to ascites from thrombosis was 1.94 (0.17-21.64) in the MPN treated patients (p=0.5823). Six patients (9%) developed hepatic encephalopathy. There was no difference between the MPN treated patients and non-MPN treated patients in a composite outcome of EV bleed, additional AT, ascites, or hepatic encephalopathy. Conclusions In this single center experience, a significant portion of patients were diagnosed with an AT before their MPN diagnosis. Treatment of the MPN at time of AT diagnosis did not appear to affect outcomes including EVB, additional thrombosis, development of ascites, or hepatic encephalopathy. These results suggest that once developed, treatment of the underlying MPN may not decrease complication rates of an AT. Further analyses are underway to clarify whether this finding is true in each AT subtype. Disclosures Hoffman: Merus: Research Funding; Summer Road: Research Funding; Formation Biologics: Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding. Kremyanskaya:Incyte: Research Funding. Mascarenhas:Merck: Research Funding; Promedior: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; CTI Biopharma: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Roche: Research Funding; Incyte: 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; Janssen: Research Funding.

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Potential Impact of Treatment with Inotuzumab Ozogamicin on Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Children with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2021-146556 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 3824-3824

Author(s):

Valeria Ceolin ◽

Erica Brivio ◽

Susan R. Rheingold ◽

Allison Barz Leahy ◽

Britta Julia Vormoor ◽

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Keyword(s):

T Cells ◽

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽

Bridging Therapy ◽

Inotuzumab Ozogamicin ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Car T

Abstract Background: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells targeting CD19 (CART-19) have shown promising efficacy for relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). The ELIANA trial leading to market authorization of tisagenlecleucel excluded prior therapy with monoclonal antibodies. Blinatumomab prior to CART-19 seems associated with a higher risk of early failure (Pillai, Blood Advances 2019). Inotuzumab ozogamicin (InO) is an anti-CD22 antibody conjugated to calicheamicin. InO as bridging therapy to CART-19 (n=11) was associated with a shorter overall survival (OS) (Dourthe, Leukemia 2021). InO given prior to leukapheresis might impact on the quality of T-cells collected and, when used as bridging, could result in insufficient CD19 positive (CD19+) antigen load and affect CAR T-cell expansion. We report on a cohort of children and young adults with R/R BCP-ALL treated with InO prior to CART-19 infusion. Methods: Data of patients (pts) treated with CART-19 after InO given at any time before and/or after apheresis, irrespective of other anti-leukemic treatments, were collected using a standardized Case Report Form. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the UMC Utrecht (MvdL/is/21/500393) Results: Thirty-nine pts were treated in 10 centers and received CART-19 between July 2016 and April 2021. Thirty-four received commercial tisagenlecleucel and 5 academic products. Median age was 13 years (range 1-23); 25 were male. Four pts (10.3%) had received a prior CART-19 infusion and 15 (38%) blinatumomab, 18 (46%) had been previously transplanted. All pts received at least two doses of InO (range 2-12); 12 before apheresis only (median time 48 days (range 13-560) between last InO dose and apheresis); 27 as bridging therapy (median time 52 days (range 16-257) from last InO dose to CART-19 infusion), including 5 who had also received InO before apheresis. At time of the infusion, 22 pts were in complete remission (CR) (<5% marrow blasts) including 10 with negative minimal residual disease (MRD; <0.01% by flow or <10 -4 by PCR). In all pts receiving InO prior to apheresis viable CART products were manufactured. One product was out-of-specification due to insufficient interferon-γ, but a subsequent production fulfilled release criteria. At day 28 (d28) post infusion 35/39 were in CR (89.7%), of whom 31 (88.6%) were also MRD negative. Four pts (10.3%) did not achieve CR: 3/4 were not in CR at the time of the infusion; all of them received InO as bridging within 2 months before the infusion. With a median follow-up of 12.5 months (range 1-50) after CART-19 infusion, 12-month event free survival (EFS) was 59% (95% confidence interval (CI) [42.0-76.0]) and OS was 79.5% (95% CI [64.6-94.4]). There was no significant difference in OS/EFS between pts who received blinatumomab and InO prior to CART-19 infusion (n=15) and those who received InO only (n=24) (p=0.61 and p=0.37, respectively). Sixteen pts (45.7%) relapsed at median 163 days (range 28-655) after CART-19 infusion; 7/16 (43.8%) had a CD19+ relapse (median 287 days; range 28-655), 8/16 (50.0%) had a CD19 negative (CD19-) relapse (median 163 days; range 136-273) (1 status unknown). There was no significant difference in 12-month OS/EFS between pts who received InO before apheresis or as bridging (OS 83.3% vs 77.8%, p=0.50; EFS 58.3% vs 59.3%, p=0.62); and no difference in d28 MRD response (p=0.57) or incidence of CD19+ or CD19- relapses (p=0.48) between the 2 groups. Twelve of the 35 pts in CR at d28 (34.2%) lost BCA, median 92 days after CART-19 infusion (range 29−294) (1 data not available); 7/12 relapsed, 5/7 with CD19+ relapse. Among the 35 responders, 5/12 pts who received InO before harvesting lost BCA (1 data not available) vs 7/23 pts who received InO as bridging. There was no significant difference in 12-month EFS between pts who received CART-19 with low CD19 burden at start of lymphodepletion chemotherapy (MRD <10 -4 and BCA, n=6) compared to the rest of the population (p=0.30). Conclusion: InO as a bridging strategy to CAR T-19 does not seem to result in inferior response when EFS/OS are compared to published data (Maude, NEJM 2018; Pasquini, Blood Adv, 2020). The ITCC/IntReALL-059 study will treat very high risk first relapsed BCP-ALL pts (very early relapse or presence of TP53 mutation and/or deletion, hypodiploidy, t(1;19)/t(17;19), KTM2A/AF4) with InO reinduction followed by CART, given the poor prognosis with current strategies. Disclosures O'Brien: Jazz: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding. Jacoby: NOVARTIS: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Locatelli: Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Miltenyi: Speakers Bureau; Medac: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharamceutical: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau. Zwaan: SANOFI: Consultancy; NOVARTIS: Consultancy; ROCHE: Consultancy; INCYTE: Consultancy; PFIZER: Consultancy, Research Funding; JAZZ: Other: travel funding, Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding.

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Response to Bridging Therapy As a Predictor of Outcomes for Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2021-154186 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 3841-3841

Author(s):

Arushi Khurana ◽

Matthew Hathcock ◽

Radhika Bansal ◽

Yucai Wang ◽

Jonas Paludo ◽

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Keyword(s):

B Cell ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Cell Lymphoma ◽

B Cell Lymphoma ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Bridging Therapy ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Pet Ct ◽

Car T

Abstract Background: Bridging therapy (BT) was not allowed in the ZUMA-1 pivotal trial for axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) . Since then, several real-world studies have shown the use of bridging therapy to be associated with worse overall survival, duration of response, and complete remission rates. In addition, patients requiring BT during CAR-T manufacturing have a more aggressive and higher tumor burden of disease, also factors associated with poor outcomes. Therefore, factors that can predict outcomes in this high-risk patient cohort are required. We herein examine the impact of response to BT on CAR-T outcomes in large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). Methods: A retrospective review of patients who received axi-cel for NHL from June 2016 - July 2020 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, was performed. BT was defined as any lymphoma-directed therapy given between leukapheresis and CAR-T infusion. Patients received BT if there were concerns for symptomatic progression of disease during CAR-T manufacturing, reducing the likelihood of eligibility to receive CAR-T. The decision and choice of BT were at the discretion of the treating physician. Response to all lymphoma-directed therapy was evaluated using the 2014 Lugano criteria. Response to BT included patients with a partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) on PET-CT before initiating lymphodepletion chemotherapy. Event-free survival (EFS) was defined as the time from axi-cel infusion to progression, next treatment, or death. Overall survival (OS) was defined as the time from axi-cel infusion to death. Survival curves were calculated using Kaplan-Meier estimates and were compared between subgroups using the log-rank test. Cox regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis (MVA). Results: A total of 73 patients underwent car T therapy during this period. Of these, 67% (49/73) received BT therapy. Table 1 shows baseline characteristics of the total BT cohort (n = 49). The median age at CAR-T infusion was 59 years (IQR 46-64); 57% were males and comprised of 47% (23/49) DLBCL followed by 31% (15/49) high-grade B-cell lymphoma types. Based on the Lugano criteria on PET-CT, 22/49 (45%) patients responded to BT. The baseline characteristics were comparable between the responders and non-responders to BT except for a higher proportion (73%) of patients receiving systemic chemotherapy as BT in the responders (Table 1). At a median follow-up of 24 months, 75% had either progressed, died, or started the next treatment (event), and 59% (29/49) had died. The median EFS was significantly longer in the responders as compared to the non-responders to BT, figure 1 (13.04 months (95%CI, 3.54-not reached [NR]) vs. 2.56 months (95%CI, 1.18-3.02), p = 0.002). The OS also trended in favor of the responders (median OS 18.4 months (95% CI, 13.44-NR) vs. 11.84 months (95% CI, 5.05-NR), p = 0.092). The responder group also had a higher 6-month CR rate of 50% than 11.1% in the non-responder group (p = 0.004). There were no differences in any grade or grade ≥ 3 cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity rates in the two groups. On univariate analysis within the bridging group (n = 49), type of bridge (non-chemo) and response to bridge (PR+SD) were associated with a better EFS. In the MVA, only response to BT maintained significance for EFS (HR 0.34, p = 0.025). Conclusions: Having some control of lymphoma after BT was associated with better EFS and 6-month CR rate. Future studies need to prospectively evaluate the type and response to BT as a prognostic factor for improving outcomes in patients receiving CAR-T. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Wang: InnoCare: Research Funding; Incyte: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; LOXO Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; MorphoSys: Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Paludo: Karyopharm: Research Funding. Bennani: Kymera: Other: Advisory Board; Vividion: Other: Advisory Board; Kyowa Kirin: Other: Advisory Board; Daichii Sankyo Inc: Other: Advisory Board; Purdue Pharma: Other: Advisory Board; Verastem: Other: Advisory Board. Ansell: Bristol Myers Squibb, ADC Therapeutics, Seattle Genetics, Regeneron, Affimed, AI Therapeutics, Pfizer, Trillium and Takeda: Research Funding. Lin: Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bluebird Bio: Consultancy, Research Funding; Juno: Consultancy; Legend: Consultancy; Sorrento: Consultancy; Gamida Cell: Consultancy; Vineti: Consultancy; Merck: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding.

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Identification of Two CAR T-Cell Populations Associated with Complete Response or Progressive Disease in Adult Lymphoma Patients Treated with Axi-Cel

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2019-130815 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 779-779 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zinaida Good ◽

Jay Y. Spiegel ◽

Bita Sahaf ◽

Meena B. Malipatlolla ◽

Matthew J. Frank ◽

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Keyword(s):

T Cells ◽

T Cell ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Car T Cells ◽

Scientific Advisory Board ◽

Car T ◽

Scientific Advisory

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel) is an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL). Long-term analysis of the ZUMA-1 phase 1-2 clinical trial showed that ~40% of Axi-cel patients remained progression-free at 2 years (Locke et al., Lancet Oncology 2019). Those patients who achieved a complete response (CR) at 6 months generally remained progression-free long-term. The biological basis for achieving a durable CR in patients receiving Axi-cel remains poorly understood. Here, we sought to identify CAR T-cell intrinsic features associated with CR at 6 months in DLBCL patients receiving commercial Axi-cel at our institution. Using mass cytometry, we assessed expression of 33 surface or intracellular proteins relevant to T-cell function on blood collected before CAR T cell infusion, on day 7 (peak expansion), and on day 21 (late expansion) post-infusion. To identify cell features that distinguish patients with durable CR (n = 11) from those who developed progressive disease (PD, n = 14) by 6 months following Axi-cel infusion, we performed differential abundance analysis of multiparametric protein expression on CAR T cells. This unsupervised analysis identified populations on day 7 associated with persistent CR or PD at 6 months. Using 10-fold cross-validation, we next fitted a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (lasso) model that identified two clusters of CD4+ CAR T cells on day 7 as potentially predictive of clinical outcome. The first cluster identified by our model was associated with CR at 6 months and had high expression of CD45RO, CD57, PD1, and T-bet transcription factor. Analysis of protein co-expression in this cluster enabled us to define a simple gating scheme based on high expression of CD57 and T-bet, which captured a population of CD4+ CAR T cells on day 7 with greater expansion in patients experiencing a durable CR (mean±s.e.m. CR: 26.13%±2.59%, PD: 10.99%±2.53%, P = 0.0014). In contrast, the second cluster was associated with PD at 6 months and had high expression of CD25, TIGIT, and Helios transcription factor with no CD57. A CD57-negative Helios-positive gate captured a population of CD4+ CAR T cells was enriched on day 7 in patients who experienced progression (CR: 9.75%±2.70%, PD: 20.93%±3.70%, P = 0.016). Co-expression of CD4, CD25, and Helios on these CAR T cells highlights their similarity to regulatory T cells, which could provide a basis for their detrimental effects. In this exploratory analysis of 25 patients treated with Axi-cel, we identified two populations of CD4+ CAR T cells on day 7 that were highly associated with clinical outcome at 6 months. Ongoing analyses are underway to fully characterize this dataset, to explore the biological activity of the populations identified, and to assess the presence of other populations that may be associated with CAR-T expansion or neurotoxicity. This work demonstrates how multidimensional correlative studies can enhance our understanding of CAR T-cell biology and uncover populations associated with clinical outcome in CAR T cell therapies. This work was supported by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Figure Disclosures Muffly: Pfizer: Consultancy; Adaptive: Research Funding; KITE: Consultancy. Miklos:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite-Gilead: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AlloGene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Precision Bioscience: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Miltenyi Biotech: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Becton Dickinson: Research Funding; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Juno: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Mackall:Vor: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Roche: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Adaptimmune LLC: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Glaxo-Smith-Kline: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Allogene: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Apricity Health: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Unum Therapeutics: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Obsidian: Research Funding; Lyell: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Other: Founder, Research Funding; Nektar: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; PACT: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Bryologyx: Other: Scientific Advisory Board.

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Factors Influencing Long-Term Hematopoietic Function Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v128.22.2186.2186 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 128 (22) ◽

pp. 2186-2186

Author(s):

Alissa Visram ◽

Natasha Kekre ◽

Christopher N. Bredeson ◽

Jason Tay ◽

Lothar B. Huebsch ◽

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Keyword(s):

Stem Cell ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Peripheral Blood ◽

Research Funding ◽

Infection Rates ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Cd34 Cells ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background/Objective: Mobilized peripheral blood hematopoietic progenitor cells are the most common stem cell source for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT). Successful short-term stem cell engraftment requires collection of at least 2x106 CD34+ cells/kg. The American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) recommends a stem cell infusion target of 3-5 x106 cells/kg (Giralt et al. 2014). However, the number of CD34+ cells to reinfuse to ensure long-term engraftment has not been established. Plerixafor, a reversible CXCR4 antagonist, increases CD34+ cell yield at collection even in patients who are predicted poor mobilizers (PPM). Although plerixafor could be used universally for all collections, this may not be the most cost-effective strategy (Veltri et al. 2012). This study sought to determine the minimum number of CD34+ cells/kg required for adequate long-term hematopoiesis, identify factors associated with poor long-term hematopoiesis, and determine if plerixafor mobilization improved long-term peripheral blood counts. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients who underwent auto-HSCT between January 2004 and September 2013 at The Ottawa Hospital, for management of hematological malignancies. Peripheral blood cell counts were collected from 1 to 5 years after auto-HSCT, or until disease relapse. Poor long-term hematopoiesis was defined as an ANC <1 x109/L, hemoglobin <100 g/L, or platelets <100 x109/L. Patients were stratified into groups based on the infused CD34+ concentration (in cells/kg), and the proportion of patients with poor long-term hematopoiesis at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years post auto-HSCT was compared with chi square tests. Long-term clinical outcomes (platelet and packed red blood cell transfusions, and post auto-HSCT infection rates) were compared between plerixafor-mobilized patients and PPM (defined as patients with pre-collection CD34+ <2 x 106 cells/kg) with standard mobilization regimens. Results: This study included 560 patients who underwent auto-HSCT, 210 with multiple myeloma and 350 with lymphoma. At 1 and 5 years post auto-HSCT 377 and 104 patients were included, respectively. A dose dependent improvement 1 year after auto-HSCT was seen in patients who received 0-2.99 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg (24.4%, n= 41) compared to patients who received 5-9.99 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg (11%, n=154, p=0.051) and ³10 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg (4.5%, n=66, p=0.006). Though there was a trend towards lower CD34+ infusions and poorer hematopoietic function (see table 1), there was no statistically significant difference in hematopoietic function based on CD34+ infusion concentrations after 1 year post auto-HSCT. 10 patients received <2 x106 CD34+ cells/kg, of whom the rate of inadequate hematopoiesis was 33% at 1 year (n=6) and 0% (n=1) at 5 years post auto-HSCT. Factors that increased the risk of poor hematopoiesis over the course of study follow up, based on a univariate analysis, included advanced age (OR 1.189, p=0.05), multiple prior collections (OR 2.978, p=0.035), and prior treatment with more than two chemotherapy lines (OR 2.571, p=0.02). Plerixafor-mobilized patients (n=25), compared to PPM (n=197), had a significantly higher median CD34+ cell collection (4.048 x109/L and 2.996 x109/L cells/kg, respectively, p=0.005). There was no significant difference in overall cytopenias, transfusion requirements, or infection rates between plerixafor-mobilized and PPM patients over the course of the study follow up. Conclusion: Low pre-collection CD34+ counts, advanced age, multiple prior collections, and more than two prior chemotherapy treatments adversely affected long-term hematopoiesis post auto-HSCT. We support the transfusion target of 3-5 x 106 cells/kg, as proposed by the ASBMT, given that at 5 years post auto-HSCT there was no statistical or clinically significant difference in hematopoietic function with higher CD34+ infusion targets. While mobilization with plerixafor significantly increased overall CD34+ cell collection when compared with PPM, long-term hematopoietic function and clinical outcomes were not different. This finding supports the practise of limiting plerixafor use only to patients who are PPM, thereby facilitating adequate stem cell collection and early engraftment, as opposed to universal plerixafor mobilization. Disclosures Sabloff: Lundbeck: Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis Canada: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Gilead: Research Funding; Alexion: Honoraria.

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Maintenance and Consolidation Regimens after a Second Autologous Transplant for Multiple Myeloma: A Decade of Experiences

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2019-130619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 5700-5700

Author(s):

Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin ◽

Maire Okoniewski ◽

Osama Diab ◽

Siddhartha Ganguly ◽

Al-Ola Abdallah ◽

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Multiple Myeloma ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Median Time ◽

Research Funding ◽

Standard Of Care ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Fda Approval ◽

Novel Drugs ◽

Significant Difference

Introduction: Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) followed by maintenance is the standard of care for eligible patients with multiple myeloma (MM). For patients that relapse, a second ASCT remains a viable option. However, the maintenance regimen to use for such patients remains an unanswered question, particularly in those with prior lenalidomide exposure. We retrospectively analyzed patients receiving two autologous transplants for a diagnosis of MM at our institution from 2008 to 2018 to determine maintenance strategies and outcomes upon completion of a second transplant. Methods: A total of 189 patients received two or more autologous transplants for MM at our institution from 2008 to 2018. Patients with planned tandem transplants, or those that proceeded directly to another transplant without interval progression were excluded. The remaining 135 patients were analyzed. Results: Patient characteristics are shown in Table 1. After first ASCT, 94 out of 135 patients (69.6 %) started maintenance therapy. The most commonly used maintenance regimen was lenalidomide in 63 patients, followed by bortezomib in 12 patients and thalidomide in 10 patients. Median time to initiation of maintenance from the date of transplant was 3.9 months. Overall median progression free survival (PFS) from transplant was 24.7 months with no significant difference between groups that received lenalidomide (median PFS: 21.2 months) or bortezomib (median PFS: 19.2 months, p:0.12). 10 (15.8%) patients discontinued lenalidomide due to toxicity, and 1 patient (8.3%) discontinued bortezomib due to toxicity. The median time from the onset of disease progression post first ASCT to time of second ASCT was 5.8 months. Strategies used post second ASCT includedconsolidation with triplet regimens followed by de-escalation (n=11) versus monotherapy (n=100). Table 2 highlights differing maintenance regimens used after the second ASCT. Median time from second ASCT to initiation of maintenance was 4.0 months. Median PFS post ASCT was 20.7 months. There was no statistically significant difference in PFS between the different regimens used (p=0.26), although there was a numerically higher discontinuation rate due to toxicity with older agents such as lenalidomide and bortezomib compared with newer agents such as daratumumab and pomalidomide. There was no statistically significant difference in the cytogenetic risk profile (p=0.21) or stage at diagnosis (p=0.36) between the groups that received different types of maintenance agents. However, patients receiving daratumumab as maintenance were more likely to have received more lines of therapy (median 5 for Daratumumab vs 3 for Lenalidomide, p=0.0001), and more likely to have previous exposure to daratumumab prior to second ASCT (92% vs 0% for other agents p=0.0001). Patients receiving daratumumab, carfilzomib or triple therapy were more likely to have been refractory to both a proteasome inhibitor (PI) and an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD) (p=0.0001). Despite stratifying for use of newer novel drugs (FDA approval after 2010- pomalidomide, daratumumab, carfilzomib) vs older novel drugs (FDA approval before 2010- lenalidomide, bortezomib, thalidomide), there was no difference in PFS ( 21.2 months vs 20.4 months, p= 0.92), between these groups when used as part of a maintenance strategy. Conclusions: Our data show a variety of maintenance and consolidation regimens are used for patients with MM after their second ASCT. In this single-center, retrospective analysis, there was no clear superiority of a consolidative strategy using triplet over monotherapy, and no superiority of newer agents compared to older agents. This suggests that toxicity, prior therapies and their tolerance may be the more important patient-related factors for consideration when selecting an agent/agents. Randomized, prospective data will be important to ascertain the standard of care in this situation. Disclosures Ganguly: Daiichi Sankyo: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau; Kite Pharma: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board; Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board. McGuirk:Kite Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Bellicum Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Astellas: Research Funding; Juno Therapeutics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Fresenius Biotech: Research Funding; Gamida Cell: Research Funding; Pluristem Ltd: Research Funding; ArticulateScience LLC: Other: Assistance with manuscript preparation.

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Phase I Trial Using CD19/CD22 Bispecific CAR T Cells in Pediatric and Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2019-129411 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 744-744 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Liora M Schultz ◽

Lori S Muffly ◽

Jay Y. Spiegel ◽

Sneha Ramakrishna ◽

Nasheed Hossain ◽

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Keyword(s):

T Cells ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Car T Cells ◽

Scientific Advisory Board ◽

Car T ◽

Scientific Advisory

Introduction: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting either CD19 or CD22 have yielded striking complete remission (CR) rates of 70%-90% in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but CD19 negative and CD22 low relapse limits the curative potential of these single-antigen CAR T cell approaches. We hypothesized that a bivalent CAR-T construct that can target CD19 and/or CD22 would prevent antigen negative/low relapse. Here we present the combined single institution experience to date of pediatric and adult patients with R/R ALL treated with this novel bispecific CAR. Methods: We conducted parallel Phase I clinical trials of CD19/CD22 bispecific CAR T cells in pediatric and adult patients with relapsed/refractory ALL. We utilized lentiviral transduction of a bivalent CAR construct incorporating the fmc63 CD19 and m971 CD22 single chain variable fragments (scFvs) and a 41BB costimulatory endodomain. After lymphodepletion with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, patients were infused with fresh or cryopreserved CAR T cells manufactured using a 7-11 day process. Two dose levels were tested during dose escalation: Dose level 1 was 1x106 CAR T cells/kg and dose level 2 was 3x106 cells/kg. Primary objectives assessed the ability to successfully manufacture CAR19/22 CAR T cells and safety while response at Day 28 post-infusion was a secondary objective. Blood, bone marrow and cerebrospinal fluid samples were obtained at protocol defined intervals for correlative biology studies. Results: Nineteen patients have been enrolled (10 pediatric; 9 adult) with a median age of 23 years (range, 2-68) and median of 4 (range, 2-11) prior lines of leukemia-directed therapy. Ten patients received prior HCT, 9 were treated with prior Blinatumomab, 3 with prior CD19 directed CAR T cells and 4 with prior Inotuzumab. Fourteen patients (8 pediatric, 6 adult) have been infused to date with CD19/CD22 bispecific CAR T cells; 7 were treated at dose level 1 (DL1) and 7 at dose level 2 (DL2). Successful manufacturing of cells at target dose levels was achieved in all patients. Twelve patients have reached day 28 and are included in the safety and response analysis presented here. Nine of 12 (75%) experienced cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and 2/12 (17%) developed immune-effector cell neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). The CRS and ICANS were all grade 1 or 2 across both dose levels and across pediatric and adult patients except for one adult with high disease burden who experienced grade 4 CRS and grade 4 ICANS, both of which were reversible. No differences in toxicities were seen across the patient age spectrum and there were no cases of treatment-related mortality within 28 days following CAR T infusion. Eleven of 12 (92%) patients achieved a CR, 10 of whom achieved CR at day 28 and one with a PR of extramedullary disease at day 28 which improved to CR by day 180 without further leukemia-directed intervention. One patient had primary progressive disease prior to day 28. Peak CAR expansion as detected by peripheral blood flow cytometry reached a median level of 11.13% (DL1) and 29.1% (DL2) CAR T of CD3+ cells with a range of 0.7-22.54% and 3.8-86.96%, respectively. To date, 3 patients (1 pediatric and 2 adult patients) have relapsed, all with retention of CD19. Post-remission practice differed across pediatric and adult patients; Six pediatric patients reaching day 28 underwent consolidative hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) whereas no adult patients received subsequent HCT. One patient died from complications post HCT while in remission. Therefore, the overall survival for all infused patients was 92% with a median follow-up of 9.5 months from time of infusion (range, 1-20). Conclusion: The combined pediatric and adult phase I trials of bispecific CD19/CD22 targeting CAR T cells in relapsed/refractory ALL demonstrates safety and tolerability at two dose levels. Expanded accrual at dose level 2 is ongoing and clinical outcomes will be updated. This work additionally demonstrates feasibility of delivering unified B-ALL CAR T cell therapy across age boundaries. Multi-parametric CyTOF studies permitting CAR T cell phenotyping in conjunction with single cell TCR tracking, proteomics, epigenomics and cytokine profiling are ongoing and will be used to further characterize persisting CAR T cells and define inter-product and inter-patient variability. Disclosures Muffly: Pfizer: Consultancy; KITE: Consultancy; Adaptive: Research Funding. Majzner:Xyphos Inc.: Consultancy; Lyell Immunopharma: Consultancy. Feldman:Octane Biotech, Inc.: Employment; Personalized Medicine Initiative Science: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Miklos:Adaptive Biotechnologies: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite-Gilead: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Juno: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Becton Dickinson: Research Funding; Miltenyi Biotech: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Precision Bioscience: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AlloGene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Mackall:Obsidian: Research Funding; Lyell: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Other: Founder, Research Funding; Nektar: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; PACT: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Bryologyx: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Vor: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Roche: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Adaptimmune LLC: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Glaxo-Smith-Kline: Other: Scientific Advisory Board; Allogene: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Apricity Health: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Unum Therapeutics: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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Follicular Lymphoma Grade 3A Exhibits Pathological and Cytogenetic Diversity, but Similar Prognosis Compared to FL Grade 1-2: Pooled Analysis of 1757 Follicular Lymphomas from the PRIMA and Relevance Trials

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2018-99-115831 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 778-778

Author(s):

Camille Laurent ◽

Danielle Canioni ◽

Bettina Fabiani ◽

Véronique Meignin ◽

Catherine Chassagne-Clément ◽

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Keyword(s):

Follicular Lymphoma ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Tumor Cells ◽

Research Funding ◽

Statistical Difference ◽

Prognostic Significance ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Genomic Diversity ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Introduction: Follicular lymphoma (FL) is graded as 1, 2, 3A and 3B based on the number of centroblast cells. Although FL grade 3A is considered as a low-grade lymphoma, its prognostic significance compared to FL grade 1-2 remains controversial, especially for particular morphological variants with large cleaved cells or blastoid features, which are not recognized as a specific entity. Method: In order to clarify these points, FL grade 3 patients (pts) were selected from a large series of 2247 untreated pts enrolled in two LYSA trials: PRIMA (evaluating rituximab (R) maintenance after R-chemotherapy) and RELEVANCE (evaluating lenalidomide plus rituximab (R2) followed by R2 maintenance versus R-chemotherapy). FL3B pts were excluded from both trials. Sufficient material and clinical informations were available for 1757 out of 2247 pts. Among them, 161 pts including 88 of 950 PRIMA pts (9.2%) and 73 of 734 RELEVANCE pts (9.2%) were classified as FL3A. Among these FL3A cases, a panel of 7 expert hematopathologists identified 48 cases (2.7% of 1757 analyzed FL cases) which contained a significant component of large cleaved cells or medium-sized blastoid cells but did not meet grade 3B criteria. These cases were called FL3 "unclassified" (FL3U) as compared to classical FL3A (cFL3A) cases. We then analyzed the correlations between the histologic grade, phenotypic/cytogenetic features and clinical outcome. Results: FL3U were characterized by: i) proliferation of large cleaved tumor cells with moderately coarse to fine chromatin and absent or inconspicuous nucleoli (n=30) or predominance of medium-sized blastoid tumor cells with fine chromatin and small nucleoli (n=18) and ii) expression of CD20 and at least one germinal center marker. Mean of MYC and MUM1 protein expression in FL3U were 18% [from 3 to 25%] and 14.8% [3-35%], respectively, with no significant difference with cFL3A. Ki67 expression was higher in FL3U than in cFL3A (55.6% [20-90%] vs 41.3% [2-85%]) (p=0.008). Expression of p53 protein was slightly higher in FL3U than in cFL3A (37% [10-80%] vs 34.9% [8-90%] (p=0.052). FL3U had a tendency to harbor less frequent BCL2 rearrangements than cFL3A (74% vs 95%) (p=0.0620), whereas BCL6 rearrangements were significantly higher in FL3U than in cFL3A (29% vs 0%) (p=0.0034). The frequency of MYC rearrangements and 1p36 deletions in FL3U (9.6% and 6% of FL3Us, respectively) showed no significant difference with cFL3A. No detectable alteration in IRF4 locus was seen in both FL3U and cFL3A. The median age of FL3U pts was 58 years with 1:1 ratio of males to females and most pts had advanced stage at diagnosis with frequent marrow infiltration and intermediate to high FLIPI score. Outcome of pts with FL3U was not significantly different to that of cFL3A pts in Cox multivariate analyses. After a median follow-up of 117 months for PRIMA and 38 months for RELEVANCE, 89.6% of FL3U and 85.2% of cFL3A were alive with no significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.4507). There was also no statistical difference in progression free survival (PFS) between the 2 groups (p= 0.1479). Similarly, we did not found any statistical difference in PFS between FL3U and FL1-2 and between FL1-2 and cFL3A (p=0.9210 and p=0.5375, respectively); as well as in overall survival (OS) (p=0.6223 and p=0.0960, respectively). Finally, the outcome of the whole group of FL3A pts including cFL3A and FL3U variants was similar to FL1-2 pts. Conclusion: FL grade 3A exhibits pathological and genomic diversity due to FL3U variants characterized by higher amounts of medium-sized blastoid or large cleaved cells, higher Ki67 proliferative index and p53 expression, together with increased frequency of cytogenetic BCL6 alterations and lower frequency of BCL2 rearrangements. However, in both PRIMA and RELEVANCE trials, FL3U pts showed no significant difference in terms of PFS or OS as compared to both FL1-2 and cFL3A pts. These results indicate that FL3A represents a spectrum of proliferations with variable maturity, proliferative activity and genomic alterations that may be intermediate points of progression toward FL3B/transformation. They suggest that the distinction between cFL3A and FL3U variant, as well as between FL1-2 and FL3A may not have any prognostic significance using modern rituximab- or lenalidomide-based treatments, although this has to be confirmed with different drug combinations. Disclosures Cartron: Gilead Sciences: Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria. Morschhauser:Epizyme: Consultancy; Janssen: Other: Scientific Lectures; Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Gilead: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Salles:Acerta: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board; Epizyme: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Abbvie: Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Servier: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board; Morphosys: Honoraria; Gilead: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board; Celgene: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Merck: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Servier: Honoraria. Xerri:Janssen: Other: Travel.

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Metabolic PET/CT Analysis of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Prior to Axicabtagene Ciloleucel CAR-T Infusion: Predictors of Progressive Disease, Survival, and Toxicity

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2021-153739 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 2518-2518

Author(s):

William Breen ◽

Jason R. Young ◽

Matthew Hathcock ◽

Roman O. Kowalchuk ◽

Radhika Bansal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Pet Ct ◽

Car T ◽

Grade 3

Abstract Purpose: Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy utilized for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) refractory to at least 2 lines of therapy. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is used to evaluate disease extent prior to CAR-T infusion at two time points: pre-leukapheresis (pre-leuk) approximately 6 weeks prior to CAR-T infusion, and pre-lymphodepletion chemotherapy (pre-LD) approximately 1 week prior to CAR-T infusion. We hypothesized that PET/CT characteristics beyond Lugano criteria, such as metabolic tumor volume (MTV), total lesion glycolysis (TLG), SUV maximum (SUVMax), and changes in these parameters from pre-leuk to pre-LD, may predict for progressive disease (PD), death, and treatment toxicity after CAR-T infusion. Methods: Patients with NHL who received axi-cel on a prospective registry at Mayo Clinic Rochester were included. Lesions on pre-leuk and pre-LD PET/CT scans were segmented with a fixed absolute SUVMax threshold of 2.5 using a semi-automated workflow (LesionID, MIM Software Inc.) with manual modification to exclude physiologic uptake as needed. MTV, TLG, SUVMax, number of lesions, and other lesion characteristics were assessed for each PET/CT, and changes from pre-leuk to pre-LD were calculated. Lesions were categorized as either nodal, spleen, bone, parenchymal (i.e. liver, lung), or soft tissue (i.e. subcutaneous, muscle), and MTV was calculated for each category. Univariate Cox modeling was used to associate relative and directional change in metabolic and volumetric PET/CT characteristics with PD and death, after adjusting for bridging therapy. LASSO method was used for multivariable model selection. Pre-LD PET/CT characteristics were also assessed for association with presence and duration of cytokine release syndrome (CRS), grade 3+ immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), tocilizumab (toci) use, and corticosteroid use. Results: From 2018-2020, axi-cel was delivered to 69 patients. Histology included diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (57%), transformed follicular lymphoma (23%), or high-grade lymphoma (19%). Pre-leuk and pre-LD PET/CT scans were performed a median of 46 days and 7 days prior to CAR-T infusion, respectively. Forty patients (58%) received bridging therapy between scans, including 9 (13%) receiving radiotherapy. At a median follow-up of 13 months, 39 (57%) had died and 46 (67%) had PD. Sixty patients (87%) developed CRS following CAR-T infusion for a median duration of 5 days. Presence of pre-LD parenchymal disease was associated with longer duration CRS (p=0.032). Thirty-seven patients (54%) developed ICANS for a median duration of 4.5 days, including 12 (32%) with grade 3+ ICANS. Greater pre-LD total MTV was associated with higher risk of grade 3+ ICANS (p=0.042). Greater pre-LD SUVMax was associated with longer duration ICANS (p=0.032). Nineteen (28%) patients required toci. Greater pre-LD total MTV, SUVMax, TLG, and volume of the largest lesion were associated with increased use of toci (p<0.05 for all). Greater pre-LD total MTV and TLG of the largest lesion were associated with increased use of corticosteroid (p<0.05 for each). While no individual pre-leuk or pre-LD PET/CT characteristics were associated with risk of PD or death, increases from pre-leuk to pre-LD in total MTV, total TLG, parenchymal MTV, and nodal MTV were associated with increased risk of PD (Figure 1). Similarly, increases from pre-leuk to pre-LD in parenchymal MTV, nodal MTV, TLG of the largest lesion, and total number of lesions were associated with increased risk of death (p<0.05 for all). LASSO analysis identified increasing extranodal MTV (≥25% increase) and increasing TLG of the largest lesion (≥10% increase) as strong predictors of death (AUC 0.74, Table 1). Kaplan-Meier plots were generated for overall and progression-free survival using these risk factors (Figure 2). Additional patients and follow-up will be presented. Conclusions: Patients with greater pre-LD MTV had higher risk of grade 3+ ICANS and use of toci or corticosteroids. Increasing metabolic disease burden during CAR-T manufacturing is associated with increased risk of PD and death. A two variable risk score using increasing extranodal disease and increasing TLG of the largest lesion may stratify prognosis prior to CAR-T and inform treatment paradigms. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Bennani: Verastem: Other: Advisory Board; Purdue Pharma: Other: Advisory Board; Daichii Sankyo Inc: Other: Advisory Board; Kyowa Kirin: Other: Advisory Board; Vividion: Other: Advisory Board; Kymera: Other: Advisory Board. Paludo: Karyopharm: Research Funding. Wang: Genentech: Research Funding; LOXO Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; InnoCare: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; MorphoSys: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Ansell: Bristol Myers Squibb, ADC Therapeutics, Seattle Genetics, Regeneron, Affimed, AI Therapeutics, Pfizer, Trillium and Takeda: Research Funding. Lin: Gamida Cell: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Legend: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sorrento: Consultancy; Bluebird Bio: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Vineti: Consultancy; Juno: Consultancy.

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Comparative Review of 30 Day Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM) in B-Cell Lymphomas Associated with Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (CAR-T) from FDA Database, Clinical Studies, and MD Anderson

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2019-131077 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 1931-1931 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ethan Burns ◽

Kartik Anand ◽

Jason R. Westin ◽

Sai Ravi Kiran Pingali ◽

Joe Ensor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Analysis ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Competing Risk ◽

Competing Risk Analysis ◽

Time To Event ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Car T ◽

Md Anderson

Introduction CAR-T cells targeting CD19 positive B-cells have improved outcomes and remission rates in relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Although toxicities contributing to non-progression related mortality (NRM) have been reported in the pivotal trials, its incidence in the standard of care setting post-approval is unknown. The following data includes toxicity profiles implicated in events leading to NRM obtained from the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS) with comparison to MD Anderson (MDACC-L) CAR-T Lymphoma cohort and to the pivotal CAR-T trials. Methods We retrospectively queried FAERS for all adverse events (AE) associated with tisagenlecleucel (T) and axicabtagene ciloleucel (AC) reported from January 1, 2013-June 30, 2019. FAERS contains AEs from clinical trials and healthcare providers and is standardized according to the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA), a clinically validated AE classification dictionary for pharmacovigilance monitoring. All cases with the outcome of death as reported by FAERS were queried. Cases in which the time to event with NRM was greater than 30 days or unknown were excluded. Total events recorded with NRM and disease progression were categorized according to the MedDRA coding system and compared using the chi-squared and a two-sided Fisher's exact test (statistical significance: p<0.05). NRM was compared between FAERS, MDACC-L, and the ZUMA-1, JULIET and ELIANA trials. Median days to NRM was measured. In the MDACC-L, a competing risk analysis using cumulative incidence function (CIF) between NRM and disease progression was calculated with Fine & Gray competing risk model. Results On FAERS, there were a total of 1184 reported cases, 669 with AC and 515 with T. Five cases were excluded because the reported event occurred 30 days after initiation of T (4) or AC (1), and 96 deaths were excluded because of missing start or event dates. As a result, there were 1,083 cases, 633 with AC and 450 with T. There were 101 (9.3%) deaths; 59 (13.1%) with T and 42 (6.6%) with AC. Seventy-six (7.0%) deaths were attributed to NRM; 39 (8.7%) with T and 37 (5.8%) with AC (Table 1) (Figure 1). AC had a significantly greater proportion of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) (p=0.027) and neurologic events (0.038) compared to T. The median number of days to the reported event was 4 (R: 0-27) for AC and 6 (R: 0-28) for T. There was no significant difference amongst cardiac, vascular, respiratory, or infectious events. There were 112 patients in the MDACC-L (108 received A and 4 received T), with 3 cases excluded due to non-availability of cause of death. There were 7 deaths for competing risk analysis between progression and NRM. At 30 days, the competing risk analysis for MDACC-L using the CIF for NRM was 2.74% (0.8-8.9%) when progression was used as a competing event. In comparison, the proportion of 30 day NRM with ZUMA-1 was 3%, JULIET was 0%, while ELIANA was 1.3%. Conclusions NRM, an important outcome measure in stem cell transplantation, needs to be clearly defined in CAR-T therapies. We present NRM events based on the largest dataset available, FAERS. This analysis highlights the major toxicities associated with NRM, time to event occurrence, and indicates potential opportunities for mortality reducing interventions. Competing risk analysis suggests NRM is 2.74% following axicabtagene ciloleucel treatment for lymphoma. The comparative data highlights the differences in the reporting, and the need for close monitoring of CAR-T specific AEs. It also reflects the limitation of FAERS such as missing data that may change the actual NRM, inability to differentiate the grade of a reported AE, and inability to determine the exact date of death. We plan to present this data with a profile of NRM events at the upcoming ASH meeting in Orlando. Disclosures Westin: Novartis: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Kite: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; 47 Inc: Research Funding; Unum: Research Funding; MorphoSys: Other: Advisory Board; Genentech: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Curis: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Juno: Other: Advisory Board; Janssen: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding; Celgene: Other: Advisory Board, Research Funding. Nastoupil:Spectrum: Honoraria; TG Therapeutics: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Gilead: Honoraria; Genentech, Inc.: Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bayer: Honoraria. Nieto:Novartis: Research Funding; Affimed: Consultancy; Astra-Zeneca: Research Funding; Affimed: Research Funding. Parmar:Cellenkos Inc.: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Wang:Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; MoreHealth: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; BioInvent: Consultancy, Research Funding; Loxo Oncology: Research Funding; BeiGene: Research Funding; Aviara: Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Dava Oncology: Honoraria; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Acerta Pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pulse Biosciences: Consultancy; Kite Pharma: Consultancy, Research Funding; VelosBio: Research Funding; Juno Therapeutics: Research Funding. Hawkins:Novartis Pharmaceuticals: Other: advisory panels. Fowler:TG Therapeutics: 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; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Roche: 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. Neelapu:Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Acerta: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Precision Biosciences: Consultancy; Allogene: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; BMS: Research Funding; Cellectis: Research Funding; Karus: Research Funding; Unum Therapeutics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck: Consultancy, Research Funding; Cell Medica: Consultancy; Poseida: Research Funding. Iyer:Arog: Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Genentech/Roche: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding.

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