Time to Spare Newly Diagnosed Non Transplant Eligible Myeloma (eNDMM) from Thalidomide

Abstract Background. Thalidomide is one of the most prescribed regimens upfront in eNDMM, e.g. elderly myeloma, essentially as melphalan-prednisone-Thalidomide (MPT). Several options are offered at 1st and 2nd relapse to patients initially exposed to Thalidomide with either bortezomib or lenalidomide-based therapy. On the other hand, the second most prescribed drug in elderly myeloma upfront is Bortezomib, primarily as Bortezomib-melphalan-prednisone (VMP), the 2nd standard of care upfront in Multiple Myeloma (MM) ineligible for transplantation. Interestingly, lenalidomide is the drug of choice at first relapse in the vast majority of cases in most countries where lenalidomide is approved at first relapse and beyond. In this situation, it is likely that the patients would not receive thalidomide throughout the disease course of myeloma. We sought to analyse whether patients not exposed to thalidomide upfront, and that were solely exposed to the 2 drugs, bortezomib-based regimen and lenalidomide-based therapy would have a lower survival than patients exposed to all 3 drugs, e.g. thalidomide, lenaldiomide and bortezomib. Method. A total of 145 patients were recruited in this multicentric study, 46,2% were in the thalidomide upfront exposed arm and 53,8% had never been exposed to thalidomide. Patients were required to be aged ≥65 years, NDMM treated with either thalidomide upfront or never been exposed to thalidomide upfront or later in the myeloma disease course. If not exposed to thalidomide, the patients were to have received bortezomib upfront and lenalidomide first relapse or vice versa. In the thalidomide group, all patients had MPT initially for a median of 8 cycles (range 3 - 12), at a median dose of thalidomide of 100mg/day (50-200), with 11% dose reduction. In the non-exposed thalidomide group, all patients had bortezomib upfront, patients received Vd, VCd or VMP upfront; lenalidomide was then given at first relapse to all patients. The median dose administered of bortezomib was 1.3mg/m², for a median of 5 cycles (2-9). Results. Overall, the median age was 73 years (range, 65 - 85), with 35% aged >75. The M/F ratio was 1.1, 38% were ISS 3, the median b2m was 5.5mg/L, 26% had an ECOG score ≥ 2, 42% had renal insufficiency, 11% had elevated LDH, 8% presence of plasmacytoma, and 14% had adverse FISH (del17p, t(4;14) and or t(14;16)). There was no difference in patients' characteristics across studied groups, according to exposure or not to thalidomide. With a median follow-up of 5 years, 60% have died overall; 69% in the thalidomide exposed group versus 52% in the thalidomide non-exposed group (p=0.027). The median OS of thalidomide exposed patients was 55.7 months (46;65) versus 44 months (35;53) in the thalidomide non exposed patients (p=0.079). In the thalidomide exposed group, the median PFS of the thalidomide, bortezomib then lenalidomide lines were 27 months (24;30), 11 months (8;13) and 13 months (10;15). In the thalidomide non-exposed group, the median PFS of bortezomib then lenalidomide lines were 17 months (13;21) and 13 months (6;20). We then studied the survival of patients from onset of first relapse in the thalidomide exposed group, e.g. upon treatment with bortezomib, followed by lenalidomide at subsequent relapse, 22.5 months (10;34) compared to patients in the thalidomide non-exposed group that received bortezomib upfront and lenalidomide at first relapse, 44 months (35;53), p=0.005. Conclusion. Overall, thalidomide exposed versus non exposed groups had similar OS, while OS was significantly lower in the thalidomide exposed patients at first relapse onset versus in the thalidomide non exposed patients from diagnosis. This data seems to recommend use of bortezomib- and lenalidomide-based regimens as early as possible in the myeloma disease course, but not to abandon thalidomide. Study of the impact of thalidomide in the post bortezomib, lenalidomide and pomalidomide era might thus be important to study and optimize. Disclosures Karlin: Amgen: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Sandoz: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Legros:BMS: Speakers Bureau; ARIAD: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Garderet:Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy. Hulin:Celgene Corporation: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria. Stoppa:Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria. Moreau:Janssen: Other: Adboard; Novartis: Other: Adboard; Takeda: Other: Adboard; Amgen: Other: Adboard; Celgene: Honoraria, Other: Adboard. Facon:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Onyx: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pierre Fabre: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Zweegman:Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: 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. MACRO:celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; jansen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Terpos:Janssen: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding. Leleu:LeoPharma: Honoraria; Pierre Fabre: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; TEVA: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Chugai: Honoraria.

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The Outcome of Treatment-Free Remission after First-Line Nilotinib or Dasatinib in Chronic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Is Different

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood-2021-146722 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 2552-2552

Author(s):

Franck E. Nicolini ◽

Vincent Alcazer ◽

Stephanie Dulucq ◽

Sandrine Hayette ◽

Jean-Michel Cayuela ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Chronic Phase ◽

Median Dose ◽

First Line ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

French Group ◽

Treatment Free Remission ◽

The Impact

Abstract Aims: The absolute number of chronic phase CML patients (pts) reaching the treatment-free remission (TFR) criteria has been substantially increased by the use of second-generation TKI (TKI2), initiated since diagnosis, comparing to Imatinib first-line. However, the relative rate of unsuccessful TFR (i. e. pts loosing their MMR after TKI2 cessation) still remains around 50% at 2 years and beyond, whatever the TKI2 was. The aim of this study is to analyse the rate of successful TFR in pts receiving Nilotinib (Nilo) or Dasatinib (Dasa) first-line obtaining the appropriate criteria. Methods: Observational retrospective study in 3 reference centers of the French group of CML lead between 2010 and 2021. Eligible pts were CP CML pts initiating either Nilo 300 mg BID or Dasa 100 mg daily since diagnosis, until cessation for sustained MR4.5 (i.e. ≥2 years on ≥4 datapoints). Data were retrospectively collected according to the national regulations with pts' information. All pts were assessed and followed according to ELN recommendations 2009, 2013 and 2020 along treatment and to the recommendations from the French group of CML (D. Rea et al., Cancer 2018) for TFR. In this regard, the TKI2 was resumed in case of loss of MMR. All BCR-ABL1 assessments were performed in the 3 reference laboratories, standardised and expressed in % (IS) with ≥32,000 copies of ABL1 as control. All patients were harbouring major BCR-ABL1 transcripts. The primary endpoint was the survival without loss of MMR after TKI2 cessation. The secondary endpoints were the kinetics of MMR loss, and the identification of factors influencing MMR loss. Results: Seventy-two pts were reported (47 Nilo, 25 Dasa) with 57% females with a median age at diagnosis of 48 (36.75-61.25) years. The median follow-up since diagnosis was 9.26 (3.75-13.75) years (8.8 for Nilo and 9.47 for Dasa p=ns) and after TKI2 cessation 3.94 (0.7-8.8) years (3.92 for Nilo and 3.90 for Dasa p=ns). Sokal scores were 42% Low, 41% Intermediate, 17% High in Nilo and 39% L, 25% I and 35% H in Dasa pts (p=ns). ELTS scores were 50% L, 22% I, 9.5% H (18.5% Uk) in Nilo and 46.5% L, 28.5% I and 3.5% H (21.5% Uk) in Dasa pts (p=0.95). Five (9%) pts harboured ACA at diagnosis in the Nilo group and 2 (7%) in the Dasa group (p=1.00). The median time from TKI2 initiation to sustained MR4.5 was 19 (3.12-36) months in the Nilo group and 16 (6.3-39) months in the Dasa group (p=0.644). The duration of sustained MR4.5 until cessation was 3.04 (1.5-9.3) years for Nilo and 2.65 (1.11-7.95) for Dasa (p=0.96). The median dosing of Nilo was 600 (300-800) mg daily and 80 (20-100) mg at TKI2 cessation. None of these patients switched to another TKI during the follow-up. TKI2 cessation occurred after 60.5 (43-74.5) months in the Nilo group and 68 (39-90) months in the Dasa group (p=0.581). Thirty-seven pts out of 47 (79%) were BCR-ABL1 undetectable at Nilo cessation 18/25 (72%) at Dasa cessation (p=0.60). At M3 after discontinuation, 58% of pts remained undetectable after Nilo cessation and 30.4% after Dasa cessation (p=0.05).The median survival of pts without loss of MMR was not reached in the Nilo group, and was 14 (4.73-NR) months in the Dasa group, (p=0.042) as analysed by the KM method (Figure 1.). Two patients died (1 Nilo, 1 Dasa) from competing events (solid tumours) after unsuccessful TFR. Twenty-eight pts (14 Dasa, 14 Nilo) restarted their TKI2 after MMR loss and all regained ≥ MMR after 3 months of Dasa at a median dose of 75 (40-100) mg daily and all except one (who regained MMR at M12) after resumption of Nilo at a median dose of 350 (300-600) mg daily. Univariate analysis identified pts with H+I Sokal (as compared to low) as an unfavourable factor for successful TKI2 cessation [HR=0.35 (0.15-0.83), p=0.017] and type of TKI2 (Nilo as reference vs Dasa) was discriminant [HR=2.1 (1.01-4.35), p=0.047]. Multivariate analysis identified the type of TKI2 as a significant factor impacting on TFR outcome [HR 2.11 (0.97-4.55], p=0.05]. Conclusions: As it is likely that no prospective head-to-head comparison will be performed in this setting, on this limited series of pts, we conclude that the outcome of TFR seems to be different according to the TKI2 used since diagnosis, suggesting the impact of distinct biological variables modified by the type of TKI2 on the long run (such as immunological system, BM micro-environment, others) on TFR outcome. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Nicolini: Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel, accommodations, expenses, Research Funding; Kartos Therapeutics: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sun Pharma Ltd.: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Honoraria; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Other: travel, accommodations, expenses, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Etienne: Incyte: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Rea: Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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Outcomes after Initial Relapse of Multiple Myeloma: An International Myeloma Working Group Study

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v126.23.4201.4201 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 126 (23) ◽

pp. 4201-4201 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shaji K Kumar ◽

Jae Hoon Lee ◽

Meletios A. Dimopoulos ◽

Evangelos Terpos ◽

Efstathios Kastritis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multiple Myeloma ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Initial Treatment ◽

Research Funding ◽

Current Treatment ◽

Successive Treatment ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

First Relapse ◽

Relapsed Disease ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: The initial therapies for multiple myeloma have changed significantly in the recent years with routine incorporation of combinations containing IMiDs and proteasome inhibitors. However, patients with MM invariably relapse after their initial treatment and undergo successive therapies for continued control of their disease. The increasing access to new therapies for treatment of relapsed disease has led to improved survival of patients with MM. Many recent phase 3 trials have studied the impact of new agents on outcome of patients with MM who are relapsing after the initial lines of therapy for relapsed disease. However, the natural history of relapsed myeloma earlier in the course of relapsed disease has not been studied in detail. Patients and methods: We designed a global, multicenter, retrospective study to examine the current treatment approaches for initial relapses in MM and patient outcomes following application of successive treatment regimens. Patients with multiple myeloma who experience a first relapse between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 were identified at participating sites. Clinical and laboratory data pertaining to the time of diagnosis and from the time of individual relapses up to and including the third relapse will be obtained from the clinical records. The first date of treatment with an anti-myeloma regimen for first disease relapse was termed time zero (T0). Results: Three hundred and fifteen patients were enrolled; median age at diagnosis was 59 years (range: 35 - 86), 59% were male. Patients were enrolled from North America (33%), Europe (35%) or Asia (32%). The patients were diagnosed between 1997 and 2011 and the median time to T0 from diagnosis was 23.9 months (range: 0.8 - 131.9 months). An IMiD (thalidomide or lenalidomide), bortezomib or alkylator (melphalan or cyclophosphamide) was part of the initial therapy in 63%, 36% and 51% of patients, respectively; 93 (33%) patients had stem cell transplantation as part of initial treatment. The median follow up from the study entry was 56 months; 117 were alive at the time of data extraction. A second line, third line and fourth line of treatment were recorded in 307, 163 and 84 patients respectively. An IMiD (thalidomide, lenalidomide, or pomalidomide), proteasome inhibitor (bortezomib or carfilzomib) or alkylator (melphalan or cyclophosphamide) was part of the therapy for first relapse in 50%, 59% and 33% of patients, respectively. The responses to the regimens after T0, the TTNT, PFS and OS to each line of therapy are provided in the Table. Conclusion: The current study provides an assessment of the current treatment approaches used for initial treatment of MM and the salvage treatment options utilized. The study again demonstrates the progressively shorter duration of disease control with each successive treatment regimen, reflecting ongoing development of drug resistance. The overall survival of over 3 years from the time of therapy for first relapse highlights the impact of the newer therapies that have been introduced for this disease. Table. Treatment outcomes after initial relapse Endpoint 2nd line therapyN=307 3rd line therapyN=163 4th line therapyN=84 Partial response or better Median in Months (95% Confidence Interval) Overall Survival 36.1 (30.2, 42.4) 18.4 (14.5, 26.8) 12.6 (10.4, 19.0) Progression-Free Survival 13.4 (11.8, 15.8) 8.3 (6.5, 11.2) 6.4 (5.0, 8.1) Time to Next Treatment 15 (12,17) 9.8 (7.4, 12.0) 6.6 (5.8, 8.7) Figure 1. Figure 1. Disclosures Kumar: Onyx: Consultancy, Research Funding; Skyline: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding. Dimopoulos:Novartis: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Janssen-Cilag: Honoraria; Genesis: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Onyx: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria. Leleu:Janssen: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; TEVA: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria; Pierre Fabre: Honoraria; LeoPharma: Honoraria; Chugai: Honoraria. Moreau:Celgene, Janssen, Takeda, Novartis, Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Lahuerta:Janssen Cilag, Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Vij:Takeda, Onyx: Research Funding; Celgene, Onyx, Takeda, Novartis, BMS, Sanofi, Janssen, Merck: Consultancy.

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Impact of Additional Cytogenetic Alterations At Diagnosis on Prognosis of CML: Long-Term Observation From 1151 Patients of the Randomized CML Study IV

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v118.21.782.782 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 118 (21) ◽

pp. 782-782

Author(s):

Alice Fabarius ◽

Armin Leitner ◽

Andreas Hochhaus ◽

Martin C Müller ◽

Claudia Haferlach ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Y Chromosome ◽

Research Funding ◽

Blast Crisis ◽

Chronic Phase ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Prognostic Impact ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Major Route ◽

The Impact

Abstract Abstract 782 Introduction: Current evidence indicates that acquired genetic instability in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as a consequence of the t(9;22)(q34;q11) and the resulting BCR-ABL fusion causes the continuous acquisition of additional chromosomal aberrations (ACA) and mutations and thereby progression to accelerated phase and blast crisis (BC). Around 10 –12% of patients in chronic phase (CP) CML have ACA already at diagnosis. During the course of the disease this number rises to 80% in BC. Acquisition of ACA during treatment is considered as a poor prognostic indicator, whereas the impact of ACA at diagnosis is controversial. Patients and methods: Clinical and cytogenetic data of 1151 out of 1311 patients with Philadelphia and BCR-ABL positive CP CML randomized until 2009 to the German CML-Study IV were investigated in a prospective study. There were 459 females (40%) and 692 males (60%). Median age was 53 years (range, 16–88). All patients were treated with imatinib alone or in combination with interferon alpha or araC. The impact of ACA at diagnosis on time to complete cytogenetic and major molecular remission (CCR, MMR) and progression-free and overall survival (PFS, OS) was investigated. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to entering the study. Results: At diagnosis 1003/1151 patients (87%) had the standard t(9;22)(q34;q11) only and 69 patients (6.0%) had a variant t(v;22). In 60 of 69 patients with t(v;22), only one further chromosome was involved in the translocation, in 7 patients two, and in 2 patients three further chromosomes were involved. Seventy-nine patients (6.9%) had ACA. Of these, 38 patients (3.3%) lacked the Y chromosome (-Y) and 41 patients (3.6%) had ACA except -Y. Sixteen of the 41 patients had major-route ACA (+8, i(17)(q10), +der(22)t(9;22)(q34;q11), ider(22)(q10)t(9;22)(q34;q11)) and 25 minor-route ACA [e.g. t(3;12), t(4;6), t(2;16), t(1;21)]. In patients with major-route ACA, trisomy 8 was the most frequent additional alteration (n=9). +der(22)t(9;22)(q34;q11) was observed in six patients, isochromosome (17)(q10) in five patients and ider(22)(q10)t(9;22)(q34;11) in three patients. After a median observation time of 5.3 years for patients with t(9;22), t(v;22), -Y, minor- and major-route ACA median times to CCR were 1.01, 0.95, 0.98, 1.49 and 1.51 years, to MMR 1.40, 1.58, 1.65, 2.49 and > 7 years, 5-year PFS 90%, 81%, 88%, 96% and 50% and 5-year OS 92%, 87%, 91%, 96% and 53%, respectively. In patients with major-route ACA times to CCR and MMR were longer. PFS and OS were shorter (p<0.001) than with standard t(9;22)(q34;q11). Loss of Y chromosome had no influence on time to CCR or MMR, PFS and OS. Conclusion: We conclude that the prognostic impact of additional cytogenetic findings at diagnosis of CML is heterogeneous and consideration of their types may be important. Major-route ACA identify a small group of patients with significantly poorer prognosis as compared to all other patients requiring early and more intensive intervention such as stem cell transplantation. Disclosures: Hochhaus: Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Ariad: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Haferlach:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment, Equity Ownership. Kneba:Hoffmann La Roche: Honoraria.

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Variation in Health-Related Quality of Life by ECOG Performance Status and Fatigue Among Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v118.21.4591.4591 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 118 (21) ◽

pp. 4591-4591 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chris L. Pashos ◽

Christopher R Flowers ◽

Mark Weiss ◽

Nicole Lamanna ◽

Charles M Farber ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Performance Status ◽

Clinical Practices ◽

Employment Equity ◽

Ecog Performance Status ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Equity Ownership ◽

Ecog Ps ◽

The Impact

Abstract Abstract 4591 Introduction: Clinicians and investigators appreciate the value of measuring HRQOL for monitoring CLL and the impact of treatments, and commonly use ECOG performance status (PS) and clinician-reported patient fatigue as surrogates for HRQOL in clinical practice. However, limited data exist on the relationships between PS, fatigue, and HRQOL in CLL patients (pts) undergoing treatment in clinical practices. We examined the associations between these measures and 3 psychometrically validated, patient-reported, HRQOL instruments: the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), EQ-5D, and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia (FACT-Leu). Methods: Data were collected as part of Connect CLL®, a prospective observational registry initiated in March 2010 involving US practices. Data on pt demographics and clinical characteristics were provided by clinicians. HRQOL was self-reported by pts at enrollment using the BFI, EQ-5D, and FACT-Leu. Mean BFI, EQ-5D and FACT-Leu scores were analyzed by ECOG PS and clinician-reported fatigue. Differences in HRQOL scores between sub-cohorts were assessed by ANOVA. Results: HRQOL data were reported by 604 pts enrolled from 10 academic, 148 community, and 3 government centers. Pts were predominantly male (62%) and white (90%); mean age was 70 (standard deviation 11) years. BFI data (scale: 0 [no fatigue] - 10 [worst fatigue]) indicated that on average pts report that global fatigue, fatigue severity and fatigue-related interference worsen by ECOG severity (Table 1) and are statistically associated with clinician-reported fatigue (Table 2). Mean EQ-5D overall HRQOL as measured by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) worsens by ECOG severity and is significantly worse in pts with fatigue. Mean EQ-5D domain scores (scale: 1 [no problem], 2 [some problems], 3 [incapacity]) indicated that pain/discomfort, mobility and usual activities increase in severity as ECOG worsens and in pts with fatigue. FACT-Leu domains except social/family were statistically worse with worse ECOG PS and in pts with fatigue. Conclusions: Initial results from Connect CLL® indicate that HRQOL worsens with worsening ECOG PS, especially in physical / functioning domains, pain/discomfort, and mobility, and worsens across multiple domains among pts whose physicians reported fatigue. Future analyses should be conducted on how HRQOL, PS and fatigue may change over time with changes in CLL, and how they are influenced by therapies. These results may serve as baseline reference. Disclosures: Pashos: Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Flowers:Genentech/Roche (unpaid): Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Millennium/Takeda: Research Funding; Wyeth: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding. Weiss:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Lamanna:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Farber:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Kipps:Igenica: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Abbot Industries: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Research Funding; GSK: Research Funding; Gilead Sciences: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding. Lerner:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Kay:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Sharman:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Grinblatt:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Flinn:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Kozloff:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Swern:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Kahn:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Street:Celgene: Employment, Equity Ownership. Sullivan:Celgene: Employment, Equity Ownership. Keating:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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Impact Of Liver Iron Overload On Myocardial T2* Response In Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Major Patients Treated With Deferasirox For Up To 3 Years

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v122.21.1016.1016 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 122 (21) ◽

pp. 1016-1016 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John Porter ◽

Ali T Taher ◽

Yesim Aydinok ◽

Maria D Cappellini ◽

Antonis Kattamis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Iron Overload ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Iron Removal ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Liver Iron ◽

Cardiac Iron ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Liver Iron Overload ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Patients with myocardial iron overload require effective cardiac iron removal to minimize the risk of cardiac complications. The 3 year EPIC cardiac sub-study showed that the oral iron chelator, deferasirox (DFX), effectively reduced cardiac iron overload. Previous reports demonstrate that cardiac iron removal is slow and suggest that liver iron concentration (LIC) may affect cardiac iron removal rate by chelators (Pennell et al., 2012; Blood). The objective of these analyses was to evaluate the impact of the severity of the liver iron overload on the change in myocardial T2* (mT2*) for patients receiving up to 3 years of DFX treatment in the EPIC sub-study. Methods Inclusion and exclusion criteria have been described previously (Pennell et al., 2012; Haematologica). Patients were categorized into LIC ≤15 and >15 mg Fe/g dry weight (hereafter mg/g) at baseline (BL) and by LIC <7, 7–≤15 and >15 mg/g at 12, 24, and 36 months to assess the impact of BL LIC and changes in LIC overtime on mT2*, respectively. During study, LIC and mT2* were measured every 6 months. Efficacy was assessed in per-protocol population that entered third year extension. Here, mT2* is presented as the geometric mean (Gmean) ± coefficient of variation (CV) unless otherwise specified. Statistical significance was established at α-level of 0.05 using a 2-sided paired t-test for within group comparisons and ANOVA for multiple group comparisons. All p-values were of exploratory nature for this post-hoc analysis. Results Of the 71 patients, who continued into study year 3, 68 patients considered evaluable were included in this analysis (per protocol population); 59 patients had LIC values available at end of study (EOS). Mean age was 20.5 ±7.35 years and 61.8 % of patients were female. Mean actual dose of DFX (mg/kg/day) was 32.1 ±5.5 and 35.1 ±4.9 in patients with BL LIC ≤15 and >15 mg/g, respectively. At EOS, mean actual doses were 32.9 ±5.4 (LIC <7 mg/g), 38.0 ±3.4 (LIC 7–≤15 mg/g), and 37.6 ±3.1 (LIC >15 mg/g). Overall, patients had high BL LIC (Mean, 29.0 ±10.0 mg/g); 61 patients had LIC >15 (30.8 ±8.8) mg/g, only 7 patients had LIC ≤15 (12.7 ±1.1) mg/g, and no patients had LIC <7 mg/g. After 36 months, a significant mean decrease from BL in LIC of -7.6 ±4.6 mg/g (p = 0.0049) and -16.8 ±14.0 mg/g (p <0.001) was observed in patients with LIC ≤15 and >15 mg/g, respectively. Notably, 51.9% of patients with BL LIC >15 mg/g achieved EOS LIC <7 mg/g. Overall, mean mT2* was 12.8 ±4.6 ms. The impact of BL LIC on mT2* and LIC response was as follows: in patients with LIC ≤15 mg/g (Mean BL mT2*, 14.2 ±3.6 ms) and >15 mg/g (BL mT2*, 12.7 ±4.7 ms), mT2* increased by 52% (Mean abs. change, 7.5 ±4.1 ms, p=0.0016) and 46% (7.3 ±7.3 ms, p<0.001), respectively. Patients with BL LIC ≤15 normalized mT2* in 24 months (Mean, 20.0 ±6.0 ms) versus 36 months for patients with BL LIC >15 mg/g, (20.1 ±10.6 ms) displaying a lag of nearly 12 months. The relation between post-BL LIC on mT2* response at 12, 24 and 36 months is shown in the figure. At 12 months, there was no significant difference in mT2* that had occurred in patients with LIC <7 mg/g (24% increase; mean abs. change, 3.5 ±2.3 ms), LIC 7–≤15 mg/g (19% increase; 3.4 ±5.2 ms) and those with LIC >15 mg/g (13% increase; 1.9 ±3.2 ms). However, at 24 months, there was a statistically significant difference amongst the 3 subgroups in percent increase in the mT2* that had occurred; patients with LIC <7, LIC 7-≤15 and LIC >15 mg/g had 54% (Mean abs. change, 8.3 ±7.3 ms), 33% (5.2 ±5.2 ms) and 10% (2.1 ±4.3 ms) increase (p <0.001), respectively. Similarly, at 36 months, the mT2* had increased by 71% (Mean abs. change, 10.3 ±6.6 ms) in the LIC <7 mg/g group; a 31% increase (5.3 ±5.0 ms) had occurred in the LIC 7– ≤15 mg/g group; and an 18% (3.3 ±6.0 ms) increase (p <0.001) had occurred in the LIC >15mg/g group. At all-time points, in patients who achieved an LIC <7 mg/g, a statistically significant increase in T2* from BL had occurred. Discussion Overall, DFX treatment resulted in a significant decrease in LIC and improved mT2*. A greater difference in mT2* improvement was shown to have occurred in patients who achieved lower end-of-year LIC after treated with DFX. This divergence was progressive with time, being maximal at 36 months. Thus, a therapeutic response in LIC with DFX is associated with a greater likelihood of improving mT2*. This may assist in monitoring liver and cardiac response to DFX. Prospective evaluation of this relationship is indicated. Disclosures: Porter: Novartis Pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Shire: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy. Taher:Novartis Pharma: Honoraria, Research Funding. Aydinok:Novartis Oncology: Honoraria, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Shire: Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Cappellini:Novartis Pharma: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Genzyme: Honoraria, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees. Kattamis:Novartis: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; ApoPharma: Speakers Bureau. El-Ali:Novartis Pharma: Employment. Martin:Novartis Pharma: Employment. Pennell:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; ApoPharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Shire: Consultancy, Honoraria.

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ENESTnd Update: Nilotinib (NIL) Vs Imatinib (IM) In Patients (pts) With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia In Chronic Phase (CML-CP) and The Impact Of Early Molecular Response (EMR) and Sokal Risk At Diagnosis On Long-Term Outcomes

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v122.21.92.92 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 122 (21) ◽

pp. 92-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Giuseppe Saglio ◽

Andreas Hochhaus ◽

Timothy P. Hughes ◽

Richard E. Clark ◽

Hirohisa Nakamae ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Eligibility Criterion ◽

Molecular Response ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Long Term Outcomes ◽

Vascular Events ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

The Impact

Abstract Introduction Frontline NIL continues to show benefit over IM in pts with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) CML-CP, with higher rates of major molecular response (MMR; BCR-ABLIS ≤ 0.1%) and MR4.5 (BCR-ABLIS ≤ 0.0032%), lower rates of progression to accelerated phase (AP)/blast crisis (BC) and fewer new BCR-ABL mutations on treatment in the Evaluating Nilotinib Efficacy and Safety in Clinical Trials–Newly Diagnosed Pts (ENESTnd) trial. Here, we report data with a minimum follow-up (f/u) of 4 y; updated data based on 5 y of f/u will be presented. Methods Adults with newly diagnosed Ph+ CML-CP (N = 846) were randomized to NIL 300 mg twice daily (BID; n = 282), NIL 400 mg BID (n = 281), or IM 400 mg once daily (QD; n = 283). Progression and overall survival (OS) events were collected prospectively during study f/u, including after discontinuation of study treatment. Efficacy in the NIL 300 mg BID and IM arms was evaluated based on achievement of EMR (BCR-ABLIS ≤ 10% at 3 mo). Results At 4 y, ≥ 87% of pts remained on study in each arm and 57%-69% remained on core treatment (Table). Rates of MMR and MR4.5 by 4 y were significantly higher with NIL vs IM. Significantly fewer pts progressed to AP/BC on NIL vs IM (on core treatment: 0.7%, 1.1%, and 4.2%; on study: 3.2%, 2.1%, and 6.7% [NIL 300 mg BID, NIL 400 mg BID, and IM arms, respectively]). Of 17 pts across the 3 arms who progressed on core treatment, 11 (65%) had never achieved complete cytogenetic response and none had achieved MR4.5. Fewer mutations have emerged in the NIL arms vs the IM arm; in y 4, mutations emerged in 2 pts (1 pt with T315I on NIL 300 mg BID; 1 pt with F317L on IM). More pts achieved EMR in the NIL 300 mg BID arm vs the IM arm (91% vs 67%). Pts with EMR had significantly higher rates of progression-free survival (PFS) and OS at 4 y vs pts with BCR-ABL > 10% at 3 mo. Among pts with BCR-ABL > 10% at 3 mo, more progressions to AP/BC occurred in the IM arm (n = 14) vs the NIL 300 mg BID arm (n = 2); half of these pts progressed between 3 and 6 mo. In pts with intermediate or high Sokal risk, PFS and OS at 4 y were higher in both NIL arms vs the IM arm. No new safety signals were detected. Selected cardiac and vascular events were more common on NIL vs IM (by 4 y, peripheral arterial occlusive disease [PAOD] in 4 [1.4%], 5 [1.8%], and 0 pts; ischemic heart disease [IHD] in 11 [3.9%], 14 [5.1%,] and 3 [1.1%] pts; and ischemic cerebrovascular events in 3 [1.1%], 5 [1.8%], and 1 [0.4%] pts in the NIL 300 mg BID, NIL 400 mg BID, and IM arms, respectively). In the NIL 300 mg BID arm, 2 of 11 IHD events occurred between 3 and 4 y (all 4 PAOD events occurred in the first 2 y). In the NIL 400 mg BID arm, 2 of 5 PAOD events and 3 of 14 IHD events occurred between 3 and 4 y. Most pts (7 of 9) with a PAOD event on NIL were at high risk due to a combination of baseline risk factors. Conclusions NIL, a standard-of-care frontline therapy option for newly diagnosed CML-CP pts, affords superior efficacy compared with IM, including higher rates of EMR (which is associated with improved long-term outcomes), higher rates of MR4.5 (a key eligibility criterion for many studies of treatment-free remission), and a lower risk of disease progression. NIL continues to show good tolerability with long-term f/u. While selected cardiac and vascular events (including PAOD) are slightly more frequent on NIL vs IM, no increase in annual incidence of these events over time has been observed. Disclosures: Saglio: ARIAD: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria. Hochhaus:Ariad: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding. Hughes:Ariad: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; CSL: Research Funding. Clark:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Nakamae:Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau, travel/ accomodations/ meeting expenses Other. Kim:BMS, Novartis,IL-Yang: Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding. Etienne:Pfizer: Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees; novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees; Ariad: Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees. Flinn:Novartis: Research Funding. Lipton:Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Ariad: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Moiraghi:Bristol Myers Squibb: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Speakers Bureau. Fan:Novartis: Employment. Menssen:Novartis: Employment. Kantarjian:Novartis: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Research Funding; ARIAD: Research Funding. Larson:Pfizer: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Ariad: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy.

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Clinical Relevance of Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring in NPM1 Mutated AML: A Study of the AML Study Group (AMLSG)

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v126.23.227.227 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 126 (23) ◽

pp. 227-227

Author(s):

Silke Kapp-Schwoerer ◽

Andrea Corbacioglu ◽

Verena I. Gaidzik ◽

Peter Paschka ◽

Daniela Weber ◽

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Keyword(s):

Board Of Directors ◽

Clinical Relevance ◽

Research Funding ◽

Residual Disease ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Time Points ◽

Check Points ◽

The Impact ◽

Kinetics Of ◽

Minimal Residual

Abstract Background: Nucleophosmin (NPM1mut) mutations represent one of the most common gene mutations in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and can be used for monitoring minimal residual disease (MRD). In a former study, we could define clinical relevant check-points and a cut-off value to identify patients (pts) at high risk of relapse. Aims: To confirm our previous results on the clinical relevance of NPM1mut transcript levels (TL) in an extended cohort of younger AML pts (18 to 60 years) harbouring NPM1mut type A, B, C, D, JT, 4, QM, NM or KM, and to assess the impact of concurrent FLT3 internal tandem duplications (ITD) and DNMT3A (DNMT3Amut) mutations on NPM1mut TL kinetics. Methods: All pts were enrolled in one of four AMLSG [AMLHD98A (n=46; NCT00146120); AMLSG 07-04 (n=199; NCT00151242); AMLSG 09-09 (n=179; NCT00893399); AMLSG 16-10 (n=75; NCT01477606)] treatment trials. Treatment comprised double induction therapy (DI) with ICE (idarubicin, cytarabine, etoposide) with or without ATRA or gemtuzumab ozogamicin, or 1 cycle of daunorubicin and cytarabine followed by 1 to 4 cycles of high-dose cytarabine (n=292), autologous (n=19) or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (n=141). NPM1mut TL (ratio of NPM1mut/ABL1 transcripts x 104) were determined by RQ-PCR using TaqMan technology; the sensitivity of the assays was 10-5 to 10-6. DNMT3A and FLT3 -ITD (FLT3 -ITDmut) mutation status was assessed by standard PCR-based methods. Results: A total of 2835 samples from 499 NPM1mut pts were analysed at diagnosis (n=439), after each treatment cycle (n=1394) and during follow-up (FU) (n=1002). Peripheral blood (PB) samples were only included in the advanced FU period (defined as at least 12 months after completion of therapy). NPM1mut TL at diagnosis varied between 7.03 x103 and 2.38 x 107 (median 5.37 x 105). Pretreatment NPM1mut TL were not associated with clinical characteristics (e.g., age, WBC, BM blasts, FLT3 -ITDmut, DNMT3Amut) with the exception of LDH level (p=0.006) and did not impact event-free survival (EFS), relapse-free (RFS) and overall survival (OS). NPM1mut TL as log 10 transformed continuous variable at different time points during therapy were significantly associated with shorter remission duration (RD) and shorter OS. After DI therapy, the cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) at 4 years was 10% for RQ-PCR-negative pts (n=41) versus 45% for RQ-PCR-positive pts (n=226) (p<0.0001); the lower CIR translated into a significant better OS (92% versus 60%, respectively; p=0.001). After completion of therapy, CIR at 4 years was 13% for RQ-PCR-negative pts (n=126) and thus significantly lower compared with 56% in RQ-PCR-positive pts (n=139; p<0.00001). Again, the lower CIR translated into a significantly better OS (81% versus 55%, respectively; p<0.00001). Multivariable analysis performed at both time points showed that NPM1mut TL were significantly associated with a shorter RD (HR, 1.86; 2.30, respectively) and shorter OS (HR, 1.58; 1.72, respectively). During FU, 1002 bone marrow (BM) and PB samples from 280 pts were analysed. The relapse rate at 2 years for pts exceeding the previously defined cut-off value of >200 NPM1mut copies was 90% with a median time to relapse of 1.38 months. In contrast, only 6/104 pts with sustaining RQ-PCR negativity relapsed. Finally, we evaluated the impact of concurrent FLT3 -ITDmut and DNMT3Amut on kinetics of NPM1mut TL. Following the first induction cycle, the median NPM1mut TL was significantly lower in pts with the NPM1mut/FLT3 -ITDwildtype/DNMT3Awildtype genotype compared to pts with the genotype NPM1mut/FLT3 -ITDmut/DNMT3Amut. This effect could be observed throughout subsequent treatment cycles. Conclusions: The results of our analysis on an extended cohort of younger AML pts with NPM1mut highly confirmed the two clinically relevant MRD check-points, after DI and after completion of therapy; during the FU period, exceeding a cut-off value of >200 TL was highly predictive for relapse. Finally, we found a significant impact of concurrent FLT3 -ITDmut/DNMT3Amut on the kinetics of NPM1mut TL. Disclosures Fielder: Amgen: Other: Congress Participation; Teva: Other: Congress Participation; Kolltan: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Astellas: Other: Congress Participation. Horst:Boehringer Ingleheim: Research Funding; MSD: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Gilead: Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding. Götze:Celgene Corp.: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria. Schlenk:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Teva: Honoraria, Research Funding; Boehringer-Ingelheim: Honoraria; Arog: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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A Randomised 1 Year Study Evaluating the Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on Systemic Iron Parameters of Iron Overload in Thalassemia Major Patients on Long-Term Treatment with Deferasirox

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v128.22.1288.1288 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 128 (22) ◽

pp. 1288-1288

Author(s):

Yesim Aydinok ◽

Metin Delebe ◽

Gunes Basol ◽

Selen Bayraktaroglu ◽

Nihal Karadas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Iron Overload ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Research Funding ◽

Thalassemia Major ◽

Average Dose ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Baseline Characteristics ◽

Labile Iron ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation has traditionally been used in iron overloaded patients as means to increase iron chelation efficacy and replenish AA oxidized by labile iron found in those patients. The rationale leaned on AA's ability to render stored iron accessible to chelation, as found in urinary iron excretion following deferoxamine infusion. However, as AA increases labile iron redox-cycling and ensuing toxicity, we set to assess the long term benefits versus toxicity risks of the combined chelator-AA treatment. Objectives Perform a prospective, open-label, randomized and controlled 1 year study on thalassemia patients treated with deferasirox (DFX) in order to assess the effects of AA supplementation on: a. markers of systemic iron overload in selected organs and in plasma and b. markers of plasma labile iron (LPI) as potential contributors to oxidative stress toxicity. Patients and Methods Enrolment: 22 beta thalassemia major (TM) patients ≥10 years treated >2 years with DFX. Exclusion: cardiac dysfunction/arrhythmia or mT2* MRI <6 ms. Study: patients previously unexposed to AA received once-daily DFX (up to 40 mg/kg/d) with or without 125 mg AA for 1 year. All parameters were measured at baseline (BL); serum ferritin (SF) monthly, liver iron (LIC by MRI) and cardiac iron (mT2*MRI) after 1y. e-LPI (surrogate NTBI marker) and LPI (plasma redox-active labile iron marker) were assessed at BL, mo 1 & 6 by FeROS™ (Aferrix, Ltd) and fasting plasma AA at BL and EOS (fluorimetrically). Blood samples were withdrawn on the morning of transfusion day, 24 hours after last DFX (+/- AA) administration. Safety was followed using laboratory and clinical tests. AA levels were also determined in 23 healthy individuals (age and gender matched). Results 22 TM patients were enrolled (mean age 23.5, range 10-34 y). The average dose ± SD of DFX given to all 22 patients was 38±4.5 mg/kg/d. 11 patients were randomised to receive DFX and the others with DFX supplemented with 125 mg AA (mean 2.4±0.5, range 1.9-4.2 mg/kg) for 1 year. At BL, the AA levels were significantly lower in the TM group compared to controls (2.44 ± 3.38 vs 9.60± 4.36 mg/dl respectively, p<0.000001). 11 of 22 patients had AA levels >-2SD of control group whereas the other 11 patients showed normal ranges of AA. The AA deficient patients were those that showed significantly higher SF, LIC and lower mT2* at BL (Table 1). In the DFX+AA arm, 5/11 (45%) patients had subnormal AA levels at BL but attained normal status after 1 year, as did all others on AA. Of the 5/11 (45%) DFX-treated patients that did not receive AA had normal BL AA and only 2/11 maintained normal AA status at EOS. A significant correlation was obtained between BL SF, LIC and mT2* and e-LPI (r 0.49, p 0.025; r 0.57, p 0.01; r -0.43, p 0.057 respectively) but not with LPI. The changes associated with DFX alone or with AA from BL to EOS were subtle for all parameters measured (Table 2). Importantly, eLPI and LPI remained at basal levels throughout 6 months treatment in both arms. With DFX alone, LPI were 0.34±0.30 units (mM iron) (BL) & 0.63±0.58 (6 mo); eLPI: 1.71±1.93 at BL & 2.48±3.11 (6 mo). DFX+AA: LPI were 0.33±0.46 (BL) & 0.35±0.44 (6 mo); eLPI: 2.13±1.71 (BL) & 1.78±1.51 (6 mo). Conclusions TM patients on long term DFX without AA supplementation showed subnormal, AA levels. This was most pronounced in TM patients with higher liver and heart iron. The addition of AA to DFX normalized the AA levels but did not increase the e-LPI and LPI during 6 mo, indicating no apparent risk of iatrogenic toxicity by AA to DFX. Moreover, AA may enhance the efficacy of DFX in cardiac and hepatic iron. The small rise in SF versus fall in LIC in the DFX+AA arm might need further exploration. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients based on AA status Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients based on AA status Table 2 Changes in iron overload markers in patients treated with DFX or DFX+AA over 1 year Table 2. Changes in iron overload markers in patients treated with DFX or DFX+AA over 1 year Disclosures Aydinok: Novartis Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Cerus: Research Funding; Shire: Research Funding. Cabantchik:Aferrix: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Hinoman: Consultancy; Novartis Pharmeceuticals: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Apopharma: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau.

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The Value of Risk Stratification Tools in Multiple Myeloma (MM) in the Real-World: Validation of the Revised- International Staging System (R-ISS) at Initiation of Treatment and Relevance of the ISS and the R-ISS for Risk Stratification in the Relapsed Setting Using Data from the Czech Registry of Monoclonal Gammopathies (RMG)

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v128.22.2418.2418 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 128 (22) ◽

pp. 2418-2418 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Roman Hájek ◽

Jiri Jarkovsky ◽

Walter Bouwmeester ◽

Maarten Treur ◽

DeCosta Lucy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Stratification ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Real World ◽

Research Funding ◽

Risk Group ◽

Stage I ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Standard Practice ◽

First Relapse ◽

Using Data

Abstract The ISS stratifies survival risk in patients with MM based on β2-microglobulin and albumin levels. The R-ISS is an improved stratification tool, which also uses chromosomal abnormalities (CA) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). It was developed based on clinical trial data in the first-line setting but, has not been validated outside clinical trials or for use in the relapsed setting. Using data from the RMG, we assessed the real-world validity of the R-ISS at diagnosis. Additionally, as it is standard practice to re-stage patients after first relapse, we explored the value of re-estimating ISS stage in the relapsed setting and exploring the carry on effect of R-ISS from diagnosis. Re-estimation of R-ISS at relapse is not possible as standard practice often does not include CA measurement at first relapse. Assessment of improvement in stratification was based on visual comparison of median OS, hazard ratios (HR) and confidence intervals. Eligible patients were diagnosed with symptomatic MM between May 2007 and April 2016. A Cox regression model and Kaplan-Meier analyses assessed the performance of the ISS and R-ISS for stratifying patients based on survival both at diagnosis and at first relapse. Overall, there were 3027 patients at diagnosis however only 493 were included in these analyses due to unavailable CA values (84% of patients). ISS and R-ISS stage distribution at diagnosis was ISS I 31.2%, II 29.1% and III 39.6%; and R-ISS I 12% II 57% and III 31% (Table 1). Median overall survival (OS) in months (95% confidence interval [CI]), from diagnosis was 73.5 (68.0-NE), 40.5 (31.0-50.0) and 29.0 (20.9-37.2) in patients with ISS stage I, II and III, respectively, and not reached (NR), 46.6 (39.2-54.1) and 26.0 (18.2-33.8) in patients with R-ISS stage I, II and III, respectively. Table 2 shows HR, which indicate OS assessed in alternative ways was significantly different among the three stages for both ISS and R-ISS. R-ISS provided refined stratification than ISS alone, since R-ISS stage III classified patients with higher risk than ISS III alone, (shorter median OS, narrower CI, and stronger HR vs. ISS I and II). From the original sample of 493 patients at diagnosis, only 250 went on to receive further treatment after first relapse. The median OS months (95% CI) after first relapse was 46.4 (32.0-60.8), 22.8 (13.4-32.1) and 14.9 months (9.0-20.8) in patients staged as ISS stage I, II and III at diagnosis, respectively. In patients staged as R-ISS stage I, II and III at diagnosis it was NR, 25.6 (20.8-30.3) and 10.4 (6.7-14.2), respectively. Data to enable re-estimation of ISS and R-ISS at first relapse were available for 187 patients (R-ISS re-stratification was using CA data at diagnosis only). Median OS months (95% CI) from first relapse was 32.2 (15.5-49.0), 25.6 (11.5-39.6) and 10.8 (8.6-13.0) in patients at ISS stage I, II and III, respectively, and 23.3 (NE-NE), 28.4 (20.8-36.0) and 9.7 (6.5-12.9) in patients at R-ISS stage I, II and III, respectively. The HRs comparing OS from first relapse stratified by ISS at diagnosis indicated that re-estimating ISS did not improve stratification (Table 2). For R-ISS, compared with staging patients at diagnosis, staging at first relapse resulted in refined stratification between stage II and III, however assessment of HRs comparing to stage I was difficult owing to small sample sizes. Re-estimation of R-ISS stage at first relapse resulted in 26% of patients having their stage reclassified; the main drivers of reclassification to a lower R-ISS risk group were β2-microglobulin and albumin levels, and to a higher risk group, LDH levels. Our real-world data show that, at diagnosis R-ISS provides refined risk stratification compared with ISS. Further refinement seemed to be added by restaging at first relapse using R-ISS, not ISS however, CA measurements are not currently routinely measured at first relapse, limiting the practical utility of the R-ISS at this stage. Therefore, re-estimating R-ISS stage after first relapse may enable physicians improve estimation of patient prognosis. Both ISS and R-ISS have been developed for use at diagnosis when there is less evidence to predict prognosis, therefore risk stratification after first relapse should also consider other historical patient, disease and treatment factors contributing to improved risk stratification and improved treatment selection and outcomes. Disclosures Hájek: Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Bouwmeester:Amgen: Consultancy. Treur:Amgen: Consultancy. Lucy:Amgen: Employment, Other: Amgen Stock. Campioni:Amgen: Employment, Other: Holds Amgen Stock. Delforge:Celgene: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria. Raab:BMS: Consultancy; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding. Schoen:Amgen: Employment, Other: Holds Amgen Stock. Szabo:Amgen: Employment, Other: Holds Amgen Stock. Gonzalez-McQuire:Amgen: Employment, Other: Holds Amgen Stock.

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Haplo-Cord UCB SCT with Low Cell Dose, Well Matched UCB Units. a Prospective Multicenter Study

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v124.21.1093.1093 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 124 (21) ◽

pp. 1093-1093 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Koen van Besien ◽

Hongtao Liu ◽

Usama Gergis ◽

Melissa M. Cushing ◽

Stephanie Tsai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cord Blood ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Median Time ◽

Research Funding ◽

Fixed Dose ◽

Selection Algorithm ◽

Advisory Committees ◽

Cell Dose ◽

The Impact ◽

Group 1

Abstract The outcome of umbilical cord blood transplantation is governed by UCB cell dose and matching. But stringent cell dose requirements limit access to well matched units. In haplo –cord transplant, early engraftment is determined by the adult graft. Elsewhere we have shown that excessive doses of haplo-identical cells resulted in failure of the UCB graft. Here we investigated the effect of a lower UCB cell dose threshold on ability to identify well matching units. We also prospectively evaluated the effects of UCB cell dose and matching (combined with a fixed dose haplo-graft ) on cord engraftment, platelet recovery, neutrophil recovery and acute GVHD, PFS and OS. We enrolled three consecutive cohorts with increasingly lower UCB cell dose thresholds (1) UCB cell dose >2x 10^ NC/kg (2)≥1x 10^ NC/kg and (3)≥.5x 10^ NC/kg. Additional selection criteria included (1) best HLA match (initially based on 6 HLA, as of mid 2013 based on 8 HR antigens (2)UCB viability, (3) avoidance of DSA antibodies and (4) NIMA compatibility. We continued enrollment on each cohort until at least 10 patients were evaluable for day 100 chimerism. If more than 7 of ten evaluable patients in a cohort achieved >40% UCB chimerism by d 100, the next cohort was started. This rate of success was achieved in all three cohorts, so we have continued accrual in the lowest cell dose. Sixty patients have been accrued at two institutions over 19 months. 43/60 pts had AML or MDS. The majority had ASBMT advanced and intermediate disease. Nearly half of the pts were of minority descent. Conditioning in all pts consisted of fludarabine-melphalan (three pts also received TBI 400) and GVHD prophylaxis of tacrolimus and mycophenolate. Haplo identical CD34 selected cells were co-administered at a dose of 3-5 x10^6 CD34 cells/kg. Pt characteristics and preliminary outcomes are summarized in the table below. Table Cohort 1 2 3 Minimum TNC x10^5/kg 2 1 0.5 n 15 20 25 Age 48 62 64 ASBMT Low/Int/Adv 4/5/6 7/5/7 8/6/11 Weight (kg) 73 (56-96) 72 (50-136) 85(46-122) Caucasian/Other 7/8 13/7 12/13 Median UCB TNC collected (x10^7/kg) and range 2.7 (2.1-8.3) 2.1 (1.4-2.9) 1.7 (0.9-2.7) UCB TNC/kg >3x10^7/kg 7 (46%) (0 UCB failure) 1 (5%) (0 UCB failure) 2 (8%) (0 UCB failure) 2-3 x10^7/kg 8 (54%) (0 UCB failure) 9 (45%) (2 UCB failure) (32%) (0 UCB failure) 1.5-2 x10^7/kg 0 5 (25%) (0 UCB failure) 8 4 (16%) (0 UCB failure) 1-1.5 x10^7/kg 0 5 (25%) (0 UCB failure) 10 (40%) (4 UCB failure) <1 x10^7/kg 0 0 1 (4%) (1 UCB failure) High Resolution HLA match 8/8 0 1 (5%) 4 (16%) 7/8 2 (6%) 7 (35%) 7 (28%) 6/8 0 3 (15%) 8 (32%) 5/8 6 (40%) 9 (45%) 5 (20%) <5/8 8 (54%) 0 1 (4%) Median Time to ANC>500 (range) 14 (10-60) 12 (9-18) 12 (9-51) Median Time to Plt >20 (range) 35 (15-88) 20 (13-NR) 21 (10-NR) % with >40% UCB chimerism @d100 100 83 76 * Analysis of UCB graft characteristics includes all patients. Engraftment and GVHD analysis excludes 10 patients with early fatal complications or relapse. Chimerism analysis excludes two additional patients with missing information. NR= not reached The average HLA matching was significantly better (P<.001) in groups 2 and 3 (66% with >6/8 match), than in group 1 (6% with >6/8 match). UCB cell doses were significantly lower in groups 2 and 3 (55% with UCB cell dose <2x10^7/kg vs none in group 1). There were no significant difference between the groups in hematologic recovery, OS, PFS or UCB engraftment. Seven of 50 evaluable pts had failure of the UCB graft (<40% UCB chimerism on d 100). 4 of them had 100% haplo chimerism, 2 had autologous recovery and 1 had partial <40% UCB chimerism. The incidence of UCB failure increased with decreasing UCB cell dose (P<0.001 U test), with five of seven graft failures occurring in patients receiving UCB doses <1.2 x10^7/kg. This novel cord blood selection algorithm allows identification of well-matched UCB cells (at least 6/8 HR) in two thirds of patients. In approximately one third of cases the best matching UCB unit has a cell dose <1.5 x10^7/kg. Very low UCB cell doses appear to be associated with somewhat increased risk of UCB graft failure-delay. Long-term follow up will establish the impact of this selection algorithm on OS, PFS, chronic GVHD. Disclosures van Besien: Miltenyi Biotec: Research Funding. Stock:Sigma-Tau: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Mark:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Millennium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Onyx: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau.

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