Neutropenia analysis of venetoclax monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Pooled data from VENICE-I and -II Phase IIIb trials.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e20011-e20011
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Anderson ◽  
Matthew Steven Davids ◽  
Arnon P. Kater ◽  
Tara Cochrane ◽  
Fatih Demirkan ◽  
...  

e20011 Background: Neutropenia is a common hematologic Grade (Gr) 3+ adverse event (AE) recorded in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) receiving venetoclax (VEN). In this analysis, we evaluated fixed duration VEN monotherapy given to patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) CLL with and without pre-existing Gr3+ neutropenia. Methods: This post-hoc analysis pooled data from patients in the ongoing Phase 3b trials VENICE-I and VENICE-II with R/R CLL who had received ≥1 dose of VEN monotherapy (ramp-up to 400 mg QD). Gr4 hematologic AEs and Gr3+ neutropenia ( < 1000 cells/mm3) with infection or fever were managed using dose interruption/reduction. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) was used in Gr3+ neutropenia. Results: At data cutoff (June 30, 2019), 44/468 (9%) patients had Gr3+ neutropenia at baseline (BL; Gr3+ neutropenia group), 80% of whom received G-CSF during the study vs 38% of those with < Gr3 neutropenia at BL ( < Gr3 neutropenia group). Median on-study duration for VEN was 20.2 months (range: 0.1–36.1). Median number of prior CLL therapies was 2 for both groups (range: 1–10). Serious infections were experienced by 10/44 (23%) and 69/424 (16%) of patients in the Gr3+ and < Gr3 neutropenia groups, respectively. The most common AEs leading to discontinuation overall were second primary malignancies (13/468; 3%). 5/468 (1%) patients in the total population discontinued due to neutropenia/febrile neutropenia. One case of Gr5 infection with concomitant Gr3 neutropenia was reported in the < Gr3 neutropenia group post-VEN discontinuation. See Table. Conclusions: In this large post-hoc analysis, discontinuation due to neutropenia was rare (1%) in the overall population and accounted for 3/11 AE discontinuations in the Gr3+ neutropenia group; 10 patients had a serious infection. Patients with pre-existing neutropenia can be managed on VEN, though concurrent use of G-CSF is likely to be required. Additional data to follow. Clinical trial information: NCT02756611; NCT02980731 . [Table: see text]

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Kumar ◽  
Sikander Ailawadhi ◽  
Leyla Bojanini ◽  
Aditya Mehta ◽  
Suman Biswas ◽  
...  

Abstract With improving survivorship in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the risk of second primary malignancies (SPMs) has not been systematically addressed. Differences in risk for SPMs among CLL survivors from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1973–2015) were compared to risk of individual malignancies expected in the general population. In ~270,000 person-year follow-up, 6487 new SPMs were diagnosed with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 1.2 (95% CI:1.17–1.23). The higher risk was for both solid (SIR 1.15; 95% CI:1.12–1.18) and hematological malignancies (SIR 1.61; 95% CI:1.5–1.73). The highest risk for SPMs was noted between 2 and 5 months after CLL diagnosis (SIR 1.57; 95% CI:1.41–1.74) and for CLL patients between 50- and 79-years-old. There was a significant increase in SPMs in years 2003–2015 (SIR 1.36; 95% CI:1.3–1.42) as compared to 1973–1982 (SIR 1.19; 95% CI:1.12–1.26). The risk of SPMs was higher in CLL patients who had received prior chemotherapy (SIR 1.38 95% CI:1.31–1.44) as compared to those untreated/treatment status unknown (SIR 1.16, 95% CI:1.13–1.19, p < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, the hazard of developing SPMs was higher among men, post-chemotherapy, recent years of diagnosis, advanced age, and non-Whites. Active survivorship plans and long-term surveillance for SPMs is crucial for improved outcomes of patients with a history of CLL.


Author(s):  
Moritz Fürstenau ◽  
Adam Giza ◽  
Thomas Stumpf ◽  
Sandra Robrecht ◽  
Christian Maurer ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9632-9632
Author(s):  
J. M. Flynn ◽  
L. A. Andritsos ◽  
T. S. Lin ◽  
J. C. Byrd ◽  
J. A. Jones

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000648
Author(s):  
Swetha Bindu Velaga ◽  
Muneeswar Gupta Nittala ◽  
Michael S Ip ◽  
Luc Duchateau ◽  
SriniVas R Sadda

Background/aimsOASIS is a Phase IIIb trial (NCT01429441) assessing long-term outcomes in subjects with symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The purpose of this study is to report on the frequency, severity, location and time course of ellipsoid zone (EZ) alterations in ocriplasmin-treated and sham control eyes in the OASIS study.Methods220 patients (146 ocriplasmin, 74 sham) subjects with VMA were enrolled in this masked post hoc analysis phase IIIb, randomised, sham-controlled double-masked multicentre clinical trial. A masked post hoc analysis of OCT images was performed at the Doheny Image Reading Center from subjects enrolled in the OASIS trial. The status of the EZ band was assessed in three different macular regions: the central subfield (CS) (≤1 mm diameter), the parafoveal area (PAA) (>1 to ≤3 mm) and the perifoveal area (PEA) (>3 to ≤6 mm). The EZ band was rated as normal/intact, full thickness macular hole (FTMH), abnormal but continuous, discontinuous/disrupted or absent at visits from baseline (pretreatment) to week 1 (day 7), month 1 (day 28), month 3, month 6, month 12 and the final follow-up at month 24. EZ band status was compared in both study and control eyes.ResultsA total of 208 patients (138 ocriplasmin, 70 sham) were included in this analysis. At baseline, FTMH was present in 48.6%, 8.0%, 0% and 52.8%, 2.9%, 0% in the CS, PAA and PEA of the ocriplasmin and sham groups, respectively. The EZ was graded to be abnormal but continuous, discontinuous/disrupted or absent at Baseline in 21.0%, 4.3%, 2.8% in the CS, PAA and PEA, respectively, of the ocriplasmin group; and 12.9%, 10.0%, 4.3% in the CS, PAA and PEA of the sham group. For the ocriplasmin group in the PAA, this frequency increased to 6.6% at week 1, was 9.8% at month 1, but improved to 3.8% at month 3, and remained stable to 1.6% at month 24. These differences, however, were not statistically significant.ConclusionsOcriplasmin treatment for symptomatic VMA was associated with EZ abnormalities in a small percentage of patients that was best assessed in regions (PEA) relatively unaffected by the VM interface disease at baseline. The EZ abnormalities were apparent by week 1, persisted at month 1, and appeared to resolve in the majority of cases by month 3.Trial registration numberNCT01429441


2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1278-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Weiss ◽  
Peter G. Maslak ◽  
Joseph G. Jurcic ◽  
David A. Scheinberg ◽  
Timothy B. Aliff ◽  
...  

Purpose: Purine analogs and alkylators are important agents in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Previously, combinations of fludarabine and chlorambucil were abandoned because of increased toxicity from overlapping myelosuppression and immunosuppression. Of the purine analogs active in CLL, pentostatin may be least myelosuppressive. We hypothesized that combining pentostatin with cyclophosphamide would have less myelotoxicity than combinations using other purine analogs. Patients and Methods: We studied 23 patients with previously treated CLL. All patients received pentostatin 4 mg/m2. Seventeen patients received cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2, and six patients received cyclophosphamide 900 mg/m2. Both drugs were administered on day 1 of each cycle, and cycles were repeated every 3 weeks for six treatments. Filgrastim, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and acyclovir were administered prophylactically. The median number of prior treatment regimens was three (range, one to five) with 13 patients (57%) refractory to prior fludarabine therapy. Results: The cyclophosphamide 900 mg/m2 dose level was associated with moderate to severe nausea, and we chose cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 as the dose for further study. There were 17 responses (74%; 95% confidence interval, 63% to 85%), including four complete responses. The response rate was 77% in fludarabine-refractory patients. Myelosuppression was acceptable with grade 3/4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia, seen in 35% and 30% of patients, respectively. The relative sparing of thrombopoiesis can be seen in that only one patient (5%) with an initial platelet count of more than 20,000 required platelet transfusions while receiving therapy. Conclusion: Pentostatin 4 mg/m2 with cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 is safe and effective in previously treated patients with CLL. On the basis of these results, we are currently studying pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (PCR) therapy in patients with CLL.


Haematologica ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Deborah M. Stephens ◽  
Ken Boucher ◽  
Elizabeth Kander ◽  
Sameer A. Parikh ◽  
Erin M. Parry ◽  
...  

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who develop Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) have limited survival. No current therapeutic standard of care exists. We conducted a multi-center retrospective study of patients with Hodgkin Transformation (HT) of CLL. Clinicobiologic characteristics, treatment type, and survival outcomes were analyzed and compared with historic case series. Ninety-four patients were identified. Median age at HT was 67 years (range, 38-85). Median time from CLL diagnosis to HT was 5.5 years (range, 0-20.2). Prior to HT, patients received a median of 2 therapies for CLL (range, 0-12). As initial therapy for HT, 61% (n=62) received ABVD-based regimens (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). Seven (7%) patients received hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) while in first complete remission (CR1). The median number of treatments for HT per patient was 1 (range, 0-5) with 59 (61%) patients only receiving one line of therapy. After HT, patients had a median follow-up of 1.6 years (range, 0-15.1). Two-year overall survival (OS) after HT diagnosis was 72% (95%CI 62-83%). The patients who received standard ABVD-based therapy had a median OS of 13.2 years. Although limited by small sample size, the patients who underwent HCT for HT in CR1 had a similar 2-year OS (n=7; 67%) compared to patients who did not undergo HCT for HT in CR1 (n=87; 72%; p=0.46). In this multi-center study, HT patients treated with ABVD-based regimens had prolonged survival supporting the use of these regimens as standard of care for these patients.


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