bayer healthcare
Recently Published Documents


TOTAL DOCUMENTS

98
(FIVE YEARS 13)

H-INDEX

8
(FIVE YEARS 0)

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1068-1068
Author(s):  
Silvy Laporte ◽  
Andrea Marshall ◽  
Annie Young ◽  
Hanno Riess ◽  
Marianne Sinn ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: CALLISTO, a comprehensive programme of research on cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) , included 3 randomized trials of rivaroxaban versus low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for the treatment of venous thrombosis in patients with solid and haematological cancers (SELECT-D, CASTA-DIVA and CONKO-11). A meta-analysis of these studies was conducted to improve the precision of current estimates of the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in this patient group and investigate how patient characteristics impact the treatment effects. Methods: The primary endpoint was the cumulative incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence at the end of the treatment period (≥3 months). Other endpoints included major bleeding (MB), a composite of MB or clinically relevant non-major bleeding (clinically relevant bleeding [CRB]) and deaths from any cause. All endpoints were assessed by 8 pre-defined subgroup analyses: age, gender, creatinine clearance, type of index VTE, index VTE localization, cancer localization, performance status and presence of metastases (Prospero submission 266227). Patient-level data were used in this analysis. The cumulative incidences of VTE recurrence, CRB were estimated using the Kalbfleisch and Prentice model, while the Kaplan-Meier model was used to estimate the incidence of death. Comparisons between rivaroxaban and LMWH for VTE recurrence, MB and CRB were assessed by sub-distribution hazard ratios (SubHR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), whereas hazard ratios and 95% CIs were used for the all-cause death endpoint. The pooled treatment effect size of each study was estimated using fixed-effect and random-effects models. Results: When considering the prevention of VTE recurrence in the 3 randomized trials (N=804), an overall reduction of 48% was observed with rivaroxaban compared with LMWH (SubHR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.28─0.98). The estimation appeared to be homogeneous across subgroups of patients. In comparison with LMWH, rivaroxaban was associated with an increased risk of CRB (SubHR = 2.03, 95% CI 1.34─3.09), without significant difference in MB (SubHR = 1.24, 95% CI 0.60─2.57), and no difference was observed for death. Conclusions: This pooled analysis suggests that rivaroxaban may be an alternative treatment option for the prevention of VTE recurrence in cancer patients with VTE. The gain in statistical power has shown significant benefit, as well as some risk associated with rivaroxaban treatment in this complex patient population. The impact of patient characteristics on these treatment effects will be presented at the meeting. Disclosures Laporte: Bayer Healthcare: Other: personal fees and non-financial support; Pfizer: Other: non-financial support; LEO Pharma: Other: non-financial support. Marshall: Bayer: Research Funding. Young: BMS/Pfizer Alliance: Honoraria; Leo Pharma: Honoraria; Chugai: Honoraria; Bayer: Honoraria, Research Funding. Riess: Bristel Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Bayer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; ASPEN: Honoraria; Leo Pharma: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria. Sinn: BMS: Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte: Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria; Servier: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Astra Zenica: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; MSD: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Bayer: Research Funding. Girard: Bayer Healthcare: Other: Personal fees, Research Funding; LEO Pharma: Other: Perconal fees, Research Funding. Sanchez: BAYER: Other: reports grants, personal fees and non-financial suppor; BMS: Other: grants, personal fees and non-financial support; PFIZER: Other: personal fees and non-financial support; BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM: Other: personal fees and non-financial support; CHIESI: Other: personal fees; BOSTON SCIENTIFICS: Other: grants and personal fees.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1064-1064
Author(s):  
Cecilia Becattini ◽  
Ugo Pace ◽  
Felice Pirozzi ◽  
Giampiero Avruscio ◽  
Annibale Donini ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The clinical benefit of extending prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) beyond hospital discharge after laparoscopic surgery for cancer is unclear. The efficacy and safety of thromboprophylaxis with direct oral anticoagulants in cancer surgery is unexplored. Methods PROLAPS II is an investigator-initiated, prospective, randomized, double-blind study aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of extended prophylaxis with rivaroxaban compared with placebo after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer (NCT03055026). All patients received antithrombotic prophylaxis with low molecular-weight heparin for 7±2 days and were then randomized to receive rivaroxaban (10 mg once daily) or placebo for the following 3 weeks (up to day 28±2 from surgery). The primary study outcome was the composite of symptomatic objectively confirmed VTE, asymptomatic ultrasonography-detected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or VTE-related death within 28±2 days from laparoscopic surgery. The primary safety outcome was ISTH-defined major bleeding. By assuming an 8% incidence of primary study outcome in patients randomized to placebo and a 60% reduction with rivaroxaban, 323 patients per group were necessary to show the superiority of rivaroxaban. Results. Patient recruitment in PROLAPS II study was preliminary closed in June 7 th, 2021 due to study drug expiry, after the inclusion of 577 patients. The main patients features are reported in the Table. Study results will be available after the last study patient will complete the 90-day follow-up (scheduled on September 7th, 2021) and will be ready to be presented at the ASH 2021 Congress. Conclusion PROLAPS II is the first study with an oral anti-Xa agent in cancer surgery. The study has the potential to improve clinical practice by assessing the clinical benefit of extending prophylaxis after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Becattini: Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria. Dentali: Pfizer: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bayer: Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; Boehringer: Honoraria; Alfa Sigma: Honoraria. Agnelli: Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 3230-3230
Author(s):  
Cecilia Becattini ◽  
Giancarlo Agnelli ◽  
Aldo P Maggioni ◽  
Francesco Dentali ◽  
Andrea Fabbri ◽  
...  

Abstract Background. New management strategies, risk stratification procedures and treatments have become available over the last years for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), leading to changes in clinical practice and potentially influencing patient's course and outcome. Methods: The COntemporary management of Pulmonary Embolism (COPE) is an academical prospective, non-interventional, multicentre study in patients with confirmed acute symptomatic PE. In-hospital and 30-day mortality were the co-primary study outcomes. At first evaluation, patients were categorized at low-risk (simplified PESI [sPESI]=0), intermediate-risk (further classified based presence/absence of increased levels and right ventricle dysfunction [RVD] at echocardiography) and high-risk (shock or cardiac arrest). Results. Among 5213 study patients, PE was confirmed by computed tomography in 96.3% and at least one test for risk stratification was obtained in more than 80% (81% echocardiography, 83% troponin, 56% brain natriuretic peptide/NT-pro BNP). Among 4885 patients entering the Emergency Department for acute PE, 1.2% were managed as outpatients and 5.8% by short-observation. In-hospital, 289 patients underwent reperfusion (5.5%); at discharge, 6.7% received a vitamin K antagonist and 75.6% a direct oral anticoagulant. Median duration of hospitalization was 7 days (IQR 5-12 days). Overall in-hospital mortality was 3.4% (49% due to PE, 16% cancer and 4.5% major bleeding) and 30-day mortality 4.8% (36% PE, 28% cancer and 4% major bleeding). In-hospital major bleeding was 2.6%. Death at 30 days occurred in 22.6% of 177 high-risk patients, in 6% of the 3281 intermediate-risk and in 0.5% of 1702 low-risk patients. Time to death at 30 days in patients at low, intermediate and high risk for death is reported in the Figure. Conclusions: COPE is the largest ever cohort of patients with acute PE. In this contemporary scenario, the majority of patients received CT for diagnosis, at least one test for risk stratification and direct oral anticoagulants as long-term treatment. Short term death remains not negligible in patients with high and intermediate-risk PE. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Becattini: Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria. Agnelli: Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria. Dentali: Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bayer: Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; Boehringer: Honoraria; Alfa Sigma: Honoraria.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2422-2422
Author(s):  
Toby A. Eyre ◽  
Nirav N. Shah ◽  
Steven Le Gouill ◽  
Martin H. Dreyling ◽  
Elisabeth Vandenberghe ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Covalent Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitors (BTKi) have transformed the management of relapsed mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), but these treatments are not curative and the majority of patients will require additional treatment. Covalent BTKi share pharmacologic liabilities (e.g. low oral bioavailability, short half-life) that collectively may lead to suboptimal BTK target coverage especially in rapidly proliferating tumors with high BTK protein turnover such as MCL. To address these limitations, pirtobrutinib, a highly selective, non-covalent BTKi that inhibits both wild type (WT) and C481-mutated BTK with equal low nM potency was developed. In the phase 1/2 BRUIN study, pirtobrutinib achieved pharmacokinetic exposures that exceeded its BTK IC96 at trough, was well tolerated, and demonstrated promising efficacy in heavily pretreated, poor-prognosis MCL patients, most of whom had prior treatment with a covalent BTKi (Mato et al. Lancet 2021;397,10277:892-901). The purpose of this randomized study is to demonstrate the superiority of pirtobrutinib compared to investigator's choice of covalent BTKi in patients with previously treated MCL. Study Design and Methods: BRUIN MCL-321 is a randomized, open-label, global phase 3 study comparing pirtobrutinib monotherapy versus investigator's choice of covalent BTKi monotherapy (ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, or zanubrutinib) in patients with previously treated, BTKi naïve MCL. Approximately 500 patients will be randomized 1:1. Randomization will be stratified by sMIPI risk (low/intermediate vs high), comparator BTKi (ibrutinib vs acalabrutinib/ zanubrutinib), and number of prior lines of therapy (1 vs ≥ 2). Eligible patients are adults aged ≥18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of MCL (cyclin D1 overexpression, and ≥ 1 B-cell marker) who have received ≥ 1 prior line of systemic therapy for MCL that did not include a prior BTKi. Patients must have measurable disease per Lugano criteria and must have progressed on or relapsed following the most recent line of therapy prior to study enrollment. Key exclusion criteria include a history of current or prior CNS involvement, significant cardiovascular disease, stroke, or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months of randomization, and allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT), autologous SCT or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy within 60 days of randomization. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) per Lugano criteria assessed by an independent review committee (IRC), with the goal of demonstrating superiority of pirtobrutinib over investigator's choice of covalent BTKi. Secondary endpoints include overall response rate (ORR), duration of response (DoR), investigator-assessed PFS per Lugano criteria, overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS), time to treatment failure (TTF), time to next treatment (TTNT), time from randomization to disease progression on next line of treatment or death from any cause (PFS2), safety and tolerability, and patient reported outcomes. This global study is currently enrolling patients (NCT04662255). Disclosures Eyre: Gilead/KITE: Honoraria, Other: Travel support for conferences, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Honoraria; Loxo Oncology: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel to conferences; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria; AstraZeneca: Honoraria, Research Funding; Beigene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Secura Bio: Consultancy, Honoraria. Shah: Miltenyi Biotec: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Kite: Consultancy; Epizyme: Consultancy; Umoja: Consultancy; Legend: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; Lily: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Dreyling: Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Roche: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Astra Zeneca: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; BeiGene: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Speakers Bureau; Genmab: Consultancy; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Gilead/Kite: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Vandenberghe: Jansnens: Honoraria; Abbvie: Honoraria. Jurczak: Abbvie, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, Celtrion, Celgene, Debbiopharm, Epizyme, Incyte, Janssen, Loxo Oncology, Merck, Mei Pharma, Morphosys, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Sandoz, Takeda, TG Therapeutics: Research Funding; Astra Zeneca, BeiGene, Janssen, Loxo Oncology, Sandoz, Roche,: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Wang: Genentech: Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; MorphoSys: Research Funding; LOXO Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; InnoCare: Research Funding; Incyte: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Cheah: Loxo/Lilly: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory and travel expenses, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; Celgene: Research Funding; AbbVie: Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; Ascentage pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory; MSD: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: advisory, Research Funding. Gandhi: Karyopharm Therapeutics: Honoraria; TG Therapeutics: Honoraria; GlaxoSmithKline: Honoraria. Sharman: AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Lilly: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company: Consultancy; Centessa: Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BeiGene: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy. Andorsky: Abbvie: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene/BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Epizyme: Research Funding. Yin: Loxo Oncology at Lilly: Current Employment; AstraZeneca: Ended employment in the past 24 months. Balbas: Nektar Therapeutics: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company, Ended employment in the past 24 months; Loxo Oncology at Lilly: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Kherani: Loxo Oncology at Lilly: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Wang: AstraZeneca, Bayer Healthcare, BeiGene, CSTone, DTRM Biopharma (Cayman) Limited, Epizyme, Genentech, InnoCare, Janssen, Juno, Kite Pharma, Loxo Oncology, Miltenyi Biomedicine GmbH, Oncternal, Pharmacyclics, VelosBio: Consultancy; Acerta Pharma, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, BioInvent, Celgene, Innocare, Janssen, Juno, Kite, Pharma, Lilly, Loxo Oncology, Molecular Templates, Oncternal, Pharmacyclics, VelosBio: Research Funding; Acerta Pharma, Anticancer Association, AstraZeneca, BeiGene, CAHON, Chinese Medical Association, Clinical Care Options, Dava Oncology, Epizyme, Hebei Cancer Prevention Federation, Imbruvica, Imedex, Janssen, Kite Pharma, Miltenyi Biomedicine GmbH, Moffit : Honoraria.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Ogawa ◽  
Y An ◽  
S Ikeda ◽  
Y Aono ◽  
K Doi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly coexist with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) are recommended for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and worsening renal function (WRF) as well as CKD is an important issue in using NOAC. However, little is known about the clinical outcomes of patients after WRF. Purpose We aimed to investigate outcomes after WRF in AF patients. Methods The Fushimi AF Registry is a community-based prospective survey of the AF patients in our city. Follow-up data including prescription status were available for 4,441 patients. Of them, 1,890 patients who have baseline and at least 1 follow-up creatinine clearance (CrCl) measurements, estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula, were analyzed in the present study. WRF was defined as a decrease of ≥20% from baseline CrCl measurement at any time point during follow-up. We evaluated demographics and outcomes after WRF in AF patients. Results During the median follow-up period of 2,194 days, mean CrCl decrease of 2.2 ml/min/year was observed and WRF occurred in 981 patients (51.9%). Patients with WRF were significantly more often female (with vs. without WRF; 40.3% vs. 35.4%; p=0.03), older (73.4 vs. 71.1 years of age; p<0.01), more often paroxysmal type (49.9% vs. 47.1%; p<0.01), and more likely to have prior stroke (17.9% vs. 12.7%; p<0.01), heart failure (30.8% vs. 24.8%; p<0.01), diabetes (31.7% vs. 27.1%; p=0.03), and coronary artery disease (19.9% vs. 12.1%; p<0.01) than those without WRF. Co-existing of CKD and mean CrCl at baseline were comparable (37.4% vs. 36.9%; p=0.82, 65.3 vs. 63.5 ml/min; p=0.66, respectively). Mean CHA2DS2-VASc score was significantly higher in WRF patients (3.55 vs. 3.03; p<0.01). On landmark analysis, all-cause mortality occurred in 135 patients (8.6 /100 person-years) after WRF and 82 patients (1.7 /100 person-years) without WRF, with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 6.33 (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.33–9.50; p<0.01), adjusted by sex, age, body weight, serum creatinine, type of AF, oral anticoagulant prescription and comorbidities. Stroke or systemic embolism occurred in 45 patients after WRF (3.0 /100 person-years) and 78 (1.7 /100 person-years) patients without WRF (adjusted HR 1.60 [95% CI, 1.04–2.49; p=0.03]) (Figure). Conclusions AF patients after WRF had higher incidence of various adverse events. Incidence of Adverse Outcomes Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Other. Main funding source(s): The Practical Research Project for Life-Style related Diseases including Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development. Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer Healthcare, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Daiichi-Sankyo, Novartis Pharma, MSD, Sanofi-Aventis, and Takeda Pharmaceutical.


Author(s):  
Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno ◽  
Lucia D'Angiolella ◽  
Paolo Angelo Cortesi ◽  
Angelo Claudio Molinari ◽  
Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani

INTRODUCTION: Hemophilia A is a rare congenital bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of clotting factor VIII (FVIII). The severe form of the disease is characterized by spontaneous bleeds, especially into the joints. Prophylaxis, based on regularly intravenous administration of the missing factor to avoid hemorrhages, represents the gold standard of treatment. In recent years, new products that significantly improve the treatment management options for patients with hemophilia have become available in the market.OBJECTIVE: To critically evaluate the pivotal studies of recombinant FVIII (rFVIII) products, approved in Europe within the first half of 2018 having obtained the indication for a prophylaxis dosing regimen based also on a twice weekly infusion frequency or even less, highlighting their limitations or strengths.METHODS: A systematic literature search was conducted, and several databases (PubMed and Embase) were consulted.RESULTS: Nine clinical trials involving patients with severe hemophilia A without inhibitor were included in this analysis. Four rFVIII products (Elocta®, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, USA; Kovaltry®, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Germany; Afstyla®, CSL Behring GmbH, Germany; Adynovi®, Baxalta Innovation GmbH, Austria) with different pharmacokinetic profiles were evaluated. The trials included in this analysis had different designs and heterogeneous methods were utilized to assess the study outcomes. The baseline characteristics of the patients enrolled in the studies were also often different and sometimes not adequately described. LEOPOLD II, a trial to compare prophylaxis to on-demand therapy with an unmodified rFVIII product (Kovaltry®, octocog alfa), was the only completely randomized trial that enrolled a more critical patient population in terms of compromised joint condition than the other studies. Based on these side-by-side comparison, Octocog alfa reported similar efficacy, in terms of annualized bleeding rate, to the other rFVIII products, including extended half-life.CONCLUSIONS: Even without structural modifications, octocog alfa may be considered a useful treatment option for two times a week prophylaxis in a selected population of haemophilia patients.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 4979-4979
Author(s):  
Ismail Elalamy

Introduction Anticoagulants are widely used in the treatment of cancer-associated-thrombosis (CAT). Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) has been the standard of care for years. However, recent data reported the use of direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) in CAT patients with a higher rate of bleeding and more specifically a higher risk a gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The objective of this analysis is to investigate about the GI bleeding data in cancer and non-cancer patients. Method The public European database of suspected adverse drug reaction reports were checked in April 2019 for all the reports concerning DOACs and LMWHs available in Europe. These reports are submitted electronically by national medicines regulatory authorities and by pharmaceutical companies that hold marketing authorizations. A patients receiving an anticancer drug was considered as a cancer patients. All data from all patients regarding the GI haemorrhage. Results A total of 216 540 cases were found in the database. Gender (female: 46.5%, male: 45.6%, N/A: 7.9%). Most of the patients were > 65 years (63.8%). 32 591 cases for a LMWH and 183 949 for a DOAC. Among all, 2080 received an anticancer drug and 79 783 did not received an anticancer drug. Data about co-mediation were missing for all other cases. GI haemorrhages were common in both cancer (10.3%) and non-cancer patients (16.0%) receiving anticoagulants (Table 1). Conclusion GI haemorrhages were common in both cancer and non-cancer patients receiving anticoagulants, suggesting that GI haemorrhages may not only be linked to GI cancer. Furthermore, these data could suggest that patients receiving LMWH were less exposed to GI haemorrhages. Table 1. GI bleeding in patients with anticoagulants. Table 1 Disclosures Elalamy: Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria, Research Funding; Boehringer-Ingelheim: Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Honoraria, Research Funding; LEO Pharma: Honoraria, Research Funding; Aspen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bayer Healthcare: Honoraria, Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 3667-3667
Author(s):  
Sandra Marten ◽  
Luise Tittl ◽  
Christiane Naue ◽  
Jan Beyer-Westendorf

Background: Until recently, patients with cancer associated thrombosis (CAT) were predominantly treated with low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) but trial data and updated guidelines suggest that direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) may represent feasible and convenient oral alternatives. However, most data supporting this relate to 6-12 months outcomes only and long-term data in this setting are scarce Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of CAT treatment with DOAC in daily care. Patients and methods: From the multicentric Dresden NOAC Registry, long-term outcomes of a subgroup of CAT patients (active or recent cancer, defined as cancer therapy within 5 years prior to thrombosis) receiving CAT therapy with DOAC were evaluated, based on prospectively collected data and centrally adjudicated outcome events. Results: Of the 1667 VTE patients enrolled in the registry until 30th June 2019, 186 patients (11.2%) were identified to have CAT (mean age 67.3 years; 61.3% male). At enrolment, cancer was reported as active in 97 (52.2) cases and recent in 89 (47.8) cases. Solid malignancies were diagnosed in 163 (87.6%) cases were, the remaining 23 (12.4%) cases were hematologic malignancies; table 1; figure 1). Of the 97 cases with active malignancies, 43.3% had metastatic disease. CAT treatment consisted of rivaroxaban in 80 (43.0%) patients, 66 (35.5%) received edoxaban and 40 (21.5%) apixaban. During follow-up (mean 27.8 months, range 0.5 - 88.6), 14 patients experienced recurrent VTE events (7.5 %; incidence rate 3.5/100 pt. years) of which 4 occurred during DOAC treatment and 10 after discontinuation or during prolonged (>3d) DOAC interruption (figure 2a). During DOAC exposure (within 3 days of last intake), major bleeding occurred in 15 patients (8.1%; incidence rate 5.9/100 pt. years; figure 2b) and presented as gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in 7, intracranial bleeding in 3 and in other bleeding manifestations in 5 cases. For 34 patients with GI cancer, the incidence rate for major bleeding was 13.3/100 pt. years and all four major bleedings in this group presented as upper GI bleed. 40 patients died during FU (21.5%; incidence rate 9.4/100 pt. years). Causes of death included terminal malignant disease (n=22), infection (n=6), fatal bleeding (n=4), age related death (n=3), fatal cardiovascular event (n=3), and other reasons (n=2). Conclusions: Our results now contribute long-term data of DOAC treatment for CAT. Incidence rates of recurrent VTE and major bleeding were consistent with the results from recent randomized trials in CAT. Most VTE recurrences occurred after interruption or discontinuation of DOAC, which indicates the importance of continued therapy especially for patients with active cancer. On-treatment rates of major bleeding were comparable for patients with recent or active cancer, indicating a need for an individualized risk-benefit assessment, especially since patients with recent cancer were at lower risk for VTE recurrence. Our findings of higher major bleeding rates in patients with GI cancer (both active and recent) is in line with the observations in randomized trials and supports guidelines recommendations, cautioning against DOAC use in CAT patients at high risk for bleeding, such as GI cancer patients. Disclosures Marten: Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria. Tittl:Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria. Beyer-Westendorf:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bayer HealthCare: Honoraria, Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria, Research Funding; Boehringer Ingelheim: Honoraria, Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 2441-2441
Author(s):  
Alex C. Spyropoulos ◽  
Gary E. Raskob ◽  
Alexander T Cohen ◽  
Walter Ageno ◽  
Jeffrey I. Weitz ◽  
...  

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common after hospitalization in acutely ill medical patients, yet extended thromboprophylaxis has not been widely implemented due to concerns about bleeding. The MAGELLAN study (NCT00571649) evaluated whether rivaroxaban (10 mg QD for 35±4 days) compared with enoxaparin (40 mg QD for 10±4 days) followed by placebo could prevent asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis, symptomatic VTE, and VTE-related death. Through Day 35, rivaroxaban was superior to enoxaparin/placebo in the modified intent-to-treat population (4.4% vs 5.7%, RR 0.77, 95%CI, 0.62 to 0.96, p=0.02), but there was an increase in clinically relevant bleeding, the composite of major and non-major clinically relevant (NMCR) bleeding (4.1% vs 1,7%, RR 2.5, 95%CI 1.85-3.25, p<0.001). Although major bleeding has been associated with increased mortality, the relationship between NMCR bleeding and all-cause mortality (ACM) is not established. We hypothesized that subjects in the MAGELLAN trial with major bleeding but not those with NMCR bleeding, would be at an increased risk of ACM irrespective of treatment group. Methods: We evaluated all bleeding events in subjects taking at least one dose of study drug from randomization until 2 days after the last dose (safety population) and their association with ACM through the Day 90 visit in 3 mutually exclusive groups: (1) subjects with no major or NMCR bleeding; (2) subjects whose first event was NMCR bleeding; and (3) subjects whose first event was major bleeding. Subjects only developing minimal or trivial bleeding were grouped with those who had no clinically relevant bleeding. Using a Cox proportional hazards model that included the bleeding group variable and baseline covariates significantly associated with ACM at p<0.05 (age, BMI, history of cancer, history of anemia, inflammatory disease, acute ischemic stroke, and acute respiratory insufficiency), we compared the risk of ACM in subjects with and without bleeding events. Results: The incidence of ACM for subjects who had NMCR bleeding was numerically higher but not significantly increased compared with subjects with no bleeding (20/176, 11.4% vs 468/7763, 6.0%, HR 1.41 95%CI 0.88, 2.25, p=0.151), while subjects with major bleeding were at a significantly increased risk of death (28/59, 47.5% vs 468/7763, 6.0%, HR 7.74 95%CI 5.16, 11.59, p<0.0001). Results of landmark analyses from the first bleeding event or end of treatment + 2 days to ACM for the three groups are displayed (Figure). Limitations: This analysis was post hoc and may have been underpowered to detect differences in ACM associated with NMCR bleeding. Conclusion: Major bleeding was associated with a significantly increased risk of ACM but NMCR bleeding was not. This suggests that a modest increase in NMCR bleeding associated with extended thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban may be acceptable to prevent VTE. Strategies to better select patients at lower risk of bleeding may improve the benefit risk profile of extended thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban. Disclosures Spyropoulos: Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultancy, Research Funding; Portola: Consultancy; Bayer Healthcare: Consultancy; ATLAS (Colorado Prevention Center): Consultancy; Janssen R&D, LLC: Consultancy. Raskob:Janssen R&D, LLC: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy; Tetherex: Consultancy; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Honoraria; Anthos: Consultancy; Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Portola: Consultancy; Bayer Healthcare: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria; Eli Lilly: Consultancy. Cohen:Boston Scientific: Consultancy; CSL Behring: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Daiichi-Sankyo: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; GLG: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy; ACI Clinical: Consultancy; Aspen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Guidepoint Global: Consultancy; Johnson and Johnson: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Leo Pharma: Consultancy; Medscape: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; McKinsey: Consultancy; Navigant: Consultancy; ONO: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Portola: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Consultancy; Temasek Capital: Consultancy; TRN: Consultancy; UK Government Health Select Committee: Other: advised the UK Government Health Select Committee, the all-party working group on thrombosis, the Department of Health, and the NHS, on the prevention of VTE; Lifeblood: Other: advisor to Lifeblood: the thrombosis charity and is the founder of the European educational charity the Coalition to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism. Ageno:Boehringer Ingelheim: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: conference and travel support; Bayer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: research support,travel support ; BMS Pfizer: Other: travel support; Aspen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel support; Portola: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel support; Daiichi Sankyo: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel support; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel support. Weitz:Janssen R&D, LLC: Consultancy; Bayer Healthcare: Consultancy, Honoraria; Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria; Daiichi-Sankyo: Consultancy, Honoraria; Ionis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Merck: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Portola: Consultancy, Honoraria. Spiro:Bayer U.S. LLC: Employment, Equity Ownership. Lu:Janssen R&D, LLC: Employment, Equity Ownership. Lipardi:Janssen Research and Develompent: Employment, Equity Ownership. Barnathan:Janssen Research and Development LLC: Employment, Equity Ownership. OffLabel Disclosure: Rivaroxaban is a Factor Xa inhibitor. It is currently under review by FDA for approval as thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients at risk for venous thromboembolism.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document