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VENETOCLAX AND AZACITIDINE COMBINATION IN CHEMOTHERAPY INELIGIBLE PATIENTS WITH THERAPY-RELATED MYELOID NEOPLASMS, ANTECEDENT MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES OR MYELODYSPLASTIC/MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS
Author(s): ,
Vinod Pullarkat
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center,Duarte,United States
,
Keith W. Pratz
Affiliations:
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,United States
,
Hartmut Döhner
Affiliations:
Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital,Ulm,Germany
,
Christian Recher
Affiliations:
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse,Toulouse,France
,
Michael J. Thirman
Affiliations:
Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medicine,Chicago,United States
,
Courtney D. DiNardo
Affiliations:
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Houston,United States
,
Pierre Fenaux
Affiliations:
Hôpital St. Louis /Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris and Université de Paris,Paris,France
,
Andre C. Schuh
Affiliations:
Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre,Toronto,Canada
,
Andrew H. Wei
Affiliations:
Australian Center for Blood Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University,Melbourne,Australia
,
Arnaud Pigneux
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology, CHU de Bordeaux,Bordeaux,France
,
Jun-Ho Jang
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology-Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine,Seoul,Korea, Republic Of
,
Gunnar Juliusson
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology, Skåne University Hospital,Lund,Sweden
,
Yasushi Miyazaki
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology, Atomic Bomb Disease and Hibakusha Medicine Unit, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University,Nagasaki,Japan
,
Dominik Selleslag
Affiliations:
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan,Brugge,Belgium
,
Martha L. Arellano
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine,Atlanta,United States
,
Kiran Naqvi
Affiliations:
Genentech Inc.,South San Francisco,United States
,
Jun Yu
Affiliations:
AbbVie Inc.,North Chicago,United States
,
Jean A. Ridgeway
Affiliations:
AbbVie Inc.,North Chicago,United States
,
Jalaja Potluri
Affiliations:
AbbVie Inc.,North Chicago,United States
Marina Konopleva
Affiliations:
Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Houston,United States
EHA Library. A. Pullarkat V. 06/09/21; 325667; EP909
Vinod A. Pullarkat
Vinod A. Pullarkat
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Abstract
Presentation during EHA2021: All e-poster presentations will be made available as of Friday, June 11, 2021 (09:00 CEST) and will be accessible for on-demand viewing until August 15, 2021 on the Virtual Congress platform.

Abstract: EP909

Type: E-Poster Presentation

Session title: Myelodysplastic syndromes - Clinical

Background
Patients (pts) with therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (tMN), antecedent myelodysplastic syndrome, or antecedent myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (A-MDS/MPN) may have poor outcomes due to age and adverse genetic/karyotypic features. In the VIALE-A study, pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN unfit for intensive chemotherapy treated with venetoclax (Ven) and azacitidine (Aza) demonstrated superior response rates and overall survival (OS) than Aza alone. 

Aims
We describe the efficacy and safety of Ven+Aza among pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN.

Methods
Data were pooled from pts enrolled in VIALE-A (NCT02993523) comparing pts who received Ven+Aza or placebo (Pbo)+Aza and a prior phase 1b study (NCT02203773) where pts received Ven+Aza. Enrolled pts were ≥18 years, treatment-naïve with no prior exposure to hypomethylating agents, and ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Pts on Ven+Aza received Ven 400 mg orally (days 1–28) and Aza (75 mg/m2; days 1-7/28-day cycle). Composite complete remission rate (CRc; complete remission [CR] + CR with incomplete hematologic recovery [CRi]), duration of response (DoR), and OS were assessed. Disease assessments were per modified International Working Group response criteria for AML.

Results
In this pooled analysis, tMN was observed in (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) 31/9 and A-MDS/MPN in 59/26 pts. Poor-risk cytogenetics were observed in 18 (58%)/6 (67%) with tMN (5 or 5q deletion [del]: 4/1 ; 7 or 7q del: 6/1 ; complex [≥ 3 clonal abnormalities]: 10/ 4), and 19 (32%)/13 (50%) with A-MDS/MPN (5 or 5q del: 10/ 5; 7 or 7q del: 6/ 1; complex: 14/ 9). TP53 mutation was observed in 5 /3 pts with tMN and 8/0 pts with A-MDS/MPN. Pts with tMN received a median (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) of 5/4 cycles of treatment. CRc was achieved in19 (61%)/1 (11%). The mDoR was not reached (NR) (95% CI: 17.8, NR)/8.5 (NR, NR) months. The mOS was 16.4 (95% CI: 4.1, NR)/11.3 (0.6, 17.5) months. Pts with A-MDS/MPN received a median (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) of 9/5 cycles of treatment. CRc was achieved by 39 (66%)/7 (27%) pts with mDoR of 17.3 (95% CI: 9.6, NR)/5.8 (1.1, NR) mos. The mOS was 15.9 (95% CI: 11.5, NR)/10.1 (4.7, 14.5) mos. Common grade≥3 adverse events (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) were febrile neutropenia (tMN: 39%/11% and A-MDS/MPN: 36%/12%) neutropenia (tMN: 29%/33%; A-MDS/MPN: 39%31%), and thrombocytopenia (tMN: 32%/33%; A-MDS/MPN: 39%/62%).

Conclusion
Ven+Aza compared to Aza monotherapy resulted in higher CRc rates with longer DoR and median OS among treatment-naïve pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. The safety profile was similar to overall pts with the Ven+Aza combination. Outcomes by cytogenetic and molecular risk-groups will be presented.

Keyword(s): Clinical trial, Myelodysplasia, Myeloproliferative disorder

Presentation during EHA2021: All e-poster presentations will be made available as of Friday, June 11, 2021 (09:00 CEST) and will be accessible for on-demand viewing until August 15, 2021 on the Virtual Congress platform.

Abstract: EP909

Type: E-Poster Presentation

Session title: Myelodysplastic syndromes - Clinical

Background
Patients (pts) with therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (tMN), antecedent myelodysplastic syndrome, or antecedent myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (A-MDS/MPN) may have poor outcomes due to age and adverse genetic/karyotypic features. In the VIALE-A study, pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN unfit for intensive chemotherapy treated with venetoclax (Ven) and azacitidine (Aza) demonstrated superior response rates and overall survival (OS) than Aza alone. 

Aims
We describe the efficacy and safety of Ven+Aza among pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN.

Methods
Data were pooled from pts enrolled in VIALE-A (NCT02993523) comparing pts who received Ven+Aza or placebo (Pbo)+Aza and a prior phase 1b study (NCT02203773) where pts received Ven+Aza. Enrolled pts were ≥18 years, treatment-naïve with no prior exposure to hypomethylating agents, and ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Pts on Ven+Aza received Ven 400 mg orally (days 1–28) and Aza (75 mg/m2; days 1-7/28-day cycle). Composite complete remission rate (CRc; complete remission [CR] + CR with incomplete hematologic recovery [CRi]), duration of response (DoR), and OS were assessed. Disease assessments were per modified International Working Group response criteria for AML.

Results
In this pooled analysis, tMN was observed in (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) 31/9 and A-MDS/MPN in 59/26 pts. Poor-risk cytogenetics were observed in 18 (58%)/6 (67%) with tMN (5 or 5q deletion [del]: 4/1 ; 7 or 7q del: 6/1 ; complex [≥ 3 clonal abnormalities]: 10/ 4), and 19 (32%)/13 (50%) with A-MDS/MPN (5 or 5q del: 10/ 5; 7 or 7q del: 6/ 1; complex: 14/ 9). TP53 mutation was observed in 5 /3 pts with tMN and 8/0 pts with A-MDS/MPN. Pts with tMN received a median (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) of 5/4 cycles of treatment. CRc was achieved in19 (61%)/1 (11%). The mDoR was not reached (NR) (95% CI: 17.8, NR)/8.5 (NR, NR) months. The mOS was 16.4 (95% CI: 4.1, NR)/11.3 (0.6, 17.5) months. Pts with A-MDS/MPN received a median (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) of 9/5 cycles of treatment. CRc was achieved by 39 (66%)/7 (27%) pts with mDoR of 17.3 (95% CI: 9.6, NR)/5.8 (1.1, NR) mos. The mOS was 15.9 (95% CI: 11.5, NR)/10.1 (4.7, 14.5) mos. Common grade≥3 adverse events (Ven+Aza/Pbo+Aza) were febrile neutropenia (tMN: 39%/11% and A-MDS/MPN: 36%/12%) neutropenia (tMN: 29%/33%; A-MDS/MPN: 39%31%), and thrombocytopenia (tMN: 32%/33%; A-MDS/MPN: 39%/62%).

Conclusion
Ven+Aza compared to Aza monotherapy resulted in higher CRc rates with longer DoR and median OS among treatment-naïve pts with tMN and A-MDS/MPN ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. The safety profile was similar to overall pts with the Ven+Aza combination. Outcomes by cytogenetic and molecular risk-groups will be presented.

Keyword(s): Clinical trial, Myelodysplasia, Myeloproliferative disorder

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