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Coltoff, Alexander

0000-0003-3563-5236

Mayo Clinic

Medical University of South Carolina

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Predictors of complete molecular response and impact of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on outcome in patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): results from the Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies
Mohty, Razan , Narra, Ravi , Hunter, Cameron, Shallis, Rory M. , Jamy, Omer , Coltoff, Alexander , Othman, Tamer , Jonas, Brian A. , Patel, Anand , Foucar, Charles , Abdelsamia, Mahmoud , Palmisiano, Neil , Curran, Emily, Advani, Anjali, Atallah, E., Litzow, Mark R., Shallis, Rory M , Othman, Tamer , Jonas, Brian , Patel, Anand , Patel, Shyam A , Badar, Talha , Jamy, Omer , Mims, Alice S , Hunter, Cameron, Kota, Vamsi , DuVall, Adam , Patel, Shyam A. , Curran, Emily , Omer, Zulfa , Advani, Anjali S. , Atallah, Ehab , Litzow, Mark R. , Badar, Talha

Leukemia & Lymphoma | April 9, 2026 | Volume: 67 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 1587-1594

10.1080/10428194.2026.2650679 Get It

Spectrum, prevalence, and clinical correlates of PPM1D mutations in patients with clonal hematopoiesis and clonal cytopenias
Badar, Talha , Marando, Ludovica , Latorre-Crespo, Eric, Oliva, Francyess Denis, Lin, Chenyu , McCormick, Benjamin J. , Kettani, Mobachir El , Shah, Kashish, Kusne, Yael , Jamy, Omer , Diebold, Kendall , Coltoff, Alexander , Finke, Christy M. , Foran, James M. , Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Fan, Yao‐Shan, Jiang, Liuyan , He, Rong , Thomas, M. , Patel, Anand , Viswanatha, D., Shah, Maleeha, Mangaonkar, Abhishek A. , Kirschner, Kristina , Al‐Kali, Aref , Gangat, Naseema, Litzow, Mark R. , Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Latorre‐Crespo, Eric , Latorre, Eric , Lin, Chenyu , El Kettani, Mobachir , Kusne, Yael N , Jamy, Omer , Kharfan-Dabaja, Mohamed A , He, Rong , Patel, Anand , Viswanatha, David, Shah, Mithun V , Saliba, Antoine N , Kirschner, Kristina , Al-Kali, Aref , Gangat, Naseema , Litzow, Mark R. , Patnaik, Mrinal , Badar, Talha , Lasho, Terra L. , Thomas, Miles, Saliba, Antoine N. , Gangat, Naseema

Blood Advances | January 7, 2026 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1746-1755

10.1182/bloodadvances.2025018031 Get It

Abstract TP53 and PPM1D are key regulators of DNA damage response and repair, and somatic mutations in these genes often co-occur in hematopoietic cells, expanding under genotoxic stress. Unlike TP53 mutations, where mechanisms of progression are defined, pathways underlying clonal fitness and transformation in PPM1D mutant cells remain unclear. In collaboration with 5 academic institutions, we analyzed the clinical and molecular landscape of 337 patients with clonal hematopoiesis (CH) and clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS) across 4 genotypes: PPM1Dmt/TP53wt (n = 170 [50%]), PPM1Dmt/TP53mt (n = 25 [7%]), TP53mt/PPM1Dwt (n = 17 [5%]), and TP53wt/PPM1Dwt (n = 125 [38%]). All PPM1D variants were truncating, located in exon 6 of the gene, with a median variant allele frequency (VAF) of 6% (range, 0.3%-64%). The PPM1Dmt/TP53mt genotype was most frequently encountered in therapy-related CH/CCUS (t-CH/t-CCUS; 80%, 66.5%, 76.5%, and 19%; P ≤ .001) and had a shorter time interval to detection from last genotoxic exposure (6.2, 5.9, 11.25, and 24.5 months; P ≤ .001) compared with PPM1Dmt/TP53wt, TP53mt/PPM1Dwt, and TP53wt/PPM1Dwt genotypes, respectively. Acknowledging the short follow-up duration, rates of malignant transformation were lower in the PPM1Dmt/TP53wt (2%) and PPM1Dmt/TP53mt (4%) groups compared with PPM1Dwt/TP53wt (12%) and PPM1Dwt/TP53mt (17%) groups (P ≤ .001), respectively. In summary, PPM1D mutations are frequently observed in t-CH/t-CCUS, with low median VAFs, and are associated with low rates of progression, even when comutated with TP53.
Clinical and molecular characteristics of Philadelphia chromosome positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with central nervous system relapse versus systemic relapse: Results from consortium on myeloid malignancies and neoplastic diseases (C
Madero‐Marroquin, Rafael , Narra, Ravi , Coltoff, Alexander , Medawar, Georgio , Hisrich, Brooke, Shallis, Rory M. , Hunter, Cameron, Desai, Shreya, Correia, Guilherme Sacchi de Camargo, Palmisiano, Neil , Curran, Emily , Litzow, Mark R. , Mims, Alice S , Hunter, Cameron, Kota, Vamsi , Othman, Tamer , Jonas, Brian A. , DuVall, Adam , Omer, Zulfa , Advani, Anjali S. , Atallah, Ehab , Patel, Anand , Badar, Talha

Blood | December 5, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3320-3320

10.1182/blood-2025-3320 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Clinical outcomes for patients (pts) with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) have significantly improved with the incorporation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and immunotherapy. Although the incidence of central nervous system (CNS) relapse in Ph+ B-ALL is rare, it has become an emerging challenge with chemotherapy-free approaches. While IKZF1, CDKN2A/B and emergence of T315I kinase domain mutations in ABL1 have been associated with worse outcomes (Foà R, JCO, 2024),further characterization of patients with CNS relapse could prove useful in risk stratification and optimizing treatment intensification. Currently, high white blood cell count (WBC) is being assessed as a marker to identify pts who may benefit from addition of CNS penetrant chemotherapy (ex. cytarabine or high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX)) to TKI and immunotherapy protocols (Short NJ, J Hematol Oncol, 2025). Methods This is a multicenter retrospective study of relapsed/refractory Ph+ B-ALL pts under the COMMAND consortium. Age, gender, induction regimen and TKI of choice during induction were descriptively reported for the entire cohort. Categorical variables were compared, using Fisher's exact test, between pts with CNS relapse and pts with systemic relapse. Variables of interest were the presence of IKZF1 or CDKN2A/B alterations, emergence of T3151 mutation, CNS disease at diagnosis (dx), WBC >70K/microliter at dx, use of high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) during induction or consolidation, and use of TKI as part of the induction regimen. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported for each variable. Results A total of 654 Ph+ B-ALL pts were initially identified across multiple centers in the United States, of whom 20 (3%) experienced a CNS relapse and 157 (24%) experienced a systemic relapse on median follow up of 29 months (range, 0-207). A total of 15 pts with CNS relapse and 114 pts with systemic relapse were used for this analysis after exclusion of pts without molecular data. The median age for the 129 pt cohort was 55 years (range 22-85), of whom 65 pts (50%) were male. Induction regimens used were intensive chemotherapy (IC)+TKI for 79 pts (61%), low-intensity chemotherapy or steroids (LDC-S)+TKI for 40 pts (31%), IC without TKI during induction for 5 pts (4%) and blinatumomab+TKI for 1 pt (1%). TKI of choice during induction included second-generation TKIs (dasatinib, nilotinib) for 77 pts (60%), imatinib for 30 pts (23%), ponatinib for 15 pts (12%) and none during induction for 5 pts (4%). CNS disease at dx was found in 6/15 pts (40%) with CNS relapse and 9/114 pts (8%) with systemic relapse, which was a statistically significant difference (p=0.002, OR= 7.57, 95% CI= 1.81 - 31.08). The systemic treatment regimens for the 15 pts with CNS disease at x were IC+TKI for 10 pts (66%) and LDC-S+TKI for 5 pts (33%), 9 of the pts (60%) received HD-MTX during induction. Intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy administration data at dx was available for 8 pts (53%) with CNS disease at dx, of whom 2 pts received <9 doses, 4 pts received 9-12 doses and 2 pts received >12 doses of IT chemotherapy. Although not statistically significant, pts with CNS relapse were more likely to have IKZF1 or CDKN2A/B alterations (p = 0.648, OR= 1.44, 95% CI= 0.14-7.78), WBC >70K/mcl (p = 0.472, OR= 1.73, 95% CI= 0.34-7.41), emergence of T3151 mutations (p = 0.123, OR= 2.54, 95% CI= 0.72-8.84) and use of HD-MTX during induction or consolidation (p = 0.262, OR= 2.15, 95% CI= 0.61-8.61); while they were less likely to have received a TKI during induction (p = 0.106, OR= 0.18, 95% CI= 0.02-2.34). Conclusion This data confirms that the presence of CNS disease at dx is associated with CNS relapse. Despite recent incorporation into clinical trials, WBC≥70K/mcl and omission of HD-MTX were not seen more frequently in pts with CNS relapse in this cohort. However, this analysis is limited by the small number of pts who experienced CNS relapse. With the rising use of chemotherapy-free regimens, prospectively trialing treatment intensification, such as with additional IT chemotherapy or HD-MTX, could be prospectively trialed in pts with CNS disease at dx to potentially improve outcomes for this subset of pts. The impact of increasing IT chemotherapy doses or additional cycles of systemic chemotherapy in this pt population is yet to be elucidated.
Real-world practice patterns of IDH inhibitors and outcomes of on-label IDH inhibitor use for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the United States
Leone, Sami, Dworkin, Emily , Kahla, Justin A. , Ali, Moiez , Raptis, Nepheli, Lokhandwala, Alifya, Taborda, Cristian , Ritchie, Jordan, Coltoff, Alexander , Ormond, Sean, Dulak, Dominika, Im, Annie , Song, Amy , Scobie, Micaela R. , Lewis-Gonzalez, Jessica, Foucar, Charles , LeBlanc, Thomas W. , Pulte, Dianne , Wynne, Joseph , Leblanc, Thomas , Lin, Chenyu , Woods, Ashley C. , Li, Zhiguo , Leone, Sami, Abaza, Yasmin , Filho, Cilomar Martins de Oliveira , Lee, Michelle Hyunju , Bewersdorf, Jan Philipp , Burkart, Madelyn , Kumar, Mahesh , Song, Amy, Iyer, Sunil Girish , Murthy, Guru Subramanian Guru , Zhou, Katherine Ismei , Atallah, Ehab , Winer, Eric P. , Erba, Harry Paul , Patel, Anand , Badar, Talha , Norsworthy, Kelly J.

Blood | December 5, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 1614-1614

10.1182/blood-2025-1614 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations are observed in ~20% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In the U.S., ivosidenib (ivo) is approved with or without azacitidine (aza) in the frontline (FL) and as monotherapy in relapsed/refractory (R/R) IDH1-mutated (mut) AML. Olutasidenib (oluta) is approved as monotherapy for R/R IDH1-mut AML. Enasidenib (ena) is approved as monotherapy for R/R IDH2-mut AML. This study describes real-world IDH inhibitor (IDHi) administration patterns and evaluates their outcomes in on-label settings. Methods: A retrospective review of patients with IDH1/2-mut AML who received ivosidenib, olutasidenib, or enasidenib was conducted at 12 academic institutions in the U.S. Best response at any time during treatment, including complete response (CR) and complete response with partial hematologic recovery (CRh), were graded using European Leukemia Net (ELN) 2022 criteria. Results: A total of 387 patients with IDH1- and IDH2-mut AML were treated with an IDHi in the FL or R/R setting. Median follow-up was 9.6 months (range, 0.03-90.7). Demographics include 79% White, 14% Black, 3% Asian, and 4% other/unknown race; 5% were Hispanic ethnicity; 46% were female; the median age was 70 years (range, 28-95). 70% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1, 26% had secondary AML, and 10% had therapy-related AML. Per the ELN 2024 less-Intensive risk classification, 58% were favorable risk, 29% intermediate, 7% adverse, and 6% unknown. Overall, 209 of 387 patients (54%) received IDHi regimens on-label. In FL IDH1-mut AML (n=45), 11 received ivo monotherapy, 25 aza/ivo, and 9 used off-label combinations: 3 hypomethylating agent (HMA) + venetoclax (ven) + ivo, 5 decitabine/ivo, 1 intensive chemotherapy (IC)/ivo. Among R/R IDH1-mut AML (n=109), 47 received ivo monotherapy, 7 oluta monotherapy, and 55 off-label (31 HMA/ivo, 16 HMA/ven/ivo, 3 IC/ivo, and 5 other). 44 received off-label ena for FL treatment of IDH2-mut AML (25 ena monotherapy, 9 HMA/ena, 8 HMA/ven/ena, and 2 IC/ena). In R/R IDH2-mut AML (n=189), 119 patients received ena monotherapy and 70 received off-label combinations (25 HMA/ena, 30 HMA/ven/ena, 7 IC/ena, 6 ena/gilteritinib, and 2 other). In on-label treatment of FL IDH1-mut AML, one of four patients with response assessment of FL ivo monotherapy had a CR/CRh. Of 19 patients with response assessment on FL aza/ivo, 13 patients (68.4%) had a CR as best response (95% CI, 46.0-84.6%). Median OS was 14.9 mo (95% CI, 4.17-NR) for ivo monotherapy (n=11) and 31.9 mo (95% CI, 9.1-NR) for aza/ivo (n=25), with 0 and 2 patients receiving allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT), respectively. In R/R IDH1-mut AML, the rate of CR/CRh was 35.5% (95% CI, 21.1-53.1) for on-label ivo monotherapy. All 4 patients with response assessment for on-label oluta monotherapy had a CR. Median OS was 14.0 mo (95% CI, 10.1-22.4) for ivo monotherapy and NR for oluta monotherapy (95% CI, 10.1-NR), with 10 and 0 receiving allo-SCT, respectively. The CR/CRh rate for ivo was 38.1% (8 of 21 assessed; 95% CI, 20.8-59.1) in age < 70, and 30.0% (3 of 10 assessed; 95% CI, 10.8-60.3) in age ≥ 70. Median OS was 15.2 mo (95% CI 9.3-NR) in age < 70 (n=27) and 10.4 mo (95% CI 8.0-18) in age ≥ 70 (n=20). In R/R IDH2-mut AML, the rate of CR/CRh for on-label ena monotherapy was 38.2% (95% CI, 27.6-50.1). Median OS was 12.1 mo (95% CI, 8.2-16.6), with 5 having received allo-SCT. In demographic subgroups for ena monotherapy, 52 non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients with response assessment had a CR/CRh rate of 42.3% (95% CI, 0.30-0.56). Only 1 of 13 non-Hispanic Black (NHB) patients with response assessment had a CRh (7.7%; 95% CI, 1.4-33.0) as best response, with none attaining CR. Median OS was 13.7 mo (95% CI 10.3-26.3) in NHW (n=82), 11.2 mo (95% CI, 6.1-NR) in NHB (n=18), and 69.1 mo (95% CI, 52.6-NR) in Hispanic patients (n=8). The CR/CRh rate was 48.6% (17 of 35 assessed; 95% CI, 33.0-64.4) for age < 70, and 27.3% (9 of 33 assessed; 95% CI, 15.1-44.2) for age ≥ 70. Median OS was 12.0 mo (95% CI, 9.9-22.1) in age < 70 (n=48) and 5.8 mo (95% CI, 4.1-8.7) in age ≥ 70 (n=69). Conclusion: Practice patterns for IDH inhibitors in AML vary considerably, with high amounts of off-label use. Response rates for ivosidenib and enasidenib in the real-world setting are comparable to those of clinical trials. Descriptive analyses of demographic subgroups highlight areas in need of further research.
IDH1/2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis: A novel driver of autoinflammatory disease
Mustion, Griffen , Castellan, Flore , Wong, Mei-Kay, Johansson, Kimberly B. , Goldberg, Scott, Chandhok, Namrata S. , Sallman, David A. , Churpek, Jane , Lachowiez, Curtis A. , Yannucci, Jennifer, Fletcher, Luke B. , Schwede, Matthew , Kusne, Yael , Velarde, Alejandro Marinos , Coltoff, Alexander , Myhand, Rickey, Marar, Rosalyn, Stoentcheva, Maria, Petrone, Giulia E.M. , Ddungu, Kyra, Hartman, Hannah , Monahan, Ryan, Vandervort, Karen, Kovacsovics, Tibor , Zhang, Tian Yi , Chung, Stephen S. , Stein, Eytan M. , Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Beck, David B. , Cole, John, Wong, Mei-Kay, Goldberg, Scott, Madanat, Yazan F. , Singh, Abhay , Afzal, Amber , Jain, Akriti Gupta , Vij, Kiran R , Mitchell, Hannah, Ddungu, Kyra, Carraway, Hetty E. , Uy, Geoffrey L. , Hiwase, Devendra , Walter, Matthew J , Bolton, Kelly L.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3169-3169

10.1182/blood-2025-3169 Get It

Abstract Somatic mutations in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (clonal hematopoiesis) are known to alter the immune milieu and can result in autoimmune disorders including VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) syndrome. There are currently no curative strategies for CH-linked autoimmune disorders besides allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Recent work has shown a high prevalence of autoimmune syndromes among patients with IDH1/2 mutant myeloid neoplasms (MN). We thus hypothesized that IDH1/2-mutant CH might drive a subset of autoimmune disorders. To further characterize a possible association between IDH-mutant CH and autoimmune disease, we used data from two observational cohort studies, the UK Biobank (N=454,218) and All of Us (N=414,830). We observed 264 individuals with IDH1/2-mutant CH. IDH1/2 CH was associated with autoimmune disease (OR=1.8, p=4e-3), and, when compared to other CH genes with at least 100 carriers, showed the strongest effect size. When comparing autoimmune subtypes, we observed significant associations with polymyalgia rheumatica (OR=4.0, p=1e-3) and giant cell arteritis (OR=8.1, p=1e-6). IDH1/2 CH carriers had elevated CRP levels compared to other CH-carriers (p=1e-2) and non-carriers (p=8e-3). IDH1/2 CH was associated with lower neutrophil counts and higher monocyte counts. While most (68%) had blood counts outside the normal range, only a minority (11%) had severe cytopenias that met criteria for CCUS. Since IDH1/2 CH is associated with both autoimmune disease and blood count abnormalities, we sought to define the frequency, clinical presentation, and outcomes of IDH1/2-associated autoimmune disease among individuals with bone marrow biopsy confirmed CCUS. We used data from three CCUS cohorts: first, a multi-institutional cohort of CCUS patients with systemic autoinflammatory disease (SAID) who were UBA1-negative, second, a hospital-based cohort at Mayo Clinic, and third, a cohort of IDH1 carriers enrolled on a phase II clinical trial of ivosidenib (NCT05030441). Within 193 SAID patients who were free of myeloid neoplasm at the time of recruitment, IDH1/2 pathogenic variants were the most observed CH driver, occurring in 2% of individuals. These individuals (N=4) all had recurrent fevers and dermatologic manifestations, requiring chronic glucocorticoid treatment with 75% having inflammatory arthritis requiring multiple Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (range 1-7, median=5). Within the Mayo Clinic cohort, 275 patients with CCUS were serially ascertained. Among those 8 (2.9%) were IDH1-mutant of whom 50% had autoimmune disease (three with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and one with Sweet syndrome). At last follow up (median 16 months), 2 (25%) of 8 patients had progressed to MN. Within our open-label decentralized trial of ivosidenib (IDH1 inhibitor) in CCUS, we enrolled 20 patients, of whom 5 (25%) had a diverse array of pre-existing autoimmune disorders, including two cases of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and one case each of Sweet syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatica, and Sjögren's syndrome. Underlying the clinical presentation of all five cases was episodic joint pain, with half also experiencing episodic dermatologic manifestations. The majority (58%, 11/19) of the IDH1mt-CCUS patients had an elevated hsCRP (>=5; range 6.91–46.2) including all four with co-occurring autoimmune disorders (range 7.97–46.2). Out of the 20 enrolled patients, 17 received at least 8 weeks of therapy, of which 9 had elevated hsCRP at baseline. Most of these (7/9) had normalization of hsCRP (falling below 5 mg/L) while on treatment (median time to hsCRP normalization of 58 days). Among the four patients with autoimmune disease, all had subjective improvement in their autoimmune symptoms following treatment with ivosidenib. In conclusion, we show that IDH1/2 CH is associated with autoimmune disorders and is particularly enriched among IDH1/2 CH carriers with co-occurring cytopenias. IDH1/2-associated autoimmune disease can range from classic rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis to more severe VEXAS like presentations. IDH inhibition demonstrates efficacy for improving inflammatory manifestations within an ongoing clinical trial. Together these results nominate IDH mutant CH as a driver of autoimmune diseases with therapeutic implications.
Ivosidenib leads to durable responses in IDH1 mutated clonal cytopenias of undetermined significance: A phase II decentralized clinical trial
Chandhok, Namrata S. , Sallman, David A. , Churpek, Jane , Fletcher, Luke B. , Schwede, Matthew , Lachowiez, Curtis A. , Myhand, Rickey, Velarde, Alejandro Marinos , Marar, Rosalyn, Kovacsovics, Tibor , Stoentcheva, Maria, Johansson, Kimberly B. , Petrone, Giulia E.M. , Ddungu, Kyra, Hartman, Hannah , Monahan, Ryan, Vandervort, Karen, Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Kusne, Yael , Coltoff, Alexander , Yannucci, Jennifer, Zhang, Tian Yi , Chung, Stephen S. , Stein, Eytan M. , Bolton, Kelly L. , Madanat, Yazan F. , Singh, Abhay , Vij, Kiran R , Afzal, Amber , Mitchell, Hannah, Cole, John, Jain, Akriti Gupta , Walter, Matthew J , Carraway, Hetty E. , Uy, Geoffrey L.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 635-635

10.1182/blood-2025-635 Get It

Abstract BACKGROUND Ivosidenib is an oral inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase type I (IDH1) currently approved for the treatment of IDH1 mutated acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells carrying preleukemic mutations, referred to as clonal hematopoiesis (CH), are the origin of myeloid neoplasms (MN). Individuals who have cytopenias and CH, but do not meet diagnostic criteria for a hematologic malignancy, are classified as having Clonal Cytopenias of Undetermined Significance (CCUS), a condition associated with a high risk of progression to MN. While CCUS patients (pts) can have multiple mutations, they show lower mutational burden on average compared to MN. Thus, we hypothesized that treatment with ivosidenib would improve cytopenias in IDH1-mutant CCUS. METHODS; We performed a decentralized phase II single-arm study to characterize the safety and efficacy of ivosidenib in IDH1-mutant CCUS (NCT0503044). Drug was shipped to pts with local oncologists performing standard-of-care clinical exams supplemented by study team lead interviews for adverse event monitoring. Research labs were drawn by local providers or through Quest. QT corrected interval (QTc) was monitored through a mobile electrocardiogram device (AliveCor). Eligible patients were aged ≥ 18 years and had confirmed IDH1-mutant CCUS with at least 6 months of unexplained cytopenias (hemoglobin<10 g/dL, platelets<100 x109/L or absolute neutrophil count <1.8 x109/L). The primary endpoint was hematologic response of at least 8 weeks in duration based on the IWG 2006 criteria for MDS. RESULTS 20 pts with IDH1-mutant CCUS have been enrolled. Most were male (70%) with a median age of 66 (range 41-79). Overall, 74% had a self-reported race of non-Hispanic white, 11% of Hispanic white, 5% of Asian and 11% of black or African American. Most pts presented with neutropenia (95%) including some with co-occurring thrombocytopenia (21%). One pt presented with anemia and thrombocytopenia without neutropenia. Prior to treatment, the average number of co-mutations beyond IDH1 was 2 (range 0-3), with most pts (74%) harboring a co-occurring spliceosome gene mutation. The IDH1 variant allele fraction (VAF) was lower in the blood (mean=19%, range 3-35%) than in the bone marrow (mean=31%, range 18-43%) in most (93%) patients. Out of the 20 enrolled pts, 17 received at least 8 weeks of therapy at the time of our data cutoff (7/29/2025) and were included in the efficacy analysis. Grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) occurred in five patients (26%) including two with grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (pancytopenia and sepsis in the first pt, rash in the second pt). The most common all-grade treatment-related adverse events were nausea (n=5, 26%), prolonged QTc (n=3, 16%), anemia (n=3, 16%), and diarrhea (n=3, 16%). There were no instances of reported differentiation syndrome. Overall, 82% of pts achieved a hematologic response (14/17) including improvement in neutropenia (88%) and thrombocytopenia (75%). With a median follow-up of 16 months (range 0.6-24 months), the median duration of hematologic response was not reached. Among responders, 86% had a continued response at one year. Two pts progressed to MDS after 4 and 17 months of treatment characterized by recurrence of cytopenias and the emergence of new clones. A surveillance bone marrow biopsy was performed at 18 cycles for the 8 pts who remained on treatment with none showing disease progression. Most pts (90%, N=9/10) treated for at least 12 months had a decrease in IDH1-mutant CH VAF over time and 40% (N=4/10) showed IDH1 mutation clearance (VAF <2%) with a median time to clearance of 9 months. Among those with decreasing IDH1 clonal burden, all had a corresponding decrease in other co-occurring mutations present at baseline with one responder showing emergence of a newly detectable CHEK2 mutation without disease progression. CONCLUSIONS Decentralized trials represent a feasible solution for the conduct of clinical trials in rare hematologic neoplasms and precursor conditions. Ivosidenib was well-tolerated and induced durable hematologic remissions in IDH1-mutant CCUS. Most pts showed a reduction in clonal burden with mutation clearance commonly seen with long-term treatment demonstrating that ivosidenib modifies the natural history of IDH1-mutant CCUS.
Should we treat TP53-mutated high-risk myeloid neoplasms in older patients?
Kettani, Mobachir El , Shah, Kashish, Shallis, Rory M. , Diebold, Kendall , Coltoff, Alexander , Foucar, Charles , Palmisiano, Neil , Litzow, Mark R. , Badar, Talha , Jamy, Omer , Goldberg, Aaron D. , Patel, Anand , Bewersdorf, Jan Philipp , Abaza, Yasmin , DuVall, Adam , Kota, Vamsi , Zeidan, Amer M. , Atallah, Ehab

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 6538-6538

10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.6538 Get It

6538 Background: TP53 mutated ( TP53 mt ) high-risk myeloid neoplasm (HR-MN) confers a dismal prognosis in the contemporary era with only a subset of eligible patients (pts) able to achieve long-term remission with allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Owing to poor outcomes, many physicians believe it is futile to treat older pts with disease-directed therapy, since curative intent allo-HCT cannot be offered. We sought to describe the outcomes of older pts with TP53 mt HR-MN receiving disease directed treatment. Methods: We conducted a multicenter observational study in collaboration with 11 U.S. academic centers under the COMMAND consortium. We reviewed the data of 451 older (≥ 60 years [yrs]) TP53 mt HR-MN (n= 282 acute myeloid leukemia [AML], n= 91 MDS transformed AML, n= 50 myeloproliferative neoplasm blast phase (MPN-BP) and n= 28 high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes [HR-MDS]) pts to analyze their outcome with disease directed treatment. Results: The median age was 70 yrs (range [R],60-90) and 58% were male. Proportions of pts with age ≥ 70 yrs were 47.5%. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) was available in 68% (n= 306) of pts; 10.5%, 49%, 32% and 8.5% had ECOG-PS 0-3, respectively. The median bone marrow (BM) blast % was 32 (R, 5-99) and TP53 variant allele frequency (VAF) was 45% (R, 2-97). The proportion of pts with multi-hit (MH) TP53 mt and complex cytogenetics (CG) was 83% and 82%, respectively. 43 %, 31%, 20% and 6% received hypomethylating agent (HMA) + venetoclax, intensive chemotherapy, HMA and other low-intensity therapy, respectively. The complete remission rate with or without count recovery (CR/CRi) amongst evaluable patients (n= 356) was 37%. The median duration of response was 6.7 months (mo) (R, 5.9-7.5). Amongst 56 (12%) pts who underwent allo-HCT, the median overall survival (mOS) from time of allo-HCT was 21.9 mo. The mOS among pts ≥ 70 yrs was 6.5 mo. The mOS in mo was better in HR-MDS (16.4), compared to de novo AML (6.5), MDS transformed AML (7.1) and MPN-BP (5.27), p= 0.003. We conducted multivariable analysis for OS using baseline variables that were significant/ showed trend towards significance, on univariate analysis ( p <0.1). HR-MDS (HR; 0.43, 95% CI: 0.23-0.82, p= 0.01), CR/CRi (HR; 0.55, 95% CI: 0.39-0.77, p= <0.001) and allo-HCT (HR; 0.28, 95% CI: 0.16-0.47, p= <0.001) positively impacted OS. Whereas age ≥ 70 yrs showed trends towards inferior OS (HR; 1.31, 95% CI: 0.95-1.80, p=0.09). Complex CG (HR; 1.63, 95% CI: 0.83-3.21, p =0.15) and MH TP53 mut (HR; 1.30, 95% CI: 0.67-2.52, p= 0.42) did not retain significance for OS. Conclusions: Our multi-center study suggests that disease directed treatment in older TP53 mt HR-MN leads to modest response rates with short durations of response in the absence of allo-HCT. 12% of pts were able to receive allo-HCT with improvement in OS close to 2 yrs. The decision to treat this poor risk gp of pts should be based on individual pt characteristics and desires.
The Incidence of CNS Relapse in Philadelphia Chromosome Positive (Ph+) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Its Impact on Clinical Outcome: Results from Consortium on Myeloid Malignancies and Neoplastic Diseases (COMMAND)
Shah, Kashish J., Kettani, Mobachir El , Narra, Ravi , Coltoff, Alexander , Medawar, Georgio , Hisrich, Brooke, Shallis, Rory M. , Hunter, Cameron J. , Desai, Shreya, Correia, Guilherme Sacchi de Camargo, Palmisiano, Neil , Curran, Emily , Litzow, Mark R. , Shah, Kashish J., Mims, Alice S , Kota, Vamsi , Othman, Tamer , Jonas, Brian A. , Patel, Anand , DuVall, Adam , Omer, Zulfa , Advani, Anjali S. , Atallah, Ehab , Litzow, Mark R. , Badar, Talha

Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 4184-4184

10.1182/blood-2024-205812 Get It

Background While central nervous system (CNS) disease is found in minority of patients (pts) at diagnosis of Ph+ ALL, later relapses can occur in pts despite adequate CNS prophylaxis. CNS disease can be managed with varying combinations of systemic, radiation, and intrathecal (IT) therapy and can be associated with significant toxicity, especially in older pts. While there are more durable systemic responses with 2nd or 3rd generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) based combinations, CNS penetration can vary by TKI. In this large multi-center study, we analyze the incidence of CNS disease in Ph+ ALL in the context of induction therapies and survival post relapse. Methods We conducted a multicenter observational study in collaboration with 10 U.S. academic centers under the COMMAND consortium and reviewed the incidence of CNS relapse in 505 Ph+ ALL pts. We evaluated baseline characteristics, treatment given prior to CNS relapse, and outcome post relapse. Results Baseline characteristics, initial treatment and outcome prior to CNS relapse Eighteen (3.56%) pts were identified to have CNS disease at relapse. Median age of the pts in years (yrs) was 51 (range [R], 22-75), median white blood cell (WBC) was 33.3 x 10(9)/L (R, 2.1-200) and 6 (33%) pts had additional cytogenetic abnormalities at diagnosis. Sixty-one percent (n= 11) of pts received intensive chemotherapy (IC) during induction; 2 (11%), 14 (78%) and 2(11%) of pts received 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation TKI-based combination during induction, respectively. All of pts achieved complete remission (CR), 45.5% achieved complete molecular remission (CMR) at 3 months from the time of diagnosis. Five (28%) pts received allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) as a consolidation therapy. Treatment received at CNS relapse and response The median time to CNS relapse after induction was 10.8 months (mo) (R, 2-79). All pts except 1 had isolated CNS relapse after CR1, 4/18 (22%) pts had T315I mutation at relapse. Twelve (67%) and 6 (33%) pts received intrathecal chemotherapy (IT) with TKI and systemic chemotherapy + TKI in addition to IT, respectively. Eleven (61%) pts received dasatinib, 5 (28%) pts received ponatinib and one (6%) pts each received bosutinib and imatinib at relapse. Ninety-three percent of pts achieved CR (n=3, not evaluable). Six (33%) pts underwent allo-HCT after CNS relapse, one of these transplanted pts had second allo-HCT. Survival after CNS relapse The median relapse free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) after CNS relapse was 9.8 (95% CI: 3.80-15.76) and 13.87 (95% CI: 4.08-23.65) mo, respectively. In subset analysis, we compared survival outcome among pts who had relapse without CNS involvement (n= 160/505 [32%]). The median RFS (9.9 vs 9.8, p= 0.88) and OS (31.53 vs 28.80, p= 0.57) after relapse was not significantly different among pts who had relapse with or without CNS involvement, respectively. We also compared OS among pts without relapse to those with relapse. The median OS was not reached (NR; 73% alive at 5 years), 28.80 and 31.53 months (p= &lt;0.001) among pts with no relapse, relapse with CNS and without CNS involvement, respectively. Conclusion Our retrospective analysis from a large database showed that CNS relapses were uncommon (3.56%) in adult pts with Ph+ ALL. A majority of pts (89%) received a 2nd or a 3rd generation TKI during induction. Approximately one quarter of pts with CNS relapse had emergence of T315I mutation. While almost all pts achieved CR, the RFS was relatively short. We did not see significant differences in survival among pts who had relapse with or without CNS involvement.