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Jeng, Bennie H.

0009-0001-7259-0885

Mayo Clinic

University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Low-Dose Valacyclovir in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Cohen, Elisabeth J. , Liu, Mengling , Baratz, Keith H. , Mian, Shahzad I., Choulakian, Mazen Y., Warner, David B., Lu, Ying , Twi-Yeboah, Alberta , Kim, Jiyu , Lopez-Jimenez, Carlos, Laury, Sarah, Jeng, Bennie H., Weissbart, Sarah B. , Abazari, Azin, Chou, Timothy , Chang, Eileen , Amescua, Guillermo , Koo, Ellen, Galor, Anat , Berestka, John S., Nanji, Afshan, Stutzman, Richard D., Clements, John, Davies, Emma , Saeed, Hajirah N. , Ciralsky, Jessica, Fernández, A. Gómez-Bastero , Sippel, Kimberly C. , Perez-Quinones, Victor L, Daluvoy, Melissa B. , Liu, Katy C., Ewald, M., Groos, Erich B, Chang, Bernard, Shivitz, Ira A., Hill, Jordan , Fowler, Priscilla G., Read, Russell W. , Geggel, Harry S. , Rony, Sayegh, Rapuano, Christopher J. , Meghpara, Beeran, Holland, Gary N. , Irvine, John, Aldave, Anthony J. , Edmund, Tsui, Chen, Judy , Honig, Marc A, Snyder, Lee A, Lubniewski, Anthony J., Katz, Douglas, Capoor, Seema, Gonzales, John, Keenan, Jeremy, Morkin, Melina I., Kenyon, Kenneth R., Lee, William B., Christenbury, Joseph, LaMattina, Kara C. , Negahban, Kambiz, Rao, Ronihi, Ament, Christine S, Lopatynsky, Marta O., Barbato, John D, Sarkar, Jayati S, Macsai, Marian S., Herz, Joshua B, Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina , Matoba, Alice Y., Cooney, Theresa, Sugar, Alan , Shtein, Roni M., Nehls, Sarah, Warner, Evan J. , Nettune, Greg, Bowman, Brad, Gelender, Henry, Alexander, Jamie K. , McCall, Tyrone, Zaffos, Joshua, Beebe, Walter E., Potts, Luke B. , Lustbader, Jay M., Oboh-Weilke, Aruoriwo, Hammersmith, K.M., Orlin, Stephen E., Nagra, Parveen K., Sulewski, Michael E., Bunya, Vatinee Y. , Shafer, Brian M. , Viriya, Elizabeth T., Qureshi, Anam, Lazzaro, Douglas R., Palazzolo, Laura , Goyal, Himani , Schrack, Katie E, Raber, Irving M. , Ayres, Brandon D. , Finklea, Brenton, Reeves, Sherman W., Awad, Omar E, Hardten, David R., Reilly, Charles, Flynn, William J., Rashid, Edward D, Wen, Angie E, Harris, David J. , Shaik, Neha, Seedor, John A., Rosenfeld, Steven I., Winnick, Marc , Amir, Ahmad Fitri , Sherman, Mark D., Chaon, Benjamin, Soukiasian, Sarkis H., Rao, Naveen K. , Steiner, Anne, Winokur, Jules , Udell, Ira J., Shih, Carolyn, Gorski, Matthew , Schrier, Amilia, Lobo-Chan, Ann-Marie , Sugar, Joel, Munir, Wuqaas W, Sunshine, Sarah B. , Miller, Donald M. , Gensheimer, William G. , Zegans, Michael E. , Weiss, Jayne S. , Bernal, María José , Barron, Bruce J., Hindman, Holly B. , Wise, R., Gelston, Christopher D. , Taravella, Michael J. , Davidson, Richard S. , Tran, Uyen, Bartley, Jeremy, McCulley, James P., Verity, Steven M., Bowman, Wayne, Blomquist, Preston H. , Mootha, V. Vinod , Thorne, George, Renucci, Ann M, Verdier, David D. , Sivaraman, K. R., Nordlund, Michael L., Hwang, Frank S. , Affeldt, John E., Ingraham, Herbert J., Guibord, Nathalie M., Dobbins, Kendall, Thareja, Tarika , Zaugg, Brian , Mifflin, Mark D., FORSTOT, S. LANCE, Fish, Robert A, Repine, Karen, Wildes, Michael, Estopinal, Christopher B., Brown, Donna, Koreishi, Aaleya, Ple-plakon, Patricia, Clemons, Carol S., Ashe, S, Bonaffini, Sarah G. , Houser, Kourtney, Wallace, M. Christopher , Wesberry, Jesse M, Yeung, Sonia N. , Noordeh, Nima, Faucher, Anne, Robert, Marie‐Claude , Rullo, Jacob, Johnson, Davin , Mah, Dean, Chew, Hall F., Hassonlou, Mojgan, Liu, Shaohui , Eikenberry, Jennifer , Yung, Chi-Wah, Shen, Joanne F , Yu, Charles, Ta, Christopher N. , Goins, Kenneth M., Sutphin, John E., Svanda, Kerri, Keppol, Stacy, Rostov, Audrey Talley, Vyas, Neil , Hsu, Kimberly , Goodman, Gerri, McHam, Lisa, Oates, Dale, Rizkalla, Ramy, Shukla, Anita N. , Veena, Mathew , See, Craig W. , Feder, Robert S., Baqai, Jeanine, Basti, Surendra, Haddadin, Ramez I., You, Jae Young , Dixit, Lena, Patel, Ravi H, Golde, Kimberly T, Zaidman, Gerald W., Mahesh, Sankara, Wesolosky, Jason D., Jeffrey, Helen, Mannis, Mark J., Meyer, Jay J. , Niederer, Rachael L. , Colby, Kathryn , McLeod, Stephen D. , Melia, Michele , Sugar, Elizabeth A. , Taylor, Carol R., Nagel, Maria A. , Lass, Jonathan H. , Lu, Ying , Jeng, Bennie H. , Troxel, Andrea B. , Hochman, Judith S. , Mian, Shahzad I. , Warner, David B., Lu, Ying, Lee, Ting‐Fang , Tonk, Rahul Singh , Martinez, Jaime D. , Patel, Sanjay V. , Chamberlain, Winston , Chodosh, James , Fernandez, Ana G Alzaga, Hill, Jordan, Omar, Ahmed F. , Syed, Zeba A. , Lee, Olivia, Irvine, John, Deng, Sophie X. , Huang, Andrew , Margolis, Todd P. , Seitzman, Gerami D. , Hamrah, Pedram , Lee, Hyunjoo, Weikert, Mitchell P. , Hood, Christopher T. , Woodward, Maria A. , Shtein, Roni Mintz , Zaffos, Joshua, Prescott, Christina R. , Haberman, Ilyse D. , Ritterband, David C. , Harris, David J, Ahmad, Sumayya , Amir, Ahmad, Srikumaran, Divya S. , Akpek, Esen K. , Tu, Elmer Yuchen , Miller, Donald M, Bernal, Maria, Barron, Bruce, Wise, Ronald, Shieh, Christine , Thorne, George, Renucci, A., Sivaraman, Kavitha, Affeldt, John, Guibord, Nathalie M, Lin, Amy , Patel, Ravi, Asbell, Penny A. , Wallace, Michael, Iovieno, Alfonso , Teichman, Joshua C. , Robert, Marie-Claude , Harissi‐Dagher, Mona , Baxter, Stephanie A. , Benson, Matthew, Tone, Stephan Ong , Yung, C.–W., Lin, Charles C. , Vyas, Neil M, Oates, Dale, Veena, Mathew, Goshe, Jeffrey M. , Sharma, Vikas , Miller, Darby D. , Ma, Jeffrey H, Dupps, William Joseph

JAMA Ophthalmology | March 6, 2025 | Volume: 143 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 269

10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.6114 Get It

Importance High-quality evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is necessary to guide care. Objective To determine whether suppressive valacyclovir compared with placebo delays the occurrence of new or worsening stromal keratitis (SK), endothelial keratitis (EK), iritis, or dendriform epithelial keratitis (DEK) during 12 months of treatment and if treatment benefit persisted at 18 months (secondary end point). Design, Setting, and Participants The Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS) was a randomized clinical trial conducted in 95 sites from November 2017 to June 2024. Immunocompetent, nonpregnant adults with a history of an HZO rash, documented active keratitis or iritis within 1 year, and an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2 or greater were eligible. After determined to be eligible, participants were randomized in 4 strata: age at onset (<60 years vs ≥60 years) and disease duration (<6 months vs ≥6 months). Interventions A total of 12 months of double-masked daily valacyclovir, 1000 mg, or placebo. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was time to first occurrence within 12 months of new or worsening SK, EK, iritis, or DEK. Results A total of 527 participants (median [IQR] age, 60 [50-68] years; 266 female [50.5%]; 266 in the valacyclovir group; 261 in the placebo group) were randomized in 4 strata; 481 completed 12 months, and 460 completed 18 months. Data were analyzed by intention to treat. At 12 months, primary end points occurred in 86 participants (33%) assigned to placebo and 74 (28%) assigned to valacyclovir, and at 18 months in 104 participants (40%) assigned to placebo and 86 (32%) assigned to valacyclovir. The hazard ratio (HR) of the primary end point at 12 months was 0.77 for participants taking valacyclovir vs placebo (HR, 0.77; adjusted 95% CI, 0.56-1.05; P = .09) and 0.73 at the secondary end point at 18 months (HR, 0.73; adjusted 95% CI, 0.55-0.97; P = .03). There was a reduction of multiple other secondary end points at 12 months (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.52-0.95; P = .02) and 18 months (HR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.55-0.95; P = .02). Conclusions and Relevance Although the primary outcome did not show a benefit of suppressive valacyclovir treatment, secondary study outcomes showed treatment superiority at the 18-month end point and reduced number of multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis at both 12 and 18 months. These results support consideration of 1 year of suppressive valacyclovir treatment for HZO. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03134196
Low-Dose Valacyclovir for Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Zoster Eye Disease Study
Warner, David, Jeng, Bennie H., Kim, Jiyu , Liu, Mengling , Baratz, Keith H. , Mian, Shahzad I., Choulakian, Mazen Y., Meyer, Jay J. , Lu, Ying , Twi-Yeboah, Alberta , Lopez-Jimenez, Carlos, Laury, Sarah, Cohen, Elisabeth J. , Weissbart, Sarah B. , Abazari, Azin, Chou, Timothy , Chang, Eileen , Amescua, Guillermo , Koo, Ellen, Galor, Anat , Berestka, John S., Nanji, Afshan, Stutzman, Richard D., Clements, John, Davies, Emma , Saeed, Hajirah N. , Ciralsky, Jessica, Fernández, A. Gómez-Bastero , Sippel, Kimberly C. , Perez-Quinones, Victor L, Daluvoy, Melissa B. , Liu, Katy C., Ewald, M., Groos, Erich B, Chang, Bernard, Shivitz, Ira A., Hill, Jordan , Fowler, Priscilla G., Read, Russell W. , Geggel, Harry S. , Rony, Sayegh, Rapuano, Christopher J. , Meghpara, Beeran, Holland, Gary N. , Irvine, John, Aldave, Anthony J. , Edmund, Tsui, Chen, Judy , Honig, Marc A, Snyder, Lee A, Lubniewski, Anthony J., Katz, Douglas, Capoor, Seema, Gonzales, John, Morkin, Melina I., Kenyon, Kenneth R., Lee, William B., Christenbury, Joseph, LaMattina, Kara C. , Negahban, Kambiz, Rao, Ronihi, Ament, Christine S, Lopatynsky, Marta O., Barbato, John D, Sarkar, Jayati S, Macsai, Marian S., Herz, Joshua B, Al-Mohtaseb, Zaina , Matoba, Alice Y., Cooney, Theresa, Hood, Christopher , Sugar, Alan M., Shtein, Roni M., Nehls, Sarah, Warner, Evan J. , Nettune, Greg, Bowman, Brad, Gelender, Henry, Alexander, Jamie K. , McCall, Tyrone, Zaffos, Joshua, Beebe, Walter E., Potts, Luke B. , Lustbader, Jay M., Oboh-Weilke, Aruoriwo, Hammersmith, K.M., Orlin, Stephen E., Nagra, Parveen K., Sulewski, Michael E., Bunya, Vatinee Y. , Shafer, Brian M. , Viriya, Elizabeth T., Qureshi, Anam, Lazzaro, Douglas R., Palazzolo, Laura , Goyal, Himani , Schrack, Katie E, Raber, Irving M. , Ayres, Brandon D. , Finklea, Brenton, Reeves, Sherman W., Awad, Omar E, Hardten, David R., Reilly, Charles, Flynn, William J., Rashid, Edward D, Wen, Angie E, Shaik, Neha, Seedor, John A., Rosenfeld, Steven I., Winnick, Marc , Amir, Ahmad, Sherman, Mark D., Chaon, Benjamin, Soukiasian, Sarkis H., Rao, Naveen K. , Steiner, Anne, Winokur, Jules , Udell, Ira J., Shih, Carolyn, Gorski, Matthew , Schrier, Amilia, Lobo-Chan, Ann-Marie , Sugar, Joel, Munir, Wuqaas W, Sunshine, Sarah B. , Miller, Donald M. , Gensheimer, William G. , Zegans, Michael E. , Weiss, Jayne S. , Bernal, M.L. , Barron, Bruce, Hindman, Holly B. , Wise, Ronald E. , Gelston, Christopher D. , Taravella, Michael J. , Davidson, Richard S. , Tran, Uyen, Bartley, Jeremy, McCulley, James P., Verity, Steven M., Bowman, Wayne, Blomquist, Preston H. , Mootha, V. Vinod , Thorne, George, Renucci, A., Verdier, David D. , Sivaraman, K. R., Nordlund, Michael L., Hwang, Frank S. , Affeldt, John, Ingraham, Herbert J., Guibord, Nathalie M, Dobbins, Kendall, Thareja, Tarika , Zaugg, Brian , Mifflin, Mark D., Forstot, S. Lance, Fish, Robert A, Repine, Karen, Wildes, Michael, Estopinal, Christopher B., Brown, Donna, Koreishi, Aaleya, Ple-plakon, Patricia, Clemons, Carol S., Patel, Ravi , Ashe, Sanda, Bonaffini, Sarah G. , Houser, Kourtney, Wallace, Michael A., Wesberry, Jesse M, Yeung, Sonia N. , Noordeh, Nima, Faucher, Anne, Rullo, Jacob, Johnson, Davin , Mah, Dean, Benson, Matthew , Chew, Hall F., Hassonlou, Mojgan, Liu, Shaohui , Eikenberry, Jennifer , Yung, Chi-Wah, Shen, Joanne F , Lin, Charles C. , Yu, Charles, Ta, Christopher N. , Goins, Kenneth M., Sutphin, John E., Svanda, Kerri, Keppol, Stacy, Rostov, Audrey Talley, Vyas, Neil , Hsu, Kimberly, Goodman, Gerri, McHam, Lisa, Oates, Dale, Rizkalla, Ramy, Shukla, Anita N. , Veena, Mathew , See, Craig W. , Feder, Robert S., Baqai, Jeanine, Basti, Surendra, Haddadin, Ramez I., You, Jae Young , Dixit, Lena, Patel, Ravi H, Golde, Kimberly T, Zaidman, Gerald W., Mahesh, Sankara, Sharma, Vikas, Wesolosky, Jason D., Jeffrey, Helen, Mannis, Mark J., Niederer, Rachael L. , Lu, Ying , Jeng, Bennie H. , Troxel, Andrea B. , Hochman, Judith S. , Mian, Shahzad I. , Lee, Ting‐Fang , Tonk, Rahul Singh , Martinez, Jaime D. , Patel, Sanjay V. , Chamberlain, Winston , Chodosh, James , Fernandez, Ana G Alzaga, Perez-Quinones, Victor L, Hill, Jordan, Omar, Ahmed F. , Syed, Zeba A. , Lee, Olivia, Irvine, John, Deng, Sophie X. , Edmund, Tsui, Huang, Andrew , Margolis, Todd P. , Seitzman, Gerami D. , Keenan, Jeremy David , Hamrah, Pedram , Lee, Hyunjoo, Barbato, John D, Weikert, Mitchell P. , Hood, Christopher, Woodward, Maria A. , Sugar, Alan, Shtein, Roni Mintz , Prescott, Christina R. , Haberman, Ilyse D. , Schrack, Katie E, Ritterband, David C. , Harris, David J, Ahmad, Sumayya , Srikumaran, Divya S. , Akpek, Esen K. , Tu, Elmer Yuchen , Miller, Donald M, Bernal, Maria, Shieh, Christine , Thorne, George, Sivaraman, Kavitha, Lin, Amy , Repine, Karen, Asbell, Penny A. , Ashe, S, Wallace, Michael, Iovieno, Alfonso , Teichman, Joshua C. , Robert, Marie-Claude , Harissi‐Dagher, Mona , Baxter, Stephanie A. , Benson, Matthew, Tone, Stephan Ong , Hassonlou, Mojgan, Yung, C.–W., Svanda, Kerri, Keppol, Stacy, Vyas, Neil M, McHam, Lisa, Veena, Mathew, Goshe, Jeffrey M. , Miller, Darby D. , Ma, Jeffrey H

JAMA Ophthalmology | March 6, 2025 | Volume: 143 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 277

10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.6113 Get It

Importance Evidence regarding suppressive valacyclovir treatment on postherpetic neuralgia is necessary to guide care. Objective To test the hypothesis that suppressive treatment with 1000 mg/d of oral valacyclovir for 12 months reduces the prevalence, severity, and duration of postherpetic neuralgia compared with placebo at 12 and 18 months in participants with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Design, Setting, and Participants Multicenter, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial including 527 immunocompetent, nonpregnant adults with history of HZO rash, documented keratitis, or iritis within 1 year and an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 45 mL/min/1.73 m 2 or greater. The study was conducted at 95 participating sites (in Canada, New Zealand, and the US) from November 2017 to June 2024 and participant visits occurred every 3 months. Intervention Treatment with 1000 mg/d of valacyclovir or placebo for 12 months. Main Outcomes and Measures Prevalence of postherpetic neuralgia, severity as determined by pain score (a score of ≥3 on a scale of 1-10), pain duration (≥3 months after HZO onset), and total daily dose of pain medication. Results Of the 527 participants (490 completed 12 months of treatment and 460 completed 18 months), 73 (14%) had postherpetic neuralgia and were analyzed by age at HZO onset (<60 years or ≥60 years) and disease duration (recent [<6 months] or chronic [≥6 months]). Of the 73 participants with postherpetic neuralgia (34 in the valacyclovir group and 39 in the placebo group), the mean age was 62.4 years (SD, 13.6 years), 59% were female, 5% were Black or African American, and 10% were Hispanic. The prevalence of postherpetic neuralgia at 12 months was not reduced by valacyclovir (12/32 [38%]) compared with placebo (14/35 [40%]) (between-group difference, 2.5% [95% CI, −20.8% to 25.8%]; P >.99). The participants who were younger than 60 years at HZO onset and had a chronic disease duration had lower pain scores in the valacyclovir group (mean score, 0.3 [SD, 0.9]) vs the placebo group (mean score, 0.8 [SD, 1.9]) at 12 months ( P = .045) and at 18 months (mean score, 0.2 [SD, 0.9] vs 1.0 [SD, 2.3], respectively; P = .02). There was a decrease in pain duration in the valacyclovir group at 18 months (mean, 13.6 [SD, 11.4] months) vs the placebo group (mean, 18.7 [SD, 29.5] months) (linear mixed-effects model between-group difference, −3.39 months [95% CI, −6.73 to −0.04 months]; P = .046). The total daily dose of neuropathic pain medication was lower in the valacyclovir group (mean, 271.4 [SD, 593.8] mg/d) vs the placebo group (mean, 363.4 [SD, 592.2] mg/d) at 12 months (linear mixed-effects model P = .006) and at 18 months (mean, 209.0 [SD, 412.8] mg/d vs 286.2 [SD, 577.9] mg/d, respectively; linear mixed-effects model P = .01). Conclusions and Relevance One year of suppressive treatment with valacyclovir was associated with a lower dosage of neuropathic pain medication. Participants in the valacyclovir group, who were younger at HZO onset and had a chronic disease duration, had lower pain scores. These secondary outcomes support consideration of 1 year of suppressive treatment with valacyclovir to reduce dosage of pain medications and pain due to HZO. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03134196
Recruitment Strategies and Obstacles During the Zoster Eye Disease Study
Sherman, Mark D., Warner, David, Cohen, Elisabeth J. , Jiménez, Carlos López , Baratz, Keith H. , Jeng, Bennie H. , Niederer, Rachael L. , Asbell, Penny A. , Mian, Shahzad I. , Lee, Ting‐Fang , Gillespie, Colleen C.

Cornea | December 3, 2024 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1101-1106

10.1097/ico.0000000000003762 Get It

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify successful recruitment strategies and obstacles reported by principal investigators (PIs) of the Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS). Methods: A web-based survey was created by a subset of ZEDS PIs and distributed to ZEDS PIs after study enrollment was closed. The survey queried investigators about recruitment strategies and obstacles, use of prophylactic oral antiviral medication, electronic medical records, telemedicine, COVID-19 effect, turnover of research staff, and recruitment outreach to minority and underserved populations. The survey allowed objective measures and free-text options. Analysis from centers with higher enrollment was compared with centers with lower enrollment to identify successful strategies and common obstacles. Results: The most frequently cited helpful strategies were participation from ophthalmologists within the PI's institution (33/63, 52%), ophthalmology resident referrals (23/63, 37%), and chart review (23/63, 37%). Travel to participating clinical center (42/63, 67%) and ongoing prophylactic use of oral systemic antiviral medication (39/63, 62%) were common obstacles. Research coordinator turnover was identified as a contributor to reduced recruitment success by 49% (31/63) of PIs and made recruitment much harder for 22% (14/63). A small number of investigators used telemedicine (18/63, 29%) and few made efforts to recruit from minority and underserved populations (10/63, 16%). Conclusions: Our survey highlights the importance of internal ophthalmologist referral, chart review, and research coordinator commitment for successful clinical trial recruitment. We discuss the impact of prophylactic use of oral antiviral medication on recruitment. Future randomized clinical trials should mobilize the helpful recruitment strategies and improve outreach to underserved populations.
Baseline Participant Characteristics at Enrollment in the Zoster Eye Disease Study
Prescott, Christina R. , Cohen, Elisabeth J. , Lu, Ying , Twi-Yeboah, Alberta , Jiménez, Carlos López , Mazen, Choulakian Y., Warner, David, Baratz, Keith H. , Jeng, Bennie H. , Lu, Ying , Niederer, Rachael L. , Hochman, Judith S. , Troxel, Andrea B. , Mian, Shahzad I.

Cornea | February 27, 2024 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 1473-1480

10.1097/ico.0000000000003497 Get It

Purpose: The Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS) is the first randomized clinical trial to study the efficacy of long-term (1 year) suppressive valacyclovir treatment on herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) outcomes. This article details the baseline characteristics of participants. Methods: Setting: The study was set at 95 participating clinical centers in 33 states, Canada, and New Zealand. Study Population: Immunocompetent adults with a history of a characteristic HZO unilateral rash and documentation of an episode of active dendriform epithelial keratitis, stromal keratitis, endothelial keratitis, or iritis within the preceding year, enrolled in ZEDS from November 2017 to January 2023. Intervention: Participants were randomized to double-masked oral valacyclovir 1 gm daily versus placebo for 1 year of treatment and followed for 18 months. Results: Five hundred twenty-seven participants were enrolled across 4 strata according to age at HZO onset (younger or older than 60 years) and duration of HZO at enrollment (less or greater than 6 months), with an even distribution of men and women and a median age of 60 years. More participants with recent (57%, 300/527) than chronic HZO and younger than 60 years at HZO onset (54%, 286/527) were enrolled. Most participants were treated acutely with a recommended antiviral regimen (91%, 480/527) and had not been vaccinated against zoster (79%, 418/527). Conclusions: The broad ZEDS study population enhances the likelihood that ZEDS will provide generalizable high-quality evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of suppressive valacyclovir for HZO immunocompetent adults and whether it should become standard of care. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03134196.
P13: CAN PATIENT-REPORTED OCULAR SYMPTOMS GUIDE DOSE MODIFICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY MULTIPLE MYELOMA RECEIVING BELANTAMAB MAFODOTIN?
Popat, Rakesh , Badros, Ashraf , Kumar, Seema, Cohen, Alan R., Manier, Salomon , Voorhees, Peter M. , Rifkin, Robert M. , Martin, T., Jeng, Bennie H. , Lee, H, Berdeja, J. G., Jadhav, Vinay, Tosolini, A, Eliason, L, Palumbo, A, Trudel, S., Richardson, PG, Popat, Rakesh , Rodríguez‐Otero, Paula , Gay, Francesca , Chari, Ajai , Weisel, Katja C , Farooq, Asim V. , Chng, Wee Joo , Palumbo, Antonio , Dimopoulos, Meletios Α. , Lonial, Sagar , Terpos, Evangelos

HemaSphere | April 6, 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 18-18

10.1097/01.hs9.0000829624.40467.0d Get It

Can Patient-Reported Ocular Symptoms Guide Dose Modifications in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Receiving Belantamab Mafodotin?
Popat, Rakesh , Badros, Ashraf , Kumar, Shaji , Manier, Salomon , Voorhees, Peter M. , Rifkin, Robert M. , Jeng, Bennie H. , Jadhav, Vinay, Tosolini, Alessandra, Eliason, Laurie , Palumbo, Antonio , Trudel, Suzanne , Richardson, Paul G. , Terpos, Evangelos , Terpos, Evangelos , Popat, Rakesh , Rodríguez‐Otero, Paula , Cohen, Adam D. , Gay, Francesca , Martin, Thomas G. , Chari, Ajai , Weisel, Katja C , Farooq, Asim V. , Chng, Wee Joo , Lee, Hans C. , Berdeja, Jesús G. , Dimopoulos, Meletios Α. , Lonial, Sagar , Richardson, Paul Gerard Guy

Blood | November 23, 2021 | Volume: 138 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 2746-2746

10.1182/blood-2021-152681 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) is a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting antibody-drug conjugate approved in the United States (US) and Europe as a monotherapy for triple-class refractory adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). This hypothesis-generating post-hoc analysis of DREAMM-2 trial (NCT03525678) data examined relationships between corneal exam findings (superficial punctate keratopathy and/or microcyst like epithelial changes), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and direct patient-reported ocular symptoms per the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire. This approach could provide insight into the relationship between corneal exam findings, BCVA, and ocular symptoms and their impact on quality of life to help determine if BCVA decline and symptoms could guide dosing. Currently, in the US, eye exams with eye-care professionals (ECPs) are required for each belamaf treatment, which can add to patients' therapy-related burden. Identifying a surrogate marker for results from corneal exam findings would help providers determine if dosing adjustments are necessary. Methods: Eye exams (including a corneal exam and BCVA assessment using the Snellen chart) were performed on all patients receiving single-agent belamaf (2.5 mg/kg) by ECPs at baseline (BL) and before each dose, administered q3w. Corneal exam findings (keratopathy) and BCVA were assessed per protocol-defined criteria, and grade (GR) assessment was based on the worst finding in the worse eye. BCVA and keratopathy grading were relative to BL. Patient-reported ocular symptoms and vision-related functioning, as per the OSDI, were used to evaluate the impact of treatment-related ocular toxicity. The OSDI is a patient-reported outcome questionnaire that assesses eye symptoms and effects on vision-related function in the past week and was performed in all patients before each belamaf dose. Items 1-5 address the frequency of eye-related symptoms (eg, painful or sore eyes, blurred vision) while items 6-9 address the frequency of functional limitations (eg, driving at night or reading). OSDI was considered positive, clinically meaningful, and potentially associated with treatment when at least one question 1-5 (ie, sensitivity to light, gritty or painful eyes, blurred or poor vision) was reported as experienced "all of the time" and at least one question 6-9 (ie, driving at night, reading, working with PC, or watching TV) was reported as experienced "most of the time." Results: Overall, GR 3-4 (severe) keratopathy was observed only 5% of the time in patients who did not report frequent ocular symptoms as measured by the OSDI questionnaire (no items 1-9 ≥ "most of the time"). A further breakdown of the questions revealed that, in patients who reported no items 1-5 "all of the time" AND no items 6-9 ≥ "most of the time" (OSDI negative), GR 3-4 keratopathy was observed only 6% of the time (Table). When considering individual OSDI items, in patients who reported "no deterioration from BL" for any of the OSDI eye-related symptoms or functional limitations, GR 3-4 keratopathy was observed ~3%-7% of the time while GR 0-2 (mild) keratopathy was observed ~23%-34% of the time. Similar results were observed in patients with BCVA ≤20/30 at BL who reported "no deterioration from BL" for any eye-related adverse events (AEs) or functional limitations (GR 3-4 keratopathy: ~2%-6% of the time; GR 0-2 keratopathy: ~19%-28% of the time); patients with worse visual acuity at BL (BCVA >20/30) who reported "no deterioration" for items 1-9 had lower incidence of GR 3-4 and GR 0-2 keratopathy (~0%-1% and ~3%-8%, respectively). Conclusions: The results from this hypothesis-generating post-hoc analysis suggest that hematologists/oncologists may be able to use clinical indicators/tools (eg, ocular symptoms, the OSDI tool) as potential surrogate markers for eye exam results to help determine whether dosing changes are needed. This approach will be explored in trials with other belamaf dose regimens that are currently under evaluation. If the results are validated, it may be possible for hematologists/oncologists to manage belamaf dose modifications, due to ocular AEs, without a confirmatory eye exam by the ECP, reducing the patient burden. Funding Source: GSK (205678). Drug linker technology licensed from Seagen; monoclonal antibody produced using POTELLIGENT Technology licensed from BioWa. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Popat: Takeda: Honoraria, Other: TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, EXPENSES; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AbbVie, BMS, Janssen, Oncopeptides, and Amgen: Honoraria; Abbvie, Takeda, Janssen, and Celgene: Consultancy; Janssen and BMS: Other: travel expenses. Badros: GlaxoSmithKline: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding; J&J: Research Funding. Kumar: Abbvie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Tenebio: Research Funding; Antengene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Carsgen: Research Funding; Roche-Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; KITE: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Bluebird Bio: Consultancy; Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Astra-Zeneca: Consultancy, 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; Novartis: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Adaptive: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding. Rodríguez-Otero: Regeneron: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kite: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS/Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: Travel and other expenses. Cohen: BMS: Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Other: Personal fees and other association with, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Other: Personal fees and other association with; Janssen: Honoraria; Kite Pharma: Honoraria; Oncopeptides: Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria. Manier: Regeneron: Consultancy, Research Funding; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; GSK: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene - Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Roche: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Voorhees: Secura Bio: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Gay: Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; AbbVie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bluebird Bio: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria. Rifkin: Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Fresenius-Kabi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Coherus: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bristol Myers Squibb (Celgene): Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; McKesson: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Martin: Janssen: Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding; Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Amgen: Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy. Chari: Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Secura Bio: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Shattuck Labs: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AbbVie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Seattle Genetics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Antengene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Research Funding; Millenium/Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sanofi Genzyme: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS/Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen Oncology: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Weisel: Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GSK: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Consultancy; Novartis: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria. Farooq: Five Prime Therapeutics/Amgen: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy. Jeng: OysterPoint: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Eyegate: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Chng: Abbvie: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Takeda: Consultancy; BMS/Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding; Johnson & Johnson: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy; Antengene: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Aslan: Research Funding. Lee: Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding; Oncopetides: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Research Funding; Legend Biotech: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Regeneron: Research Funding. Berdeja: BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celularity: Research Funding; CRISPR Therapeutics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite Pharma: Consultancy; Legend Biotech: Consultancy; SecuraBio: Consultancy; EMD Serono: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Research Funding; Ichnos Sciences: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Poseida: Research Funding; Bluebird bio: Consultancy, Research Funding; Astex Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy; Sanofi: Research Funding; Acetylon: Research Funding; Teva: Research Funding; Lilly: Research Funding. Jadhav: GlaxoSmithKline: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Tosolini: GlaxoSmithKline: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Eliason: GlaxoSmithKline: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Palumbo: GlaxoSmithKline: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Dimopoulos: Beigene: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria. Lonial: Merck: Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS/Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AMGEN: Consultancy, Honoraria; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Trudel: Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Honoraria; Amgen Canada: Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Honoraria. Richardson: Sanofi: Consultancy; Celgene/BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Protocol Intelligence: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Secura Bio: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Research Funding; Regeneron: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding. Terpos: Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Genesis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; GSK: Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria; Janssen-Cilag: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding.