Stiff, Patrick J.

Abstract Background The international prognostic score (IPS) (Hasenclever et al., NEJM 1988) uses 7 factors (age> 45, male sex, hemoglobin<10.5, stage IV, leukocytosis > 15,000, and lymphopenia< 600) to predict a 5 year freedom from progression (FFP) of 42%-84% and overall survival (OS) of 56%-89% for patients with advanced HL. Constructed from a retrospective analysis of patients treated before 1992, the IPS continues to be the most commonly used risk stratification index for advanced HL. Recent studies suggest that the predictive range of the IPS has narrowed due to improved outcomes of patients treated with current therapy (Moccia et al. JCO 2012). In this report we prospectively evaluated the ability of the individual components of the IPS to predict outcome in patients enrolled on the US Intergroup trial E2496. Methods All seven IPS (IPS-7) variables were recorded for all patients at study entry. FFP was defined as the time from study entry to disease progression or relapse; deaths that occurred during remission that were not preceded by disease progression/relapse were censored. OS was defined as the time from study entry to death from any cause. Kaplan-Meier methodology was used to construct survival curves. Univariate and multivariate analysis (MVA) was performed using Cox proportional-hazards models. We subsequently constructed an alternative prognostic score utilizing the factors which were significant on MVA (PS-3). Results From 1996-2006, 854 patients with advanced HL, were randomized to treatment with either ABVD or Stanford V, with no significant differences in outcome (Gordon et al, JCO 2013). While the IPS-7 remained prognostic it did not stratify the lowest risk patients (0-1 risk factor) or patients with 3-5 risk factors, as its predictive range was narrowed due to improved clinical outcomes (Fig 1a and 2a). Table 1 shows the univariate and multivariate analysis for IPS-7 and outcomes. In contrast to the original IPS-7, on MVA, only two factors, hemoglobin and stage were significant for FFP, and three factors for OS: hemoglobin, stage, and age. We then evaluated a new 3 factor score (PS-3) utilizing variables significant on the MVA. The PS-3 was significant for both FFP (p=0.0001) and OS (p<.0001) and clearly separated patients into 4 distinct risk groups with either: 0, 1, 2 or 3 risk factors. The five year FFP was 83%, 74%, 68%, and 63% and OS was 95%, 85%, 75%, and 52% for patients with 0, 1, 2, and 3 risk factors, respectively (Table 2, Fig 1b and 2b). Conclusion In E2496, for patients with advanced HL, the PS-3 may stratify patients more clearly compared to IPS-7 and provide a simpler model to assess risk. Studies comparing PS-3 with IPS-7, and are ongoing. The incorporation of novel biomarkers and biologic factors into PS-3, as well as validation with other data sets is warranted. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Abstract Background: AMD3100 (plerixafor)+G-CSF (A+G) was generally safe and more effective in mobilizing CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells compared to placebo+G-CSF (P+G) in a Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study conducted in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). In the intent-to-treat analysis, 78/148 (53%) patients in the P+G group and 20/150 (13%) patients in the A+G group failed to mobilize ≥ 2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg, p<0.0001. Of these failure patients, 52 in the P+G group and 10 in the A+G group consented to enter into the rescue arm of the study. This abstract reports the outcomes of these rescue patients. Methods: Patients enrolled in the Phase III study who failed to mobilize ≥2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg could enter into the rescue arm of the study and receive A+G. The patient’s treatment assignment in the study remained blinded. Following a rest period of ≥7 days, patients were given G (10 μg/kg/day) subcutaneously (SQ) for 4 days. In the evening around 10PM on Day 4, patients were given a dose of A (240 μg/kg SQ). On Day 5, all patients returned to clinic to receive a morning dose of G before apheresis. Patients continued to receive the evening dose of A followed by morning dose of G and apheresis the next day for up to a total of 4 aphereses or until ≥5 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg were collected. Pooled cells were allowed for transplantation. Results: After rescue therapy, 33/52 (63%) patients who previously failed P+G and 4/10 (40%) patients who previously failed A+G collected ≥2 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg. Seven of the 33 patients who previously failed with P+G collected ≥ 5 x 106 CD34+ cells/kg. Six of the ten A+G patients and 46/52 P+G patients were transplanted. Median time to PMN engraftment was Day 10 and Day 11 for the A+G and P+G groups, respectively. Median time to platelet engraftment was Day 22 and Day 20 for the A+G and P+G groups, respectively. One patient in the P+G group never had platelet counts > 50,000 and was counted as a failure to engraft, even though the patient was clinically stable through 6 months post-transplant. In the re-mobilized group, 9 patients died (2 patients were never transplanted and 7 patients had disease progression). Grafts were durable for ≥100 days in all 6 rescued A+G patients and all 41 rescued P+G patients who engrafted. The predominant adverse events were mild gastrointestinal effects (diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain) and injection site reactions. There were no drug-related serious adverse events reported in these re-mobilized patients. Conclusions: The addition of AMD3100 to G-CSF successfully mobilized sufficient stem cells for transplant in 63% of NHL patients who previously failed mobilization with G-CSF alone. The high success rate is consistent with the Compassionate Use Protocol experience. AMD3100 was generally well tolerated. The 40% success rate in the patients who previously failed AMD3100+G-CSF suggests that re-mobilization with the same combination is a potentially useful strategy for similar patients.

Abstract Abstract 2319 Poster Board II-296 Background: Data from two phase 3 clinical trials indicate that plerixafor plus G-CSF is safe and more effective than G-CSF alone in mobilizing CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) for autologous HSC transplantation (auto-HSCT) in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) or multiple myeloma (MM). Herein we report 1-year overall survival in patients with NHL or MM who have undergone auto-HSCT with cells mobilized with plerixafor plus G-CSF compared to placebo plus G-CSF. Furthermore, we also report 1-year overall survival in patients with NHL who failed mobilization on either arm and entered a rescue protocol. Methods: Data were obtained from two prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trials that compared the safety and efficacy of plerixafor (0.24 mg/kg/day SQ) plus G-CSF (10 mg/kg/day) with placebo plus G-CSF for mobilization of HSC for autologous HSCT in patients with NHL or MM. In the NHL study, patients in either study arm who failed mobilization (&0.8 ×106 CD34+ cells/kg in 2 days or &2 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg in 4 days) were eligible to enter the rescue protocol and received plerixafor + G-CSF mobilization. Overall survival in patients was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: In the NHL study, 135/150 (90.0%) patients in the plerixafor group compared with 82/148 (55.4%) patients in the placebo group, underwent transplantation (p&0.001) with a median (range) of 5.41 (1.95-17.6) and 3.85 (1.98-8.74) × 106 CD34+ cells/kg, respectively (p&0.001). A total of 62 patients (10 from the plerixafor arm and 52 from the placebo arm) failed mobilization and proceeded to rescue mobilization with plerixafor + G-CSF. Of these, 52 patients (84%) proceeded to transplantation with a median (range) of 3.8 (1.1-10.5) x 106 CD34+ cells/kg. Kaplan-Meier estimates of 1-year overall survival for patients in the plerixafor and placebo groups in the primary ITT population (rescue patients were censored as of consent date for rescue) were 76.0% and 64.7%, respectively. Kaplan-Meier estimate of 1-year overall survival in the rescue group was 83.7%. The Log rank p-value comparing all 3 survival estimates (plerixafor, placebo and rescue) was 0.765 (Figure 1A). In the MM study, 142/148 (95.9%) patients in the plerixafor group and 136/154 (88.3%) patients in the placebo group underwent transplantation (p=0.014) with a median (range) of 5.40 (1.20-16.74) and 3.96 (1.76-16.88) × 106 CD34+ cells/kg, respectively (p&0.001). In this trial, Kaplan-Meier estimates of 1-year overall survival in the plerixafor and placebo groups were 93.6% and 95.8%, respectively (Log-rank p-value=0.771; Figure 1B). Conclusions: These data suggest that overall survival at 1 year is similar between patients with MM or NHL mobilized with plerixafor plus G-CSF compared to placebo plus G-CSF. Furthermore, in the NHL study, patient survival in the rescue protocol was similar to that seen in the phase III trial. Collection of follow-up data on overall survival is ongoing. Disclosures: Micallef: Genzyme Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Stiff:Genzyme Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Stadtmauer:Genzyme Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Bolwell:Genzyme Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Marulkar:Genzyme Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Hsu:Genzyme Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. DiPersio:Genzyme: Honoraria.

SummaryThe International Prognostic Score (IPS‐7) is the most commonly used risk stratification tool for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), however recent studies suggest the IPS‐7 is less discriminating due to improved outcomes with contemporary therapy. We evaluated the seven variables for IPS‐7 recorded at study entry for 854 patients enrolled on Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 2496 trial. Univariate and multivariate Cox models were used to assess their prognostic ability for freedom from progression (FFP) and overall survival (OS). The IPS‐7 remained prognostic however its prognostic range has narrowed. On multivariate analysis, two factors (age, stage) remained significant for FFP and three factors (age, stage, haemoglobin level) for OS. An alternative prognostic index, the IPS‐3, was constructed using age, stage and haemoglobin level, which provided four distinct risk groups [FFP (P = 0·0001) and OS (P < 0·0001)]. IPS‐3 outperformed the IPS‐7 on risk prediction for both FFP and OS by model fit and discrimination criteria. Using reclassification calibration, 18% of IPS‐7 low risk patients were re‐classified as intermediate risk and 13% of IPS‐7 intermediate risk patients as low risk. For patients with advanced HL, the IPS‐3 may provide a simpler and more accurate framework for risk assessment in the modern era. Validation of these findings in other large data sets is planned.

The efficacy and safety of plerixafor + G‐CSF in enhancing hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and collection has been demonstrated in two phase III studies involving patients with NHL or MM. In these pivotal studies, plerixafor + G‐CSF significantly increased the proportion of patients achieving target stem cell yields, compared to placebo + G‐CSF. In this analysis, we compare the efficacy and safety of plerixafor + G‐CSF versus placebo + G‐CSF in patients enrolled in the two phase III studies, stratified by age: ≥60 years of age and <60 years of age. The proportion of older patients who achieved target stem cell yields was significantly higher in the plerixafor group than in placebo group (NHL: 50.9 vs. 25.4%, P < 0.001; MM: 69.6 vs. 23.7%, P < 0.001). In this older cohort, the median times to neutrophil and to platelet engraftment following autologous stem cell transplant were comparable between the plerixafor and placebo groups. Similar efficacy findings were observed in the younger age group. The most common adverse events (all grades) reported among older patients in the plerixafor group included diarrhea (41.3%), nausea (38.9%), fatigue (30.2%), and injection‐site reaction (29.4%). The frequency of adverse events was similar between the older and the younger age groups. Taken together, our subanalysis demonstrate that plerixafor + G‐CSF can be safely and effectively used in adult patients of all ages, including those ≥60 years, to support optimal stem cell mobilization for autologous stem cell transplantation. Am. J. Hematol. 88:1017–1023, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Purpose This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of plerixafor (AMD3100), a CXCR4 antagonist, in mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells for autologous stem-cell transplantation in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients. Patients and Methods This is a phase III, multicenter, randomized (1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma requiring an autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in first or second complete or partial remission were eligible. Patients received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF; 10 μg/kg) subcutaneously daily for up to 8 days. Beginning on evening of day 4 and continuing daily for up to 4 days, patients received either plerixafor (240 μg/kg) or placebo subcutaneously. Starting on day 5, patients began daily apheresis for up to 4 days or until ≥ 5 × 10 6 CD34+ cells/kg were collected. The primary end point was the percentage of patients who collected ≥ 5 × 10 6 CD34+ cells/kg in 4 or fewer apheresis days. Results This report presents all data for all patients (n = 298) through 12 months follow-up. Eighty-nine (59%) of 150 patients in the plerixafor group and 29 (20%) of 148 patients in the placebo group met the primary end point (P < .001). One hundred thirty-five patients (90%) in plerixafor group and 82 patients (55%) in placebo group underwent transplantation after initial mobilization. Median time to engraftment was similar in both groups. The most common plerixafor-associated adverse events were GI disorders and injection site reactions. Conclusion Plerixafor and G-CSF were well tolerated and resulted in a significantly higher proportion of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma achieving the optimal CD34+ cell target for transplantation in fewer apheresis days, compared with G-CSF alone.

Abstract This phase 3, multicenter, randomized (1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the safety and efficacy of plerixafor with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells in patients with multiple myeloma. Patients received G-CSF (10 μg/kg) subcutaneously daily for up to 8 days. Beginning on day 4 and continuing daily for up to 4 days, patients received either plerixafor (240 μg/kg) or placebo subcutaneously. Starting on day 5, patients began daily apheresis for up to 4 days or until more than or equal to 6 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg were collected. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients who collected more than or equal to 6 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg in less than or equal to 2 aphereses. A total of 106 of 148 (71.6%) patients in the plerixafor group and 53 of 154 (34.4%) patients in the placebo group met the primary endpoint (P < .001). A total of 54% of plerixafor-treated patients reached target after one apheresis, whereas 56% of the placebo-treated patients required 4 aphereses to reach target. The most common adverse events related to plerixafor were gastrointestinal disorders and injection site reactions. Plerixafor and G-CSF were well tolerated, and significantly more patients collected the optimal CD34+ cell/kg target for transplantation earlier compared with G-CSF alone. This study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00103662.