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Kröger, Nicolaus

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5103-9966

Mayo Clinic

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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Molecular-Based Ecosystem to Improve Personalized Medicine in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Lanino, Luca , Hunter, Anthony M. , Gagelmann, Nico, Robin, M., Dall'Olio, Daniele , Flamigni, Alice, Gurnari, Carmelo, Wang, Yu‐Hung , Pleyer, Lisa , Xicoy, B., Montalban-Bravo, Guillermo, Shih, Lee-Yung, Alsugair, Ali, Gregorio, Caterina, Platzbecker, Anne Sophie, Sallman, David A., Fariselli, Piero, Garcia-Manero, Guillermo, Platzbecker, U, Solé, Francesc Gessé, Díez-Campelo, María, Maciejewski, Jaroslaw, Bejar, Rafael, Thol, Felicitas, Kroger, N., Fenaux, Pierre, Sanz, G. F., Kordasti, S., Santini, Valeria, Zeidan, Amer M., Komrokji, Rami S., Haferlach, Torsten, Germing, Ulrich, Castellani, Gastone, D'Amico, Saverio, Patnaik, M., Ieva, F., Tefferi, Ayalew, Padron, Eric , Porta, Matteo Giovanni Della, Alliance, for the iCPSS, Haque, Tamanna, Abdel-Wahab, Omar, Geissler, Klaus, Bataller, Alex, Bazinet, Alexandre , Meggendorfer, Manja , Quintavalla, Mirco, Bruseghini, Alessandro , Carota, Luciana , Dall'Olio, Lorenzo, Travaglino, Erica , Zamora, Lurdes López, Quintela, David, Jerez, Andrés , Cornejo, Elena, Martín, Paloma García, Díaz-Beyá, Marina, Pita, Alejandro Avendano, Roldán, Verónica , Suarez, Dolly Viviana Fiallo, Velasco, Estefania Cerezo, Calabuig, Marisa , Such, Esperanza, Castilla-Llorente, Cristina, Bulabois, Claude Eric, Souchet, Laëtitia, Bernardi, Massimo, Chiusolo, Patrizia, Borin, Lorenza, Follo, Matilde Yung, Consagra, Angela , Passamonti, Francesco, Diral, Elisa , Vucinic, Vladan, Bergonzi, Gregorio Maria , Hou, Hsin-An, Russo, Antonio, Tentori, Cristina Astrid , Buizza, Alessandro , Ferrari, Ivan, Matteo, Maria Di, Crespi, Alessandra, Figini, Giulia , Delponte, Camilla, Zampini, Matteo, Riva, Elena, Delleani, Mattia , Iascone, Eleonora, Ficara, Francesca , Ventura, Denise, Pinocchio, Nicole, Santoro, Armando, Kiwan, Ahmad , Ali, Najla H. Al, Zeidan, Amer M. , Robin, Marie , Dall’Olio, Daniele , Riva, Elena , Gagelmann, Nico , Robin, Marie , Sala, Claudia , Gurnari, Carmelo , Wang, Yu-Hung , Shih, Lee‐Yung , Alsugair, Ali , Fathima, Saubia , Gregorio, Caterina , Rollo, Cesare , Platzbecker, Anne Sophie , Asti, Gianluca , Itzykson, Raphael , Sallman, David A , Fariselli, Piero , Kern, Wolfgang , Garcia-Manero, Guillermo , Platzbecker, Uwe , Solé, Francesc , Diez-Campelo, Maria , Maciejewski, Jaroslaw P , Bejar, Rafael , Thol, Felicitas , Savona, Michael R , Sanz, Guillermo F , Kordasti, Shahram , Santini, Valeria , Zeidan, Amer M , Komrokji, Rami S , Castellani, Gastone , D'Amico, Saverio , Patnaik, Mrinal , Ieva, Francesca , Solary, Eric , Padron, Eric , Della Porta, Matteo Giovanni , Buizza, Alessandro , Ficara, Francesca , Lanino, Luca , Gagelmann, Nico , Gurnari, Carmelo , Xicoy, Blanca , Montalban‐Bravo, Guillermo , Fathima, Saubia , Gregorio, Caterina , Palomo, Laura , Itzykson, Raphaël , Sallman, David A. , Kern, Wolfgang , Garcia‐Manero, Guillermo , Platzbecker, Uwe , Solé, Françesc , Díez‐Campelo, María , Thol, Felicitas , Kröger, Nicolaus , Savona, Michael R. , Fenaux, Pierre , Sanz, Guillermo , Santini, Valeria , Fontenay, Michaëla , Komrokji, Rami S. , Haferlach, Torsten , Germing, Ulrich , Solary, Éric , Tefferi, Ayalew , Haque, Tamanna , Bataller, Alex , Sauta, Elisabetta , Sanavia, Tiziana , Dall'Olio, Lorenzo, Díaz‐Beyá, Marina , Roldan, Veronica, Fiallo, Dolly Viviana , Such, Esperanza , Castilla‐Llorente, Cristina , Bulabois, Claude‐Eric , Awada, Hussein , Chiusolo, Patrizia , Curti, Antonio , Giaccone, Luisa , Finelli, Carlo , Casetti, Ilaria Carola , Onida, Francesco , Passamonti, Francesco , Vučinić, Vladan , Voso, Maria Teresa , Hou, Hsin-An, Chou, Wen‐Chien , Yao, Chi‐Yuan , Lin, Chien‐Chin , Tien, Hwei‐Fang , Campagna, Alessia , Ubezio, Marta , Todisco, Gabriele , Maggioni, Giulia , Matteo, Maria Di, Pesce, Francesco , Zampini, Matteo , Crisafulli, Laura , Ventura, Denise , Pinocchio, Nicole , Brindisi, Matteo , VanOudenhove, Jennifer , Ali, Najla H. Al, Graubert, Timothy Aaron , Thota, Swapna , Griffiths, Elizabeth A.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | March 27, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 17 | Pages: 1608-1623

10.1200/jco-25-02116 Get It

PURPOSE Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare myeloid neoplasm characterized by clinical heterogeneity and is associated with poor outcomes. To date, limited molecular information has been incorporated into disease classification and risk stratification. We aimed to integrate genomic features into the clinical decision-making process for CMML. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 3013 patients with CMML (training set) and a prospective population of 516 patients (validation set). Using an innovative framework for multimodal data analysis, we developed molecular-based disease taxonomy and prognostication. RESULTS Unsupervised clustering identified nine entities with distinct genomic features and outcomes ( P < .001), including splicing machinery, transcription factors, signal transduction and tyrosine kinase pathways aberrations, and high-risk molecular signatures. Notably, 15% of patients showed molecular/clinical overlap with other myeloid neoplasms. We integrated molecular and clinical information to build the international CMML Prognostic Scoring System (iCPSS), incorporating mutations in nine genes together with hematologic parameters and cytogenetic abnormalities. The iCPSS identified five groups with distinct probability of overall and leukemia-free survival in both training and validation cohorts ( P < .001), outperforming existing prognostic models. Importantly, 55% of patients were reassigned to higher or lower risk groups by the iCPSS. Decision analysis demonstrated that iCPSS could refine the optimal timing of allogeneic transplantation at the individual level; compared with conventional prognostic tools, iCPSS-based decision modeling changed transplantation strategy in 31% of cases, resulting in a significant gain-in-life expectancy for eligible patient population ( P < .001). A federated learning platform was implemented to enable continuous, privacy-preserving model update across multiple centers. CONCLUSION Molecular information improves CMML classification and prognostication, supports more effective clinical decision making, and potentially refines the design of clinical trials.
Role of allo-HCT in “nonclassical” MPNs and MDS/MPNs: recommendations from the PH&G Committee and the CMWP of the EBMT
Hernández‐Boluda, Juan Carlos , Raj, Kavita , Kenyon, Michelle , Robin, Marie , Sockel, Katja , Sánchez‐Ortega, Isabel , Arcaini, Luca , Battipaglia, Giorgia , Ciceri, Fabio , Drozd‐Sokołowska, Joanna , Funke, Vaneuza Araújo Moreira , Gangat, Naseema , Harrison, Claire , Khoury, Joseph D. , Padron, Eric , Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Pemmaraju, Naveen , Radia, Deepti , Reiter, Andreas , Tefferi, Ayalew , Vannucchi, Alessandro M., Polverelli, Nicola , Hernández-Boluda, Juan Carlos , Gurnari, Carmelo , Raj, Kavita , Czerw, Tomasz , Kenyon, Michelle , Robin, Marie , Sánchez-Ortega, Isabel , Arber, Daniel A , Battipaglia, Giorgia , Chalandon, Yves , Cross, Nicholas C P , Drozd-Sokolowska, Joanna , Funke, Vaneuza , Gangat, Naseema , Hobbs, Gabriela S , Jain, Tania , Khoury, Joseph , Kiladjian, Jean-Jacques , Kröger, Nicolaus , Malcovati, Luca , Martino, Massimo , Mesa, Ruben , Palandri, Francesca , Patnaik, Mrinal , Pemmaraju, Naveen , Scheid, Christof , Wiseman, Daniel H , Yakoub-Agha, Ibrahim , Arcaini, Luca , Polverelli, Nicola , Onida, Francesco , Gurnari, Carmelo , Ruggeri, Annalisa , Arber, Daniel A. , Duarte, Fernando Barroso , Battipaglia, Giorgia , Chalandon, Yves , Cross, Nicholas C.P. , Gagelmann, Nico , Gotlib, Jason , Guglielmelli, Paola , Hobbs, Gabriela , Jain, Tania , Kiladjian, Jean‐Jacques , Kröger, Nicolaus , Malcovati, Luca , Martino, Massimo , Mesa, Ruben A. , Orazi, Attilio , Palandri, Francesca , Passamonti, Francesco , Russo, Domenico , Scheid, Christof , Wiseman, Daniel H. , Yakoub‐Agha, Ibrahim , McLornan, Donal P.

Blood | March 19, 2025 | Volume: 145 | Issue: 22 | Pages: 2561-2573

10.1182/blood.2024028000 Get It

Abstract “Nonclassical” myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPNs) represent a heterogeneous group of malignancies characterized by a wide range of clinical manifestations. Unlike classical MPNs, there is no standardized management approach for these conditions, particularly concerning the indications for and management of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. To address this gap, the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Practice Harmonization and Guidelines (PH&G) Committee and the Chronic Malignancies Working Party (CMWP) have collaborated to develop shared guidelines aimed at optimizing the selection and management of patients with these rare forms of neoplasms. A comprehensive review of the literature from the publication of the revised fourth edition of the (2016) World Health Organization classification onward was conducted. A multidisciplinary group of experts in the field convened to produce this document, which was developed through multiple rounds of draft circulation. Key recommendations include the early identification of potential transplant candidates, particularly in cases of chronic neutrophilic leukemia, chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL)/CEL, not otherwise specified (CEL-NOS), myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm with eosinophilia and tyrosine kinase gene fusions with FGFR1, JAK2, ABL1, and FLT3 rearrangements, MDS/MPN with neutrophilia/atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, and MDS/MPN, NOS. For patients with MPN, NOS/MPN unclassifiable, standard recommendations for myelofibrosis should be applied. Similarly, in MDS/MPN with thrombocytosis, transplantation is recommended on the basis of established MDS guidelines. Given the current lack of robust evidence, this document will serve as a valuable resource to guide future research activities, providing a framework for addressing critical unanswered questions and advancing the field.
A Molecular-Based Ecosystem to Improve Personalized Medicine in Patients with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
Dall'Olio, Lorenzo, Pleyer, Lisa , Montalban‐Bravo, Guillermo , Bazinet, Alexandre , Meggendorfer, Manja , Sauta, Elisabetta, Travaglino, Erica , Quintela, David, Jerez, Andrés , Cornejo, Elena, Martín, Paloma García, Roldán, Verónica , Suarez, Dolly Viviana Fiallo, Velasco, Estefania Cerezo, Calabuig, Marisa , Souchet, Laëtitia, Borin, Lorenza, Diral, Elisa , Vučinić, Vladan , Russo, Antonio , Tentori, Cristina Astrid , Buizza, Alessandro, Delleani, Mattia , Consagra, Angela , Kiwan, Ahmad , Ali, Najla H. Al, Sallman, David A. , Garcia-Manero, Guillermo, Follo, Matilde Y. , Maciejewski, Jaroslaw P. , Bejar, Rafael, Thol, Felicitas , Fenaux, Pierre , Haferlach, Torsten, Germing, Ulrich, Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Padron, Eric , Lanino, Luca , Hunter, Anthony M. , Gagelmann, Nico , Robin, Marie , Sala, Claudia , Dall’Olio, Daniele , Gurnari, Carmelo , Dall'Olio, Lorenzo, Wang, Yu‐Hung , Xicoy, Blanca , Shih, Lee‐Yung , Haque, Tamanna Zohra , Abdel‐Wahab, Omar , Geissler, Klaus H. , Bataller, Alex , Casetti, Ilaria Carola , Sauta, Elisabetta , Palomo, Laura , Zamora, Lurdes , Díaz‐Beyá, Marina , Pita, Alejandro Avendaño, Roldan, Veronica, Such, Esperanza , Sanz, Guillermo , Platzbecker, Anne Sophie , Castilla‐Llorente, Cristina , Bulabois, Claude‐Eric , Awada, Hussein , Bernardi, Massimo , Chiusolo, Patrizia , Curti, Antonio , Giaccone, Luisa , Onida, Francesco , Passamonti, Francesco , Bergonzi, Gregorio Maria , Voso, Maria Teresa , Hou, Hsin‐An , Chou, Wen‐Chien , Yao, Chi‐Yuan , Lin, Chien‐Chin , Tien, Hwei‐Fang , Campagna, Alessia , Ubezio, Marta , Todisco, Gabriele , Maggioni, Giulia , Asti, Gianluca , Zampini, Matteo , Riva, Elena , Ficara, Francesca , Santoro, Armando , Carota, Luciana , Sanavia, Tiziana , Rollo, Cesare , VanOudenhove, Jennifer , Fariselli, Piero , Kern, Wolfgang , Garcia‐Manero, Guillermo , Thota, Swapna , Griffiths, Elizabeth A. , Finelli, Carlo , Platzbecker, Uwe , Solé, Françesc , Díez‐Campelo, María , Bejar, Rafael , Kröger, Nicolaus , Itzykson, Raphaël , Graubert, Timothy Aaron , Fontenay, Michaëla , Zeidan, Amer M. , Komrokji, Rami S. , Santini, Valeria , Haferlach, Torsten , Germing, Ulrich , D'Amico, Saverio , Castellani, Gastone , Solary, Éric , Porta, Matteo Giovanni Della

Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 1003-1003

10.1182/blood-2024-200104 Get It

Background. Study of myeloid neoplasms (MN) has been rapidly transformed by genome characterization. Gene mutations have been reported to influence disease phenotype and risk of disease progression, and the evaluation of mutational status can provide valuable insights to improve the decision-making process. In this international study, we evaluated the clinical impact of mutational screening in patients with CMML, which is characterized by significant clinical and genomic heterogeneity, including a substantial proportion of patients with poor outcomes and unmet needs. Currently, only limited molecular information has been incorporated into CMML classification and prognostication. Methods. We retrospectively collected 3182 CMML patients. We used MOSAIC, an AI-based framework for multimodal analysis in rare cancers (PMID: 38875514) to develop innovative, molecular-based tools for classification and prognostication. An independent validation of the results on 516 prospectively collected patients was performed. Results. Bayesian Networs and Hierarchical Dirichlet Processes were used to identify genomic associations and define a CMML molecular classification. We identified 11 clusters with distinct clinical and genomic features, including splicing machinery, signal transduction and tyrosine kinase pathways aberrations, and high-risk molecular signatures (i.e., AML-like and TP53 mutations). Up to 15% of patients showed clear genomic overlap with other MN. Importantly, extensive multi-color flow cytometry on T lymphocytes, NK and myeloid cells (BD FACSymphony A5 Cell Analyzer) revealed specific immunologic and inflammation signatures associated with molecular subgroups. We then integrated molecular and clinical information to build an international CMML Prognostic Scoring System (iCPSS). We assessed the performance of different statistical and AI-based methods; L1-penalized Cox Model resulted as the best performing method. Selected features included hematological parameters (WBC, Hb, PLT and marrow blasts), cytogenetic abnormalities, and mutations in 10 genes (ASXL1, DNMT3A, EZH2, NRAS, RUNX1, SETBP1, STAG2, TET2, TP53, U2AF1). By Bayesian thresholds optimization, we identified 5 risk classes (i.e., very-low, low, intermediate, high and very-high) with median overall survival (OS) ranging from 99 to 9 months (P&lt;.001), and median leukemia-free survival (LFS) ranging from 210 to 18 months (P&lt;.001). iCPSS provided better patient discrimination across all clinical endpoints compared to currently available prognostic tools, with a Concordance Index (CI) for OS of 0.75 versus 0.62-0.64, respectively. Notably, compared to available scoring systems, up to 40% of patients were reassigned to higher or lower risk classes by the iCPSS. External validation on an independent prospective cohort confirmed that the performance of iCPSS is superior to existing prognostic models (CI for OS 0.71 vs 0.54-0.61, respectively) To demonstrate the clinical utility of iCPSS, we focused on 753 patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In multivariable analysis, iCPSS stratified the probability of OS post-HSCT (P&lt;.001) and identified groups of patients with different probabilities of disease relapse, ranging from 9% to 62% (P&lt;.001). We employed a clinical- and genomic-based decision support system (PMID: 38723212) to determine the optimal timing of HSCT. Preliminary analyses indicated that higher-risk patients according to iCPSS (i.e., intermediate, high, and very high) benefit from an immediate HSCT strategy. Lower-risk patients (i.e., very low and low) had life expectancy maximized with delayed HSCT. Modeling decision analysis using iCPSS compared to conventional scores, resulted in a change in transplantation policy for a significant proportion of patients (up to 25%). Conclusion. Molecular information significantly improves the classification of CMML patients, providing a basis for refining diagnostic boundaries with other MN and for a more rational inclusion of patients in clinical trials. The iCPSS demonstrated superior performance over currently available scoring systems and improved HSCT decision making process.
Proposals for revised International Working Group–European LeukemiaNet criteria for anemia response in myelofibrosis
Tefferi, Ayalew , Barosi, Giovanni , Hernández‐Boluda, Juan Carlos , Bose, Prithviraj , Döhner, Konstanze , Gangat, Naseema , Garcia, Jacqueline S. , Gisslinger, Heinz , Gupta, Vikas , Harrison, Claire , Loscocco, Giuseppe Gaetano , Mora, Barbara , Odenike, Olatoyosi, Pardanani, Animesh , Patel, Anand , Pemmaraju, Naveen , Rampal, Raajit K. , Sirhan, Shireen , Vachhani, Pankit , Vannucchi, Alessandro M., Barbui, Tiziano , Hernández-Boluda, Juan Carlos , Bose, Prithviraj , Gangat, Naseema , Garcia, Jacqueline S , Gupta, Vikas , Hexner, Elizabeth , Hobbs, Gabriela S , Koschmieder, Steffen , Kuykendall, Andrew , Loscocco, Giuseppe Gaetano , Mascarenhas, John , Masarova, Lucia , Mesa, Ruben , Oh, Stephen T , Patel, Anand , Pemmaraju, Naveen , Rambaldi, Alessandro , Szuber, Natasha , Vachhani, Pankit , Barbui, Tiziano , Passamonti, Francesco , Ellis, Martin H. , Gotlib, Jason , Guglielmelli, Paola , Hexner, Elizabeth O. , Hobbs, Gabriela , Kiladjian, Jean‐Jacques , Koschmieder, Steffen , Kröger, Nicolaus , Mascarenhas, John , Masárová, Lucia , Mesa, Ruben A. , Odenike, Olatoyosi , Oh, Stephen T. , Rambaldi, Alessandro , Szuber, Natasha , Talpaz, Moshe

Blood | August 8, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: 17 | Pages: 1813-1820

10.1182/blood.2024025802 Get It

Abstract With emerging new drugs in myelofibrosis (MF), a robust and harmonized framework for defining the severity of anemia and response to treatment will enhance clinical investigation and facilitate interstudy comparisons. Accordingly, the lead authors on the 2013 edition of the International Working Group–European LeukemiaNet (IWG-ELN) response criteria in MF were summoned to revise their document with the intent to (1) account for gender-specific differences in determining hemoglobin levels for eligibility criteria; (2) revise the definition of transfusion-dependent anemia (TDA) based on current restrictive transfusion practices; and (3) provide a structurally simple and easy to apply response criteria that are sensitive enough to detect efficacy signals (minor response) and also account for major responses. The initial draft of the 2024 IWG-ELN proposed criteria was subsequently circulated around a wider group of international experts and their feedback incorporated. The proposed articles include new definitions for TDA (≥3 units in the 12 weeks before study enrollment) and hemoglobin thresholds for eligibility criteria (&lt;10 g/dL for women and &lt;11 g/dL for men). The revised document also provides separate (TDA vs non-TDA) and graded (major vs minor response) response criteria while preserving the requirement for a 12-week period of screening and observation on treatment.
Significance of Degree of HLA Disparity Using T-cell Replete Peripheral Blood Stem Cells From Haploidentical Donors With Posttransplantation Cyclophosphamide in AML in First Complete Hematologic Remission: A Study of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the
Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Ayala, Ernesto , Blaise, Didier , Itälä‐Remes, Maija , Forcade, Édouard , Rabitsch, Werner , Bulabois, Claude‐Eric , Grillo, Giovanni , Rambaldi, Alessandro , Fanin, Renato , Zallio, Francesco, Renzo, Nicola Di , Novis, Yana , McDonald, Andrew , Herrera, Concha , Nagler, Arnon , Ciceri, Fabio , Blaise, Didier , Rambaldi, Alessandro , Labopin, Myriam , Bazarbachi, Ali , Vydra, Jan , Bramanti, Stéfania , Schmid, Christoph , Busca, Alessandro , Zecca, Marco , Kröger, Nicolaus , Koç, Yener , Sanz, Jaime , Mohty, Mohamad

HemaSphere | June 27, 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 7 | Pages: e920

10.1097/hs9.0000000000000920 Get It

Availability of haploidentical donors has broadened utilization of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are being used with increased frequency in haploidentical allo-HCT. We evaluated extent of HLA disparity (2–3/8 versus 4/8 HLA antigen mismatches) on post-allograft outcomes when using T-cell replete PBSC from haploidentical donors for acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission. Primary objectives entailed assessing cumulative incidence of grade 2–4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and chronic GVHD (any grade). A total of 645 patients received a haploidentical allo-HCT from a donor with either 2–3 of 8 HLA antigen mismatches (n = 180) or with 4 of 8 HLA antigen mismatches (n = 465). Presence of 2–3 of 8 versus 4 of 8 HLA mismatches did not affect the incidence of acute GVHD (grade 2–4) and chronic GVHD (any grade). Overall survival (OS), leukemia-free survival (LFS) relapse incidence (RI), nonrelapse mortality and the composite endpoint of GVHD-free relapse-free survival were also similar among the groups. Pertaining to HLA-B leader matching effect, our analysis did not discern any difference in aforementioned post-allograft outcomes for this variable. However, in univariate analysis, absence of an antigen mismatch in HLA-DPB1 showed a trend for better OS. Notwithstanding inherent limitations associated with registry data, our results did not show an advantage of selecting a haploidentical donor with 2–3 of 8 HLA antigen mismatches over one with 4 of 8 HLA antigen mismatches when using PBSC as the cell source. Adverse cytogenetics remains a major adverse determinant of inferior OS and LFS and a higher RI. Using reduced-intensity conditioning yielded worse OS and LFS.
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 and 2 Mutation Is an Independent Predictor of Better Outcome in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Study of the ALWP of EBMT
Mohty, Razan , Cornelissen, Jan J. , Blaise, Didier , Nguyen, Stéphanie , Chevallier, Patrice , Nagler, Arnon , Blaise, Didier , Bazarbachi, Abdul Hamid , Labopin, Myriam , Esteve, Jordi , Kröger, Nicolaus , Socié, Gèrard , Maury, Sébastien , Ganser, Arnold , Bourhis, Jean , Bulabois, Claude‐Eric , Yakoub‐Agha, Ibrahim , Bazarbachi, Ali , Mohty, Mohamad

Blood | November 24, 2021 | Volume: 138 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 2920-2920

10.1182/blood-2021-149794 Get It

Abstract Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 and 2 mutations occur in 20% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Patients with AML carrying IDH1-2 mutations have a similar prognosis compared to patients without these mutations (DiNardo et al, AM J H, 2015). However, the impact of IDH1-2 mutations on patients with AML undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is not well known. In this study, we investigate the prognostic impact of IDH1-2 mutational status on AML patients undergoing alloHCT in complete remission (CR). In this retrospective registry-based analysis, we identified 710 consecutive adult patients (46.2% female; median age: 58.5 years [range, 18-78]) with AML undergoing allo-HCT in CR between 2015 and 2019 at 85 EBMT participating centers. Cord blood, ex-vivo graft manipulated transplants, and patients with favorable cytogenetics were excluded. Median follow-up was 15 months [95% CI 13.4-16.6]. Patients were categorized based on IDH1-2 mutational status, with 300 (42%) mutated and 410 (58%) wild type. Six hundred and fifty-two (92%) and 58 (8%) patients had de novo and secondary AML, respectively, and 141 (20%) patients had poor-risk cytogenetics. IDH1-2 mutation was positively correlated with NPM1 mutation (40% in IDH1-2 mutated vs 27% in wild type, p=0.0001) and more frequently encountered in middle-aged patients (p=0.01). No correlation was noted between IDH1-2 and FLT3 mutation or other patient characteristics. Minimal residual disease (MRD) data was available for 344 patients, 53% of which were MRD-negative at transplant in both groups. Six hundred and twenty-three (88%) and 87 (12%) patients were in first and second CR at time of transplant, respectively. Patients received grafts from a matched sibling (24%), unrelated (62%), or haploidentical (14%) donor, and myeloablative conditioning (MAC) was used in 42%. Ninety-three percent of the patients received peripheral blood as the stem cell source. At day 180, the cumulative incidence of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) was significantly lower in IDH1-2 mutated compared to wild-type patients (22% vs 33%, p=0.002). No differences in chronic GVHD rates were noted between the 2 groups (39% vs 40%, p=0.87). The 2-year cumulative relapse incidence (RI) was significantly lower and the GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS) was also improved in IDH1-2 mutated compared to wild-type patients (14.4% vs 27%, p=0.001 and 47% vs 39%, p=0.006, respectively). This led to an improved leukemia-free survival (LFS) in IDH1-2 patients (69% vs 59%, p=0.01), however, it did not translate into an overall survival (OS) difference. No significant difference was noted in non-relapse mortality (NRM) between the 2 groups (17% vs 14.2%, p=0.26). These findings were confirmed in multivariate analysis. In fact, IDH1-2 mutation was associated with significant improvement in RI (hazard ratio [HR]=0.4 [95%CI 0.25-0.64], p=0.0001), LFS (HR=0.7 [95%CI 0.51-0.95], p=0.022), aGVHD II-IV (HR=0.63 [95%CI 0.45-0.87], p=0.005) and GRFS (HR=0.69 [95%CI 0.54-0.89], p=0.004). Conversely, the presence of adverse cytogenetics and undergoing allo-SCT in second CR increased the RI (HR=2.29 [95%CI 1.46-3.61], p=0.0003 and HR=2.84 [95%CI 1.64-4.91], p=0.0002, respectively) and were associated with a shorter LFS (HR=1.67 [95%CI 1.18-2.36], p=0.004 and HR=1.61 [95%CI 1.06-2.44], p=0.025) while reduced intensity (RIC) conditioning had a worse impact on OS compared to MAC (HR=1.56 [95%CI 1.07-2.29], p=0.022). Additionally, in the subgroup of patients with available MRD data, MRD positivity at transplant significantly increased RI (HR=2.15 [95%CI 1.09-4.23], p=0.027) with no impact on survival. In conclusion, our data suggest that the presence of IDH1-2 mutations acts as an independent prognostic factor and is associated with improved outcome in patients with AML in CR undergoing allo-HCT. Indeed, patients with IDH1-2 mutations had significantly lower rates of RI and aGVHD, which translated into improved LFS and GRFS. Nevertheless, patients with MRD positivity at time of transplant had significantly increased RI. Further studies investigating allo-HCT outcomes in IDH1-2 mutated patients with AML in the era of IDH inhibitors (both in the pre- and post-transplant setting) would help to further define the impact of these mutations in this setting and thus optimize an individualized treatment approach. Disclosures Labopin: Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria. Esteve: Abbvie: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy; Astellas: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb/Celgene: Consultancy; Jazz: Consultancy. Kröger: Novartis: Research Funding; Riemser: Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Honoraria; Neovii: Honoraria, Research Funding; Jazz: Honoraria, Research Funding; Gilead/Kite: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; AOP Pharma: Honoraria. Blaise: Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria. Socie: Alexion: Research Funding. Ganser: Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria. Yakoub-Agha: Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria. Bazarbachi: Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Roche: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Hikma: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Astra Zeneca: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.
A phase 1 dose escalation and cohort expansion study of the safety and efficacy of allogeneic CRISPR-Cas9–engineered T cells (CTX110) in patients (Pts) with relapsed or refractory (R/R) B-cell malignancies (CARBON).
Bachier, Carlos, Bishop, Michael, Benton, Mark, Suh, Susanna, Xu, Huansheng, Morawa, Ewelina, Shaughnessy, Paul , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Ho, P. Joy , Murthy, Hemant S. , Dickinson, Michael , Maakaron, Joseph E. , Andreadis, Charalambos Babis , Ghobadi, Armin , Waller, Edmund K. , Awan, Farrukh T. , Tam, Constantine S. , Kröger, Nicolaus , Maziarz, Richard Thomas

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 2, 2021 | Volume: 39 | Issue: 15_suppl | Pages: TPS7570-TPS7570

10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.tps7570 Get It

TPS7570 Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and although > 50% of pts achieve long-term remission with first-line therapy, pts with R/R disease as well as those with R/R grade 3b follicular lymphoma (FL), double-, or triple-hit high-grade lymphomas have poor long-term outcomes (Crump 2017; Kahl 2016; Jain 2012). Autologous (auto) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has provided additional options for pts with R/R disease, but only when leukapheresis and manufacturing prove feasible (Jacobson 2020). Allogeneic (allo) CAR-T cells were designed specifically to address these unmet needs by using healthy donor T cells to produce a readily available product and remove the need for bridging chemotherapy. We are currently investigating the safety and efficacy of CTX110, an allo anti-CD19 CAR-T cell product modified by using CRISPR/Cas9-editing to disrupt the endogenous T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha constant (TRAC) locus in order to remove TCR expression and disrupt β2-microglobulin, which eliminates major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression. Disruption of the TCR should significantly reduce or eliminate risks of graft-versus-host disease and elimination of MHC class I expression may increase CAR-T cell persistence by mitigating CTX110 rejection. In addition, the anti-CD19 CAR transgene construct is precisely inserted into the TRAC locus. Methods: The Phase 1 CARBON trial (NCT04035434) is an open-label, multicenter, global study evaluating the safety and efficacy of CTX110 in pts ≥18 y with R/R DLBCL NOS, double- or triple-hit DLBCL, or transformed or grade 3b FL with ≥2 prior lines of therapy or who are ineligible for/refused prior auto hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Pts who received prior auto CAR-T or allo HSCT are excluded. Pts will receive lymphodepleting chemotherapy with fludarabine 30mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 500mg/m2 for 3 days, followed by CTX110 infusion. In part A, dose escalation will be performed using a 3+3 design. Upon completion of dose finding, the cohort will be expanded to further assess safety signals and efficacy including the primary efficacy endpoint of overall response rate. Key secondary efficacy endpoints include duration of response, progression-free survival, and overall survival. The trial is currently open and enrolling. Clinical trial information: NCT04035434.
Second allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation using HLA‐matched unrelated versus T‐cell replete haploidentical donor and survival in relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia
Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Brissot, Éolia , Kroger, Nicolaus , Ciceri, Fabio , Deconinck, Éric , Blaise, Didier , Chevallier, Patrice , Gramatzki, Martin , Ganser, Arnold , Stelljes, Matthias , Sanz, Jaime , Nagler, Arnon , Mohty, Mohamad , Kröger, Nicolaus , Mohty, Mohamad , Kroger, Nicolaus , Ciceri, Fabio , Deconinck, Eric , Gramatzki, Martin , Ruggeri, Annalisa , Mohty, Mohamad , Blaise, Didier , Kröger, Nicolaus , Mohty, Mohamad , Labopin, Myriam , Finke, Jürgen , Edinger, Matthias , Savani, Bipin N.

British Journal of Haematology | April 10, 2021 | Volume: 193 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 592-601

10.1111/bjh.17426 Get It

SummaryOptimal donor choice for a second allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant (allo‐HCT) in relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) remains unknown. We compared overall survival (OS) using registry data from the Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) involving 455 adults who received a second allo‐HCT from a human leucocyte antigen (HLA)‐matched unrelated (MUD) (n = 320) or a haploidentical (n = 135) donor. Eligibility criteria required adults aged ≥18 years who received a second allo‐HCT for treating AML relapse between 2005 and 2019. The primary end‐point was OS. There was no statistically significant difference in the median (interquartile range) age between the groups, MUD 46 (35–58) versus haploidentical 44 (33–53) years (P = 0·07). The median OS was not different between the MUD and the haploidentical groups (10 vs. 11 months, P = 0·57). Similarly, the 2‐year OS was 31% for the MUD and 29% for the haploidentical donor groups. The OS was worse if the procedure was performed with active AML [hazard ratio (HR) 1·42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1·07–1·89; P = 0·02]. Conversely, a longer time from first allo‐HCT to relapse (>13·2 months) was associated with better OS (HR 0·50, 95% CI 0·37–0·69; P < 0·0001). The results of the present analysis limit the ability to recommend one donor type over another when considering a second allo‐HCT for relapsed AML. Our findings highlight that best OS is achieved when receiving the second allo‐HCT in complete remission.
Survival following allogeneic transplant in patients with myelofibrosis
Gowin, Krisstina , Ballen, Karen K. , Ahn, Kwang Woo , Hu, Zhen‐Huan , Ali, Haris , Arcasoy, Murat O. , Devlin, Rebecca, Coakley, Maria , Gerds, Aaron T. , Jain, Tania , Kandarpa, Malathi , Komrokji, Rami S. , Luber, Kierstin, Michaelis, Laura C. , Patches, Sarah, Pariser, Ashley, Rampal, Raajit K. , Stein, Brady L. , Verstovšek, Srđan , Wadleigh, Martha , Aljurf, Mahmoud , Avalos, Belinda R. , Bashey, Asad, Beitinjaneh, Amer , Černý, Jan , Copelan, Edward A. , DeFilipp, Zachariah , Gadalla, Shahinaz M. , Ganguly, Siddhartha , Hashmi, Shahrukh K. , Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Kindwall‐Keller, Tamila L. , Kröger, Nicolaus , Litzow, Mark R. , Marks, David I. , Nathan, Sunita , Pawarode, Attaphol , Rowe, Jacob M. , Savoie, Mary Lynn , Seo, Sachiko , Solh, Melhem , Tamari, Roni , Verdonck, Leo F. , Alyea, Edwin P. , Sobecks, Ronald , Scott, Bart L. , Nakamura, Ryotaro , Saber, Wael , Kroger, Nicolaus , Davenport, Ashley Pariser , Gerds, Aaron T , Jain, Tania , Gadalla, Shahinaz M , Verstovsek, Srdan , Komrokji, Rami S , Kroger, Nicolaus , Kröger, Nicolaus , Green, Michael, Gupta, Vikas , Hobbs, Gabriela , Kuykendall, Andrew , Masárová, Lucia , Talpaz, Moshe , Agrawal, Vaibhav , Díaz, Miguel Ángel , Bacher, Ulrike , Chhabra, Saurabh , Cutler, Corey S. , Grunwald, Michael R. , Lazarus, Hillard M. , Liesveld, Jane L. , Nishihori, Taiga , Olsson, Richard F. , Savani, Bipin N. , Yared, Jean A. , Popat, Uday R , Mesa, Ruben A.

Blood Advances | May 8, 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1965-1973

10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001084 Get It

Abstract Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative therapy for myelofibrosis (MF). In this large multicenter retrospective study, overall survival (OS) in MF patients treated with allogeneic HCT (551 patients) and without HCT (non-HCT) (1377 patients) was analyzed with Cox proportional hazards model. Survival analysis stratified by the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) revealed that the first year of treatment arm assignment, due to upfront risk of transplant-related mortality (TRM), HCT was associated with inferior OS compared with non-HCT (non-HCT vs HCT: DIPSS intermediate 1 [Int-1]: hazard ratio [HR] = 0.26, P &lt; .0001; DIPSS-Int-2 and higher: HR, 0.39, P &lt; .0001). Similarly, in the DIPSS low-risk MF group, due to upfront TRM risk, OS was superior with non-HCT therapies compared with HCT in the first-year post treatment arm assignment (HR, 0.16, P = .006). However, after 1 year, OS was not significantly different (HR, 1.38, P = .451). Beyond 1 year of treatment arm assignment, an OS advantage with HCT therapy in Int-1 and higher DIPSS score patients was observed (non-HCT vs HCT: DIPSS-Int-1: HR, 2.64, P &lt; .0001; DIPSS-Int-2 and higher: HR, 2.55, P &lt; .0001). In conclusion, long-term OS advantage with HCT was observed for patients with Int-1 or higher risk MF, but at the cost of early TRM. The magnitude of OS benefit with HCT increased as DIPSS risk score increased and became apparent with longer follow-up.
Timing for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML): A Joint Study from the International MDS/MPN Working Group and the Chronic Malignancies Working Party of the EBMT
Padron, Eric , Hazelaar, Sheree, Fenaux, Pierre , Nazha, Aziz , Rampal, Raajit K. , Potter, Victoria , Killick, Sally , Blaise, Didier , Broom, Angus, Garcia‐Manero, Guillermo , Rizzoli, Vittorio, Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Blaise, Didier , Robin, Marie , Wreede, Liesbeth C. de , Wang, Junfeng , Beelen, Dietrich Wilhelm , Bornhäuser, Martin , Kröger, Nicolaus , Radujkovic, Aleksandar , Finke, Jürgen , Komrokji, Rami S. , Solary, Éric , Onida, Francesco , Yakoub‐Agha, Ibrahim , Itzykson, Raphaël

Blood | November 14, 2019 | Volume: 134 | Issue: Supplement_1 | Pages: 4581-4581

10.1182/blood-2019-125077 Get It

Background: CMML is a heterogeneous disease with overlapping features of MDS and MPN. Several risk scores have been proposed in CMML, including CPSS (Such Blood 2013) that identifies 4 risk groups (low, intermediate-1 [int-1], int-2 and high risk) with median overall survival (OS) ranging from 12 months to > 5 years. HSCT is the only curative treatment in CMML, with an expected 20-40% post-transplantation OS. Current guidelines, common to MDS and CMML recommend rapidly transplanting higher-risk CMML and delaying transplant in lower-risk disease (de Witte Blood 2017). Retrospective transplant studies have shown better outcome in lower-risk CMML (Liu et al BBMT 2017). Whether this translates into a survival benefit compared to a delayed transplant strategy requires prospective studies. Multistate models based on retrospective data from transplant and non-transplant patients (pts) have addressed similar issues in MDS (Koreth JCO 2013, Della Porta Leukemia 2017). Through a large collaborative study, we address the question of optimal timing for HSCT in CMML patients through a similar large international collaborative study. Method: We retrospectively selected pts from 2 registries: International MDS/MPN Working Group (IWG cohort, Padron Blood Cancer J 2015) and EBMT with the following criteria: WHO-defined CMML, age ≤ 70y, ECOG 0-2, diagnosis after 2000, available CPSS at the time of diagnosis. Different states were considered in higher- (CPSS int-2 and high) and lower- risk (CPSS low/int-1) pts: diagnosis, AML transformation, transplantation and death. IWG data was used to estimate transition probabilities from diagnosis to AML, transplantation and death and from AML to transplantation and death. EBMT data was used for transplantation to death transitions (Figure 1). Results: 719 and 403 pts were identified in the IWG and EMBT registry, respectively (resp). Median age was 64 (range 16-70) in IWG and 58 (19-70) years in EBMT cohort. Patients were male in 69% and 67% of IWG and EBMT cohorts, respectively (resp). CPSS was low in 22% and 13%, int-1 in 31% and 31%, int-2 in 40% and 45% and high in 8% and 11% of the IWG and EBMT pts, resp. In the IWG cohort, the 1 year cumulative incidence of transformation into AML were 7.3% and 18.2% in lower and higher risk patients, resp. Among the 719 pts from IWG, 102 received HSCT. At the time of diagnosis the expected life time of higher risk (int-2 and high) patients was 25.2 months while it was 44.1 months in lower risk (int-1 and low) patients. Table 1 reports gain or loss in expected life time (until 60 months after diagnosis) for transplantation at different intervals from diagnosis (within 6, 12, 18 and 24 months) for patients who have survived and not transformed to AML until the prediction time point, taking into account CPSS at diagnosis. Expected life time is also given separately for higher risk pts after transformation into AML. There was a modest gain of life expectancy with transplantation in higher risk patients (CPSS int-2 and high) while it was not the case in lower risk patients. The survival gain in higher risk pts with HSCT rose from 1.11 at 6 months to 3.4 months at 24 months. There was also a survival benefit of HSCT in higher risk pts who were transformed to AML during their follow-up which was even higher in terms of gain of months: from 9.89 month if HSCT performed within 6 months to 14.25 months if performed within 18 months. Of note, the loss of survival in lower risk patients who underwent HSCT decreased over time: 11.1 months if HSCT is performed within 6 months and 3.7 months if HSCT is performed within 24 months, probably owing to transition to higher-risk CMML at this stage in some pts, a transition that could not be captured in the present dataset. Conclusion: For the first time, using a multistate model, we could provide evidence that the transplant benefit in CMML is restricted to higher-risk pts, in line with findings in MDS and current guidelines. More analyses will be performed to analyze other subgroups of patients, especially regarding their risk (other classification than CPSS, the role of somatic mutation…). More studies are needed to analyze the role of pre HSCT treatment and its potential impact on post-transplant outcome. Disclosures Robin: Novartis Neovii: Research Funding. Beelen:Medac GmbH Wedel Germany: Consultancy, Honoraria. Fenaux:Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Research Funding; Astex: Honoraria, Research Funding; Jazz: Honoraria, Research Funding; Aprea: Research Funding. Kroeger:Riemser: Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; Medac: Honoraria; DKMS: Research Funding; Neovii: Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; JAZZ: Honoraria; Sanofi-Aventis: Honoraria. Nazha:Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria; MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy. Rampal:Agios, Apexx, Blueprint Medicines, Celgene, Constellation, and Jazz: Consultancy; Constellation, Incyte, and Stemline Therapeutics: Research Funding. Finke:Riemser: Honoraria, Other: research support, Speakers Bureau; Neovii: Honoraria, Other: research support, Speakers Bureau; Medac: Honoraria, Other: research support, Speakers Bureau. Komrokji:Agios: Consultancy; DSI: Consultancy; pfizer: Consultancy; celgene: Consultancy; JAZZ: Consultancy; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; JAZZ: Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy. Killick:JAZZ: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; NOVARTIS: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; ALEXION: Honoraria. Blaise:Molmed: Consultancy, Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Pierre Fabre medicaments: Honoraria; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria. Garcia-Manero:Amphivena: Consultancy, Research Funding; Helsinn: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; AbbVie: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Astex: Consultancy, Research Funding; Onconova: Research Funding; H3 Biomedicine: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding. Patnaik:Stem Line Pharmaceuticals.: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.