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Ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-m acute myeloid leukemia: Phase 1b results from KOMET-007
Fathi, Amir T. , Pratz, Keith W. , Alsfeld, Leonard C. , Naqvi, Kiran , Issa, Ghayas C., Qasrawi, Ayman , Palmisiano, Neil , Altman, Jessica K. , McMahon, Christine M. , Zhang, Hongling, Riches, Marcie , Corum, Daniel, Leoni, Mollie , Roboz, Gail J. , Wang, Eunice S. , Erba, Harry Paul , Murthy, Guru Subramanian Guru , Blachly, James S. , Issa, Ghayas , Strickland, Stephen Anthony , Yi, Cecilia Arana , Sutamtewagul, Grerk , Madanat, Yazan F. , Balasubramanian, Suresh , Chen, Tianle , Zeidan, Amer M.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 766-766

10.1182/blood-2025-766 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Nucleophosmin 1 mutations (NPM1-m) drive leukemogenesis in approximately 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases. Ziftomenib is a potent, highly selective, oral, investigational menin inhibitor that has demonstrated clinical activity as both monotherapy and in combination for adults with NPM1-m or lysine methyltransferase 2A-rearranged (KMT2A-r) AML. KOMET-007 (NCT05735184) is an ongoing, open-label, dose-escalation (phase 1a) and expansion (phase 1b) study of ziftomenib in combination with standard chemotherapies in NPM1-m or KMT2A-r AML. Here we present phase 1b safety and clinical activity in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML who received the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of ziftomenib 600 mg in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine (Ven/Aza). Methods: Adults (≥18 years) with newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML who were not eligible for intensive chemotherapy were enrolled in phase 1b and received ziftomenib 600 mg once daily plus standard doses of Ven/Aza. Ziftomenib was orally administered once daily continuously from Cycle 1 Day 8 onward. Phase 1b primary endpoints were adverse events (AEs) and complete remission (CR) per ELN 2022. Secondary endpoints included composite CR (CRc; defined as CR with full, partial, or incomplete hematologic recovery), overall response, and duration of response. Local measurable residual disease (MRD) was assessed by next-generation sequencing, RT-qPCR, and multiparameter flow cytometry. Results: As of June 25, 2025, 39 patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML were enrolled and treated with ziftomenib 600 mg once daily plus Ven/Aza in phase 1b. Median age was 75 years (range 53–93), 54% were female, 46% had ECOG PS 0–1; 12 (31%) had FLT3 co-mutations and 9 (23%) had IDH co-mutations. Median duration of follow-up was 16.3 weeks (range 1.6–41.1). Twenty-nine patients (74%) had grade ≥3 treatment-emergent AEs, most commonly (≥20% of patients) decreased neutrophil count (31%) and decreased platelet count (23%). Grade ≥3 ziftomenib-related AEs occurred in 14 patients (36%), most commonly decreased neutrophil count (15%) and decreased platelet count (13%). No ziftomenib treatment discontinuations occurred due to AEs. Differentiation syndrome occurred in 1 (3%) patient (grade 2), which successfully resolved with protocol-specified mitigation. One patient (3%) had investigator-assessed ziftomenib-associated QTc prolongation (grade 3); however, there were concomitant significant electrolyte abnormalities and event resolved with electrolyte repletion. At time of data cutoff, 31 NPM1-m patients were response-evaluable (≥1 response assessment or death). CRc rate was 84% (26/31) after a median time to first CRc of 3.5 weeks (range 2.4–9.4), with local MRD-negativity rates among tested CRc responders of 54% (13/24) after a median time to first MRD-negativity of 8.4 weeks (range 2.9–17.4). CR rate was 58% (18/31) and overall response rate was 94% (29/31), with responses and MRD-negativity rates continuing to evolve. During continuous ziftomenib administration in patients who achieved CRc, median time to neutrophil recovery (≥1×109/L) was 36 days, and median time to platelet recovery (≥100×109/L) was 28 days. The median duration of response and median overall survival were not reached as of the data cutoff, at a median follow-up of 16.3 weeks. The study is ongoing, with 81% (25/31) of NPM1-m patients still on-study and 77% (24/31) still on ziftomenib treatment. Updated safety and clinical activity results will be presented.Conclusions: In the ongoing KOMET-007 study, ziftomenib RP2D of 600 mg once daily combined with Ven/Aza was well tolerated and demonstrated robust clinical activity in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML, including 84% CRc after a median of 3.5 weeks and 54% CRc MRD-negativity after a median of 8.4 weeks. Low rates of ziftomenib-related cytopenia and no additional myelosuppression were observed with this combination. One case each of differentiation syndrome (grade 2) and investigator-assessed QTc (grade 3) were successfully resolved. Taken together, these data support the RP2D determination and advancement of this ziftomenib-based combination in the KOMET-017 (NCT07007312) randomized phase 3 study in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML.
Golcadomide (GOLCA), a potential, first-in-class, oral CELMoD™ agent, ± rituximab (R) in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL): Phase 1/2 study extended follow-up Results
Hoffmann, Marc, Chavez, Julio, Westin, Jason, Jørgensen, Judit, Munoz, Javier, Carpio, Cecilia, Perini, Guilherme, Bachy, Emmanuel, Campbell, Victoria, Riley, Caroline Hasselbalch, Morschhauser, Franck, Morillo, Daniel, Akyol, Alev, Moucheron, Berengere De, Pourdehnad, Michael, Sudhindra, Akshay, Carrancio, Soraya, Voetsch, Jessica, Yang, Gang, Perna, Serena, Michot, Jean-Marie, Hoffmann, Marc, Chavez, Julio, Westin, Jason, Jørgensen, Judit, Munoz, Javier, Carpio, Cecilia, Perini, Guilherme, Bachy, Emmanuel, Campbell, Victoria, Riley, Caroline Hasselbalch, Morschhauser, Franck, Morillo, Daniel, Akyol, Alev, Moucheron, Berengere De, Pourdehnad, Michael, Sudhindra, Akshay, Carrancio, Soraya, Voetsch, Jessica, Yang, Gang, Perna, Serena, Michot, Jean-Marie

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 479-479

10.1182/blood-2025-479 Get It

Abstract Introduction Approximately 40% of patients with DLBCL will experience relapse after initial treatment with standard-of-care chemo-immunotherapy. Effective treatment options are limited for patients who experience first-line treatment failure, particularly for those with R/R disease following CAR T-cell therapy or those not able to receive CAR T-cell therapy (Sehn et al, N Engl J Med. 2021). GOLCA is a potential, first-in-class, oral CELMoD agent designed for the treatment of lymphoma, with preferential distribution to lymphoid organs and enhanced activity in lymphoma cell lines. GOLCA drives the closed, active conformation of cereblon to induce rapid and deep degradation of Ikaros and Aiolos, leading to direct cell killing (agnostic of cell of origin) and immunomodulatory activity. In the two-part, multicenter, first-in-human Phase 1/2 study (CC-99282-NHL-001; NCT03930953), GOLCA was well tolerated and effective in patients with R/R DLBCL (Bachy et al, ICML 2025, #148). Here, we provide longer follow-up in patients with R/R DLBCL from Part B of the study. Methods Patients with R/R DLBCL and disease progression after ≥ 2 lines of therapy or transplant-ineligible patients after ≥ 1 line of therapy were included in the study. Patients received GOLCA monotherapy orally, once daily at different dosing schedules in Part A. In Part B, GOLCA was dosed at 0.2 or 0.4 mg (14 days on/14 days off) ± R. Total GOLCA treatment duration was up to 2 years or until progressive disease (PD)/unacceptable toxicity. Primary objectives included safety and recommended Phase 2 dose determination. Results As of April 3, 2025, a total of 77 patients with R/R DLBCL were enrolled in Part B Cohort C (GOLCA 0.2 mg + R, n = 39; GOLCA 0.4 mg + R, n = 38). Median age was 66 years (range, 20–86). Patients were heavily pre-treated; median number of prior treatments was 4 (range, 1–11), 55% of pts had prior CAR T-cell therapy, 38% had prior bispecific antibody treatment, and 44% were refractory to last treatment. Ten patients (13%) were ongoing, 4 completed 2 y of treatment, and 63 (82%) had discontinued treatment, mostly due to PD (n = 48 [62%]). The most common any-grade (G) treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) in the 0.2- and 0.4-mg cohorts, respectively, were neutropenia (54% and 84%), an on-target side effect of GOLCA, and anemia (44% and 45%). G3/4 neutropenia was reported in 49% of patients with 0.2 mg and 79% with 0.4 mg, and febrile neutropenia (FN) in 5% and 16%, respectively. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was used in 81% and 88% of patients with neutropenia and 50% and 100% of patients with FN in the 0.2-mg and 0.4-mg cohorts. Dose interruptions (mainly due to infections/neutropenia) occurred in 49% and 53% of patients and discontinuations due to AEs occurred in 10% and 3% with 0.2 and 0.4 mg. One G5 pneumonia was considered related to study treatment (0.2 mg). The median follow-up was 11.8 months (range, 3.1–35.1) with 0.2 mg and 16.2 months (range, 3.8–31.4) with 0.4 mg. The overall response rate (ORR) in efficacy evaluable patients was 34% (complete response rate [CRR], 20%) with 0.2 mg (n = 35) and 58% with 0.4 mg (n = 36), including a CRR of 44% with this dose. In patients with prior T-cell–redirecting treatment, the ORR was 33% (CRR, 22%) with 0.2 mg (n = 18) and 56% (CRR, 38%) with 0.4 mg (n = 16). Seven of 35 (0.2 mg) and 14 of 36 (0.4 mg) patients experienced durable response > 12 months. The median time to response with both 0.2 and 0.4 mg was 1.8 months. In patients with durable responses (remained in response [CR or partial response] for more than two consecutive efficacy assessments) to GOLCA, circulating tumor DNA reduction from baseline continues to deepen over time. Response was similar across clones/tumor variants. Conclusions With additional follow-up, GOLCA + R continued to demonstrate a predictable and manageable safety profile, with no new safety signals observed at longer follow-up. Durable responses were shown in heavily pretreated patients with R/R DLBCL, including those with prior T-cell–redirecting therapy. GOLCA + R induced a decrease in circulating tumor DNA across tumor variants. These data support the ongoing development of GOLCA + R in patients with R/R non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
CRS/ICANS Prophylaxis does not Improve Outcomes in adult patients with Relapsed/Refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with brexucabtagene autoleucel
McCauley, Ross, Zhang, Amy, Kota, Vamsi, Boccucci, Jacob, Grunwald, Michael, Ulrickson, Matthew, Hill, LaQuisa, Muhsen, Ibrahim, Sasine, Joshua, Advani, Anjali, Aldoss, Ibrahim, Sandhu, Karamjeet, Reshef, Ran, Luskin, Marlise, Lin, Chenyu, Cassaday, Ryan, Kopmar, Noam, Solh, Melhem, Bobillo, Silvina Odstrcil, Tsai, Stephanie, Hilal, Talal, Shah, Bijal, Faramand, Rawan, Park, Jae, Valtis, Yannis, Othman, Tamer, Vasu, Sumithira, Bezerra, Evandro, Leonard, Jessica, Tan, Virginia, O'Dwyer, Kristen, Moore, Jozal, Jamy, Omer, Mohty, Razan, Kumaran, Muthu, Hoeg, Rasmus, Stock, Wendy, Oliai, Caspian, Lill, Georgia, Schwartz, Marc, Koura, Divya, Dykes, Kaitlyn, Logan, Aaron, Daunov, Michael, Byrd, Ken, Yalniz, Fevzi, Frey, Noelle, Connor, Matthew, Yaghmour, George, Gatell, Vivian Irizarry, Jackson, Clayton, Oluwole, Olalekan, Al-Darobi, Ali, Chen, Evan, Lee, Catherine, O'Connor, Timothy, Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai, Bachanova, Veronika, Tracy, Sean, Srinagesh, Hrishikesh, Miller, Katharine, Sutherland, Katherine, Majhail, Navneet, Mountjoy, Luke, Malik, Shahbaz, Ramakrishnan, Aravind, Shaughnessy, Paul, Mathews, John, Wang, Eunice, Battiwalla, Minoo, Roloff, Gregory, Muffly, Lori, Muffly, Lori , Muffly, Lori , McCauley, Ross, Zhang, Amy, Kota, Vamsi, Boccucci, Jacob, Grunwald, Michael, Ulrickson, Matthew, Hill, LaQuisa, Muhsen, Ibrahim, Sasine, Joshua, Advani, Anjali, Aldoss, Ibrahim, Sandhu, Karamjeet, Reshef, Ran, Luskin, Marlise, Lin, Chenyu, Cassaday, Ryan, Kopmar, Noam, Solh, Melhem, Bobillo, Silvina Odstrcil, Tsai, Stephanie, Hilal, Talal, Shah, Bijal, Faramand, Rawan, Park, Jae, Valtis, Yannis, Othman, Tamer, Vasu, Sumithira, Bezerra, Evandro, Leonard, Jessica, Tan, Virginia, O'Dwyer, Kristen, Moore, Jozal, Jamy, Omer, Mohty, Razan , Kumaran, Muthu, Hoeg, Rasmus, Stock, Wendy, Oliai, Caspian, Lill, Georgia, Schwartz, Marc, Koura, Divya, Dykes, Kaitlyn, Logan, Aaron, Daunov, Michael, Byrd, Ken, Yalniz, Fevzi, Frey, Noelle, Connor, Matthew, Yaghmour, George, Gatell, Vivian Irizarry, Jackson, Clayton, Oluwole, Olalekan, Al-Darobi, Ali, Chen, Evan, Lee, Catherine, O'Connor, Timothy, Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai, Bachanova, Veronika, Tracy, Sean, Srinagesh, Hrishikesh, Miller, Katharine, Sutherland, Katherine, Majhail, Navneet, Mountjoy, Luke, Malik, Shahbaz, Ramakrishnan, Aravind, Shaughnessy, Paul, Mathews, John, Wang, Eunice, Battiwalla, Minoo, Roloff, Gregory

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 2396-2396

10.1182/blood-2025-2396 Get It

Abstract Introduction: CD19-directed CAR T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has substantially improved clinical outcomes for adults with relapsed or refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). However, notable toxicities are associated with CAR-T, including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). Variable practice patterns have emerged regarding the use of CRS/ICANS prophylaxis (ppx) via corticosteroids and/or other pharmacologic agents, but the utility of these approaches on reducing CRS or ICANS following CAR-T in B-ALL remains unknown. Thus, we utilized the Real-World Outcomes Collaborative for CAR T in ALL (ROCCA) database to evaluate associations between ppx and the development and severity of CRS or ICANS following brexucabtagene autoleucel (brexu-cel) for B-ALL. Methods: Adult patients (pts) who received standard-of-care brexu-cel for relapsed/refractory B-ALL across 40+ US centers were included. Primary endpoints were the incidence of CRS and ICANS within 28 days of CAR-T infusion. Secondary endpoints included timing of CRS and ICANS onset, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression evaluated associations between ppx and incidence of CRS/ICANS; KM and log-rank methods were used for survival analyses. Results: A total of 378 pts were included: 53 pts (14.0%) received CRS/ICANS ppx and 325 (86.0%) received no ppx. Ppx agents included steroids only (26.4%), steroid and anakinra (52.8%), anakinra only (15.1%), and steroid and tocilizumab (5.7%). Pts in the ppx group had a higher proportion of Hispanic pts (64% vs 34%), Ph-like (36% vs 19%) and a lower proportion had 0-5% bone marrow blasts at apheresis (38% vs 53%). The ppx and no ppx groups were similar in age, prior therapies, CAR-T indication, and marrow blasts >50%. Cumulative incidence of any grade (gr) CRS was 94% with ppx and 86% with no ppx (p=0.025), of any gr ICANS was 53% with ppx and 51% with no ppx (0= 0.85). Cumulative incidence of gr 3-4 CRS was 9% in the ppx group and 10% in the no ppx group (p=1.00), of gr 3-4 ICANS was 26% in the ppx group and 29% in the no ppx group (p=0.71). Median time to onset for any gr CRS or any gr ICANS was identical in the ppx and no ppx cohorts (CRS: 5 days, range ppx 1-9 days, no ppx 0-14 days; ICANS: 7 days, ppx 1-20 days, no ppx 0-16 days). Univariate logistic regression analyses showed no significant association between ppx and the incidence of gr 2-4 CRS (OR 1.34, 95% CI: 0.75-2.40, p=0.326) or gr 3-4 ICANS (OR 0.88, 95% CI: 0.46-1.70, p=0.708). Multivariate analysis adjusting for ethnicity, leukemia genetic sub-type, and pre-apheresis disease burden similarly found no significant associations between ppx and gr 2-4 CRS (adjusted OR 1.06, 95% CI: 0.55-2.01, p=0.870) or gr 3-4 ICANS (OR 1.23, 95% CI: 0.59-2.55, p=0.584). When comparing steroid-only ppx (N=14) to steroid combinations or other drug ppx (N=39), there was no significant differences in gr 2-4 CRS (57% vs 44%, p=0.345) or gr 3-4 ICANS (43% vs 21%, p=0.115). Comparing cumulative incidence of dexamethasone (dex) exposure, pts in the ppx group had numerically greater dex exposure than pts in the no ppx group, with median (range) dosing of 182 mg (10-1386mg) and 100mg (1-4000mg), respectively. Finally, we found no significant differences in PFS or OS based on ppx. Median PFS was 9.6 months in the ppx group vs 13.3 months in the no ppx group (p=0.646) and median OS was 17.2 months in the ppx group vs 34.4 months in the no ppx group (p=0.170). Conclusions: In this large cohort of adult patients with R/R ALL receiving brexu-cel CAR-T therapy, prophylaxis intended to prevent CRS/ICANS was ineffective at reducing CRS/ICANS incidence, time to onset, or overall steroid exposure. Furthermore, PFS and OS were comparable between patients who received prophylaxis and those who did not. In the absence of prospective trials in B-ALL, these data suggest that current strategies of CRS/ICANS prophylaxis has limited benefit.
Efficacy and safety results from the primary analysis of the pivotal summit trial: Bezuclastinib in adults with non-advanced systemic mastocytosis
Rein, Lindsay , Boggs, Nathan A. , Yi, Cecilia Y. Arana , Elberink, Hanneke Oude , Radia, Deepti , Reiter, Andreas , Piris‐Villaespesa, Miguel , Dybedal, Ingunn , Panse, Jens , Vachhani, Pankit , Kirshenbaum, Arnold S. , Vaughn, Jennifer E. , Cerquozzi, Sonia , Fahrenholz, John M., Pomares, Helena , Üstün, Celalettin , Herrscher, Richard, Barète, Stéphane , Rivera, Candido E., Vadas, Peter , McCulloch, Derek, Keohane, Clodagh, Schafhausen, Philippe, Pilla, Amanda, Zhang, Jenna, Sun, Lei , Shah, Nisha , Jolin, Hina, Easton, Rachael, Sachs, Jessica, Bose, Prithviraj , Modena, Brian D. , Sabato, Vito , Hartmann, Karin , Akin, Cem , George, Tracy I. , Yi, Cecilia Arana , Oh, Stephen T. , Hunter, Anthony M. , Castells, Mariana , Livideanu, Cristina Bulai , Daele, Paul Van , Álvarez‐Twöse, Iván , Taparia, Minakshi , Mital, Andrzej , Hus, Marek , Romano, Alessandra , Lansigan, Frederick , Papayannidis, Cristina , Rondoni, Michela , Manning, Michael, Guilarte, Mar , Bernstein, Jonathan A. , Elena, Chiara , Orfali, Nina M. , Mannelli, Francesco , Shah, Nisha, Siebenhaar, Frank , DeAngelo, Daniel J.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 80-80

10.1182/blood-2025-80 Get It

Abstract Background: Systemic mastocytosis (SM) comprises a spectrum of subtypes characterized by neoplastic mast cell (MC) infiltration of tissues and release of MC mediators. Non-advanced SM (NonAdvSM), including indolent SM (ISM), smoldering SM (SSM), and bone marrow mastocytosis (BMM) subtypes, is the most prevalent form of SM. NonAdvSM can be associated with debilitating symptomology which can significantly impair quality of life. The gain-of-function somatic KIT c.2447 C>T (p.D816V) mutation is found in up to 95% of patients with SM. Bezuclastinib (CGT9486) is an oral, potent, and selective type 1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity against KIT D816V. Results from Summit (NCT05186753) Part 1 informed the recommended phase 2 dose (100 mg QD bezuclastinib) for Part 2. We report topline results from the 24-week assessment of Summit Part 2. Methods: Summit is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled Phase 2 trial of bezuclastinib in patients with NonAdvSM who had inadequate symptom control despite best supportive care (BSC) medications. The primary endpoint was 24-week mean change from baseline in Mastocytosis Symptom Severity Daily Diary (MS2D2) total symptom score (TSS) (range 0–110), which is a fit-for-purpose patient-reported outcome measure of NonAdvSM symptom severity. Key secondary endpoints included the proportion of patients with ≥50% reduction in serum tryptase, KIT p.D816V variant allele frequency (VAF), bone marrow (BM) MC burden, and MS2D2 TSS, ≥30% TSS reduction. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive 100mg QD bezuclastinib + BSC or PBO + BSC. Results: As of May 22, 2025, 179 patients were enrolled in Part 2: 119 were randomized to receive bezuclastinib and 60 to placebo. Patients enrolled were representative of the NonAdvSM population with moderate to severe symptoms. Median age (range) was 51 (23-78) years; 65.9% female; mean (SD) baseline MS2D2 TSS 55.6 (19.8); 82% of patients had ISM, 11% had BMM, and 7% had smoldering SSM. At baseline, median (range) KIT p.D816V VAF in whole blood, BM MC burden, and serum tryptase was 0.25% (0-34%), 10% (1-75%), and 40 (6-692) ng/mL, respectively. Bezuclastinib demonstrated statistically significant superiority to placebo on all primary and key secondary endpoints. At Week 24, bezuclastinib led to significantly greater symptom improvement vs placebo (LS mean [95% CI] MS2D2 TSS change: –24.3 [–27.6 to –21.1] vs –15.4 [–19.6 to –11.2]; placebo-adjusted difference: –8.9 points; P=0.0002). A ≥50% reduction in serum tryptase was achieved in 87.4% of bezuclastinib-treated patients vs 0% on placebo (P<0.0001). Significantly more patients receiving bezuclastinib achieved ≥50% reductions in KIT D816V VAF, serum tryptase, BM MCs (P<0.0001), MS2D2 TSS (P=0.01), and ≥30% reduction in MS2D2 TSS (P=0.0004). Most treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were low grade (gr; 70% Gr 1) and reversible. The most common TEAEs (≥10%) in any treatment group and occurring in greater frequency in the bezuclastinib arm were hair color changes (69.5% vs 5.0%), altered taste (23.7% vs 0%), nausea (22.0% vs 13.3%), increased ALT/AST (22.0% vs 6.6%), headache (17.8% vs 11.7%), alopecia (11.9% vs 3.3%), and increased ALP (10.2% vs 3.3%). TEAEs (≥10%) that occurred more often in the placebo group were diarrhea (13% vs 18%), dizziness (10% vs 12%), fatigue (7% vs 12%), and arthralgia (6% vs 15%). ALT/AST elevations ≥Gr 3 were experienced by 5.9% of patients. The only hepatic adverse events (AEs) reported were transient lab abnormalities; none required hospitalization. Treatment-related AEs requiring dose reductions occurred in 11% of patients receiving bezuclastinib. All discontinuations (5.9%) due to treatment-related AEs were due to transaminase elevations; all fully resolved. Conclusions: At 24-weeks, bezuclastinib 100 mg QD demonstrated statistically and clinically significant improvements in symptom burden and biomarkers of disease vs placebo in patients with NonAdvSM. The treatment was generally well-tolerated and effective across a population that is representative of the real-world NonAdvSM population, including SSM. These results support the use of bezuclastinib to reduce SM burden and symptoms in pts with NonAdvSM, and a potentially disease-modifying impact.
KMT2Ar, but not other high-risk genetics, adversely impacts outcomes in adult patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) Philadelphia chromosome negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with brexucabtagene autoleucel (Brexu-cel)
Leonard, Jessica, Ladha, Abdullah, Faramand, Rawan, Roloff, Gregory, Valtis, Yannis, Tan, Virginia, Miller, Katharine, Zhang, Amy, Grunwald, Michael, Kota, Vamsi, Boccucci, Jacob, Ulrickson, Matthew, Al-Darobi, Ali, Hill, LaQuisa, Muhsen, Ibrahim, Sasine, Joshua, Advani, Anjali, Sandhu, Karamjeet, Reshef, Ran, Luskin, Marlise, Chen, Evan, Lin, Chenyu, Cassaday, Ryan, Kopmar, Noam, Solh, Melhem, Lee, Catherine, Bobillo, Silvina Odstrcil, Tsai, Stephanie, O'Connor, Timothy, Hilal, Talal, Park, Jae, Vasu, Sumithira, Bezerra, Evandro, O'Dwyer, Kristen, Moore, Jozal, Wang, Eunice, McCauley, Ross, Majhail, Navneet, Ramakrishnan, Aravind, Mountjoy, Luke, Malik, Shahbaz, Battiwalla, Minoo, Shaughnessy, Paul, Mathews, John, Srinagesh, Hrishikesh, Sutherland, Katherine, Jamy, Omer, Mohty, Razan, Kumaran, Muthu, Hoeg, Rasmus, Oliai, Caspian, Lill, Georgia, Stock, Wendy, Schwartz, Marc, Othman, Tamer, Koura, Divya, Dykes, Kaitlyn, Logan, Aaron, Daunov, Michael, Byrd, Ken, Yalniz, Fevzi, Bachanova, Veronika, Tracy, Sean, Grover, Punita, Connor, Matthew, Yaghmour, George, Gatell, Vivian Irizarry, Jackson, Clayton, Oluwole, Olalekan, Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai, Frey, Noelle, Muffly, Lori, Shah, Bijal, Aldoss, Ibrahim, Muffly, Lori , Muffly, Lori , Leonard, Jessica, Ladha, Abdullah, Faramand, Rawan, Roloff, Gregory, Valtis, Yannis, Tan, Virginia, Miller, Katharine, Zhang, Amy, Grunwald, Michael, Kota, Vamsi, Boccucci, Jacob, Ulrickson, Matthew, Al-Darobi, Ali, Hill, LaQuisa, Muhsen, Ibrahim, Sasine, Joshua, Advani, Anjali, Sandhu, Karamjeet, Reshef, Ran, Luskin, Marlise, Chen, Evan, Lin, Chenyu, Cassaday, Ryan, Kopmar, Noam, Solh, Melhem, Lee, Catherine, Bobillo, Silvina Odstrcil, Tsai, Stephanie, O'Connor, Timothy, Hilal, Talal, Park, Jae, Vasu, Sumithira, Bezerra, Evandro, O'Dwyer, Kristen, Moore, Jozal, Wang, Eunice, McCauley, Ross, Majhail, Navneet, Ramakrishnan, Aravind, Mountjoy, Luke, Malik, Shahbaz, Battiwalla, Minoo, Shaughnessy, Paul, Mathews, John, Srinagesh, Hrishikesh, Sutherland, Katherine, Jamy, Omer, Mohty, Razan , Kumaran, Muthu, Hoeg, Rasmus, Oliai, Caspian, Lill, Georgia, Stock, Wendy, Schwartz, Marc, Othman, Tamer, Koura, Divya, Dykes, Kaitlyn, Logan, Aaron, Daunov, Michael, Byrd, Ken, Yalniz, Fevzi, Bachanova, Veronika, Tracy, Sean, Grover, Punita, Connor, Matthew, Yaghmour, George, Gatell, Vivian Irizarry, Jackson, Clayton, Oluwole, Olalekan, Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai, Frey, Noelle, Shah, Bijal, Aldoss, Ibrahim

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3365-3365

10.1182/blood-2025-3365 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Brexu-cel is a highly effective treatment for R/R B-ALL, with complete responses achieved in 71% of patients (pts) treated in the pivotal ZUMA-3 trial. Patients with B-ALL with high-risk (HR) genetics are known to have inferior outcomes with chemotherapy, but little is known about the influence of HR ALL genetics on responses to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T in adults. In this study, we assessed the impact of HR ALL genetics on outcomes in a large cohort of adult patients treated with brexu-cel for R/R Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative B-ALL. Methods: Patient characteristics and outcomes were obtained from the Real-World Outcomes Collaborative of CAR-T in Adult ALL (ROCCA) database which includes data from 40 U.S. centers. NCCN guidelines (NCCN Guidelines in Oncology, ALL v2.2025) were used to define HR B-ALL genetics; lack of HR genetics was defined as standard-risk (SR). The primary outcome was event-free survival (EFS), defined as lack of response, disease progression, or death from any cause. Secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS), relapse free survival (RFS) and response rates including complete response (CR), CR incomplete count recovery (CRi), measurable residual disease negative CR (MRD-) by flow or NGS and progressive disease (PD). Multivariable models were adjusted for age, pre-infusion blast percentage, prior allo-HCT, and post CAR-T allo-HCT (modeled as a time-varying covariate). Results: The cohort included 286 pts: 169 with HR and 117 with SR B-ALL. The HR cohort included TP53m (n=24, 14%), KMT2Ar (n=16, 9%), CRLF2r (n=65, 39%) and other HR genetics such as JAK2 and other Ph-like, IKZF1, complex cytogenetics (n=64, 38%). Relative to SR pts, HR pts were more commonly Hispanic (50% vs 28%). HR and SR pts had similar disease burden pre-apheresis (>5% blasts: 58% vs 53%), prior blinatumomab (60% vs 58%), prior inotuzumab (42% vs 46%), and prior allo HCT (27% vs 37%). The presence of CNS disease (11% HR vs 12% SR) and extramedullary disease (EMD, 22% HR vs 29% SR) at apheresis was also similar. CR/CRi was achieved in 90.5% of evaluable HR pts (n=147) and 90.2% of evaluable SR pts (n=102); MRD- rates were also similar between HR and SR pts at 78.9% and 78.2% respectively. In unadjusted analyses, EFS did not significantly differ between HR pts (median 9.6 mos; 1-yr: 46%, 95% CI 38%-54%) and SR pts (median 11.6 mos; 1-yr: 48%, 95% CI 38%- 58%). Median RFS (HR: 12.2 mos, SR: 13.3 mos) and median OS (HR: 22.4 mos, SR: 21.0 mos) were also similar. Multivariable models demonstrated no significant associations between HR B-ALL and EFS (HR 1.09, 95% CI 0.73-1.63), RFS (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.71-1.80), or OS (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.62- 1.48) relative to SR ALL. 28% of HR patients and 21% of SR patients underwent consolidative allo-HCT. Among the HR subgroup, CR/CRi rate was lowest in KMT2Ar (71%) relative to TP53m (95%), CRLF2r (95%), and other HR genetics (89%). The median EFS was lowest in KMT2Ar (4.1 mos), followed by TP53m (6.9 mos), CRLF2r (11.6 mos), and other HR (11.1 mos). Median OS was also lowest in KMT2Ar (6.8 mos) vs 22.4 mos in TP53m and not reached in CRLF2r or other HR. PD was highest in KMT2Ar pts (29%), as compared to 11% HR other, 10% SR, and 5% TP53 and CRLF2r. The rate of relapse among those that achieved CR across the groups was similar and ranged between 28% -40%. Rates of CD19 negative relapse were similar between all subgroups (13%-15%), however 21% of KMT2A pts underwent myeloid transformation as compared 0% for TP53 and CRLF2 pts, and 2% among other HR and SR pts. 25% of KMT2Ar patients underwent consolidative allo-HCT as compared to 32% CRLF2 pts, 29% TP53 pts, 25% other HR pts and 21% SR pts. Multivariable models evaluating the different genomic subgroups demonstrated that relative to SR B-ALL, only KMT2Ar was associated with inferior OS (HR 3.17, 95% CI 1.53-6.58, p=0020). No associations were seen between HR subgroups and EFS. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this analysis represents the largest examination of adult B-ALL recipients of CAR-T assessed by genomic risk group. We found that response rates and survival outcomes following brexu-cel were similar among HR and SR B-ALL pts, including pts with TP53m and CRLF2r. However, pts with KMT2Ar had lower response rates and dismal EFS and OS, with higher rates of PD and myeloid transformation at relapse, suggesting that alternative strategies are necessary to improve outcomes for patients with R/R KMT2Ar B-ALL.
Clinical utility of ECAP dosing in a real-world population delivered via EVOKE therapy: the ECAP study
Pope, Jill , Smith, Gregory L. , Goree, Johnathan , Mekhail, Nagy , Levy, Robert M. , Deer, Timothy R. , Vu, Chau , Shah, Jarna R , Costandi, Shrif , Rosen, Steven M., Bromberg, Todd A., Patel, Atish, Latif, Usman , Lad, Shivanand P. , Jameson, Jessica , Calodney, Aaron , Falowski, Steven , Smith, J. Carson , Guirguis, Maged , Boeding, Ronald B., Sprintz, Michael, Antony, Ajay, Patterson, Denis G., Laufer, Andras, Pilitsis, Julie G. , Miller, Nathan , Rosenfeld, David J. , Tate, Jordan L, Raslan, Ahmed M. , Kallewaard, Jan Willem , Leitner, Angela , Hanson, Erin, Soliday, Nicole, Petersen, Erika , Goree, Johnathan A , Mekhail, Nagy A , Costandi, Shrif J , Lam, Christopher M , Hayek, Salim , Hagedorn, Jonathan M , Kallewaard, Jan Willem , Duarte, Rui , Deer, Tim , Shah, Jarna , Rosen, Steven M, Sayed, Dawood , Lam, Christopher , Hayek, Salim M. , Hagedorn, Jonathan M. , Heros, Robert , Miller, Nathan, Tate, Jordan L, Hanson, Erin, Duarte, Rui

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine | December 2, 2025 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: rapm-2025-107051

10.1136/rapm-2025-107051 | PMID 41330601 Get It

Background The efficacy of EVOKE therapy, a closed-loop spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system, has been demonstrated in a double-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT). RCT evidence, however, may not be generalizable to clinical practice, while limitations of real-world evidence may affect its validity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of EVOKE therapy in routine clinical practice employing a rigorous data collection approach. Methods The ECAP study was a prospective, multicenter, single-arm, pragmatic study that enrolled SCS candidates with chronic, intractable trunk and/or limb pain in 22 US investigational sites. PROMIS-29 questionnaire and objective neurophysiological metrics were collected, and minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) were used to characterize baseline dysfunction and response to EVOKE therapy both at trial end and maximal analgesic effect post-implant visit. Pre-specified subgroup analyses were conducted based on diagnosis. Results EVOKE therapy observed included a dose ratio of 1.3 and neural dose accuracy of 2.8 μV. Improvements of >1 MCID were observed for all domains and improvements of ≥2 MCIDs were observed for six of the seven domains. Improvements observed at trial end were maintained or improved at post-implant visit, with statistically significant improvement in holistic MCID (MD 0.2, 95% CI 0.1 to 0.4, p=0.004), and a significantly greater proportion of patients considered holistic MCID responders (p=0.047). Subgroup analysis by diagnosis showed similar outcomes. Conclusions EVOKE therapy was associated with clinically meaningful improvements in a real-world chronic pain population across different subgroups and disease pathologies, with effects observed at trial end reproduced at post-implant visit.
Histologic Subtypes and Kidney Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis: Insights from a Diverse Cohort at a Quaternary Care Center
Bobart, Shane A. , Riaz, Maryam , Camacho, A. A., Daliri, Soudabeh, Javed, Mahnoor, Lowe, Jessica Elise, Lin, Yueh-Yun , Deva, Anshuj, Sanghvi, Aarjav Atik, Aslam, Nabeel , Adrogué, Horacio E. , Guevara, Myriam , Edwards, Angelina , Camacho, Alma A Aveytia, Deva, Anshuj, Sanghvi, Aarjav Atik, Hickson, LaTonya J.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | December 1, 2025 | Volume: 36 | Issue: 10S | Pages: No page available

10.1681/asn.2025j83c0b42 Get It

Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Patients with Lupus Nephritis and Concomitant Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Bobart, Shane A. , Javed, Mahnoor, Camacho, A. A., Riaz, Maryam , Lowe, Jessica Elise, Aslam, Nabeel , Adrogué, Horacio E. , Edwards, Angelina , Guevara, Myriam , Camacho, Alma A Aveytia, Hickson, LaTonya J.

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology | December 1, 2025 | Volume: 36 | Issue: 10S | Pages: No page available

10.1681/asn.2025pqx5nr67 Get It

What is the Patient Compliance Rate for Nasopharyngoscopy as Documented in Clinical Reports?
Chee-Williams, Jessica L. , Stewart, Emma K. , Sitzman, Thomas J. , Perry, Jamie L. , Sitzman, Thomas J , Chee-Williams, Jessica L , Perry, Jamie L

The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal | November 28, 2025 | Volume: 63 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 3053-3058

10.1177/10556656251400414 | PMID 41313313 Get It

Objective Assess the patient compliance rate for nasopharyngoscopy as documented in clinical reports. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Thirteen cleft teams in North America. Patients Patients aged 3 to 21 years old with a repaired cleft palate. Interventions Nasopharyngoscopy. Main Outcome Measure Patient compliance rate for nasopharyngoscopy. Results Patient compliance was documented in 128 of 158 reports (81%). Of the 128 reports, patient compliance was reported as “good/excellent” in 65% (n = 83), “marginal/fair” across 10% (n = 13), “poor” in 16% (n = 20), and “other” in 9% (n = 12). Patients with “poor” compliance had lower rates of documented imaging ratings, however 55% (n = 11) of reports included a surgical recommendation. Conclusions Among children completing nasopharyngoscopy for velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery planning, at least one-fourth of reports indicate significant compliance issues that limits velopharyngeal port imaging. These findings suggest that some cleft teams and surgeons may be proceeding with surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency without adequate visualization or ratings of velopharyngeal anatomy.
Metastatic Recurrence Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Wun, Ted , Abrahão, Renata , Chubak, Jessica , Ruddy, Kathryn J. , Chao, Chun , Sauder, Candice A. M. , Nichols, Hazel B. , Keegan, Theresa H.M. , Nichols, Hazel B , Chubak, Jessica , Brunson, Ann , Wun, Ted , Quesenberry, Charles P. , Hahn, Erin E , Kushi, Lawrence H.

JAMA Oncology | November 26, 2025 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 75

10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.4971 | PMID 41296369 Get It

Importance Despite treatment advances, metastatic recurrence continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Empirical data on the incidence and survival after metastatic recurrence remain limited, as cancer registries historically do not collect data on recurrence. Objective To estimate the cumulative incidence (CMI) of metastatic recurrence among adolescents and young adults diagnosed with earlier-stage disease and compare survival to those with metastatic disease at diagnosis. Design, Setting, Participants This was a retrospective cohort study of adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 39 years who were diagnosed with nonmetastatic cancers from 2006 to 2018. Adolescents and young adults were identified from the California Cancer Registry linked with statewide hospitalization, emergency department, and ambulatory surgery encounters from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. Data were analyzed from December 2023 to June 2025. Exposures Cancer types, including melanoma, sarcoma, and breast, cervical, colorectal, testicular, and thyroid cancers. Main Outcomes and Measures Metastatic recurrence was identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, and Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification, metastatic disease codes at least 6 months after cancer diagnosis or from an underlying cancer cause of death. Follow-up was through December 31, 2020. Results Of a total of 48 406 adolescents and young adults (median [IQR] age at diagnosis, 33.0 [28.0-37.0] years; 67.4% female), 9.2% had metastatic disease at diagnosis, and 9.5% had metastatic recurrence. Among 43 935 adolescents and young adults who presented with nonmetastatic disease, the 5-year CMI of metastatic recurrences was highest among patients with sarcoma (24.5%; 95% CI, 22.6%-26.6%) and colorectal cancer (21.8%; 95% CI, 20.3%-23.4%) and intermediate for cervical (16.3%; 95% CI, 15.0%-17.6%) and breast (14.7%; 95% CI, 14.0%-15.4%) cancers. The CMI for metastatic recurrence increased with increasing stage at diagnosis, with 5-year CMIs higher than 30% for all stage III cancers (except thyroid). The 5-year CMI of metastatic recurrence also increased over time for cervical cancer (2006-2009: 12.7% [95% CI, 10.8%-14.8%]; 2015-2018: 20.4% [95% CI, 17.5%-23.6%]) and decreased for colorectal cancer (2006-2009: 24.4% [95% CI, 21.3%-27.6%]; 2015-2018: 19.2% [95% CI, 16.4%-22.2%]). Survival after metastatic recurrence was worse than metastatic disease at diagnosis for all cancer types, except for testicular and thyroid cancers. Conclusions and Relevance The findings from this cohort study highlight the overall burden of metastatic disease in adolescents and young adults, expanding the knowledge of metastatic recurrences that help improve care for adolescent and young adult survivors throughout the cancer survivorship spectrum.