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Leonard, Jessica T

0000-0001-5576-0048

A5034614925 | I165690674

Mayo Clinic

Oregon Health & Science University

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Trial in Progress: A Phase 2 Single Arm, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of the BiTE ® Antibody Blinatumomab (Blincyto) and Vincristine Sulfate Liposomal Injection (Marqibo) in Adult Subjects with Relapsed/Refractory Philadelphia Negative CD19+

Blood | November 23, 2021 | Volume: 138 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 4404-4404

10.1182/blood-2021-144548

Abstract Background: Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is not curable with standard therapies. Effective outpatient treatment, allowing patients to maintain a good quality of life, while offering a meaningful chance of remission, is an appealing alternative to prolonged admission required for currently available multi-agent regimens. Vincristine sulfate liposomal injection (Marqibo) was approved in 2012 for treatment Ph-ALL in second or greater relapse, originally developed to overcome pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic limitations of vincristine. Approved dosing is 2.25 mg/m 2 without a dose cap. Pre-clinical studies showed it increases plasma circulation time, increases tumor tissue delivery, accumulates in tumor tissue, and slowly releases vincristine in tumor tissues rather than into systemic circulation. In a phase 2 trial, as a weekly administered single agent, CR/CRi rate was 20%, with median duration of 23 weeks and overall response rate of 35%. Blinatumomab is a murine recombinant single-chain antibody construct belonging to a class of bispecific T-cell engager (BITE) immuno-oncology. BITE molecules are designed to direct T-effector memory cells towards target cells, triggering cell-specific cytotoxicity. Blinatumomab specifically targets cells that express CD19 and the presence of both, CD19+ target cells and T cells are required for its cytotoxic activity. In previous phase 2 trials, responses to single agent blinatumomab in the relapsed setting were near 60%, although only 34% (44%, including partial and incomplete hematologic recovery) in the pivotal phase 3. Median duration of remission was only 7.3 months and half were very heavily pretreated. Here, we describe a trial designed to target ALL cells with Marquibo as a microtubule inhibitor and blinatumomab as a BiTE immuno-oncology therapy and evaluate whether this combination results in an effective and safe therapeutic option for relapsed/refractory ALL patients. We anticipate additive benefits of the regimen and define a clinically meaningful outcome as >75% (CR/CRi) rate and median progression-free survival (PFS) of ≥1 year. This higher rate of response is expected as many patients are using blinatumomab at first relapse, and therefore we anticipate less prior therapy than overall in the pivotal phase 3 study. Further, we hypothesize that the combination will result in a high rate of response, allowing enhanced immunologic recovery. Study Design/Methods: This is a phase 2, single arm, trial to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab and vincristine sulfate liposomal injection. The study will include up to 35 participants who are ≥18years of age, with Ph-, CD19+ ALL, and are either relapse or refractory to ≥2 prior regimens, have ≥5% blasts in the bone marrow or peripheral blood or persistent extranodal/marrow site or have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2. The active study period includes a 3-week screening phase, followed by a treatment period (induction phase and consolidation phase) of up to 58 weeks (6 cycles), a safety follow-up 30 days later and a long-term follow-up period of up to 18 months. The induction phase includes two cycles of blinatumomab and liposomal vincristine. A single cycle is defined as 6 weeks in duration, which includes 4 weeks of continuous intravenous infusion (CIVI) of blinatumomab (initial dose 9 μg/day for first 7 days, then escalated to 28 μg/day starting on day 8 (week 2) through day 29 (week 4), followed by a 2-week treatment-free interval and 3 weekly doses of liposomal vincristine, administered intravenously at 2.25 mg/m 2, with no dose cap (per label),in the outpatient setting over 1 hour. Subjects who achieve at least stable disease within 2 induction cycles may continue to the consolidation phase to receive up to a maximum of 6 cycles under the same treatment schedule. The primary objectives are to evaluate whether the combination will result in a median PFS of ≥1 year, and if the CR/CRi rate is ≥75% following 2 cycles and duration of remission. Secondary outcomes will include evaluation of the rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) and duration, the proportion of patients who are able to progress to allogeneic transplantation, the safety of blinatumomab and liposomal vincristine sulfate in combination and the effect of the combination and response on measures of immune reconstitution. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Rizzieri: Karyopharm: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Kite: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Stemline: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Acrotech: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Teva: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bayer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AROG: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Gilead: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celltrion: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Mustang: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Jazz: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Honoraria; Pharmacyclics: Honoraria. Leonard: Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Research Funding. Badar: Pfizer Hematology-Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Shah: Bristol-Myers Squibb/Celgene: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Incyte: Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Servier Genetics: Other; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Expenses, Research Funding; Precision Biosciences: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics/Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Expenses; Acrotech/Spectrum: Honoraria; BeiGene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Amgen: Consultancy.
A Phase 1 Study of XmAb18968, a CD3-CD38 Bispecific Antibody for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Leukemia and T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Blood | November 23, 2021 | Volume: 138 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 4401-4401

10.1182/blood-2021-149329

Abstract Background: Outcomes of adults with relapsed/refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma (T-ALL or T-LBL respectively) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have remained poor despite the availability of newer agents. CD38 is a 45 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein expressed by lymphoid and myeloid cells with several important functions including a role in immune escape from tumor cells [Chillemi A et al. Front Immunol 2017, Furano A et al. J Immunol 1990]. Several studies have demonstrated that CD38 is expressed in tumor cells of patients with T-ALL and AML and potentially targetable using CD38 blocking agents [Naik J et al. Haematologica 2019, Bride KL et al. Blood 2018, Tembhare et al. J Immunother Cancer 2020, Farber M et al. ASH 2018]. XmAb18968 is structurally distinct CD3-CD38 bi-specific T-cell engager with a full fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain modified to minimize Fcγ receptor binding and non-selective activation of T cells and other immune effector cells. XmAb18968 has optimized relative affinities for both CD3 and CD38 which results in reduced cytokine release without compromising target cell killing. We hypothesize targeting CD38 in relapsed/refractory- T-cell ALL/LBL and AML is safe and feasible using XmAb18968, a novel CD3-CD38 bispecific antibody. Study design and methods: This is an investigator-sponsored multi-institutional phase I study evaluating the safety and tolerability of XmAb18968. Patients aged 18 years or above with T-ALL, T-LBL or AML (including undifferentiated leukemia and bi phenotypic leukemia), in relapsed/refractory status (at least one line of prior therapy) including measurable residual disease relapse, CD38 expression ≥ 20%, and adequate organ function will be eligible. Major exclusion criteria are hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) within 6 months of enrollment, active acute GVHD, veno-occlusive disease, and acute promyelocytic leukemia. The study is planned to be conducted at 6 sites in United States. The primary endpoint is to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and toxicity profile of XmAb18968. The secondary endpoints include determination of response rates, duration of response, survival and pharmacokinetics. Exploratory endpoints include correlation of responses with genomic profile, assessment of serum cytokine response, identifying the changes in phenotypic expression of activated T-cells and leukemic cells, correlation of the phenotypic expression with changes in the transcriptome at the single-cell level, proteomics evaluation of cytokine secretion at the single-cell level and correlation of response with N-glycan profiling, quantitative site-occupancy and direct glycopeptide analysis. The study will follow 3+3 design for dose escalation and de-escalation in case of dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Dose escalation will proceed in two separate groups: Group A for subjects with T-ALL and T-LBL and Group B for subjects with AML. Patients will be entered sequentially to each dose level, starting with the first dose level. The DLT observation period for dose-escalation will be 28-days. RP2D will be defined as the highest dose level at which none of the first 3 treated subjects, or no more than 1 of the first 6 treated subjects experience a DLT. A minimum of 24 and a maximum of 60 patients will be needed for the dose escalation phase. Disclosures Guru Murthy: Curio Sciences: Honoraria; Techspert: Consultancy; Qessential: Honoraria; CancerExpertNow: Honoraria; DAVA Oncology: Honoraria; TG Therapeutics: Other: Advisory board meeting; Cardinal health: Honoraria; Guidepoint: Consultancy. Johnson: Miltenyi Biotec: Research Funding. Abedin: AltruBio: Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria; Agios: Honoraria; Helsinn: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Astellas Pharma Inc.: Research Funding; Actinium: Research Funding. Stock: Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; amgen: Honoraria; agios: Honoraria; jazz: Honoraria; kura: Honoraria; kite: Honoraria; morphosys: Honoraria; servier: Honoraria; syndax: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pluristeem: Consultancy, Honoraria. Shah: Precision Biosciences: Consultancy; Kite, a Gilead Company: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Expenses, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics/Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Expenses; Acrotech/Spectrum: Honoraria; BeiGene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Amgen: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Novartis: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Bristol-Myers Squibb/Celgene: Consultancy, Other: Expenses; Adaptive Biotechnologies: Consultancy; Servier Genetics: Other; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding. Leonard: Amgen: Research Funding; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Pratz: Agios: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy; Astellas: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Cellgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Millenium: Research Funding; University of Pennsylvania: Current Employment; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Luger: Syros: Honoraria; Agios: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria; Brystol Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Acceleron: Honoraria; Astellas: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Onconova: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Biosight: Research Funding; Hoffman LaRoche: Research Funding; Kura: Research Funding. Badar: Pfizer Hematology-Oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Atallah: Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding.