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Assessment of Outcomes of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation By Treatment Arm in Newly Diagnosed Measurable Residual Disease Negative Patients with B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Randomized to Conventional Chemotherapy +/- Blinatumomab in the ECO
Liedtke, Michaela , Sun, Zhuoxin , Litzow, Mark R. , Mattison, Ryan J. , Paietta, Elisabeth , Zhang, Yanming , Racevskis, Janis, Rowe, Jacob M. , Bergeron, Julie , Zhao, Yaqi , Wu, Gang , Chang, Ti‐Cheng , Pratz, Keith W. , Dinner, Shira, Gore, Steven D. , Bhatnagar, Bhavana , Jeyakumar, Deepa , Patel, Shejal, Elliott, Michelle A. , Tzachanis, Dimitrios , Vachhani, Pankit , Bhave, Rupali , Little, Richard F. , Stone, Richard M. , Luger, Selina M. , Tallman, Martin S. , Wieduwilt, Matthew J. , Roberts, Kathryn G. , Lazarus, Hillard M. , Arber, Daniel A. , Wood, Brent L. , Zhang, Wenchao, Frey, Noelle V. , Atallah, Ehab , Uy, Geoffrey L. , Lin, Tara L. , Willman, Cheryl L. , DeAngelo, Daniel J. , Advani, Anjali S. , Sharon, Elad , Erba, Harry Paul , Mullighan, Charles G.

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Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 779-779

10.1182/blood-2024-207557 Get It

Introduction: Based on a donor versus no-donor analysis, UKALLXII/E2993 showed a survival benefit for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) in first complete remission (CR1) compared to consolidation/maintenance chemotherapy alone. The follow-up phase 3 E1910 trial (NCT02003222) randomized BCR::ABL1-negative B-lineage ALL patients (pts) aged 30-70 years in measurable residual disease (MRD)-negative CR1 after intensification to conventional chemotherapy (CC) +/- blinatumomab (blin) and demonstrated significantly improved overall survival (OS) with blin (Litzow, NEJM 2024). The current exploratory subgroup analysis evaluates outcomes of MRD-negative pts randomized on E1910 who underwent alloHCT on trial. Methods: Among pts enrolled on E1910, pts in MRD-negative CR1 by 6-color flow cytometry after intensification who were randomized to CC +/- blin and subsequently underwent alloHCT were identified. We compared baseline characteristics, MRD status post induction, relapse-free survival (RFS) and OS using the Kaplan-Meier method and the two-sided log-rank test and Cox model. A multivariable analysis was performed with alloHCT included as a time-varying covariate as well as a landmark analysis comparing the outcome of pts with unfavorable risk on the CC + blin arm who underwent alloHCT versus those who did not. Results: Of 224 MRD-negative randomized pts, 44 underwent alloHCT on trial: 22 in each arm. The median time from randomization to transplant was 3.2 months (mos). The median follow-up from initial registration was 57.8 mos. Baseline demographics including age (median 55 years), gender (53% male), race (89% white) and ethnicity (89% non-Hispanic/Latino) were equally distributed. Compared to CC + blin, the median peripheral blood white cell (WBC) count and blast percentage at diagnosis were higher in the CC arm at 6,640 vs 3,740/uL and 55 vs 9%, respectively, while median marrow blast percentage and overall unfavorable risk as defined in E1910 (55% vs 64%) were similar. Of the 44 MRD-negative pts who proceeded to alloHCT on study, 77% in the CC arm and 64% in the CC+ blin arm were MRD-negative after induction. Myeloablative conditioning was given to the majority of pts (68% CC arm and 73% CC+blin arm) and the most common graft versus host disease prophylaxis was tacrolimus-based on both arms. Among the 44 pts who underwent alloHCT, the observed hazard ratio (HR) comparing relative risk of death between pts randomized to CC+blin or CC only was 0.59 (95% CI: 0.12-2.11) with a 3-year OS rate of 82% versus 71% and the HR comparing relative risk of relapse/death was 0.52 (CI: 0.15-1.79) with a 3-year RFS rate of 82% versus 67%. For patients with unfavorable risk, 3-year OS and 3-year RFS in each treatment arm were both 71% versus 65%. Among 50 pts with unfavorable risk in MRD-negative CR after intensification who were randomized to CC + blin, a landmark analysis performed at 5 mos post randomization showed 3-year OS and RFS rates of 71% versus 90% and 71% versus 86% between the 14 pts who underwent alloHCT and those who did not, respectively. Receipt of alloHCT was a time-varying covariate in a multivariable analysis with gender, WBC count, platelets, hemoglobin, peripheral blood blasts, bone marrow blasts, performance status, and combined molecular risk category. Age, CD20 status, rituximab use, and intention to receive alloHCT were used as stratification factors. In the entire cohort of MRD-negative pts who were randomized, there was a significant association between improved OS and the receipt of CC+blin vs CC alone (HR 0.46, 95% CI: 0.26 - 0.82; p=0.009), better performance status of 0-1 vs ≥2 and favorable vs unfavorable risk ALL. In contrast, the receipt of alloHCT had no significant effect on OS (HR 1.00, 95% CI: 0.49 - 2.01). Conclusions: Within the constraints of small numbers, this exploratory subgroup analysis demonstrates that in pts with newly diagnosed BCR::ABL1-negative B-ALL treated on E1910 who achieved MRD-negativity after intensification, alloHCT outcomes did not appear to be different with or without blin in consolidation. In a multivariate analysis of all MRD-negative pts, receipt of blin but not alloHCT was associated with improved OS. Further investigation is warranted to characterize the relative benefit of blinatumomab in pts receiving alloHCT in frontline consolidation.
Outcomes of Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Older Adults with Relapsed/Refractory Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
Šýkorová, Alice , Evens, Andrew M. , Dorritie, Kathleen , Kenkre, Vaishalee P. , Chang, Cheryl , Michalka, Jozef , Ansell, Stephen M. , Fusco, Brendon , Hatic, Haris, Saba, Raya , Harris, Elyse I., Wagner‐Johnston, Nina D. , Arai, Sally , Nowakowski, Grzegorz S. , Móciková, Heidi , Jagadeesh, Deepa, Blum, Kristie A. , Iyengar, Siddharth , Rappazzo, K. C., Choi, Yun Young , Advani, Ranjana H. , Micallef, Ivana N. , Advani, Ranjana H , Evens, Andrew M , Desai, Sanjal H. , Spinner, Michael A. , Bachanová, Veronika , Goyal, Gaurav , Kahl, Brad S. , Azzi, Jacques Mario , Sumransub, Nuttavut , Ibrahim, Uroosa , Shah, Harsh , Jagadeesh, Deepa , Diefenbach, Catherine , Baidoun, Firas , Procházka, Vít

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Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 570-570

10.1182/blood-2024-199845 Get It

Introduction: Adults older than 60 years constitute 20-25% of newly diagnosed classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) and have inferior outcomes compared to younger patients (pts). Salvage therapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is a potentially curative option for pts with relapsed/refractory (R/R cHL). There is limited data regarding outcomes of older adults with R/R cHL who undergo ASCT in the current era where novel agents are employed in the R/R setting, in comparison with younger patients. Methods: This multicenter, international, retrospective study of 18 participating institutions included adults with R/R cHL who underwent ASCT from January 1, 2010 through December 31 2020. Retrospective chart review was performed to collect data on patient and disease characteristics at relapse, including lines and type of salvage therapy, pre-ASCT response by PET, and use of brentuximab vedotin (BV) as consolidation post-ASCT. Study objectives were to assess progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and the probability of non-relapse mortality (NRM) with relapse as a competing event. NRM was defined as death without preceding relapse. Results: Of the total 1172 adults with R/R cHL enrolled in the parent cohort, 96 (8.1%) were age 60 years or older at the time of ASCT. In this older cohort, the median age was 66 years (range: 60-72). 54 (56%) were age 60-64, 31 (32%) were of age 65-69 and 11 (11%) were of age 70-72. 59 (61%) were male, 63 (66%) had advanced stage disease, 17 (18%) had bulky disease, 37 (39%) had B symptoms and 38 (40%) had extranodal disease. All patients (pts) received ABVD or ABVD-like frontline therapy. The median time to relapse was 6 months (range: 0-174). 48 pts (50%) relapsed within a year after completion of frontline treatment and 25 (26%) had primary refractory disease. Salvage therapy prior to ASCT included platinum-based chemotherapy (65%), BV-based regimen (34%), and PD-1 inhibitor-based regimens (3%). 16 pts (16%) underwent ASCT after >1 line of salvage therapy and 75 (78%) underwent ASCT after achieving a complete metabolic response (CMR). 14 pts (14.6%) received BV consolidation. Median follow-up for entire population was 53.4 months (range: 0.3-199.0). In older adults, the 5-year PFS was 54.2% (CI95: 43.4-67.6) not statistically different compared to pts <60 years (67.7% (CI95: 64.3-71.3), p=0.2). However, 5-year OS was inferior in older adults: 71.9% (CI95: 43.4-67.6) vs. 82.6% (CI95: 43.4-67.6) in pts <60 years (p <0.0001)). In pts ≥60, 26 (27%) died including 12 (12.5%) without preceding relapse. Older adults had 3-month, 1-year and 5-year probability of NRM of 5.2% (CI95: 2.2-12.2), 7.5% (CI95: 3.6-15.3), and 10.9% (CI95: 5.8-20.8), respectively. NRM was significantly higher in older adults compared to pts <60 who had 3-month, 1-year and 5-year probability of NRM of 0.3% (CI95: 0.1-1.0), 0.9% (CI95: 0.5-1.7), and 2.5% (CI95: 1.6-3.9), respectively (p<0.0001). Older adults had 3-month, 1-year and 5-year probability of relapse of 1% (CI95: 0.2-7.3), 7.5% (CI95: 3.6-15.3), and 28.6% (CI95: 19.1-42.1), respectively, which did not differ significantly from younger pts (p=0.3) who had 3-month, 1-year and 5-year probability of relapse of 0.6% (CI95: 0.3-1.3), 5.1% (CI95: 3.8-6.6), and 29.9% (CI95: 26.6-33.5), respectively. Conclusions: Although older adults with cHL are more likely to relapse after frontline treatment, only a minority of pts (<10%) in this large multicenter cohort underwent ASCT at age ≥60. In select older adults who underwent ASCT, the risk of relapse was similar to younger pts, but NRM was significantly higher, especially in the early post-ASCT period. Detailed assessment of comorbidity scores, toxicities of salvage therapies, and prognostic factors will be presented at the conference.
Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons (MAICs) of Odronextamab Versus Mosunetuzumab and Epcoritamab for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma (R/R FL) after Two or More Lines of Systemic Therapy
Jagadeesh, Deepa , Novelli, Silvana , Xu, Yadan , Kamat, Siddhesh , Mastikhina, Liza , Ambati, Srikanth, Chan, Keith, Cope, Shannon , Keeping, Sam , Caisip, Clyde, Chaudhry, Aafia, Harnett, James , Luminari, Stefano , Taszner, Michał , Merli, Michele , Chen, Jenny , Mohamed, Hesham , Villasboas, José C.

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Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 7803-7803

10.1182/blood-2024-200865 Get It

Introduction In ELM-2 (NCT03888105), a Phase 2, open-label, multicohort study, odronextamab monotherapy demonstrated encouraging clinical efficacy, generally manageable safety, and maintenance of patient-reported outcomes in R/R FL (Chong et al. AACR 2024; Tessoulin et al. ASH 2023). In the absence of head-to-head clinical trials comparing CD20×CD3 bispecific antibodies in R/R FL, two unanchored MAICs were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of odronextamab versus mosunetuzumab and epcoritamab in patients with R/R FL in the third-line or later (3L+) setting. Methods Patient-level data from the ELM-2 R/R FL cohort receiving odronextamab (N=128; data cutoff: October 2023) were compared with published data from similar cohorts in the GO29781 trial of mosunetuzumab (N=90; Budde et al. Lancet Oncol 2022) and EPCORE NHL-1 trial of epcoritamab (N=128; Linton et al. Lancet Haematol 2024). To adjust for baseline differences in the trial populations, a priori-identified prognostic variables (progression of disease within 2 years, primary refractory, refractory to last line of therapy [LOT], number of prior LOTs, serum lactate dehydrogenase level, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index, age at start of LOT, and Ann Arbor disease stage) were included in the base-case MAICs. Two additional variables (double refractory and prior autologous stem cell transplant), reported in ELM-2 and the comparator studies, were included in a sensitivity analysis. The MAICs reported here were focused on response outcomes as assessed by independent central review, which were reported across trials. Relative treatment effects before and after matching were presented as odds ratios (ORs), along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results The effective sample size for odronextamab was 102.0 after matching with mosunetuzumab and 90.6 after matching with epcoritamab in the base-case MAICs. All key prognostic variables were balanced between ELM-2 and both comparator trials in each analysis. Before and after matching, odronextamab demonstrated comparable objective response rates (ORRs) and significantly higher complete response (CR) rates versus mosunetuzumab (before matching: ORR 80.5% vs 80.0%, OR 1.03 [95% CI 0.52-2.03], p=0.93; CR rate 73.4% vs 60.0%, OR 1.84 [95% CI 1.04-3.28], p=0.04; after matching: ORR 83.5% vs 80.0%, OR 1.27 [95% CI 0.61-2.65], p=0.53; CR rate 75.7% vs 60.0%, OR 2.08 [95% CI 1.12-3.86], p=0.02). Odronextamab demonstrated numerically higher CR rates versus epcoritamab before and after matching (before matching: CR rate 73.4% vs 62.5%, OR 1.66 [95% CI 0.98-2.82], p=0.06; after matching: CR rate 69.4% vs 62.5%, OR 1.36 [95% CI 0.77-2.41], p=0.29). The ORRs of odronextamab and epcoritamab were comparable before matching (ORR 80.5% vs 82.0%, OR 0.90 [95% CI 0.48-1.69], p=0.75) and after matching (ORR 78.1% vs 82.0%, OR 0.78 [95% CI 0.40-1.53], p=0.47). Consistent results were observed in the sensitivity analyses. Conclusions In the absence of head-to-head clinical trials comparing bispecific antibodies in the setting of 3L+ FL, MAICs demonstrate that odronextamab was associated with higher CR rates compared with mosunetuzumab and epcoritamab. Since achieving a CR in the R/R FL setting is an important treatment goal, our results highlight the potential of odronextamab as an effective treatment option in R/R FL.
Gilteritinib Results in Higher Remission and Transplant Rates Than Midostaurin but Does Not Increase the Post-Induction Mutational MRD Negative Rate: Results of the Phase 2 Randomized Precog 0905 Study in Newly Diagnosed FLT3
Luger, Selina M. , Pratz, Keith W. , Perl, Alexander E. , Altman, Jessica K. , Redner, Robert L. , Qasrawi, Ayman , Asch, Adam S., Jeyakumar, Deepa , Foran, James M. , Kolitz, Jonathan E. , Berman, Ellin , Wilde, Lindsay , Abedin, Sameem , Gundabolu, Krishna , O’Dwyer, Kristen M. , Curran, Emily , Ross, Kelly , Sun, Zhuoxin , Litzow, Mark R. , Abedin, Sameem , Chen, Li , Loghavi, Sanam , Fathi, Amir T , Shah, Meera , Kota, Vamsi , O'Dwyer, Kristin , Kishtagari, Ashwin , Litzow, Mark R.

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Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 221-221

10.1182/blood-2024-201595 Get It

Background: The addition of midostaurin (M), an oral multi-kinase inhibitor, to intensive chemotherapy (IC) prolongs survival in newly diagnosed (ND) FLT3 mutated (m) AML. It is not known if there is a benefit to more potent and selective FLT3 inhibitors. Among these is Gilteritinib (G), now approved as a single agent in relapsed/refractory FLT3m AML. Combined with IC, G also leads to high measurable residual disease (MRD)negative (-) composite complete remission (CRc) in FLT3 Internal Tandem Duplication (ITD)m AML. The aim of the PrECOG 0905 study was to compare FLT3m clearance and CRc rates of G vs M with IC in adults with ND FLT3m AML. Methods: We conducted a randomized, open-label, phase 2 trial comparing G to M in combination with IC during induction and consolidation in ND AML pts with centrally PCR detected FLT3 ITD or TKD mutations. Pts age 18-70 with non M3 AML and no known core binding factor rearrangement were eligible. Pts were stratified by mutation type (TKD only vs. ITD (+/- TKD)), NPM1 mutation status, and FLT3-ITD allelic ratio. Induction consisted of cytarabine 100 mg/m2 by continuous infusion daily, on day (d) 1-7 and daunorubicin 90 mg/m2 IV on d 1-3. G 120 mg daily or M 50 mg twice daily was given orally on d8-21. Consolidation (up to 4 cycles) began within 60 d of induction with Cytarabine (1.5-3 g/m2 IV) X 6 doses and G or M (as per randomization) on d8-21. Pts could proceed to transplant (HCT) at any time. Maintenance was not included. The primary outcome was FLT3m MRD (-) CRc after induction. MRD for TKD mutations was tested by PCR (sensitivity 10-2); ITD MRD was tested by amplicon-based NGS (sensitivity 10-4). Safety and efficacy were analyzed in all eligible pts who received treatment. Secondary endpoints included comparison of CRc, MRD by flow cytometry (sensitivity 10-3), and survival. Results: From 11/2019 to 11/2022, 722 pts were screened at 37 centers, 180 pts randomized, and 177 pts (58% female, 77% white, 8.5% black, 8.5% hispanic) treated on the G (n=90) or M (n=87) arm. Median age was 54, with 27.7% > age 60. FLT3-ITD was present in 80% in the G arm and 78.2% in the M arm. Of those with FLT3-ITD, NPM1 was detected in 56.9% pts in G arm and 58.8% in M arm. 24.4% G and 20.7% M pts had co-occuring FLT3-ITD, NPM1 and DNMT3A mutations. Adverse karyotype was seen in 3.4% G and 9.3% M while 10% G and 13.8% M were ELN 2022 adverse risk. For pts on G arm, 85.6% achieved CRc compared to 72.4% for M (p=0.042). 5 (5.6%) pts on G arm and 6 (6.9%) on M arm received 2 cycles in induction. Post induction, the FLT3m- CRc rate was 40% for G vs 47.1% for M (p=0.366). FLT3-TKD only mutated pts achieved CRc in 88.9 % with G and 63.2% with M and FLT3m- CRc in 72.2% and 63.2% respectively. FLT3-ITDm (+/- TKDm) pts achieved CRc/FLT3m- CRc in 84.7%/31.9% with G and 75%/42.6% with M, respectively. In pts with FLT3-ITD, NPM1 and DNMT3A mutations, 95.5% G and 72.2% M achieved CRc and 50% G vs 33.3% on M achieved FLT3m- CRc. Flow cytometry MRD negative CRc was documented in 64.4% on G arm and 59.8% on M arm after induction (p=0.539). On G arm 67 (74%) patients received at least one cycle of consolidation compared to 53 (61%) pts on M arm. On exploratory analysis, 54 (66%) G and 40 (46%) M were reported to proceed to HCT in first remission. FLT3m testing was done post consolidation cycle 1 in 27 pts in FLT3m+ CRc after induction and 15/18 (83%) on G and 4/9 (44.4%) on M converted to FLT3m-. On multivariate logistic regression analysis for FLT3m-CRc post-induction, FLT3-ITD allelic ratio, NPM1m, WBC and hemoglobin at baseline were significant at the 0.10 two-sided level, while treatment arm, and 2017 ELN risk were not. There were no deaths from treatment-related (TR) adverse events (TRAEs) while grade >=3 TRAE was reported in 73%G vs 70% M during induction and 79%G vs 73%M pts during consolidation. Conclusion: Induction therapy with daunorubicin 90 mg/m2 X 3 days, cytarabine 100 mg/m2 and gilteritinib results in an excellent CRc rate with no TR deaths in pts with ND FLT3m AML up to age 70. Compared to M, G increased the CRc but not the FLT3m- CRc rate after induction. More post induction FLT3m+CRc pts who received G became FLT3m- after consolidation cycle 1 and more G pts succeeded in proceeding to HCT. Future survival data will help evaluate the clinical impact of G and MRD assessments in ND FLT3mAML. Larger studies will be needed to establish most predictive timing of MRD and for definitive comparisons of these drugs in patients with specific mutation profiles ( ie TKD, ITD/NPM1/DNMT3).
Abstract 4141988: The Power Duo: Combining LA Volume Index and Strain to predict AF Recurrence after ablation
Mandale, Deepa, Kulthamrongsri, Narathorn , Farina, Juan M. , Masry, Hicham El

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Circulation | November 14, 2024 | Volume: 150 | Issue: Suppl_1 | Pages: No page available

10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4141988 Get It

Background: Catheter ablation (CA) is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but many patients experience recurrence post-intervention. Evaluating left atrial strain (LAS) to measure LA reservoir strain (LASr), conduit strain (LAScd), and contractile strain (LASct) could help predict AF recurrence, especially in patients with no evident signs of severe LA myopathy. Goal: This study aims to assess the prognostic value of pre-ablation LAS in both paroxysmal AF (paAF) and persistent AF(peAF) in patients with no evident signs of severe LA myopathy. Methods: This retrospective study encompassed AF patients who underwent their first CA procedure at Mayo Clinic Arizona from October 2018 to February 2022 and had a LAVI <40 ml/m2 and LVEF >55%. Transthoracic echocardiography parameters, including the three LAS phases, were collected using TOMTEC software on the closest date before the CA procedure. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the capability of LAS to detect patients with AF recurrence after CA from those without recurrence. Results: Out of 335 AF patients who underwent CA during the study period, 40 cases had LAVI <40 ml/m2 and LVEF >55% (72.5% male; mean age 69.2 ± 8 years). Of these, 15% (6/40) experienced recurrence, while 85% (34/40) maintained sinus rhythm. The mean values of LASr, LAScd, and LASct for all patients were 16.82, 11.23, and 6.87, respectively. ROC analysis indicated that the area under the curve (AUC) for LASr, LAScd, and LASct was 0.582, 0.502, and 0.710, respectively. (Graph 1A, Table 1A) LASct was the only parameter associated with AF recurrence (AUC: 0.71). Additionally, we developed a novel marker termed LAVI-LASct by combining LAVI and LASct values, which demonstrated improved discrimination with an ROC value of 0.74 (Graph 1B). Conclusions: LASct demonstrated predictive capability for AF recurrence in patients with no severe LA dilation and preserved LVEF, potentially due to its ability to detect early atrial dysfunction preceding visible structural changes or myocardial pathology. The addition of LAVI values provided better discrimination for the ROC model. Further research is needed to confirm the clinical relevance of LAS in AF patients undergoing ablation.
Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Attenuates the Benefit on Left Ventricular Function
Chao, Chieh‐Ju , Mandale, Deepa, Girardo, Marlene , Agasthi, Pradyumma, Alkhouli, Mohammad, Eleid, Mackram F. , Fortuin, F. David , Sweeney, John P., Pollak, Peter , Sabbagh, Abdallah El , Holmes, David R. , Arsanjani, Reza , Naqvi, Tasneem Z. , Abdou, Merna , Eleid, Mackram, Arsanjani, Reza , Naqvi, Tasneem Z , Chao, Chieh-Ju , Farina, Juan M. , Abdou, Merna , Rattanawong, Pattara

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Journal of Clinical Medicine | August 5, 2024 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 15 | Pages: 4553

10.3390/jcm13154553 | PMID 39124819 Get It

Background: Conduction abnormality post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) remains clinically significant and usually requires chronic pacing. The effect of right ventricular (RV) pacing post-TAVI on clinical outcomes warrants further studies. Methods: We identified 147 consecutive patients who required chronic RV pacing after a successful TAVI procedure and propensity-matched these patients according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk score to a control group of patients that did not require RV pacing post-TAVI. We evaluated routine echocardiographic measurements and performed offline speckle-tracking strain analysis for the purpose of this study on transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) images performed at 9 to 18 months post-TAVI. Results: The final study population comprised 294 patients (pacing group n = 147 and non-pacing group n = 147), with a mean age of 81 ± 7 years, 59% male; median follow-up was 354 days. There were more baseline conduction abnormalities in the pacing group compared to the non-pacing group (56.5% vs. 41.5%. p = 0.01). Eighty-eight patients (61.6%) in the pacing group required RV pacing due to atrioventricular (AV) conduction block post-TAVI. The mean RV pacing burden was 44% in the pacing group. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was similar at follow-up in the pacing vs. non-pacing groups (57 ± 13.0%, 59 ± 11% p = 0.31); however, LV global longitudinal strain (−12.7 ± 3.5% vs. −18.8 ± 2.7%, p < 0.0001), LV apical strain (−12.9 ± 5.5% vs. 23.2 ± 9.2%, p < 0.0001), and mid-LV strain (−12.7 ± 4.6% vs. −18.7 ± 3.4%, p < 0.0001) were significantly worse in the pacing vs. non-pacing groups. Conclusions: Chronic RV pacing after the TAVI procedure is associated with subclinical LV systolic dysfunction within 1.5 years of follow-up.
Formation and evaluation of the ASCO medical education community of practice (Med Ed CoP).
Walsh, Katherine, Baggstrom, Maria Q. , Henry, Elizabeth , Rangachari, Deepa , Barry, Maura , Im, Annie , Marrone, Kristen A. , Murphy, Martina, Russell, Brian , Schwartz, Jennifer E. , Brondfield, Sam , Manochakian, Rami , Parikh, Aparna R. , Gao, Jennifer J. , Giuliani, Meredith Elana , McNamara, Mairead Geraldine , Rosenstein, Lori J. , Tseng, Jennifer F.

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 26, 2024 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 9022-9022

10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.9022 Get It

9022 Background: High quality education is crucial for hematology/oncology (H/O) training and lifelong learning. However, H/O has historically prioritized clinical and research careers over medical education careers. Consequently, few programs support H/O educators. A CoP is a group that shares “a concern or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” We formed the ASCO Med Ed CoP in 2021 to provide a collaborative network and professional development venue for H/O educators. Methods: Following a published framework for developing a global health professions educator community (Establish-Grow-Sustain), we (ASCO Education Scholars Program graduates) developed CoP mission and vision statements and a leadership structure (Establish), formed committees and projects (Grow), and gathered at the ASCO Annual Meeting and via virtual Town Halls (Sustain). In 2023, we collected demographics and evaluated the CoP using a logic model focused on inputs, activities, outputs, and impact. Results: As of December 2023, the CoP includes 238 members from 143 institutions (38 [27%] non-U.S.): 207 (87%) ASCO members; 127 (53%) women, 106 (45%) men, 5 (2%) no response (NR); 111 (47%) White, 88 (37%) Asian/Pacific Islander, 27 (11%) Latinx/Hispanic, 12 (5%) Black/African-American, 8 (3%) Middle Eastern, 1 (0.4%) African, 16 (7%) NR; 146 (61%) hematologist/oncologists, 68 (29%) trainees, 6 (3%) radiation oncologists, 3 (1%) surgical oncologists, and 15 (6%) other professionals. The logic model is displayed (Table). Conclusions: The CoP has had an impact on its members, ASCO, and beyond and continues to grow and sustain itself by recruiting broadly, driving projects forward, and making structural adjustments for long-term sustainability. Upcoming projects include providing more educational resources and measuring outcomes such as changes in members’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Membership diversity continues to be a challenge and a priority. [Table: see text]
Efficacy and Safety of Remdesivir in People With Impaired Kidney Function Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Sise, Meghan E. , Santos, José Ramón, Goldman, Jason D. , Tuttle, Katherine R, Teixeira, J. Pedro , Seibert, A. F., Koullias, Yiannis , Llewellyn, Joe , Zhao, Yang , Hyland, Robert H. , Osinusi, Anu, Winter, Helen , Humeniuk, Rita , Hulter, Henry N., Gottlieb, Robert , Fusco, Dahlene N. , Birne, Rita , Small, Catherine B. , Plate, Markus, McPhail, Mark , Investigators, for the REDPINE, Ballesteros, Rosa , Malheiro, Luís , Silva, Gil, Correia, João Paulo , Vida, Ana Carlota, Silva, André, Carujo, Antonio, Fernandez, Jordi Carratala, Cruzado, Josep M. , Sandoval, Diego , Gimeno, Fransesc Puchades, Gómez‐Muñoz, Neus, Roma, María Martínez, Gallego, Juan Horcajada, Pablo, Castañeda, Silvia, Padilla Urrea, Sergio, Rial Crestelo, David, Santos Fernandez, Jose, Ramon, Benet, Susanna, Benítez, Rosa, Bracke, Carmen, Chamorro, Anna, Graterol, Fredzzia, Lladós, Gemma , Mateu, Lourdes , Rebollo, Boris, Romero, Alba , Soldevila, Laura , Abad, Elena, José, Alba San, Viladomiu, Alex Soriano, Abolnik, Igor Z., Acharya, Anjali , Allen, Leland, Bellovich, Keith, Burton, Mary Jane , Cameron, Miriam L., Criner, Gerard J., Criner, Lii-Yoong H, Lambert, Joseph, Rashid, Marium, Shore-Brown, Heidi, Diaz, George A., Dougherty, David W. , Erdmann, Nathaniel, Berrington, William R., Logar, Christine M., Vadivel, Nidyanandh, Everett, Allison, Lourdes, Gonzalez Suarez Maria, Berhe, Mezgebe , Colbert, Gates B. , Hebert, Christopher, Mehta, Ankit , Spak, Cedric W. , Estrada, Lorie, Vargas, Richard, Pham, Alex, Mason, Lynn, Tallmadge, Catherine, Braddom, Ariana, Nicholas, Melissa, Jamil, Aayla K. , McAllister, Ashley , Guerra, Christina, Sam, Teena , Solis, Edilia, Goyal, Munish, Laurence, Brett, Malhotra, Vinay , Manrique, Luis, McKinnell, James A., McMahon, Blaithin A. , Campbell, Ruth , Morse, Caryn G. , Navarro, Jesús, Ostrosky, Luis, Patel, Bela , Grimes, Carolyn Z. , Hernández, María , Mammadova, Mehriban, Nielsen, Laura, Umana, Virginia, Pusch, Tobias, Schrager, Harry, Mallada, Jason, Siegel, Marc , Slim, Jihad , Apodaca, Krystle D., Harkins, Michelle , Cunningham, Amy, Tuttle, Katherine R, Criner, Gerard J. , Tuttle, Katherine R. , Tuttle, Katherine R , Gottlieb, Robert L , Criner, Gerard , Teixeira, J Pedro , Tuttle, Katherine R, Regan, S. P. , Huang, Hailin , Stancampiano, Fernando F. , Libertin, Claudia R. , Investigators, for the REDPINE, Belhassen‐García, Moncef , Abelenda-Alonso, Gabriela , Rombauts, Alexander , Deltoro, Miguel García , España, Sergio, López, C. , Paredes, Roger , Viladomiu, Alex Soriano, Medjeral‐Thomas, Nicholas , Lobo, Suzana Margareth , Allen, Leland, Lambert, Joseph, Dougherty, David, Hebert, Christopher, Choe, Jennifer, McAllister, Ashley, Gotur, Deepa Bangalore , Koraishy, Farrukh M. , Malhotra, Vinay, Robinson, Philip Alan , Sanyal, Arun J. , Sriram, Peruvemba , Cunningham, Amy G, Tuttle, Katherine R

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Clinical Infectious Diseases | June 24, 2024 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1172-1181

10.1093/cid/ciae333 | PMID 38913574 Get It

Abstract Background Few antiviral therapies have been studied in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and kidney impairment. Herein, the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of remdesivir, its metabolites, and sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin excipient were evaluated in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and severe kidney impairment. Methods In REDPINE, a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, participants aged ≥12 years hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, or kidney failure were randomized 2:1 to receive intravenous remdesivir (200 mg on day 1; 100 mg daily up to day 5) or placebo (enrollment from March 2021 to March 2022). The primary efficacy end point was the composite of the all-cause mortality rate or invasive mechanical ventilation rate through day 29. Safety was evaluated through day 60. Results Although enrollment concluded early, 243 participants were enrolled and treated (remdesivir, n = 163; placebo, n = 80). At baseline, 90 participants (37.0%) had acute kidney injury (remdesivir, n = 60; placebo, n = 30), 64 (26.3%) had chronic kidney disease (remdesivir, n = 44; placebo, n = 20), and 89 (36.6%) had kidney failure (remdesivir, n = 59; placebo, n = 30); and 31 (12.8%) were vaccinated against COVID-19. Composite all-cause mortality or invasive mechanical ventilation rates through day 29 were 29.4% and 32.5% in the remdesivir and placebo group, respectively (P = .61). Treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in 80.4% for remdesivir versus 77.5% for placebo, and serious adverse events in 50.3% versus 50.0%, respectively. Pharmacokinetic plasma exposure to remdesivir was not affected by kidney function. Conclusions Although the study was underpowered, no significant difference in efficacy was observed between treatment groups. REDPINE demonstrated that remdesivir is safe in patients with COVID-19 and severe kidney impairment. Clinical Trials Registration EudraCT 2020-005416-22; Clinical Trials.gov NCT04745351.
The CNS relapse in T-cell lymphoma index predicts CNS relapse in patients with T- and NK-cell lymphomas
Bhansali, Rahul S. , Ellin, Fredrik , Relander, Thomas, Cao, Miao , Li, Wenrui , Long, Qi , Ganesan, Nivetha , Stuver, Robert , Wudhikarn, Kitsada, Sokol, Lubomir, Duan, Frank, Pullarkat, Priyanka, Mehta–Shah, Neha , Ruiz, Miguel , Brammer, Jonathan E. , Prakash, Rishab, Iyer, Swaminathan P. , Major, Ajay , Smith, Sonali M. , Goldin, Caroline, Haverkos, Bradley M. , Zhuang, Tony , Allen, Pamela B. , Toama, Wael , Janakiram, Murali , Brooks, Taylor , Jagadeesh, Deepa, Hariharan, Nisha , Goodman, Aaron M. , Hartman, Gabrielle, Fayyaz, Fatima , Gerson, James N. , Svoboda, Jakub , Long, Qi , Wudhikarn, Kitsada , Hwang, Steven R , Bennani, N Nora , Saeed, Hayder , Porcu, Pierluigi , Mehta-Shah, Neha , Zain, Jasmine , Olszewski, Adam J , Smith, Sonali M , Haverkos, Bradley M , Hu, Bei , Zhuang, Tony Z , Allen, Pamela Blair , Toama, Wael , Brooks, Taylor R , Ghione, Paola , Fayyaz, Fatima , Rhodes, Joanna , Chong, Elise A , Barta, Stefan K , Major, Ajay , Janakiram, Murali , Bhansali, Rahul S , Stuver, Robert , Horwitz, Steven M. , Hwang, Steven R. , Bennani, N. Nora , Chavez, Julio C , Olszewski, Adam J. , Riedell, Peter A. , Hu, Bei , Jagadeesh, Deepa , Hariharan, Nisha, Ghione, Paola , Rhodes, Joanna , Chong, Elise A. , Landsburg, Daniel J. , Nasta, Sunita , Schuster, Stephen J. , Jerkeman, Mats

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Blood Advances | May 13, 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 13 | Pages: 3507-3518

10.1182/bloodadvances.2024012800 | PMID 38739715 Get It

Abstract Little is known about risk factors for central nervous system (CNS) relapse in mature T-cell and natural killer cell neoplasms (MTNKNs). We aimed to describe the clinical epidemiology of CNS relapse in patients with MTNKN and developed the CNS relapse In T-cell lymphoma Index (CITI) to predict patients at the highest risk of CNS relapse. We reviewed data from 135 patients with MTNKN and CNS relapse from 19 North American institutions. After exclusion of leukemic and most cutaneous forms of MTNKNs, patients were pooled with non-CNS relapse control patients from a single institution to create a CNS relapse–enriched training set. Using a complete case analysis (n = 182), including 91 with CNS relapse, we applied a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator Cox regression model to select weighted clinicopathologic variables for the CITI score, which we validated in an external cohort from the Swedish Lymphoma Registry (n = 566). CNS relapse was most frequently observed in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (25%). Median time to CNS relapse and median overall survival after CNS relapse were 8.0 and 4.7 months, respectively. We calculated unique CITI risk scores for individual training set patients and stratified them into risk terciles. Validation set patients with low-risk (n = 158) and high-risk (n = 188) CITI scores had a 10-year cumulative risk of CNS relapse of 2.2% and 13.4%, respectively (hazard ratio, 5.24; 95% confidence interval, 1.50-18.26; P = .018). We developed an open-access web-based CITI calculator (https://redcap.link/citicalc) to provide an easy tool for clinical practice. The CITI score is a validated model to predict patients with MTNKN at the highest risk of developing CNS relapse.