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A Phase 1b Clinical Trial of Dacetuzumab in Combination with Rituximab and Gemcitabine: Multiple Responses Observed in Patients with Relapsed Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
Forero‐Torres, Andres , Northfelt, Donald W. , Beaven, Anne , Myint, Han, Whiting, Nancy, Drachman, Jonathan G., Moskowitz, Craig H. , Bartlett, Nancy L. , Nasta, Sunita

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Blood | October 13, 2019 | Volume: 114 | Issue: 22 | Pages: 586-586

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Abstract Abstract 586 Background: Dacetuzumab (SGN-40), a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets CD40, mediates antitumor activity through multiple mechanisms of action, including effector cell functions (ADCC/ADCP) and direct apoptotic signal transduction. Ongoing evaluation of the molecule has led to 2 additional key findings: a gene signature that predicts sensitivity to single-agent dacetuzumab, and upregulation of the pro-apoptotic and chemosensitizing transcription factor TAp63αa when dacetuzumab is combined with rituximab (R) and gemcitabine (GEM). In prior single-agent dacetuzumab trials, several patients who were immediately treated with GEM after progressing achieved unexpected responses. These observations provided rationale for further analysis of the combination of dacetuzumab, R and GEM. Methods: A phase 1b dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety and adverse event profile of dacetuzumab, R and GEM was conducted in patients with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Patients received dacetuzumab at cohort-specific doses of 8 or 12 mg/kg IV weekly in combination with R (375 mg/m2 IV for 1 cycle, then once/28-day cycle) and GEM (1000 mg/m2 IV weekly or biweekly) in a 3 + 3 dose-escalation scheme. A maximum number of 8 cycles was permitted. Eligible patients included those with de novo DLBCL, including transformed lymphoma and follicular grade 3, who failed potentially curative therapy. Results: Thirty-one patients with a median age of 68 years (range 29–80) were enrolled and treated in the study (3 patients in each of 3 cohorts + 22 in an expansion cohort). The median number of prior regimens was 3 (range 1–18); 10 patients (32%) had transformed histology and 4 (13%) had prior ASCT. The median number of cycles received was 3 (range 1–8), although 11 patients are still on treatment. Three patients in the first cohort required dose reduction of GEM due to transient, non-dose-limiting thrombocytopenia. The protocol was thus amended to administer GEM on a biweekly schedule. No dose-limiting toxicity was observed, and MTD was not defined. Based on pharmacokinetic modeling suggesting no significant difference in exposure between dose levels, 8 mg/kg of dacetuzumab was chosen as the dose for the expansion cohort. The combination of dacetuzumab, R and GEM was generally well tolerated. Across all cohorts, the most common adverse events (> 15%) were nausea (42%), thrombocytopenia (35%), fatigue (32%), headache (29%), anorexia (19%), dyspnea (19%), pyrexia (19%), diarrhea (16%), and neutropenia (16%), the majority of which were Grade 1 or 2. Grade 3/4 adverse events related to dacetuzumab occurred infrequently. One patient experienced Grade 3 stress cardiomyopathy that resolved; this patient had a history of congestive heart failure. One patient developed pneumonitis in the left lung and acute respiratory distress syndrome, and subsequently died due to pulmonary toxicity; this patient had received prior radiation therapy to the left chest. There was preliminary evidence of antitumor activity. Of the 28 patients with response assessments, 7 patients achieved CR, 8 PR, 7 SD, and 6 PD per investigator assessment of response, yielding an objective response rate of 54%. Of interest, 1 patient who previously failed ASCT achieved a CR and was able to undergo allogeneic transplant. To date, this patient remains in CR. Conclusion: The combination of dacetuzumab, R and biweekly GEM was generally well tolerated. Evidence of antitumor activity with this combination is encouraging as multiple responses were observed in a population with heavily pre-treated patients. Further investigation with a randomized trial is warranted to more fully characterize safety and efficacy and to determine if sensitivity to this combination correlates with the previously identified single-agent predictive gene signature. Disclosures: Forero-Torres: Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Off Label Use: Gemcitabine has not been FDA approved for treatment of lymphoma. Dacetuzumab is an investigational agent.. Bartlett:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Nasta:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding; Genentech: Speakers Bureau. Northfelt:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Beaven:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Myint:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Whiting:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Drachman:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Moskowitz:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding.
Phase I, Multicenter, Open Label, Dose Escalation of 90yttrium-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan Radioimmunotherapy Using a Modified Regimen for Relapsed or Refractory Follicular or Transformed CD20+ B-Cell Lymphoma
Meredith, Ruby F. , Knox, Susan J., Wiseman, Gregory A., Micallef, Ivana N. , LoBuglio, Albert F., Forero, Andres , Vaklavas, Christos , Witzig, Thomas E.

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Blood | October 12, 2019 | Volume: 118 | Issue: 21 | Pages: 1648-1648

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Abstract Abstract 1648 Introduction Radioimmunotherapy capitalizes on the radiosensitivity of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and the targeted nature of monoclonal antibody therapy. In an attempt to reverse bone marrow infiltration with B-cells and, hence, optimize the biodistribution and tumor dosimetry of 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan, we conducted a multicenter, dose escalation, open label study to determine maximum tolerated dose (MTD), safety, and efficacy of a single course of 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan after four weekly doses of rituximab in relapsed or refractory low-grade or follicular or transformed CD20+ B-cell NHL. Methods A course of therapy included an initial dose of rituximab 250 mg/m2 plus 5 mCi of 111In- ibritumomab tiuxetan followed by three weekly doses of rituximab at 375 mg/m2 followed two weeks later by rituximab 250 mg/m2 plus 5 mCi of 111In-ibritumomab tiuxetan. Gamma camera imaging for dose estimates was conducted on days 1 and 36 following infusion of 111In- ibritumomab tiuxetan. If dose estimates were in the safe defined limits, and bone marrow on day 29 had less than 25% involvement by NHL, patients received on day 43 250 mg/m2 of rituximab plus a dose of 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan. Patients were scheduled to receive 90Y- ibritumomab tiuxetan in one of the dose escalation cohorts (0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 mCi/kg). Eligible patients were required to have histologically confirmed, relapsed or refractory low-grade or follicular or transformed B-cell NHL with demonstrable monoclonal CD20+ B-cell population in the lymph nodes or bone marrow. Patients with impaired bone marrow reserve, as indicated by prior myeloablative therapies with stem cell rescue, hypocellular marrow, history of failed stem cell collection or external beam radiation therapy to >25% of active bone marrow, and marked reduction in bone marrow precursors of one or more cell lines, were excluded. Results Cohort 1 (0.4 mCi/kg) enrolled 5 patients. Dose escalation was held after significant hematologic toxicity was observed in those patients (1 patient developed grade 4 and 3 grade 3 reversible thrombocytopenia, 4 patients developed grade 4 reversible leukopenia and neutropenia, and 1 patient developed grade 4 febrile neutropenia). One patient in this cohort did not receive the study drug due to the toxicity observed in the previous patients. The protocol was amended and 6 patients were enrolled at a lower dose cohort (0.3 mCi/kg); 1 patient experienced grade 4 neutropenia, whereas grade 3 leukopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia were seen in 2, 3, and 3 patients respectively. As the 0.3 mCi/kg dose was well tolerated, the 0.4 mCi/kg cohort was expanded to enroll 6 additional patients. In the expansion cohort, Grade 4 leukopenia and neutropenia were seen in 1 and 2 patients respectively; also, grade 3 leukopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia were seen in 3, 4, and 4 patients, respectively. All hematologic toxicities were reversible and no non-hematologic toxicities were seen with the exception of grade 1 fatigue in 2 patients. Among those who developed hematologic toxicities, the median duration of at least grade 3 leukopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia were 12 (range, 7–37), 10 (7–30), and 12 (3–44) days, respectively. Six patients had bone marrow involvement by NHL at registration ranging from <5% to 20%. Following 4 weekly doses of rituximab, marrow involvement decreased in all patients with complete clearance in 3 of them. In an intention-to-treat analysis, complete remission, partial remission, stable and progressive disease was achieved in 6 (35%), 8 (47%), 2 (12%), and 1(6%) patients, respectively (fig 1). With a median follow up of 31.7 months (range, 4.3 – 92.6 months), the median progression free survival (fig 2) and time to next treatment (fig 3) were 12.3 and 10.9 months, respectively. The median overall survival has not been reached. Conclusion The MTD of 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan administered to patients who have NHL marrow infiltration <25% following 4 weekly doses of rituximab was 0.4 mCi/kg. A 4 weekly course of rituximab decreased NHL marrow infiltration in all patients with marrow involvement and led to complete clearance in 50% of them. Although this regimen was associated with a high response rate, the hematologic toxicity was significant. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
CD40 Pathway Activation Status Predicts Response to CD40 Targeted Therapy in Diffuse Large b-Cell Lymphoma.
Dornan, David, Burington, Bart, Peng, Yue , Shi, Xiaoyan , Lau, Jeffrey , Yu, Shang‐Fan , Vos, Sven de , Ansell, Stephen M. , Forero‐Torres, Andres , Koeppen, Hartmut , Yang, Teddy, Du, Changchun, Elkins, Kristi , Polson, Andrew G. , Offringa, Rienk , Whiting, Nancy, Ebens, Allen , Advani, Ranjana H. , Yu, Nancy , Modrušan, Zora

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Blood | October 12, 2019 | Volume: 114 | Issue: 22 | Pages: 2721-2721

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Abstract Abstract 2721 Poster Board II-697 The role of the CD40 pathway in B-cell cancers is rather enigmatic due to having polar opposite roles in tumor biology. Stimulation of the CD40 receptor can reduce cell viability of NHL cell lines and xenograft tumor models, whereas, in sharp contrast, constitutive CD40 stimulation can actually promote proliferation of NHL cell lines, as well as drive lymphomagenesis and transformation of primary B-cells. Therefore, targeting the CD40 pathway has been challenging due to a knowledge gap in understanding the factors that may dictate a pro- or anti-tumor role. To address this directly, we employed a large panel of NHL cell lines and xenografts models to simulate a patient population and to define the molecular parameters to test in the context of clinical trials. Using baseline gene expression profiling, we found that the in vitro activity of an antibody that stimulates the CD40 pathway, Dacetuzumab (SGN-40), correlated strikingly with a transcriptional profile that was representative of an inactive CD40 pathway. Resistant cells, on the other hand, displayed a transcriptional profile indicative of an activated CD40 pathway. Consistent with these observations, constitutive phosphorylation of ERK, a node downstream of CD40 signaling, was present predominantly in cell lines that were resistant to Dacetuzumab. Fifteen genes, based on their association with in vitro activity and their biology as components of the CD40 network, were selected as a classifier from these pre-clinical data and independently tested in a panel of cell lines and xenografts models. Testing the selected gene classifier by qRT-PCR from baseline fixed tumor tissue of 39 patients treated with Dacetuzumab in phase I and II clinical trials revealed the ability to predict sensitivity in patients, as determined by tumor shrinkage >10%, with an overall accuracy of 80%. Consistent with the observed tumor shrinkage, the classifier positive, predicted to respond to Dacetuzumab, patients also exhibited a prolonged progression free survival (PFS) compared to classifier negative patients, predicted not to respond to Dacetuzumab (HR = 0.23, p = 0.001). Finally, using a novel microarray approach to genome-wide expression profiling on fixed tumor tissue revealed that CD40 pathway activation was indeed an important predictor of response. Overall, these data suggest that sensitivity to Dacetuzumab can be predicted by pre-determining the CD40 pathway activation status of tumors. Disclosures: Dornan: Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Burington:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Yue:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Shi:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Advani:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Yu:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Lau:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Yu:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. De Vos:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Forero-Torres:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. Modrusan:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Koeppen:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Yang:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Du:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Elkins:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Polson:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Offringa:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Whiting:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Ebens:Genentech, Inc.: Employment, Equity Ownership.
Overall Survival Benefit for Patients with Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Brentuximab Vedotin After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Karuturi, Meghan , Arai, Sally , Chen, Robert W., Feng, Lei, Yuan, Ying , Smith, Scott E. , Ansell, Stephen M. , Ramchandren, Radhakrishnan , Bartlet, Nancy L, Cheson, Bruce D. , Forero‐Torres, Andres , Moskowitz, Craig H. , Fanale, Michelle A. , Vos, Sven de , Engert, Andreas , Illidge, Tim , Borchmann, Peter , Horning, Sandra J., Younes, Anas , Gopal, Ajay K. , Rosenblatt, Joseph D. , Savage, Kerry J. , Connors, Joseph M. , Morschhauser, Franck

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Blood | October 10, 2019 | Volume: 120 | Issue: 21 | Pages: 3701-3701

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Abstract Abstract 3701 Background: Salvage chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the management of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) results in prolonged disease-free survival in only around 50% of patients (pts). Median survival following relapse from ASCT is estimated at 2.4 years, with poor outcomes in those experiencing relapse or progressive disease within one year from ASCT (Horning 2008 et al). Recently, a pivotal multicenter Phase 2 trial investigated the efficacy of brentuximab vedotin (BV) in pts with recurrent HL following ASCT. The study demonstrated an overall response rate of 75% and median duration of response of 6.7 months. Furthermore, 34% of patients achieved a complete response (CR), with a median progression free survival of 29 months (mos). Whether treatment with BV renders an OS benefit in pts with relapsed or refractory disease after ASCT remains to be determined. Objective: 1) To compare OS in pts with relapsed HL after receiving ASCT in a cohort of 102 HL pts treated with BV, with 756 pts from 6 international centers before the introduction of BV. 2) To evaluate predictors of durable CR in pts treated with BV. Methods: Kaplan-Meier method was used to depict time-to-event outcomes, including OS. The Chi-square test was used to evaluate the association between two categorical variables and log-rank test to compare time-to-event endpoints among pt groups. Based on the univariate proportional hazard model, we examined whether certain variables (sex, stage at diagnosis, number of prior treatments, and time to CR) were predictors of CR duration in pts receiving BV. Results: In the non-randomized comparison between those with relapsed-refractory HL following ASCT who received BV and those who did not, pts were well matched by age, with a relatively higher percentage of females treated on the pivotal study. Dates of progression from ASCT ranged from 1996–2009 in the BV group and 1981–2003 in the international cohort. Median follow-up after ASCT for the censored observations of pts who received BV and those in the international cohort was 49.4 and 58.8 mos. The difference in median OS was statistically significant (p<0.0001) between those receiving BV and those not exposed to the drug (91.49 vs. 27.99 mos). Improvement in OS was irrespective of time to relapse from ASCT, despite previous studies noting a higher risk of recurrence in pts relapsing within 12 mos of ASCT (Sureda 2005 et al). Neither age nor sex was found to impact OS. In the subgroup analysis of pts achieving a CR with BV, univariate analysis of duration of CR and PFS uncovered no significant factors, while only stage of disease at initial diagnosis had a significant effect on OS (P=0.0004). Disease status characterized as relapsed vs. refractory had borderline significance with a positive impact on OS (P=0.0581). No significant associations were noted between the variables and duration of response post BV stratified into periods of less or greater than 12 mos. However, among those pts who experienced a duration of CR greater than 12 mos, 81.8% (n=18) had an initial CR after receiving ≤ 4 doses of BV, compared with 58.3% entering CR after receiving > 4 doses. Conclusions: While the impact of BV on OS can only be determined through a randomized clinical trial, our analysis indicated that treatment with BV in pts with relapsed/refractory HL following ASCT is associated with prolonged OS when compared with historical control patients. Those who achieve a rapid CR with BV may also have a longer duration of response. A randomized clinical trial is ongoing to evaluate prospectively the efficacy of BV following ASCT. Disclosures: Chen: Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Gopal:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Ansell:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy. Savage:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Ramchandren:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Speakers Bureau. Forero-Torres:Seattle Genetics: Research Funding. Moskowitz:Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau. Connors:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Research Funding. de Vos:Seattle Genetics: Speakers Bureau. Engert:Takeda: Honoraria, Research Funding; Millennium: Honoraria, Research Funding. Illidge:Seattle Genetics, Inc.: Consultancy, Research Funding; Millennium/Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria. Morschhauser:Takeda: Honoraria. Younes:Seattle Genetics: Honoraria.
Abstract CT136: Evaluation of talazoparib in combination with irinotecan in early stage, high-risk HER2 negative breast cancer: Results from the I-SPY 2 TRIAL
Schwab, Richard B. , Clark, Amy S. , Hylton, Nola, Wolfe, Denise, Chien, A. Jo , Forero‐Torres, Andres , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Nanda, Rita , Jaskowiak, Nora , Haddad, Tufia C. , Han, Heather, Albain, Kathy S. , Ellis, Erin D. , Shah, Payal , Lu, Janice , Tripathy, Debasish , Kemmer, Kathleen, Haley, Barbara , Majure, Melanie, Roesch, Erin , Ewing, Cheryl, Perlmutter, Jane , Melisko, Michelle , Wilson, Amy , Singhrao, Ruby , Veer, Laura van ‘t , Asare, Smita , Berry, Don, Yau, Christina , Li, Wen , Wallace, Anne M. , Boughey, Judy C. , Lee, Catherine A. A. , Isaacs, Claudine , Elias, Anthony , Lang, Julie E. , Yee, Douglas , Vaklavas, Christos , Ewing, Cheryl A. , Helsten, Teresa L. , Symmans, W. Fraser , Rugo, Hope S. , Veer, Laura J. van’t , DeMichele, Angela , Berry, Donald A. , Esserman, Laura J.

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Cancer Research | August 7, 2019 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 13_Supplement | Pages: CT136-CT136

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Abstract Background: I-SPY2 is a multicenter, Phase II trial using response-adaptive randomization within biomarker subtypes to evaluate novel agents as neoadjuvant therapy for high-risk at least T2N0 breast cancer. The primary endpoint is pathologic complete response (pCR) at surgery. The goal is to identify regimens that have ≥ 85% Bayesian predictive probability of success in a 300-patient phase 3 neoadjuvant trial defined by hormone-receptor (HR) and HER2 status, and MammaPrint (MP). Regimens may leave the trial for futility (&lt; 10% probability of success), maximum sample size accrual (with probability of success ≥ 10% and &lt; 85%), or as recommended by the independent DSMB. For HER2- subjects the control arm is weekly paclitaxel x12 then doxorubicin & cyclophosphamide (AC) q2-3 weeks x4. For this arm, paclitaxel was omitted and replaced with maximum tolerated dose PARPi talazoparib with synergy dosed irinotecan (25mg/m2). Paclitaxel could be given adjuvantly for these subjects and non-responding subjects could be taken off of experimental therapy. Methods: Women with tumors ≥ 2.5cm were eligible for screening. MP low/HR+ tumors were ineligible. MRI scans (baseline, 3 cycles after start of therapy, prior to AC, and prior to surgery) were used in a longitudinal statistical model to predict pCR for individual patients. Talazoparib was given at 1mg daily with 25mg/m2 irinotecan q2wks. Analysis was intention to treat. Subjects who switched to non-protocol therapy count as non-pCR. Subjects on experimental therapy at time of arm closure are non-evaluable. Talazoparib/irinotecan (TI) was open only to HER2- tumors and eligible for graduation in 3 of 10 pre-defined signatures: HER2-, HR+HER2- and HR-/HER2-. Results: TI did not meet criteria for graduation and was stopped at the recommendation of the DSMB based on expectations of limited activity beyond that seen with standard treatment. Maximum sample size had been reached at the time of this recommendation and subjects currently receiving TI were allowed to continue or change to standard therapy. Exploratory “as treated” analysis for response in gBRCA mutation carriers showed 6/10 gBRCA carriers attained a pCR in the TI arm. Except for 1 patient these gBRCA pCR subjects had &gt;90% tumor reduction by MRI after TI and prior to AC (range: 68-96%). In the TI arm pCR rates were also higher in subjects with a PARPi7-High/MP2 gene expression signature (0.344 vs 0.146). Expected differences in toxicity were seen between arms including g3/4 peripheral neuropathy on control therapy which included paclitaxel (2.6% vs none) and g3/4 neutropenia with TI (30.2% vs 8.2%). Notably gBRCA mutation carriers receiving TI had higher rates of g3/4 neutropenia (60% vs 25.9%). Conclusion: The I-SPY2 study finds the probability that investigational regimens will be successful in a Phase III neoadjuvant trial; TI did not reach the efficacy threshold of 85% probability of success in Phase III in any of the 3 signatures. However by adding talazoparib with synergy dosed irinotecan we were able to omit paclitaxel and observe similar estimated pCR rates. This informs current work to evolve the I-SPY2 trial design to reduce toxicity without compromising outcomes and develop successful combinations targeted to biology, including DNA repair deficiency. Citation Format: Richard Schwab, Amy S. Clark, Christina Yau, Nola Hylton, Wen Li, Denise Wolfe, A Jo Chien, Anne M. Wallace, Andres Forero-Torres, Erica Stringer-Reasor, Rita Nanda, Nora Jaskowiak, Judy Boughey, Tufia Haddad, Heather S. Han, Catherine Lee, Kathy Albain, Claudine Isaacs, Anthony D. Elias, Erin D. Ellis, Payal Shah, Julie E. Lang, Janice Lu, Debasish Tripathy, Kathleen Kemmer, Douglas Yee, Barbara Haley, Melanie Majure, Erin Roesch, Christos Vaklavas, Cheryl Ewing, Teresa Helsten, W Fraser Symmans, Jane Perlmutter, Hope S. Rugo, Michelle Melisko, Amy Wilson, Ruby Singhrao, Laura van 't Veer, Angela DeMichele, Smita Asare, Don Berry, Laura J. Esserman. Evaluation of talazoparib in combination with irinotecan in early stage, high-risk HER2 negative breast cancer: Results from the I-SPY 2 TRIAL [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr CT136.
INVESTIGATING SAFETY AND PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF AFM13 PLUS PEMBROLIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AFTER BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN FAILURE
Ansell, Stephen M. , Chen, R.W., Herrera, Alex F. , Forero‐Torres, Andres , Armand, Philippe , Devata, Sumana, Izquierdo, Antonia Rodríguez, Lossos, Izidore S. , Reeder, Craig B. , Sher, Taimur , Choe-Juliak, Cassandra, Prier, Kim, Schwarz, Sylvia E., Strassz, András, Alland, Leila, Bartlett, Nancy L. , Domingo‐Doménech, Eva , Mehta, Amitkumar , García‐Sánz, Ramón

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Hematological Oncology | June 12, 2019 | Volume: 37 | Issue: S2 | Pages: 177-178

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Abstract PD2-01: Personalized serial circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis in high-risk early stage breast cancer patients to monitor and predict response to neoadjuvant therapy and outcome in the I-SPY 2 TRIAL
Magbanua, MJM, Hirst, GL, Wolf, DM, Ma, AA, Bergin, Emily, Venters, Sara J., Salari, Raheleh, Tin, T., Sawyer, Sarah , Louie, MC, Zimmermann, B, Lin, C-HJ, Liang, WS, Cuyugan, Lori, Chien, AJ, Forero, Andres , Liu, M, Delson, AL, Asare, Smita , Esserman, L., Veer, Laura van’t, Hirst, Gillian L. , Hirst, Gillian L , Swigart, Lamorna Brown , Yau, Christina , Sethi, Himanshu , Wu, Hue-Tsi , Keats, Jonathan J. , Enriquez, D, Tripathy, Debu , DeMichele, Angela

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Cancer Research | May 11, 2019 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: PD2-01-PD2-01

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Abstract ctDNA analysis offers a non-invasive approach for monitoring response and resistance to treatment. Serial ctDNA testing during neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) may provide early indicators of emerging resistance and disease progression. In this study, we analyzed ctDNA from high-risk early breast cancer patients who received NAT and definitive surgery in the I-SPY 2 TRIAL (NCT01042379). We hypothesize that (1) assessment of ctDNA levels early in treatment will improve the performance of molecular and imaging-based predictors of pathologic complete response (pCR) to NAT; and (2) levels of ctDNA after NAT are associated with residual cancer burden and recurrence [distant recurrence free survival (DRFS)]. Methods: ctDNA analysis was performed in 84 high-risk stage II and III breast cancer patients randomized to neoadjuvant investigational agent (n=52), AKT inhibitor MK-2206 (M) in combination with paclitaxel (T) followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) (M+T-&gt;AC), or standard-of-care (T-&gt;AC) (n=32). HER2+ patients also received trastuzumab (H). Serial plasma was collected before NAT (T0), early treatment (3 weeks, T1), between regimens (12 weeks, T2), and after NAT prior to surgery (T3). Mutational profiles derived from pretreatment tumor biopsy and normal matched DNA whole exome sequencing were used to design personalized assays targeting 16 patient-specific somatic variants to detect ctDNA in serial plasma. Results: Of the 84 patients in this study, 43% were HR-/HER2- (TNBC), 35% HR+/HER2-, and 23% HER2+. In total, 74% (61 of 83), 35% (28 of 79), 14% (9 of 65), and 8% (5 of 61) were positive for ctDNA at timepoints T0, T1, T2, and T3, respectively. At T0, ctDNA positivity and levels (average number of mutant molecules detected per mL) were significantly associated with increased tumor burden (by clinical and MRI examination), more aggressive tumor biology (as reflected in higher Mammaprint scores and grade) and subtype (HER2+ and TNBC). Twenty-seven percent (27%) of the 84 patients achieved a pCR and all patients who were ctDNA-positive at T3 (n=5) did not achieve a pCR. Currently, data are being collected to: (1) assess the relationship of ctDNA and MRI imaging in predicting tumor response to therapy; (2) examine the relationship of ctDNA levels before and after NAT with 3-year DRFS and event-free survival (EFS). The results of these analyses will be presented at the SABCS 2018 meeting. Conclusions: Our study provides a platform to evaluate the clinical significance of ctDNA for serial monitoring of response to NAT. Accurate and early response prediction by highly sensitive ctDNA analysis can facilitate a timely and judicious change in treatment to improve patients' chances of achieving a pCR. Finally, personalized ctDNA testing may complement imaging and pathologic evaluation of tumor response to fine-tune pCR as a surrogate endpoint for improved DRFS and EFS. Citation Format: Magbanua MJM, Brown-Swigart L, Hirst GL, Yau C, Wolf D, Ma AA, Bergin E, Venters S, Sethi H, Wu H-T, Salari R, Tin T, Sawyer S, Louie M, Zimmermann B, Lin C-HJ, Keats J, Liang WS, Cuyugan L, Enriquez D, Tripathy D, Chien AJ, Forero A, DeMichele A, Liu M, Delson AL, Asare S, Esserman L, van't Veer L, I-SPY 2 Consortium. Personalized serial circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis in high-risk early stage breast cancer patients to monitor and predict response to neoadjuvant therapy and outcome in the I-SPY 2 TRIAL [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD2-01.
Abstract P2-14-01: The impact of local therapy on locoregional recurrence in women with high risk breast cancer in the neoadjuvant I-SPY2 TRIAL
Suleiman, Linda I. , Price, ER, Singhrao, Ruby , Albain, KS, Chien, AJ, Forero‐Torres, Andres , Wallace, AM, Ellis, ED, Elias, AD, Lang, JE, Lu, Jinghui , Han, HS, Clark, AS, Korde, LA, Nanda, Rita , Northfelt, DW, Khan, QJ, Viscusi, RK, Euhus, DM, Edmiston, KK, Chui, SY, Kemmer, KA, Wood, WC, Liu, MC, Olopade, OI, Leyland-Jones, B, Moulder, SL, Rugo, HS, Schwab, Richard B. , Lo, Simon S. , Beckwith, Heather , Berry, DA, Asare, SM, Esserman, LJ, Boughey, JC , Mukhtar, RA, Khan, Qamar J. , Silverstein, J, Suleiman, L, Yau, Christina , Price, Erin, Yee, Douglas , DeMichele, Angela , Isaacs, Claudine , Pusztai, Lajos , Park, JW, Tripathy, Debu , Helsten, Teresa L.

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Cancer Research | May 11, 2019 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: P2-14-01-P2-14-01

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Abstract Background: In women with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, residual cancer burden (RCB) predicts distant recurrence and survival. In those with high risk tumors, locoregional recurrence (LRR) remains a concern, and has been associated with type of local therapy received. We evaluated the impact of local therapy on LRR in the ISPY-2 TRIAL. Methods: Data were analyzed in Stata 14.2, using Chi2 test, log rank test, and a Cox proportional hazards model. RCB was considered a categorical variable (0/1 versus 2/3), as described in prior publications. Breast surgery categories were lumpectomy +/- radiotherapy, or mastectomy +/- radiotherapy. Axillary surgery was defined as sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery (≤6 nodes removed) or axillary dissection (&gt;6 nodes). Results: Follow up data from the I-SPY2 TRIAL were available for 630 patients (median follow up 2.76 yrs, range 0.4-7.2). Type of local therapy was significantly associated with clinical stage at presentation, with stage III patients most frequently undergoing mastectomy + radiation (p&lt;0.001). Women with higher RCB were more likely to undergo mastectomy than those with lower RCB (61.3% vs 48.8% mastectomy rate, p=0.002), and more likely to receive adjuvant radiotherapy (62.0% vs 53.9%, p=0.048). There was no association between clinical stage, type of surgery, or radiotherapy and LRR (Table). Higher RCB was significantly associated with LRR, with 3 year locoregional recurrence free rate of 95.1% in RCB 0/1 versus 89.9% in RCB 2/3 (p=0.003). In a Cox model adjusting for clinical stage, tumor subtype, surgical therapy, RCB status, nodal radiation, and age, significant predictors for LRR were tumor subtype and RCB status. Hazard ratio (HR) for LRR in those with RCB 0/1 was 0.39 compared to those with RCB 2/3 (95% CI 0.17-0.87, p=0.021). There was no difference in LRR between breast conservation and mastectomy; within the breast conservation group, those who had lumpectomy alone had higher hazard of LRR compared to those having lumpectomy + radiation (HR 3.1, 95% CI 1.1-9.2, p=0.043). Conclusions: Extent of surgical therapy was not associated with local tumor control, regardless of advanced tumor stage at presentation. Rather, tumor biology and response to therapy were the best predictors of LRR. These data highlight the opportunity to minimize the morbidity of extensive surgical therapy for patients with excellent response to systemic therapy. LRR rates by clinical features and treatment status FrequencyLRR RateP valueClinical Stage 0.5I240 (47.5%)5.8% II185 (36.6%)8.7% III80 (15.8%)6.3% Tumor Subtype 0.014ER+PR+Her2-161 (26.4%)3.1% ER+PR-Her2-56 (9.2%)3.6% Her2+176 (28.9%)6.3% Triple negative216 (35.5%)11.1% Local therapy 0.169Lumpectomy85 (13.5%)11.8% Lumpectomy with radiation198 (31.4%)5.6% Mastectomy173 (27.5%)5.2% Mastectomy with radiation174 (27.6%)8.6% Axillary surgery 0.23None5 (0.8%)20% SLN329 (52.2%)5.8% ALND296 (47%)8.5% Axillary radiation 0.535Yes42 (6.7%)9.5% No588 (93.3%)7.0% Axillary management 0.2No surgery or radiation5 (0.8%)20.0% SLN312 (50%)5.3% SLN+Axillary radiation17 (2.7%)8.3% ALND271 (43%)10.3% ALND+Axillary radiation25 (4%)5.4% RCB 0.0020/1293 (50.1%)3.8% 2/3292 (49.9%)10.3% Citation Format: Silverstein J, Suleiman L, Yau C, Price ER, Singhrao R, Yee D, DeMichele A, Isaacs C, Albain KS, Chien AJ, Forero-Torres A, Wallace AM, Pusztai L, Ellis ED, Elias AD, Lang JE, Lu J, Han HS, Clark AS, Korde L, Nanda R, Northfelt DW, Khan QJ, Viscusi RK, Euhus DM, Edmiston KK, Chui SY, Kemmer K, Wood WC, Park JW, Liu MC, Olopade O, Leyland-Jones B, Tripathy D, Moulder SL, Rugo HS, Schwab R, Lo S, Helsten T, Beckwith H, I-SPY 2 TRIAL Consortium, Berry DA, Asare SM, Esserman LJ, Boughey JC, Mukhtar RA. The impact of local therapy on locoregional recurrence in women with high risk breast cancer in the neoadjuvant I-SPY2 TRIAL [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-14-01.
Abstract PD5-02: Durability of clinical benefit with niraparib + pembrolizumab in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer beyond BRCA: (TOPACIO/Keynote-162)
Vinayak, S, Tolaney, SM, Mita, Monica , Tan, AR, Hendrickson, Andrea Wahner, Forero, Andres , Anders, CK, Dillon, P., Zarwan, Corrine, Erban, John K. , Buerstatte, Nathan, Graham, J., Dezube, Bruce J., Telli, ML, Telli, Melinda L. , Schwartzberg, Lee Steven , McCann, Gerry P , Tan, AR, Wulf, Gerburg M. , Dillon, P, Lynce, Filipa , Färkkilä, Anniina , Zhou, Yuzhen , Graham, JR, Arora, Sukeshi Patel , Telli, Melinda L

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Cancer Research | May 11, 2019 | Volume: 79 | Issue: 4_Supplement | Pages: PD5-02-PD5-02

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Abstract Background: PARP inhibitor (PARPi) monotherapy has previously demonstrated clinical activity only in patients with a germline BRCA mutation (BRCAmut), while single-agent anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy has achieved response rates of only 5–20% in advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). In preclinical studies, PARP inhibition enhanced anti-tumor immunity, increased infiltration of proliferating CD8+ T cells, and synergized with anti-PD-1 agents in BRCA wildtype (wt) tumors. TOPACIO is a fully enrolled, phase I/II trial of niraparib + pembrolizumab (pembro) in advanced TNBC. This combination achieved 28% objective response rate (ORR) and 50% disease control rate (DCR) in evaluable patients. Although activity was highest in patients with BRCAmut (ORR=60%; DCR=80%), durable clinical benefit was also observed in patients without BRCA mutations. In this study, we conducted exploratory biomarker analyses to evaluate their potential correlation with durable clinical benefit (any complete response [CR] or partial response [PR] regardless of duration or stable disease [SD] for ≥16 weeks) beyond BRCA mutations. Method: ORR was assessed by RECIST v1.1. Duration of disease control (DDC) was defined as time from first dose of study treatment to radiologic disease progression or death. Tumor mutational status of homologous recombination repair (HRR) and other DNA damage repair (DDR) pathway genes was determined using an NGS panel. Immunoprofiling was conducted using NanoString IO360 panel complimented with 30 DNA repair spike-ins. Tumor immune micro-environment was characterized using multiplex immuno-fluorescence (CycIF). PD-L1 status was determined using the Agilent/DAKO 22C3 IHC clinical trial assay. Results: Of 46 evaluable patients, 20 achieved durable clinical benefit (any CR/PR or SD≥16 weeks) with niraparib + pembro combination, of which 8 were tumor BRCA wild type (wt), and 1 was BRCA unknown. Of the 9 BRCAwt/unknown patients, 5 had deleterious mutations in HRR/DDR pathway genes, whereas the remaining 4 had no mutations (HRR/DDR wt). Mutations that were associated with response include CHEK1 (CR; DDC=10.3 mos), ATR (CR; DDC=6.4 mos), PALB2 (PR; DDC=3.5 mos), BLM (SD; DDC=8.1 mos), and NBN/RAD51C (SD; DDC=3.7 mos). Of 4 patients that had no identified mutations (HRR/DDR wt), 1 patient had CR; DDC=10.3 mos, and the remaining 3 patients had SD with DDC ranging from ∼4-8 mos. Of note, all 4 HRR/DDR wt patients were also PD-L1-negative. Table:Durable clinical benefit in BRCAwt/unknown patientsHRR/DRR MutationsPD-L1 StatusBest ResponseDDC (Months)CHEK1+CR10.3†ATR+CR6.4PALB2*UnknownPR3.5BLM-SD8.1NBN/RAD51C+SD3.7None-CR10.3†None-SD8.2None-SD4.2None-SD3.9*BRCA status unknown; †Treatment is ongoing. Conclusion: Patients with mutations beyond BRCA achieved durable clinical benefit with niraparib + pembro treatment; five of these patients had DDC &gt;6 mos. Mutations in genes that are associated with the HRR/DDR pathway appear to confer sensitivity to niraparib + anti-PD1. Additional translational analyses, including immunoprofiling and CycIF, will be presented. Funding: TESARO, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA sponsored the study. Citation Format: Vinayak S, Tolaney SM, Schwartzberg L, Mita M, McCann G, Tan AR, Wahner Hendrickson A, Forero A, Anders C, Wulf G, Dillon P, Lynce F, Zarwan C, Erban J, Färkkilä A, Zhou Y, Buerstatte N, Graham JR, Arora S, Dezube B, Telli ML. Durability of clinical benefit with niraparib + pembrolizumab in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer beyond BRCA: (TOPACIO/Keynote-162) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD5-02.