Othman Al-Sawaf1,2,3, Can Zhang1, Tong Lu4, Michael Z Liao4, Anesh Panchal5, Sandra Robrecht1, Travers Ching6, Maneesh Tandon5, Anna-Maria Fink1, Eugen Tausch7, Christof Schneider7, Matthias Ritgen8, Sebastian Böttcher9, Karl-Anton Kreuzer1, Brenda Chyla10, Dale Miles4, Clemens-Martin Wendtner11, Barbara Eichhorst1, Stephan Stilgenbauer7,12, Yanwen Jiang4, Michael Hallek1, Kirsten Fischer1. 1. University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, German CLL Study Group, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, Germany. 2. The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom. 3. UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom. 4. Genentech, San Francisco, CA. 5. Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom. 6. Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp, Seattle, WA. 7. Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. 8. Department II of Internal Medicine, University of Schleswig- Holstein, Kiel, Germany. 9. Clinic III, Special Hematology Laboratory, Rostock University Medical School, Rostock, Germany. 10. AbbVie Inc, Chicago, IL. 11. Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Care, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Munich Clinic Schwabing, Munich, Germany. 12. Department of Internal Medicine I, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The CLL14 study has established one-year fixed-duration treatment of venetoclax and obinutuzumab (Ven-Obi) for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. With all patients off treatment for at least three years, we report a detailed analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) kinetics and long-term outcome of patients treated in the CLL14 study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to receive six cycles of obinutuzumab with 12 cycles of venetoclax or 12 cycles of chlorambucil (Clb-Obi). Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary end point. Key secondary end points included rates of undetectable MRD and overall survival. To analyze MRD kinetics, a population-based growth model with nonlinear mixed effects approach was developed. RESULTS: Of 432 patients, 216 were assigned to Ven-Obi and 216 to Clb-Obi. Three months after treatment completion, 40% of patients in the Ven-Obi arm (7% in the Clb-Obi arm) had undetectable MRD levels < 10-6 by next-generation sequencing in peripheral blood. Median MRD doubling time was longer after Ven-Obi than Clb-Obi therapy (median 80 v 69 days). At a median follow-up of 52.4 months, a sustained significant PFS improvement was observed in the Ven-Obi arm compared with Clb-Obi (median not reached v 36.4 months; hazard ratio 0.33; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.45; P < .0001). The estimated 4-year PFS rate was 74.0% in the Ven-Obi and 35.4% in the Clb-Obi arm. No difference in overall survival was observed (hazard ratio 0.85; 95% CI, 0.54 to 1.35; P = .49). No new safety signals occurred. CONCLUSION: Appearance of MRD after Ven-Obi is significantly slower than that after Clb-Obi with more effective MRD reduction. These findings translate into a superior long-term efficacy with the majority of Ven-Obi-treated patients remaining in remission.
PURPOSE: The CLL14 study has established one-year fixed-duration treatment of venetoclax and obinutuzumab (Ven-Obi) for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. With all patients off treatment for at least three years, we report a detailed analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) kinetics and long-term outcome of patients treated in the CLL14 study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to receive six cycles of obinutuzumab with 12 cycles of venetoclax or 12 cycles of chlorambucil (Clb-Obi). Progression-free survival (PFS) was the primary end point. Key secondary end points included rates of undetectable MRD and overall survival. To analyze MRD kinetics, a population-based growth model with nonlinear mixed effects approach was developed. RESULTS: Of 432 patients, 216 were assigned to Ven-Obi and 216 to Clb-Obi. Three months after treatment completion, 40% of patients in the Ven-Obi arm (7% in the Clb-Obi arm) had undetectable MRD levels < 10-6 by next-generation sequencing in peripheral blood. Median MRD doubling time was longer after Ven-Obi than Clb-Obi therapy (median 80 v 69 days). At a median follow-up of 52.4 months, a sustained significant PFS improvement was observed in the Ven-Obi arm compared with Clb-Obi (median not reached v 36.4 months; hazard ratio 0.33; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.45; P < .0001). The estimated 4-year PFS rate was 74.0% in the Ven-Obi and 35.4% in the Clb-Obi arm. No difference in overall survival was observed (hazard ratio 0.85; 95% CI, 0.54 to 1.35; P = .49). No new safety signals occurred. CONCLUSION: Appearance of MRD after Ven-Obi is significantly slower than that after Clb-Obi with more effective MRD reduction. These findings translate into a superior long-term efficacy with the majority of Ven-Obi-treated patients remaining in remission.
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