Maximilian Fleischmann1, Sebastian Scholl1, Jochen J Frietsch1, Inken Hilgendorf1, Karin Schrenk1, Jakob Hammersen1, Florian Prims2, Christian Thiede3, Andreas Hochhaus1, Ulf Schnetzke4. 1. Klinik Für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung Für Hämatologie Und Internistische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany. 2. Klinik Für Innere Medizin, Abteilung Für Hämatologie Und Onkologie, SRH Klinikum Burgenlandkreis Naumburg, Naumburg, Germany. 3. Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany. 4. Klinik Für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung Für Hämatologie Und Internistische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany. ulf.schnetzke@med.uni-jena.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with poor outcome in elderly and unfit patients. Recently, approval of the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax (VEN) in combination with hypo-methylating agents (HMA) led to a significant improvement of response rates and survival. Further, application in the relapsed or refractory (r/r) AML setting or in context of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) seems feasible. METHODS AND PATIENTS: Fifty-six consecutive adult AML patients on VEN from January 2019 to June 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients received VEN either as first-line treatment, as subsequent therapy (r/r AML excluding prior alloHSCT), or at relapse after alloHSCT. VEN was administered orally in 28-day cycles either combined with HMA or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC). RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 11.5 (range 6.1-22.3) months, median overall survival (OS) from start of VEN treatment was 13.3 (2.2-20.5) months, 5.0 (0.8-24.3) months and 4.0 (1.5-22.1) months for first-line, subsequent line treatment and at relapse post-alloHSCT, respectively. Median OS was 11.5 (10-22.3) months from start of VEN when subsequent alloHSCT was carried out. Relapse-free survival (RFS) for the total cohort was 10.2 (2.2 - 24.3) months. Overall response rate (composite complete remission + partial remission) was 51.8% for the total cohort (61.1% for VEN first-line treatment, 52.2% for subsequent line and 42.8% at relapse post-alloHSCT). Subgroup analysis revealed a significantly reduced median OS in FLT3-ITD mutated AML with 3.4 (1.9-4.9) months versus 10.4 (0.8-24.3) months for non-mutated cases, (HR 4.45, 95% CI 0.89-22.13, p = 0.0002). Patients harboring NPM1 or IDH1/2 mutations lacking co-occurrence of FLT3-ITD showed a survival advantage over patients without those mutations (11.2 (5-24.3) months versus 5.0 (0.8-22.1) months, respectively, (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.23 - 1.21, p = 0.131). Multivariate analysis revealed mutated NPM1 as a significant prognostic variable for achieving complete remission (CR) (HR 19.14, 95% CI 2.30 - 436.2, p < 0.05). The most common adverse events were hematological, with grade 3 and 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia reported in 44.6% and 14.5% of patients, respectively. CONCLUSION: Detailed analyses on efficacy for common clinical scenarios, such as first-line treatment, subsequent therapy (r/r AML), and application prior to and post-alloHSCT, are presented. The findings suggest VEN treatment combinations efficacious not only in first-line setting but also in r/r AML. Furthermore, VEN might play a role in a subgroup of patients with failure to conventional chemotherapy as a salvage regimen aiming for potential curative alloHSCT.
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with poor outcome in elderly and unfit patients. Recently, approval of the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax (VEN) in combination with hypo-methylating agents (HMA) led to a significant improvement of response rates and survival. Further, application in the relapsed or refractory (r/r) AML setting or in context of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) seems feasible. METHODS AND PATIENTS: Fifty-six consecutive adult AML patients on VEN from January 2019 to June 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Patients received VEN either as first-line treatment, as subsequent therapy (r/r AML excluding prior alloHSCT), or at relapse after alloHSCT. VEN was administered orally in 28-day cycles either combined with HMA or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC). RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 11.5 (range 6.1-22.3) months, median overall survival (OS) from start of VEN treatment was 13.3 (2.2-20.5) months, 5.0 (0.8-24.3) months and 4.0 (1.5-22.1) months for first-line, subsequent line treatment and at relapse post-alloHSCT, respectively. Median OS was 11.5 (10-22.3) months from start of VEN when subsequent alloHSCT was carried out. Relapse-free survival (RFS) for the total cohort was 10.2 (2.2 - 24.3) months. Overall response rate (composite complete remission + partial remission) was 51.8% for the total cohort (61.1% for VEN first-line treatment, 52.2% for subsequent line and 42.8% at relapse post-alloHSCT). Subgroup analysis revealed a significantly reduced median OS in FLT3-ITD mutated AML with 3.4 (1.9-4.9) months versus 10.4 (0.8-24.3) months for non-mutated cases, (HR 4.45, 95% CI 0.89-22.13, p = 0.0002). Patients harboring NPM1 or IDH1/2 mutations lacking co-occurrence of FLT3-ITD showed a survival advantage over patients without those mutations (11.2 (5-24.3) months versus 5.0 (0.8-22.1) months, respectively, (HR 0.53, 95% CI 0.23 - 1.21, p = 0.131). Multivariate analysis revealed mutated NPM1 as a significant prognostic variable for achieving complete remission (CR) (HR 19.14, 95% CI 2.30 - 436.2, p < 0.05). The most common adverse events were hematological, with grade 3 and 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia reported in 44.6% and 14.5% of patients, respectively. CONCLUSION: Detailed analyses on efficacy for common clinical scenarios, such as first-line treatment, subsequent therapy (r/r AML), and application prior to and post-alloHSCT, are presented. The findings suggest VEN treatment combinations efficacious not only in first-line setting but also in r/r AML. Furthermore, VEN might play a role in a subgroup of patients with failure to conventional chemotherapy as a salvage regimen aiming for potential curative alloHSCT.
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