The literature reports an incidence of Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA) ranging from 6-30% of all cases of ABO-incompatible HSCT. Although most patients resolve spontaneously after withdrawal immunosuppression, some of them require more aggressive treatment to manage this condition.
Background: Options to treat elderly patients with newly diagnosed AML include intensive, attenuated chemotherapy, hypomethylating agents (HMA) and supportive care (SC). HMA have proven their efficacy in DACO-016 (NCT00260832) and AML-001 (NCT01074047) clinical trials, with a median overall survival (OS) of 7.7 months (95%CI, 6.2 to 9.2) with decitabine (DEC) vs. 5.0 months (95%CI, 4.3 to 6.3) with therapy choice (TC), considered SC or low-dose Ara-C (LDAC). Median OS was 10.4 months with azacitidine (AZA) (95%CI, 8.0 to 12.7) vs. 6.5 months (95%CI, 5.0 to 8.6) with conventional care regimens (CCR), considered standard induction chemotherapy, LDAC or SC. However, there are few direct comparative data of AZA and DEC in the context of trials or real-life settings. Aims: Here, we compared clinical outcomes between AZA and DEC in AML patients not eligible for intensive chemotherapy in the epidemiologic PETHEMA registry. Methods: We included newly diagnosed AML patients treated with AZA (75 mg/m2/d IV or SC days 1-7) or DEC (20 mg/m2/d IV days 1-5) that were not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. Responses were recorded using IWG 2003 criteria. Rates of Complete Response (CR), complete response with incomplete recovery (CRi) and OS were co-primary endpoints. Results: Between 2006 and 2019, 638 patients were included. 497 (78%) received AZA and 141 (22%) received DEC as per physician judgement. Baseline characteristics were comparable in both groups (Table 1), except for bone marrow blasts count ≥ 30%, which was more frequent in DEC group (59.2% vs 77.1%, p<0.001). The CR rate was 16.3% vs 20.6% (p = 0.23); composite CR (CR+CRi) was 18.5% vs 22% (p = 0.35), and the overall response rate (ORR, partial remission (PR) plus CR+CRi) was 29.2% vs 34.8% (p=0.20); for AZA vs DEC, respectively. A significantly higher ORR to AZA was associated with ECOG <2 (33.9% vs. 12.4% in patients with ECOG ≥2, OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.10 - 0.49, p=0.000), de novo AML (35.3% vs. 21.9% in secondary AML; OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.20 - 0.71, p=0.002) and estimated glomerular filtrate rate ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m2 (30.4% vs. 9.3% in patients with estimated glomerular filtrate rate ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m2; OR 0.15, 95% CI 0.034 - 0.67, p=0.013); while bone marrow blast count < 50% was the only factor influencing ORR to DEC (43.7% vs. 25% in ≥ 50% bone marrow blasts, p=0.029). With a median follow up of 12 months, median OS was 10.0 (95% CI 8.7 - 11.2) vs 8.0 (5.7- 10.2) months for AZA vs DEC, respectively (p = 0.46) (Figure 1). Median OS was 21 (17.8 - 24.1) vs 16 (12.6 - 19.3) vs 6 months (5.0 - 7.0) for patients who achieved CR/CRi vs PR vs no response (p<0.001) (Figure 2). Additional subgroup analyses by baseline characteristics performed to compare AZA vs DEC revealed that patients ≥ 80 years did benefit for treatment with AZA, median OS of 8 vs. 4 m (p=0.042), as well as patients with WBC ≥ 10 x109/L (8 vs. 5 m, p=0.036), platelet count <20 x109/L (8 vs. 4 m, p=0.021) and those with estimated glomerular filtrate rate ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m2 (10 vs. 5m, p=0.033). Conclusions: This is a large retrospective comparison with long-term follow-up of clinical outcomes associated with AZA and DEC treatment for patients with AML patients not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. There were no significant differences in ORR, CR/CRi or OS between AZA and DEC. However, patients with WBC ≥ 10 x109/L, platelet count <20 x109/L and estimated glomerular filtrate rate ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m2 could benefit from AZA in terms of OS. Disclosures Tormo: Janssen: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria; Servier: Honoraria; Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Astellas: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; MSD: Honoraria. Ramos:Amgen: Consultancy, Other: travel grant ; Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel grant , Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Other: travel grant; Takeda: Consultancy, Other: travel grant ; Daiichi-Sankyo: Other: travel grant ; Merck-Sahrp & Dohme: Other: travel grant; Rovi: Other: travel grant; Roche: Other: travel grant ; Jannsen: Other: travel grant; Abbvie: Consultancy, Other: travel grant .
Background: Background: Acute Myeloid Leukemias arising after cytotoxic therapy (t-AML) or with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) share adverse risk features and poor outcomes after standard 3+7 chemotherapy. In a randomized clinical trial, CPX-351 has shown superior overall survival (OS) compared to standard anthracyclinecytarabine schedule in these AML subtypes. Aims:Aims: to evaluate the effectiveness of CPX-351 treatment in a real-world setting. Methods:Methods: adult t-AML and AML-MRC patients who have been treated upfront with CPX-351 in 35 Spanish centers between 2018 and 2021. All patients were included in the PETHEMA registry (NCT02606825). Primary end-point was OS. Secondary end points were complete remission with or without hematological recovery (CR/CRi), proportion of minimal residual negativity (MRD), rate of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and safety. Results: Results:CPX-351 was administered to 74 patients as first induction chemotherapy. Median age was 67 (63-71) years, with 40% (30/74) of female patients. ECOG performance status score was 0-1 in 85% (53/62) patients. A diagnosis of t-
BackgroundCPX‐351 is approved for the treatment of therapy related acute myeloid leukemia (t‐AML) and AML with myelodysplastic related changes (MRC‐AML). The benefits of this treatment over standard chemotherapy has not been addressed in well matched cohorts of real‐life patients.MethodsRetrospective analysis of AML patients treated with CPX‐351 as per routine practice. A propensity score matching (PSM) was used to compare their main outcomes with those observed in a matched cohort among 765 historical patients receiving intensive chemotherapy (IC), all of them reported to the PETHEMA epidemiologic registry.ResultsMedian age of 79 patients treated with CPX‐351 was 67 years old (interquartile range 62–71), 53 were MRC‐AML. The complete remission (CR) rate or CR without recovery (CRi) after 1 or 2 cycles of CPX‐351 was 52%, 60‐days mortality 18%, measurable residual disease <0.1% in 54% (12 out of 22) of them. Stem cell transplant (SCT) was performed in 27 patients (34%), median OS was 10.3 months, and 3‐year relapse incidence was 50%. Using PSM, we obtained two comparable cohorts treated with CPX‐351 (n = 52) or IC (n = 99), without significant differences in CR/CRi (60% vs. 54%) and median OS (10.3 months vs. 9.1 months), although more patients were bridged to SCT in the CPX‐351 group (35% vs. 12%). The results were confirmed when only 3 + 7 patients were included in the historical cohort. In multivariable analyses, SCT was associated with better OS (HR 0.33 95% CI: 0.18–0.59), p < 0.001.ConclusionLarger post‐authorization studies may provide evidence of the clinical benefits of CPX‐351 for AML in the real‐life setting.
INTRODUCTION The hypomethylating agents (HMAs), decitabine (DEC) and azacitidine (AZA), have made it possible to treat more elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Both HMAs have demonstrated efficacy in monotherapy and in combination with targeted therapies. However, there is little direct comparative data on AZA and DEC in first-line treatment, and we do not know which group of patients might benefit from each drug. Results of the full analysis set (FAS) were presented previously (Labrador J, et al. ASH 2020). Here, we report long-term clinical efficacy from prespecified patient subgroup analyses. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study to compare real-life clinical outcomes between AZA and DEC in patients with AML ineligible for intensive chemotherapy included in the PETHEMA registry, and analyzed clinical variables associated with response and overall survival (OS) between AZA and DEC. RESULTS A total of 626 patients were included for the FAS between 2006 and 2019. 487 (78%) received AZA and 139 (22%) received DEC. Baseline characteristics were comparable in both groups, except for the percentage of bone marrow blasts (44% vs. 34% in the DEC group compared to AZA, p=0.010). In the FAS, there was no difference in the CR, CR/CRi or ORR (CR/RCi + PR) rate: 18%, 20.5% and 32% with AZA vs. 23%, 25% and 39.5% with DEC (p=0.20, p=0.27 and p=0.12). In the subgroup analysis, DEC was associated with higher CR/CRi rate than AZA in patients with ECOG ≥ 2 (95% CI: 0.088 - 0.801), bone marrow blast count < 50% (95% CI: 0.293 - 0.965), secondary AML (95% CI: 0.223 - 0.918) and adverse cytogenetics (95% CI: 0.171 - 0.857) (Figure 1A). DEC was associated with higher ORR rate than AZA in patients with ECOG ≥ 2 (95% CI: 0.116 - 0.782), leukocytes < 10 x10 9/L (95% CI: 0.321 - 0.920) and bone marrow blasts < 50% (95% CI: 0.321 - 0.920) (Figure 1B) 120 days-mortality was 25.4% after AZA and 27.1% after DEC, p=0.70. Patients who did not achieve at least a PR had significantly higher 120-day mortality with both HMAs (OR 8.85 and 8.22 for AZA and DEC, respectively). In the subgroup analysis, patients with leukocytes ≥ 10 x10 9/L (95% CI: 1.069 - 4.157) and those with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m 2 (95% CI: 1.249 - 4.664) had higher 120-day mortality with DEC than with AZA (Figure 1C) With a median follow-up of 12 months, median OS was 10.4 months (95% CI: 9.2 - 11.7) for AZA vs. 8.8 months (95% CI: 6.7 - 11.0) for DEC (p = 0.455). The subgroup analysis revealed that patients ≥ 80 years (95%: CI 1.005 - 2.341), with leukocytes ≥ 10 x10 9/L (95% CI 1.039 - 2.062), platelet count <20 x10 9/L (95% CI: 1.150 - 3.422) and those with eGFR ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m 2 (95% CI: 1.040 - 2.059) did benefit for treatment with AZA compared to DEC (Figure 1D). CONCLUSIONS Our study provides real-life data on the outcomes of AML patients treated with AZA compared to DEC in a large retrospective cohort with long-term follow-up. In addition, we identify for the first time some baseline characteristics that could benefit from AZA or DEC in terms of responses, 120-day mortality and OS. These findings could help us to choose the most appropriate HMA in monotherapy or for the development of new combinations. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures de la Fuente: Novartis: Research Funding; Abbie: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Tormo: Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Astellas: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Pérez-Simón: Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Montesinos: Forma Therapeutics: Consultancy; Tolero Pharmaceutical: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Glycomimetics: Consultancy; Agios: Consultancy; Stemline/Menarini: Consultancy; Teva: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Astellas Pharma, Inc.: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Advisory board, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau.
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