Identifying an optimal fludarabine exposure for improved outcomes after axi-cel therapy for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Fludarabine is one of the most common agents given for lymphodepletion before CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells, but its optimal therapeutic intensity is unknown. Using data from a multicenter consortium, we estimated fludarabine exposure (area under the curve [AUC]) using a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model in 199 adult patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas who received commercial axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel). We evaluated the association of estimated fludarabine AUC with key outcomes, aiming to find an AUC that optimized efficacy and tolerability. We identified low (<18 mg × hour/L [mgh/L]), optimal (18-20 mgh/L), and high (>20 mgh/L) AUC groups for analyses; the 6-month cumulative incidences of relapse/progression of disease (relapse/POD) by AUC groups were 54% (45%-62%), 28% (15%-44%), and 30% (14%-47%), respectively; and the 1-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 39% (31%-48%), 66% (52%-84%), and 46% (30%-70%) and the overall survival (OS) rates were 58% (50%-67%), 77% (64%-92%), and 66% (50%-87%), respectively. In multivariable analyses compared with low AUC, an optimal AUC was associated with the highest PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.52; 0.3-0.91; P = .02) and lowest risk of relapse/POD (HR, 0.46; 0.25-0.84; P = .01) without an increased risk of any-grade cytokine release syndrome (HR, 1.1; 0.7-1.6; P = .8) or and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) (HR, 1.36; 0.83-2.3; P = .2). A high AUC was associated with the greatest risk of any-grade ICANS (HR, 1.9; 1.1-3.2; P = .02). Although the main cause of death in all groups was relapse/POD, nonrelapse-related deaths, including 3 deaths from ICANS, were more frequent in the high AUC group. These findings suggest that PK-directed fludarabine dosing to achieve an optimal AUC may result in improved outcomes for patients receiving axi-cel.

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CommentIn: Blood Adv. 2024 Feb 13;8(3):797-798. - PMID 38191740

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Blood advances - 7(2023), 18 vom: 26. Sept., Seite 5579-5585

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scordo, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Flynn, Jessica R [VerfasserIn]
Gonen, Mithat [VerfasserIn]
Devlin, Sean M [VerfasserIn]
Parascondola, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Tomas, Ana Alarcon [VerfasserIn]
Shouval, Roni [VerfasserIn]
Brower, Jamie [VerfasserIn]
Porter, David L [VerfasserIn]
Schuster, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Bachanova, Veronika [VerfasserIn]
Maakaron, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Maziarz, Richard T [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Andy I [VerfasserIn]
Nastoupil, Loretta J [VerfasserIn]
McGuirk, Joseph P [VerfasserIn]
Oluwole, Olalekan O [VerfasserIn]
Ip, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Leslie, Lori A [VerfasserIn]
Bishop, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Riedell, Peter A [VerfasserIn]
Perales, Miguel-Angel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell-associated neurotoxicity
Fludarabine
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
P2K93U8740
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 19.09.2023

Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Print

CommentIn: Blood Adv. 2024 Feb 13;8(3):797-798. - PMID 38191740

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010302

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360225845