Hypomethylating Agents and Venetoclax for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Relapsed After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

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BACKGROUND: Hypomethylating agent + venetoclax is an effective frontline combination for acute myeloid leukemia, but its efficacy and safety in post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT) relapse remain underexplored. Outcomes have been poor for this population, with no standard treatment.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 72 Ven-naïve patients who received hypomethylating agents + venetoclax at relapse following alloHCT and aimed to evaluate the rates of complete remission with or without hematologic recovery (CR/CRi) and minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, CR/CRi duration, and overall survival. We leveraged our larger sample to analyze the impact of cytogenetic/molecular features on the odds of CR/CRi.

RESULTS: CR/CRi was achieved among 32 of 67 (48%) patients, and MRD negativity was recorded among 10 of 12. NPM1 and IDH 1 or 2 mutations increased the odds of CR/CRi, as did increasing time from alloHCT to relapse. Fourteen patients subsequently received donor lymphocyte infusions or a second alloHCT. Responses lasted a median of 17.8 months (95% CI, 7.2 months to not reached), and responders had a greater median overall survival of 19.7 months (95% CI, 7.6-51.5 months) compared to 2.9 months among nonresponders (95% CI, 1.8-4.4 months; log-rank P < .01). Treatment was well tolerated, but prolonged cytopenias were common and most patients required reduction in the number of venetoclax days per cycle.

CONCLUSION: These data support the efficacy of this combination in the alloHCT relapse setting where we report responses among nearly half of patients, with possibly greater benefit for NPM1 and IDH 1/2-mutated cases. These responses can be durable and profound as evidenced by conversion to MRD negativity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - (2024) vom: 12. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ionescu, Filip [VerfasserIn]
David, Jerel C [VerfasserIn]
Ravichandran, Apoorva [VerfasserIn]
Sallman, David A [VerfasserIn]
Sweet, Kendra [VerfasserIn]
Komrokji, Rami S [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Onyee [VerfasserIn]
Kuykendall, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Padron, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Faramand, Rawan [VerfasserIn]
Bejanyan, Nelli [VerfasserIn]
Khimani, Farhad [VerfasserIn]
Elmariah, Hany [VerfasserIn]
Pidala, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Mishra, Asmita [VerfasserIn]
Perez, Lia [VerfasserIn]
Nishihori, Taiga [VerfasserIn]
Lancet, Jeffrey E [VerfasserIn]

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Azacitidine
Decitabine
Hematopoietic transplant
Journal Article
Venetoclax

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Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.clml.2024.02.005

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NLM369190971