Safety and efficacy of belantamab mafodotin with pembrolizumab in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

belantamab mafodotin benefit‐risk profile dose‐escalation dose‐expansion pembrolizumab refractory multiple myeloma safety

Journal

Cancer
ISSN: 1097-0142
Titre abrégé: Cancer
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0374236

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
17 Apr 2024
Historique:
revised: 27 02 2024
received: 25 10 2023
accepted: 01 03 2024
medline: 17 4 2024
pubmed: 17 4 2024
entrez: 17 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) has shown promising antimyeloma activity in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) as a single agent. It was hypothesized that its multimodal activity may be enhanced by programmed cell death protein 1 pathway inhibition and activation of T cell-mediated antitumor responses. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of belamaf with pembrolizumab in patients with RRMM. DREAMM-4 (NCT03848845) was an open-label, single-arm, phase 1/2 study divided into dose-escalation (part 1) and dose-expansion (part 2) phases. Patients were ≥18 years old with ≥3 prior lines of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and an anti-CD38 agent. Patients received belamaf (2.5 or 3.4 mg/kg, part 1; 2.5 mg/kg, part 2) and 200 mg pembrolizumab for ≤35 cycles. Of 41 enrolled patients, 34 (n = 6 part 1, n = 28 part 2) who received 2.5 mg/kg belamaf plus pembrolizumab were included in this final analysis. Sixteen patients (47%) achieved an overall response. Minimal residual disease negativity was achieved in three of 10 patients who had very good partial response or better. Five of eight patients who had prior anti-B-cell maturation antigen therapy achieved partial response or better, including two who had B-cell maturation antigen-refractory disease. Common grade ≥3 adverse events were keratopathy (38%) and thrombocytopenia (29%). Despite belamaf-related ocular events, quality-of-life measures remained stable over time. No new safety signals were observed. The results of DREAMM-4 demonstrated clinical activity and a favorable safety profile of belamaf plus pembrolizumab in patients with RRMM. This trial is registered at www. gov as NCT03848845.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) has shown promising antimyeloma activity in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) as a single agent. It was hypothesized that its multimodal activity may be enhanced by programmed cell death protein 1 pathway inhibition and activation of T cell-mediated antitumor responses. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of belamaf with pembrolizumab in patients with RRMM.
METHODS METHODS
DREAMM-4 (NCT03848845) was an open-label, single-arm, phase 1/2 study divided into dose-escalation (part 1) and dose-expansion (part 2) phases. Patients were ≥18 years old with ≥3 prior lines of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and an anti-CD38 agent. Patients received belamaf (2.5 or 3.4 mg/kg, part 1; 2.5 mg/kg, part 2) and 200 mg pembrolizumab for ≤35 cycles.
RESULTS RESULTS
Of 41 enrolled patients, 34 (n = 6 part 1, n = 28 part 2) who received 2.5 mg/kg belamaf plus pembrolizumab were included in this final analysis. Sixteen patients (47%) achieved an overall response. Minimal residual disease negativity was achieved in three of 10 patients who had very good partial response or better. Five of eight patients who had prior anti-B-cell maturation antigen therapy achieved partial response or better, including two who had B-cell maturation antigen-refractory disease. Common grade ≥3 adverse events were keratopathy (38%) and thrombocytopenia (29%). Despite belamaf-related ocular events, quality-of-life measures remained stable over time. No new safety signals were observed.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The results of DREAMM-4 demonstrated clinical activity and a favorable safety profile of belamaf plus pembrolizumab in patients with RRMM. This trial is registered at www.
CLINICALTRIALS RESULTS
gov as NCT03848845.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38630908
doi: 10.1002/cncr.35319
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03848845']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Subventions

Organisme : GlaxoSmithKline
Organisme : Merck Sharp & Dohme

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Cancer Society.

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Auteurs

Attaya Suvannasankha (A)

Indiana University Simon Cancer Center and Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Nizar Bahlis (N)

Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Suzanne Trudel (S)

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Katja Weisel (K)

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Christian Koenecke (C)

Hannover Medical School, Clinic for Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover, Germany.

Albert Oriol (A)

Institut Català d'Oncologia and Institut Josep Carreras, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.

Peter M Voorhees (PM)

Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health/Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Aranzazu A Alonso (AA)

Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Natalie S Callander (NS)

Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

María-Victoria Mateos (MV)

Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca and Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

Nishitha Reddy (N)

Merck & Co., Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.

Shawn Hakim (S)

GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, USA.

John LaMacchia (J)

GlaxoSmithKline, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.

Nashita Patel (N)

GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK.

Danaé Williams (D)

GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, USA.

Roxanne C Jewell (RC)

GlaxoSmithKline, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Xiangdong Zhou (X)

GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, USA.

Ira Gupta (I)

GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Joanna Opalinska (J)

GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, USA.

Ajay K Nooka (AK)

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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