Investigating the Influence of Covariates on Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (axi-cel) Kinetics in Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.


Journal

Clinical pharmacokinetics
ISSN: 1179-1926
Titre abrégé: Clin Pharmacokinet
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 7606849

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Sep 2024
Historique:
accepted: 09 08 2024
medline: 6 9 2024
pubmed: 6 9 2024
entrez: 6 9 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, Yescarta) is an autologous, anti-CD19, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy approved for patients with relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Substantial inter-individual variability in cellular kinetics has been observed with CAR-T therapies and factors impacting CAR-T cellular kinetics remain poorly understood. This work reports a population cellular kinetic model of axi-cel in relapsed and patients with refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and investigated the impact of covariates on early and late kinetic phases of CAR-T exposure. A population cellular kinetic model (NONMEM Axi-cel cellular kinetics were well described by a piecewise model of cellular growth kinetics characterized by an exponential growth phase followed by a triphasic decline phase including a long-term persistence phase. The final cellular kinetic model retained in vitro doubling time during CAR-T cell manufacturing and total number of T cells infused as covariates impacting the duration of the growth phase, which, however, did not substantially influence maximum concentration, area under the concentration-time curve over the first 28 days, or long-term persistence. A statistically significant relationship was observed between maximum concentration and the probability to receive tocilizumab and/or corticosteroids. No covariates considered in this study were found to significantly and substantially predict the exposure profile of axi-cel. Tocilizumab and steroid use were related to maximum concentration, but they were used reactively to treat toxicities that are associated with a higher maximum concentration. Further CAR-T kinetic analyses should consider additional factors to explain the observed variability in cellular kinetics or help establish a dose-exposure relationship. NCT02348216 (ZUMA-1), NCT03105336 (ZUMA-5), and NCT03391466 (ZUMA-7).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, Yescarta) is an autologous, anti-CD19, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy approved for patients with relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Substantial inter-individual variability in cellular kinetics has been observed with CAR-T therapies and factors impacting CAR-T cellular kinetics remain poorly understood. This work reports a population cellular kinetic model of axi-cel in relapsed and patients with refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and investigated the impact of covariates on early and late kinetic phases of CAR-T exposure.
METHODS METHODS
A population cellular kinetic model (NONMEM
RESULTS RESULTS
Axi-cel cellular kinetics were well described by a piecewise model of cellular growth kinetics characterized by an exponential growth phase followed by a triphasic decline phase including a long-term persistence phase. The final cellular kinetic model retained in vitro doubling time during CAR-T cell manufacturing and total number of T cells infused as covariates impacting the duration of the growth phase, which, however, did not substantially influence maximum concentration, area under the concentration-time curve over the first 28 days, or long-term persistence. A statistically significant relationship was observed between maximum concentration and the probability to receive tocilizumab and/or corticosteroids.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
No covariates considered in this study were found to significantly and substantially predict the exposure profile of axi-cel. Tocilizumab and steroid use were related to maximum concentration, but they were used reactively to treat toxicities that are associated with a higher maximum concentration. Further CAR-T kinetic analyses should consider additional factors to explain the observed variability in cellular kinetics or help establish a dose-exposure relationship.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
NCT02348216 (ZUMA-1), NCT03105336 (ZUMA-5), and NCT03391466 (ZUMA-7).

Identifiants

pubmed: 39240498
doi: 10.1007/s40262-024-01413-z
pii: 10.1007/s40262-024-01413-z
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT02348216', 'NCT03105336', 'NCT03391466']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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Auteurs

Magali Chartier (M)

Certara North America, Certara Canada, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 570 Montréal, Québec H3A 2W5, Radnor, PA, USA. magali.chartier@certara.com.

Simone Filosto (S)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Thomas Peyret (T)

Certara North America, Certara Canada, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 570 Montréal, Québec H3A 2W5, Radnor, PA, USA.

Manoj Chiney (M)

Gilead Sciences, Parsipanny, NJ, USA.

Francesca Milletti (F)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Justin Budka (J)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Andre Ndi (A)

Certara North America, Certara Canada, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 570 Montréal, Québec H3A 2W5, Radnor, PA, USA.

Jinghui Dong (J)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Saran Vardhanabhuti (S)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Daqin Mao (D)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Stephen Duffull (S)

Certara North America, Certara Canada, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 570 Montréal, Québec H3A 2W5, Radnor, PA, USA.

Michael Dodds (M)

Certara North America, Certara Canada, 2000 Peel Street, Suite 570 Montréal, Québec H3A 2W5, Radnor, PA, USA.

Rhine Shen (R)

Kite, A Gilead Company, Santa Monica, CA, USA. rshen@kitepharma.com.

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