Kater, Arnon P., Seymour, John F., Hillmen, Peter, Eichhorst, Barbara, Langerak, Anton W., Owen, Carolyn, Verdugo, Maria, Wu, Jenny, Punnoose, Elizabeth A., Jiang, Yanwen, Wang, Jue, Boyer, Michelle, Humphrey, Kathryn, Mobasher, Mehrdad and Kipps, Thomas J. (2019). Fixed Duration of Venetoclax-Rituximab in Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Eradicates Minimal Residual Disease and Prolongs Survival: Post-Treatment Follow-Up of the MURANO Phase III Study. J. Clin. Oncol., 37 (4). S. 269 - 287. ALEXANDRIA: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. ISSN 1527-7755

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Abstract

PURPOSE The MURANO study demonstrated significant progression-free survival (PFS) benefit for fixedduration venetoclax-rituximab compared with bendamustine-rituximab in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. With all patients off treatment, we report minimal residual disease (MRD) kinetics and updated outcomes. METHODS Patients were randomly assigned to 2 years of venetoclax plus rituximab during the first six cycles, or six cycles of bendamustine-rituximab. Primary end point was PFS. Safety and peripheral blood (PB) MRD status-at cycle 4, 2 to 3 months after end of combination therapy (EOCT), and every 3 to 6 months thereafter-were secondary end points. RESULTS Of 194 patients, 174 (90%) completed the venetoclax-rituximab phase and 130 (67%) completed 2 years of venetoclax. With a median follow-up of 36 months, PFS and overall survival remain superior to bendamustine-rituximab (hazard ratio, 0.16 [95% CI, 0.12 to 0.23]; and hazard ratio, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.30 to 0.85], respectively). Patients who received venetoclax-rituximab achieved a higher rate of PB undetectable MRD (uMRD; less than 10(-4)) at EOCT (62% v 13%) with superiority sustained through month 24 (end of therapy). Overall, uMRD status at EOCT predicted longer PFS. Among those with detectable MRD, low-level MRD (1024 to less than 10(-2)) predicted improved PFS compared with high-level MRD (1022 or greater). At a median of 9.9 months (range, 1.4 to 22.5 months) after completing fixed-duration venetoclax-rituximab, overall only 12% (16 of 130) of patients developed disease progression (11 high-level MRD, three low-level MRD). At the end of therapy, 70% and 98% of patients with uMRD remained in uMRD and without disease progression, respectively. CONCLUSION With all patients having finished treatment, continued benefit was observed for venetoclaxrituximab compared with bendamustine-rituximab. uMRD rates were durable and predicted longer PFS, which establishes the impact of PB MRD on the benefit of fixed-duration, venetoclax-containing treatment. Low conversion to detectable MRD and sustained PFS after completion of 2 years of venetoclax-rituximab demonstrate the feasibility of this regimen.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
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Kater, Arnon P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Seymour, John F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hillmen, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eichhorst, BarbaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Langerak, Anton W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Owen, CarolynUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Verdugo, MariaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wu, JennyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Punnoose, Elizabeth A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jiang, YanwenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wang, JueUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Boyer, MichelleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Humphrey, KathrynUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mobasher, MehrdadUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kipps, Thomas J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-158089
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.18.01580
Journal or Publication Title: J. Clin. Oncol.
Volume: 37
Number: 4
Page Range: S. 269 - 287
Date: 2019
Publisher: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Place of Publication: ALEXANDRIA
ISSN: 1527-7755
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR; OPEN-LABEL; INHIBITOR; BCL2; CLL; BENDAMUSTINE; MULTICENTER; PROGRESSION; IBRUTINIB; OUTCOMESMultiple languages
OncologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15808

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