Findings Continue to Change the Treatment of Blood Cancers
Newswise — Researchers from Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC), a part of the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present updates on treatment advances in multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia, and bone marrow transplantation at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, to be held virtually and live at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from December 11-14, 2021.
“John Theurer Cancer Center is a world leader in the care of people with hematologic malignancies and a pioneer in clinical research related to blood cancers. The acceptance of 47 studies from our investigators demonstrates our expertise in this area and our commitment to improving outcomes not only for our own patients, but people affected by these diseases everywhere,” said Andre Goy, MD, MS, chairman and executive director of the John Theurer Cancer Center.
This year’s presentations will include a plenary session as the #2 ranked abstract for the entire conference with data that will change the paradigm in the treatment of relapsed aggressive lymphoma for the FIRST TIME in 40 years. Dr. Lori Leslie, MD, director of the Indolent Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Programs at JTCC will be co-presenter of the phase III international ZUMA-7 clinical trial (abstract #2), which compared axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) CAR T-cell therapy with standard of care (SOC) in patients with relapsed / refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after initial therapy. For decades the SOC has been high dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) – but patients with high risk disease and / or early relapse still do very poorly. Axi-cel is now used to treat DLBCL that have failed two prior regimens of treatment, including standard salvage chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) followed by ASCT.
Bringing axi-cel earlier as second line therapy resulted in a 2.5-fold increase in median event-free survival (defined as the time without any cancer progression or any related complications) and doubled the complete response rate (65% vs 32%).
“This study is the first to change the paradigm for relapsed and refractory DLBCL that was established decades ago, demonstrating significant and clinically meaningful improvements in outcome,” said Dr. Leslie. “Axi-cel may replace chemoimmunotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation as the standard of care for people with DLBCL that relapses or persists after initial treatment. It is a game-changer.”
The JTCC presentations address new developments in the treatment of multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia, and bone marrow transplantation, as well as a study assessing gene therapy for sickle cell disease in pediatric patients.
Multiple Myeloma Research
Lymphoma Research
Leukemia Research
Bone Marrow Transplantation Research
Sickle Cell Disease Research
The full set of ASH data presentations by JTCC researchers is as follows:
Abstract #TypeTitleAuthorsPresenting (PST)2Plenary Scientific SessionPrimary Analysis of ZUMA-7: A Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) Versus Standard-of-Care Therapy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell LymphomaLori A. LeslieSunday, December 12, 2021: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM7OralSustained Improvements in Patient-Reported Quality of Life up to 24 Months Post-Treatment with LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease (bb1111) Gene TherapyStacey RifkinSaturday, December 11, 2021: 9:30 AM-11:00 AM50OralA Large Multicenter Real-World Evidence (RWE) Analysis of Autoimmune (AI) Diseases and Lymphoma: Histologic Associations, Disease Characteristics, Survival, and PrognosticationTatyana A. Feldman, Jason LoftersSaturday, December 11, 2021: 9:45 AM66OralOral Decitabine/Cedazuridine in Patients with Lower Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Longer-Term Follow-up of from the Ascertain StudyJames K McCloskeySaturday, December 11, 2021: 10:45 AM93OralLong-Term Follow-up Analysis of ZUMA-5: A Phase 2 Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iNHL)Pashna N. Munshi, Lori A. Leslie,Saturday, December 11, 2021: 10:00 AM133OralBrentuximab Vedotin Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Etoposide, and Prednisone (CHEP-BV) Followed By BV Consolidation in Patients with CD30-Expressing Peripheral T-Cell LymphomasTatyana A. Feldman, Lori A. LeslieSaturday, December 11, 2021: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM165OralImpact of Molecular Features of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma on Treatment Outcomes with Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell TherapyAndrew Ip, MD, Andre GoySaturday, December 11, 2021: 12:30 PM184OralA Multi-Center Retrospective Review of COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients with Lymphoid MalignancyLori A. LeslieSaturday, December 11, 2021: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM307OralPost Hoc Analysis of Responses to Ponatinib in Patients with Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CP-CML) By Baseline BCR-ABL1 Level and Baseline Mutation Status in the Optic TrialJames K McCloskeySaturday, December 11, 2021: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM395OralA Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Addition of Ublituximab and Umbralisib (U2) to Ibrutinib in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): A Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)-Driven, Time-Limited ApproachLori A. LeslieSunday, December 12, 2021: 10:30 AM548OralUpdated Clinical and Correlative Results from the Phase I CRB-402 Study of the BCMA-Targeted CAR T Cell Therapy bb21217 in Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple MyelomaDavid S. SiegelSunday, December 12, 2021: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM561OralPolyclonality Strongly Correlates with Biological Outcomes and Is Significantly Increased Following Improvements to the Phase 1/2 HGB-206 Protocol and Manufacturing of LentiGlobin for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD; bb1111) Gene Therapy (GT)Stacey Rifkin-ZenenbergSunday, December 12, 2021: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM622OralPhase 2a Study of the Dual SYK/JAK Inhibitor Cerdulatinib (ALXN2075) As Monotherapy in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Peripheral T-Cell LymphomaFeldmanMonday, December 13, 2021: 11:15 AM623OralNanatinostat (Nstat) and Valganciclovir (VGCV) in Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive (EBV+) Lymphomas: Final Results from the Phase 1b/2 VT3996-201 StudyTatyana A. FeldmanMonday, December 13, 2021: 11:30 AM651OralUniversal Updated Phase 1 Data Validates the Feasibility of Allogeneic Anti-BCMA ALLO-715 Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple MyelomaDavid S. SiegelMonday, December 13, 2021: 11:00 AM691OralVenetoclax in Combination with Gilteritinib Demonstrates Molecular Clearance of FLT3 mutation in Relapsed/Refractory FLT3-Mutated Acute Myeloid LeukemiaJames McCloskeyMonday, December 13, 2021: 2:45 PM744OralBrexucabtagene Autoleucel for Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Real World Experience from the US Lymphoma CAR T ConsortiumAndre H. GoyMonday, December 13, 2021: 2:45 PM-4:15 PM755OralStandardizing the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Newly Diagnosed Children with ITP: An ITP Consortium of North America (ICON) Quality Improvement InitiativeStacey RifkinMonday, December 13, 2021: 3:45 PM1202Poster 1PK and PD Assessment of BET Inhibitor Pelabresib (CPI-0610) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma: Findings from a Phase 1 StudyAndre H. GoySaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1273Poster 1Aspacytarabine (BST-236) As Monotherapy Is Safe, Well-Tolerated and Effective for the Treatment of Adults with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Unfit for Intensive Therapy. Results of a Phase 2 StudyJames K McCloskeySaturday, December 11, 2021: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1276Poster 1Updated Survival and Response Analyses from a Phase 1 Study of Ivosidenib or Enasidenib Combined with Induction and Consolidation Chemotherapy in Patients with Newly Diagnosed AML with an IDH1 or IDH2 MutationJames K McCloskeySaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1347Poster IProduction of Anti-Spike Antibodies in Response to COVID Vaccine in Lymphoma PatientsAlexandra Della Pia, Michael Koropsak, Lori A. Leslie,, Andre H. Goy, Tatyana A. Feldman, and Andrew IpSaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1365Poster ISafety and Efficacy of Tenalisib Given in Combination with Romidepsin in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory T-Cell Lymphoma: Final Results from a Phase I/II Open Label Multi-Center StudyTatyana A. FeldmanSaturday, December 11, 2021: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1428Poster IOlder Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL): Real World Evidence (RWE) of Prognostication and Outcomes with Post-Induction TherapySamuel SingerSaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1651Poster 1Efficacy and Safety of Selinexor-Containing Regimens in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Previously Treated with Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibodies (αCD38 mAb)Noa BiranSaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1764Poster ILong-Term (4- and 5-Year) Overall Survival in ZUMA-1, the Pivotal Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) in Patients with Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma (LBCL)Andre H. GoySaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM1828Poster IReliability of Liquid Biopsy and Next Generation Sequencing in Monitoring Residual Disease Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantMaher Albitar, Andrew L. Pecora, Andrew Ip, Andre H. Goy, Jeffrey Justin Estella, Sukhdeep Kaur, Hyung C. Suh,, Michele L. Donato and Scott D. RowleySaturday, December 11, 2021, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM2395Poster IIDetermining Clinical Course of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Using Targeted Transcriptome and Machine Learning AlgorithmsMaher Albitar, Andre H. GoySunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2423Poster IIPhase 2a Study of the Dual SYK/JAK Inhibitor Cerdulatinib (ALXN2075) As Monotherapy or in Combination with Rituximab in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Follicular LymphomaTatyana A. FeldmanSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2448Poster IIUpdates from Ongoing, First-in-Human Phase 1 Dose Escalation and Expansion Study of TTI-621, a Novel Biologic Targeting CD47, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic MalignanciesTatyana A. FeldmanSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2454Poster IIBrentuximab Vedotin, Nivolumab, Doxorubicin, and Dacarbazine (AN+AD) for Advanced Stage Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: Preliminary Safety Results from the Single-Arm Phase 2 Study (SGN35-027 Part B)Tatyana A. FeldmanSunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2465Poster IIBrentuximab Vedotin As Consolidation Therapy Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Children and Adolescents with Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Multi-Center Retrospective AnalysisJennifer KrajewskiSunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2495Poster IIA Multi-Center Retrospective Study of Polatuzumab for Patients with Large B-Cell Lymphoma Relapsed after Standard of Care CAR T-Cell TherapyAndrew IpSunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2695Poster IIMonoclonal Gammopathy of Ocular Significance (MGOS) – a Series of Corneal Manifestations and Treatment OutcomesDavid H. VesoleSunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2748Poster IIOnce Weekly Oral Selinexor, Pomalidomide, and Dexamethasone in Relapsed Refractory Multiple MyelomaNoa BiranSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2751Poster IISelinexor-Based Regimens in Patients with Multiple Myeloma after Prior Anti-B-Cell Maturation Antigen TreatmentNoa BiranSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2757Poster IIA Phase 2 Multi-Arm Study of Magrolimab Combinations in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple MyelomaDavid S. SiegelSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2832Poster IIProphylactic Corticosteroid Use with Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Axi-Cel) in Patients (Pts) with Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma (R/R LBCL): One-Year Follow-up of ZUMA-1 Cohort 6 (C6)Andre H. GoySunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2892Poster IIBone Marrow-Based Biomarkers for Predicting aGVHD Using Targeted RNA Next Generation Sequencing and Machine Learning Sunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2900Poster IIAssessment of Serology after Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine in Allogeneic HCT RecipientsMelissa Baker, Maria Cortes, Michele L. Donato, Sukhdeep Kaur, Hyung C. Suh, Alison Morawski, Phyllis McKiernan, Amy Einstein, Michele Boonstra, and Scott D. RowleySunday, December 12, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM2996Poster IIImpact of Treating Facility on Overall Survival and Treatment in Multiple Myeloma (MM) Using National Cancer Database (NCDB)Kimberley Doucette, ,David H. Vesole, Catherine LaiSunday, December 12, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM3463Poster IIIReliability of Cell-Free DNA (cfDNA) Next Generation Sequencing in Predicting Chromosomal Structural Abnormalities and Cytogenetic-Risk Stratification of Patients with Myeloid NeoplasmsMaher Albitar, Andrew Ip, Andre H. Goy, Jamie Koprivnikar and James K McCloskeyMonday, December 13, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM3534Poster IIIPhase 1b/2 Study of Cirmtuzumab and Ibrutinib in Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)Noa BiranMonday, December 13, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM3574Poster IIIClinical Activity of CC-99282, a Novel, Oral Small Molecule Cereblon E3 Ligase Modulator (CELMoD) Agent, in Patients (Pts) with Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (R/R NHL) – First Results from a Phase 1, Open-Label StudyTatyana A. FeldmanMonday, December 13, 2021: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM3682Poster IIIEfficacy of Oral Decitabine/Cedazuridine (ASTX727) in the CMML Subgroup from the Ascertain Phase 3 StudyJames K McCloskeyMonday, December 13, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM3826Poster IIILong-Term Outcomes of Patients with Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with Standard-of-Care Axicabtagene Ciloleucel: Results from the US Lymphoma CAR-T Cell ConsortiumAndre H. GoyMonday, December 13, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM4115Poster IIIClinician-Based Performance Status and Its Correlation with Patient-Reported Outcomes: Findings from a Prospective Observational Study in Patients with Mantle Cell LymphomaAndre H. GoyMonday, December 13, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
For more information about the 63rd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition or the research being presented, please visit: hematology.org/meetings/annual-meeting.