Abstract
This phase 1 study investigated the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of inotuzumab ozogamicin (InO), a CD22-directed antibody-drug conjugate, in pediatric patients with multiple relapsed/refractory (R/R) CD22+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Patients (age ≥1 year or <18 years) received 3 doses of InO (days 1, 8, and 15) per course. Dose escalation was based on dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) during course 1. Dose level 1 (DL1) was 1.4 mg/m2 (0.6, 0.4, 0.4 mg/m2) and DL2 was 1.8 mg/m2 (0.8, 0.5, 0.5 mg/m2). Secondary end points included safety, antileukemic activity, and pharmacokinetics. Twenty-five patients (23 evaluable for DLTs) were enrolled. In course 1, the first cohort had 1 of 6 (DL1) and 2 of 5 (DL2) patients who experienced DLTs; subsequent review considered DL2 DLTs to be non–dose-limiting. Dose was de-escalated to DL1 while awaiting protocol amendment to re-evaluate DL2 in a second cohort, in which 0 of 6 (DL1) and 1 of 6 (DL2) patients had a DLT. Twenty-three patients experienced grade 3 to 4 adverse events; hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome was reported in 2 patients after subsequent chemotherapy. Overall response rate after course 1 was 80% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59% to 93%) (20 of 25 patients; DL1: 75% [95% CI, 43% to 95%], DL2: 85% [95% CI, 55% to 98%]). Of the responders, 84% (95% CI, 60% to 97%) achieved minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete response, and 12-month overall survival was 40% (95% CI, 25% to 66%). Nine patients received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or chimeric antigen receptor T cells after InO. InO median maximum concentrations were comparable to simulated adult concentrations. InO was well tolerated, demonstrating antileukemic activity in heavily pretreated children with CD22+ R/R ALL. RP2D was established as 1.8 mg/m2 per course, as in adults. This trial was registered at https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu as EUDRA-CT 2016-000227-71. Key Points: • The recommended phase 2 dose of InO for pediatric patients with ALL was established at 1.8 mg/m2 per course. • Of the patients with multiple R/R ALL, 85% reached CR after 1 course of single-agent InO at the RP2D, 100% of whom had MRD negativity.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1582-1590 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Blood |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Mar 2021 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank the Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer (ITCC) Consortium and the International-BFM study group for providing the infrastructure and the collaborative environment to run early clinical trials in pediatric oncology, and Pfizer Inc for providing funding and a clinical research collaboration to implement the study. The authors also thank Berna Beverloo and the Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center (Erasmus MC), for the central review of cytogenetic data. Medical writing support, under the direction of the authors, was provided by Juliet George, on behalf of CMC AFFINITY, McCann Health Medical Communications, in accordance with Good Publication Practice guidelines.
This study was sponsored by Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and was performed in a Clinical Research Collaboration and financially supported by Pfizer Inc. The KiKa Foundation provided infrastructural funding for the trial office at Erasmus MC and later at the Princess Máxima Center.
Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Society of Hematology