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Denosumab Compared to Zoledronic Acid in the Treatment of Bone Disease in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study of Denosumab Compared With Zoledronic Acid in the Treatment of Bone Disease in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01345019
Enrollment
1718
Registered
2011-04-29
Start date
2012-05-17
Completion date
2019-03-29
Last updated
2022-11-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cancer, Hematologic Malignancies, Multiple Myeloma, Oncology, Bone Metastases, Multiple Myeloma Bone Lesions

Keywords

zoledronic acid, hematologic malignancies, SRE, skeletal-related event, blood cancer, lytic bone lesions, bone metastases, myeloma, fractures, spinal cord compression, radiation to bone, surgery to bone, bisphosphonates, Neoplasms, Plasma Cell, Paraproteinemias, Neoplasms, Neoplasm Metastasis, Bone Neoplasms, Bone Marrow Diseases, Blood Protein Disorders, Hematologic Diseases, multiple myeloma, denosumab, Neoplastic Processes, Bone Diseases, Diphosphonates, Bone Density Conservation Agents

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if denosumab is non-inferior to zoledronic acid in the treatment of bone disease from multiple myeloma.

Interventions

DRUGDenosumab

Administered by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks.

DRUGZoledronic acid

Administered by intravenous infusion over 15 minutes once every 4 weeks

Administered by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks.

Administered by intravenous infusion over 15 minutes once every 4 weeks

DRUGDenosumab (for the open-label treatment phase)

Administered by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks.

Sponsors

Daiichi Sankyo
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Amgen
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Documented evidence of multiple myeloma (per local assessment): * Monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow greater than or equal to 10% and/or presence of a biopsy-proven plasmacytoma, and * Monoclonal protein present in the serum and/or urine * Radiographic (X-ray, or computer tomography \[CT\]) evidence of at least 1 lytic bone lesion (or at least 1 focal lesion per magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\]) * Plan to receive or is receiving primary frontline anti-myeloma therapies * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2 * Age ≥ 18 years * Adequate organ function, as defined by the following criteria (per central or local laboratory values): * Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Serum alanine aminotransferase ≤ (ALT) 2.0 x ULN * Serum total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x ULN * Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min * Serum calcium or albumin-adjusted serum calcium 2.0 mmol/L (8.0 mg/dL) and 2.9 mmol/L (11.5 mg/dL) * Written informed consent before any study-specific procedure is performed

Exclusion criteria

* Nonsecretory multiple myeloma based upon standard M-component criteria (ie, measurable serum/urine M-component) unless the baseline serum free light chain level is elevated * POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes) * Plasma cell leukemia * More than 30 days of previous treatment (before screening) with anti-myeloma therapy (does not include radiotherapy or a single short course of steroid \[ie, less than or equal to the equivalent of dexamethasone 60 mg/day for 4 days\]). * Planned radiation therapy or surgery to the bone (does not include procedures performed before randomization) * Prior administration of denosumab * Use of oral bisphosphonates with a cumulative exposure of more than 1 year * More than 1 previous dose of IV bisphosphonate administration * Prior history or current evidence of osteonecrosis/osteomyelitis of the jaw * Active dental or jaw condition which requires oral surgery, including tooth extraction * Non-healed dental/oral surgery, including tooth extraction * Planned invasive dental procedures * Evidence of any of the following conditions per subject self-report or medical chart review: * Any prior invasive malignancy within 5 years before randomization * Any non-invasive malignancy not treated with curative intent or with knownactive disease within 5 years before randomization * Major surgery or significant traumatic injury occurring within 4 weeks before randomization * Active infection with Hepatitis B virus or Hepatitis C virus * Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * Active infection requiring IV anti-infective therapy * Subject is pregnant or breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant within 5 months after end of treatment * Female subject of child bearing potential is not willing to use highly effective contraception during treatment and for 5 months after the end of treatment (see section 6.3) * Known sensitivity to any of the products to be administered during the study (eg, mammalian derived products, calcium or vitamin D) * Subject is receiving or is less than 30 days since ending other experimental device or drug (no marketing authorization for any indication) * Subject will not be available for follow-up assessment * Any major medical or psychiatric disorder that in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the subject from completing the study or interfere with the interpretation of the study results

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to First On-study Skeletal Related EventFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. If there was no known event, and the participant was monitored for any one of the four SRE components, time to first on-study SRE was censored at the end of the treatment phase date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever came first.
Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression.
Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively. The Kaplan-Meier estimate at weeks 25, 49 and 109 is reported.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall SurvivalFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.Overall survival was defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of death. If a participant was still alive at the primary analysis data cut-off date or was lost to follow-up by the primary analysis data cut-off date, survival time was censored at their last contact date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever was first.
Time to First On-study Skeletal Related Event - Superiority AnalysisFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. If there was no known event, and the participant was monitored for any one of the four SRE components, time to first on-study SRE was censored at the end of the treatment phase date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever came first.
Percentage of Participants Who DiedFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.
Time to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events Per PatientFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. Time to a subsequent SRE is defined, similarly to the time to first on-study SRE, as the time interval from the randomization date to the date of a subsequent occurrence of on-study SRE, which had to be at least 21 days after the previous SRE. A multiple event analysis was used, which accounts for both the absolute number of SREs and for the time between two consecutive events, and therefore, provides a more sensitive assessment of the risk of experiencing an SRE. The average number of events per patient is reported.
Time to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of EventsFrom randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. Time to a subsequent SRE is defined, similarly to the time to first on-study SRE, as the time interval from the randomization date to the date of a subsequent occurrence of on-study SRE, which had to be at least 21 days after the previous SRE. A multiple event analysis was used, which accounts for both the absolute number of SREs and for the time between two consecutive events, and therefore, provides a more sensitive assessment of the risk of experiencing an SRE. The total number of events is reported.

Countries

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey (Türkiye), Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This study was conducted at 259 centers across 29 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Japan. Participants were enrolled from 17 May 2012 to 29 March 2016.

Pre-assignment details

Randomization was stratified according to: * intent to undergo autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation * the antimyeloma agent being utilized/planned to be utilized in first-line therapy * stage (International Staging System \[ISS\]) at diagnosis * previous SRE (yes or no) * region (Japan yes or no)

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Zoledronic Acid
Participants randomized to receive zoledronic acid 4 mg intravenously plus placebo to denosumab subcutaneously once every 4 weeks in the double-blind treatment phase.
859
Denosumab
Participants randomized to receive denosumab 120 mg subcutaneously plus placebo to zoledronic acid intravenously once every 4 weeks in the double-blind treatment phase.
859
Total1,718

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Blinded Treatment PhaseAdministrative Decision108
Blinded Treatment PhaseAdverse Event613
Blinded Treatment PhaseCompleted Survival Follow-up219
Blinded Treatment PhaseDeath147137
Blinded Treatment PhaseDisease Progression1210
Blinded Treatment PhaseIneligibility Determined16
Blinded Treatment PhaseLost to Follow-up63
Blinded Treatment PhaseNoncompliance53
Blinded Treatment PhaseOther, Not Specified23
Blinded Treatment PhaseProtocol Deviation50
Blinded Treatment PhaseWithdrawal by Subject103112
Open Label Treatment PhaseAdministrative Decision3015
Open Label Treatment PhaseAdverse Event3051
Open Label Treatment PhaseDeath4948
Open Label Treatment PhaseDisease Progression1718
Open Label Treatment PhaseLost to Follow-up12
Open Label Treatment PhaseNoncompliance54
Open Label Treatment PhaseOther, Not Specified97
Open Label Treatment PhasePregnancy10
Open Label Treatment PhaseProtocol Violation01
Open Label Treatment PhaseWithdrawal by Subject4947

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicZoledronic AcidDenosumabTotal
Age, Continuous63.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.5
63.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6
63.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.6
Age, Customized
< 65 years
464 Participants472 Participants936 Participants
Age, Customized
≥ 65 years
395 Participants387 Participants782 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
0 (Fully active)
259 Participants263 Participants522 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
1 (Restricted but ambulatory)
413 Participants400 Participants813 Participants
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status
2 (Ambulatory but unable to work)
187 Participants196 Participants383 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
35 Participants35 Participants70 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
819 Participants823 Participants1642 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
5 Participants1 Participants6 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
3 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
101 Participants107 Participants208 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
36 Participants29 Participants65 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Missing
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Multiracial
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
19 Participants10 Participants29 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
699 Participants711 Participants1410 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
386 Participants397 Participants783 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
473 Participants462 Participants935 Participants
Skeletal Related Event History
Any Skeletal Related Event
577 participants567 participants1144 participants
Skeletal Related Event History
Pathological fracture
463 participants479 participants942 participants
Skeletal Related Event History
Radiation therapy to bone
139 participants118 participants257 participants
Skeletal Related Event History
Spinal cord compression
115 participants92 participants207 participants
Skeletal Related Event History
Surgery to bone
144 participants142 participants286 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Anti-myeloma agent utilized/planned: Non-novel
38 participants40 participants78 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Anti-myeloma agent utilized/planned: Novel
821 participants819 participants1640 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Intent to undergo PBSC transplantation: No
394 participants394 participants788 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Intent to undergo PBSC transplantation: Yes
465 participants465 participants930 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
ISS stage at diagnosis: I
268 participants263 participants531 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
ISS stage at diagnosis: II
313 participants319 participants632 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
ISS stage at diagnosis: III
278 participants277 participants555 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Previous SRE : No
375 participants378 participants753 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Previous SRE : Yes
484 participants481 participants965 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Region: Japan
18 participants24 participants42 participants
Summary of Randomization Stratifications
Region: Non-Japan
841 participants835 participants1676 participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
778 / 852757 / 850313 / 418312 / 426
serious
Total, serious adverse events
447 / 852434 / 850159 / 418156 / 426

Outcome results

Primary

Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related Event

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively. The Kaplan-Meier estimate at weeks 25, 49 and 109 is reported.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Zoledronic AcidKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 4943.2 percentage of participants
Zoledronic AcidKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 2536.5 percentage of participants
Zoledronic AcidKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 10950.6 percentage of participants
DenosumabKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 4943.7 percentage of participants
DenosumabKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 2535.9 percentage of participants
DenosumabKaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related EventAt Week 10950.5 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related Event

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Zoledronic AcidPercentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related Event44.6 percentage of participants
DenosumabPercentage of Participants With an On-study Skeletal Related Event43.8 percentage of participants
Primary

Time to First On-study Skeletal Related Event

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. If there was no known event, and the participant was monitored for any one of the four SRE components, time to first on-study SRE was censored at the end of the treatment phase date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever came first.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zoledronic AcidTime to First On-study Skeletal Related Event730.0 days
DenosumabTime to First On-study Skeletal Related Event695.0 days
p-value: 0.0195% CI: [0.85, 1.14]Cox proportional hazards model
Secondary

Overall Survival

Overall survival was defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of death. If a participant was still alive at the primary analysis data cut-off date or was lost to follow-up by the primary analysis data cut-off date, survival time was censored at their last contact date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever was first.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zoledronic AcidOverall SurvivalNA days
DenosumabOverall Survival1507.0 days
Comparison: The survival function of time to death for each treatment group was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method and the hazard ratio of denosumab compared with zoledronic acid and its 2-sided 95% CI were estimated using a Cox proportional hazards model stratified by the randomization stratification factors and including treatment groups, age, race group, geographic region, baseline creatinine clearance, baseline risk per cytogenetic based prognosis, and baseline ECOG as independent variables.p-value: 0.4195% CI: [0.7, 1.16]Cox proportional hazards model
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Who Died

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Zoledronic AcidPercentage of Participants Who Died15.0 percentage of participants
DenosumabPercentage of Participants Who Died14.1 percentage of participants
Secondary

Time to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. Time to a subsequent SRE is defined, similarly to the time to first on-study SRE, as the time interval from the randomization date to the date of a subsequent occurrence of on-study SRE, which had to be at least 21 days after the previous SRE. A multiple event analysis was used, which accounts for both the absolute number of SREs and for the time between two consecutive events, and therefore, provides a more sensitive assessment of the risk of experiencing an SRE. The total number of events is reported.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Zoledronic AcidTime to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events565 skeletal-related events
DenosumabTime to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events565 skeletal-related events
Secondary

Time to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events Per Patient

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. Time to a subsequent SRE is defined, similarly to the time to first on-study SRE, as the time interval from the randomization date to the date of a subsequent occurrence of on-study SRE, which had to be at least 21 days after the previous SRE. A multiple event analysis was used, which accounts for both the absolute number of SREs and for the time between two consecutive events, and therefore, provides a more sensitive assessment of the risk of experiencing an SRE. The average number of events per patient is reported.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Zoledronic AcidTime to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events Per Patient0.66 events/patient
DenosumabTime to First and Subsequent On-Study Skeletal Related Event - Number of Events Per Patient0.66 events/patient
p-value: 0.8495% CI: [0.89, 1.15]Andersen-Gill model
Secondary

Time to First On-study Skeletal Related Event - Superiority Analysis

A skeletal-related event (SRE) is defined as one of the following: pathologic fracture (vertebral or non-vertebral), radiation therapy to bone (including the use of radioisotopes), surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. Time to first on-study SRE is defined as the time interval (in days) from the randomization date to the date of first occurrence of on-study SRE. If there was no known event, and the participant was monitored for any one of the four SRE components, time to first on-study SRE was censored at the end of the treatment phase date or the primary analysis data cut-off date, whichever came first.

Time frame: From randomization until the primary analysis data cut-off date of 19 July 2016 (per protocol); median time on study was 17.6 and 17.3 months in each treatment group respectively.

Population: All randomized participants

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Zoledronic AcidTime to First On-study Skeletal Related Event - Superiority Analysis730.0 days
DenosumabTime to First On-study Skeletal Related Event - Superiority Analysis695.0 days
p-value: 0.82Log Rank

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026