Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Conditions
Keywords
B-ALL, relapsed ALL, refractory ALL, adult ALL, Leukemia, Leukemia, Lymphoid, precursor cell lymphoblastic leukemia-lymphoma, Lymphatic diseases, Lymphoproliferative disorders, bispecific antibody, anti-CD19, Immunotherapeutic treatment, immunoproliferative disorders
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to confirm whether the bispecific T cell engager antibody blinatumomab (MT103) is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
Detailed description
Relapsed/refractory B-precursor ALL in adult patients is an aggressive malignant disease with dismal prognosis. Several studies have reported long term survival to be below 10%. Major prognostic factors are duration of first complete remission (CR1) and age. With current salvage chemotherapy, complete remission (CR) rate is low (20 to 30%) in patients in first salvage with short duration (\< one year) of first remission, patients relapsed after first salvage, or patients aged 60 years and older. Duration of CR is usually very short (median disease free survival \[DFS\]: 2.0-7.5 months). Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may provide a curative treatment option for patients in CR with a satisfactory donor and appropriate clinical status including age, organ function, and remission status. Allogeneic HSCT is not an option in most elderly patients with relapsed ALL. Additional therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Blinatumomab is a bispecific single-chain antibody derivative against CD (cluster of differentiation)19 and CD3, designed to link B cells and T cells resulting in T cell activation and a cytotoxic T cell response against CD19-expressing cells. In vitro data indicate CD19+ lymphoma and leukemia cell lines to be extremely sensitive to blinatumomab-mediated cytotoxicity. Blinatumomab has the potential to provide meaningful therapeutic benefits to patients compared with existing treatments for this patient population. This study consists of a screening period, a treatment period and a follow-up period. Participants receive one to five treatment cycles of blinatumomab at a target dose of 28 μg/day. In the first cycle, the initial dose is 9 μg/day for the first seven days of treatment, escalated to 28 μg/day starting from Week 2 of treatment. Participants who achieve remission within two cycles of treatment can receive up to three additional cycles of consolidation treatment or proceed to allogeneic HSCT. In the event of progression or relapse within the treatment period, treatment will be terminated. Participants with hematological relapse during the efficacy or safety follow-up period may receive up to three additional cycles of blinatumomab (retreatment) for a maximal total of eight cycles at the investigator´s discretion. Thirty days after end of the last treatment, participants have an end-of-core-study visit. Following this, there are efficacy follow-up visits at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months at the most after treatment start. Once efficacy follow-up is complete, information on survival collected at least every six months until death or at least until three years after treatment start, whichever occurs earlier (survival follow-up).
Interventions
Continuous intravenous infusion over four weeks per treatment cycle
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative B-precursor ALL, with any of the following: * relapsed or refractory with first remission duration less than or equal to 12 months in first salvage or * relapsed or refractory after first salvage therapy or * relapsed or refractory within 12 months of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) * 10% or more blasts in bone marrow * In case of clinical signs of additional extramedullary disease: measurable disease * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Age ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with Ph-positive ALL * Patients with Burkitt's Leukemia according to World Health organization (WHO) classification * History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology * Active ALL in the CNS or testes * Current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease with potential CNS involvement * Autologous HSCT within six weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Allogeneic HSCT within three months prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Any active acute graft versus-host disease (GvHD), or active chronic GvHD Grade 2 - 4 * Any systemic therapy against GvHD within two weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Cancer chemotherapy within two weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Radiotherapy within two weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Immunotherapy (e.g., rituximab) within four weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treat-ment * Any investigational anti-leukemic product within four weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Treatment with any other investigational medicinal product (IMP) after signature of informed consent * Eligibility for allogeneic HSCT at the time of enrollment * Known hypersensitivity to immunoglobulins or to any other component of the IMP formulation * Abnormal laboratory values indicative of inadequate renal or liver function * History of malignancy requiring treatment other than ALL within five years prior to start of blinatumomab treatment with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix * Any concurrent disease or medical condition that is deemed to interfere with the conduct of the study * Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus * Pregnant or nursing women * Women of childbearing potential not willing to use an effective form of contraception. Male patients not willing to ensure not to beget a child * Previous treatment with blinatumomab
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks | Hematological assessments were performed from bone marrow biopsy samples. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Hematological remissions were defined by the following criteria: Complete Remission (CR): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) During Blinatumomab Induced Remission | Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013. Maximum duration on study was 17.8 months. | Participants who were eligible for allogeneic HSCT were those who achieved remission (complete response or complete response with partial recovery of peripheral blood counts) after 2 cycles of blinatumomab treatment, and no further anti-leukemic medication was given before HSCT. |
| Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks | Partial Remission is defined as bone marrow blasts 6% to 25% with at least a 50% reduction from baseline. |
| Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks | Complete Remission was defined by the following criteria: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL |
| Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks | Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery was defined by the following criteria: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL. |
| Relapse-free Survival | Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 8.9 months. | Relapse-free survival was assessed for participants who achieved a complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to any cause. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) or who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Relapse free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method. |
| Event-free Survival | Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 9.8 months. | Event-free survival was calculated from the start date of blinatumomab infusion until the date of bone marrow aspiration at which hematological relapse was first detected, or the date of diagnosis on which the hematological or extramedullary relapse was documented or the date of start of any new therapy for ALL (excluding HSCT), or the date of death, whichever was earlier. Participants who did not achieve complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study were evaluated as having an event on Day 1. Participants in remission who did not experience hematological relapse, did not receive a new therapy for ALL (excluding HSCT), and did not die were censored on the date of the last available bone marrow aspiration or on the last date of survival follow-up visit, whichever was later. Event free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method. |
| Time to Hematological Relapse (Duration of Response) | Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 8.0 months. | Time to hematological relapse was measured for participants in remission during the core study (the time from the first infusion through 30 days after the last infusion), from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to disease progression. Participants without documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) and who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Participants who died without having reported hematological relapse or without showing any clinical sign of disease progression were censored on their date of death. Hematological relapse is defined as: * proportion of blasts in bone marrow \> 5% after documented CR/CRh\* or * blasts in peripheral blood after documented CR/CRh\*. Time to hematological relapse was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method. |
| Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | From the start of the first infusion to 30 days after the end of the last infusion in the core study or from the start of the first retreatment cycle infusion to 30 days after the end of the last retreatment cycle, median treatment duration was 42.2 days. | Adverse events (AEs) were evaluated for severity according to the the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4, as follows: Grade 1 - Mild AE; Grade 2 - Moderate AE; Grade 3 - Severe AE; Grade 4 - Life-threatening or disabling AE; Grade 5 - Death. The investigator used medical judgment to determine if there was a causal relationship (ie, related, unrelated) between an adverse event and blinatumomab. An AE was considered serious if it resulted in death, was life-threatening, requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization, results in persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption to conduct normal life functions, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect or is a medically important condition. Progressive disease was not an adverse event, per the protocol, unless it was more severe than expected for the patient. Therefore, many deaths due to progressive disease were not counted as adverse events. |
| 100-Day Mortality After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant | From the date of allogeneic HSCT until the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 7.4 months. | The analysis of 100-day mortality after allogeneic HSCT was assessed for all participants who received an allogeneic HSCT while in remission (CR/CRh\*) following treatment with blinatumomab. 100-day mortality after allogeneic HSCT was calculated relative to the date of allogeneic HSCT. Patients alive were censored on the last documented visit date or the date of the last phone contact when the patient was last known to have been alive. The 100-day mortality rate after allogeneic HSCT was defined as the percentage of patients having died up to 100 days after allogeneic HSCT estimated using the estimated time to death in percent calculated by Kaplan-Meier methods. |
| Serum Blinatumomab Concentration at Steady State | Samples were taken before treatment start and on Days 3, 8, 10, 15, 22, and 29 after infusion start during Cycles 1 and 2. | The steady state concentration of blinatumomab was summarized as the observed concentrations collected at least 10 hours after the start of the IV infusion or dose step for cycle 1 and cycle 2, respectively. Serum concentrations of blinatumomab were measured using a validated bioassay. The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) = 50.0 pg/mL. |
| Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | Serum samples were collected on Days 1 and 8 at 2 hours and 6 hours after treatment start, and on Day 2 (24 hours) and Day 3 (48 hours) of each treatment cycle and on Days 9 and 10 after dose step. | The activation of immune effector cells was monitored by the measurement of peripheral blood cytokine levels including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon gamma (IFN)-γ using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays or cytometric bead assays. The limit of detection of the assay (LOD) was 20 pg/mL and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 125 pg/mL. Data below LOD were set to 10 pg/mL while data \< LOQ and \> LOD were reported as measured. Serum IL-4 levels were below detection limit (\< 20 pg/mL) at all time points in all participants studied. |
| Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks | Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow was defined as: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * insufficient recovery of peripheral counts: platelets ≤ 50,000/μL and/or absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≤ 500/μL |
| Best Response During the Core Study | From the first dose of blinatumomab until 30 days after the end of the last infusion during the core study, or until the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; a maximum of 7.5 months. | Complete Remission (CR): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * insufficient recovery of peripheral counts: platelets ≤ 50,000/μL and/or ANC ≤ 500/μL Partial Remission: • bone marrow blasts 6% to 25% with at least a 50% reduction from Baseline. |
| Overall Survival | Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 9.8 months. | Overall survival was measured for all participants from the time the participant received the first treatment of blinatumomab until death due to any cause or the date of the last follow-up. Participants who did not die were censored on the last documented visit date or the date of the last phone contact when the patient was last known to have been alive. Overall survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods. The median follow-up time with respect to overall survival was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method. |
Countries
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Participant flow
Recruitment details
This study was open to adult patients with relapsed / refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study protocol originally used a Simon 2-stage design and was subsequently expanded to include a third stage. Protocol amendment 4 added an additional cohort of participants for central nervous system evaluations.
Pre-assignment details
Two hundred twenty-five participants enrolled in the study overall. Results below include data for 189 participants enrolled in the first 3 stages of the study (the primary analysis set). An additional 36 participants enrolled in the Additional Evaluation Cohort are not reported here as the study is ongoing and data collection has not completed.
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Blinatumomab Participants received blinatumomab by continuous intravenous (CIV) infusion over 4 weeks followed by a treatment-free interval of 2 weeks for up to 5 consecutive cycles. The initial dose was 9 μg/day for the first seven days of treatment, escalated to 28 μg/day starting from Week 2 of treatment. | 189 |
| Total | 189 |
Withdrawals & dropouts
| Period | Reason | FG000 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Study | Adverse Event | 32 |
| Overall Study | Death | 7 |
| Overall Study | Disease relapse | 23 |
| Overall Study | Lack of Efficacy | 14 |
| Overall Study | Ongoing in core study | 2 |
| Overall Study | Other | 3 |
| Overall Study | Physician Decision | 46 |
| Overall Study | Progressive disease | 43 |
| Overall Study | Protocol Violation | 2 |
| Overall Study | Withdrawal by Subject | 7 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Blinatumomab |
|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 39.0 years |
| Age, Customized 18 to < 35 years | 90 participants |
| Age, Customized 35 to < 55 years | 46 participants |
| Age, Customized 55 to < 65 years | 28 participants |
| Age, Customized ≥ 65 years | 25 participants |
| Baseline bone marrow blast category < 10% | 1 participants |
| Baseline bone marrow blast category 10% - < 50% | 43 participants |
| Baseline bone marrow blast category ≥ 50% | 145 participants |
| Disease stage entry criteria met Entering first salvage; first remission ≤ 12 mo | 23 participants |
| Disease stage entry criteria met Entering second or greater salvage therapies | 108 participants |
| Disease stage entry criteria met No criteria met | 3 participants |
| Disease stage entry criteria met Primary refractory | 16 participants |
| Disease stage entry criteria met Relapse ≤ 12 months of allogeneic HSCT | 39 participants |
| Number of prior relapses 0 | 16 participants |
| Number of prior relapses 1 | 107 participants |
| Number of prior relapses 2 | 46 participants |
| Number of prior relapses >2 | 20 participants |
| Number of prior salvage therapies 1 prior salvage therapy | 77 participants |
| Number of prior salvage therapies > 2 prior salvage therapies | 32 participants |
| Number of prior salvage therapies 2 prior salvage therapies | 42 participants |
| Number of prior salvage therapies No prior salvage therapy | 38 participants |
| Prior allogeneic HSCT and prior relapses No prior alloHSCT, 1 prior relapse | 84 participants |
| Prior allogeneic HSCT and prior relapses No prior alloHSCT, > 2 prior relapses | 3 participants |
| Prior allogeneic HSCT and prior relapses No prior alloHSCT, 2 prior relapses | 22 participants |
| Prior allogeneic HSCT and prior relapses No prior alloHSCT, no prior relapse | 16 participants |
| Prior allogeneic HSCT and prior relapses Prior allogeneic HSCT | 64 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized American Indian or Alaska native | 1 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Asian | 6 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Black or African American | 7 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Not recorded | 20 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Other | 9 participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized White | 145 participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 70 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 119 Participants |
| Time since initial diagnosis | 16.59 months |
| Time since last relapse | 1.38 months |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk |
|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | — / — |
| other Total, other adverse events | 186 / 189 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 121 / 189 |
Outcome results
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment
Hematological assessments were performed from bone marrow biopsy samples. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Hematological remissions were defined by the following criteria: Complete Remission (CR): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL.
Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks
Population: The Primary Analysis Set (PAS), defined as participants from the first 3 stages of the study who received any infusion of blinatumomab.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | 42.9 percentage of participants |
100-Day Mortality After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
The analysis of 100-day mortality after allogeneic HSCT was assessed for all participants who received an allogeneic HSCT while in remission (CR/CRh\*) following treatment with blinatumomab. 100-day mortality after allogeneic HSCT was calculated relative to the date of allogeneic HSCT. Patients alive were censored on the last documented visit date or the date of the last phone contact when the patient was last known to have been alive. The 100-day mortality rate after allogeneic HSCT was defined as the percentage of patients having died up to 100 days after allogeneic HSCT estimated using the estimated time to death in percent calculated by Kaplan-Meier methods.
Time frame: From the date of allogeneic HSCT until the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 7.4 months.
Population: Participants who received an allogeneic HSCT while in remission induced by blinatumomab treatment.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | 100-Day Mortality After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant | 11.3 percentage of participants |
Best Response During the Core Study
Complete Remission (CR): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * insufficient recovery of peripheral counts: platelets ≤ 50,000/μL and/or ANC ≤ 500/μL Partial Remission: • bone marrow blasts 6% to 25% with at least a 50% reduction from Baseline.
Time frame: From the first dose of blinatumomab until 30 days after the end of the last infusion during the core study, or until the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; a maximum of 7.5 months.
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Best Response During the Core Study | Remission (CR/CRh*) | 43.4 percentage of participants |
| Blinatumomab | Best Response During the Core Study | Complete Remission | 35.4 percentage of participants |
| Blinatumomab | Best Response During the Core Study | Complete remission with only partial hematological | 7.9 percentage of participants |
| Blinatumomab | Best Response During the Core Study | Blast free hypoplastic or aplastic bone marrow | 9.0 percentage of participants |
| Blinatumomab | Best Response During the Core Study | Partial remission | 2.6 percentage of participants |
Event-free Survival
Event-free survival was calculated from the start date of blinatumomab infusion until the date of bone marrow aspiration at which hematological relapse was first detected, or the date of diagnosis on which the hematological or extramedullary relapse was documented or the date of start of any new therapy for ALL (excluding HSCT), or the date of death, whichever was earlier. Participants who did not achieve complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study were evaluated as having an event on Day 1. Participants in remission who did not experience hematological relapse, did not receive a new therapy for ALL (excluding HSCT), and did not die were censored on the date of the last available bone marrow aspiration or on the last date of survival follow-up visit, whichever was later. Event free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method.
Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 9.8 months.
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEDIAN) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Event-free Survival | 0.0 months |
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Adverse events (AEs) were evaluated for severity according to the the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4, as follows: Grade 1 - Mild AE; Grade 2 - Moderate AE; Grade 3 - Severe AE; Grade 4 - Life-threatening or disabling AE; Grade 5 - Death. The investigator used medical judgment to determine if there was a causal relationship (ie, related, unrelated) between an adverse event and blinatumomab. An AE was considered serious if it resulted in death, was life-threatening, requires or prolongs inpatient hospitalization, results in persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption to conduct normal life functions, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect or is a medically important condition. Progressive disease was not an adverse event, per the protocol, unless it was more severe than expected for the patient. Therefore, many deaths due to progressive disease were not counted as adverse events.
Time frame: From the start of the first infusion to 30 days after the end of the last infusion in the core study or from the start of the first retreatment cycle infusion to 30 days after the end of the last retreatment cycle, median treatment duration was 42.2 days.
Population: Full analysis set (FAS), defined as all patients who received any infusion of blinatumomab.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Any adverse event (AE) | 188 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Adverse events of at least CTC grade 3 | 155 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Treatment-related adverse events | 166 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Related adverse events of at least CTC grade 3 | 105 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Serious adverse events | 121 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Serious adverse events of at least CTC grade 3 | 105 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Related serious adverse events | 69 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | AEs leading to interruption of blinatumomab | 63 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | AEs leading to discontinuation of blinatumomab | 34 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Related AE leading to treatment discontinuation | 18 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | AEs leading to death | 28 participants |
| Blinatumomab | Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events | Related AEs leading to death | 3 participants |
Overall Survival
Overall survival was measured for all participants from the time the participant received the first treatment of blinatumomab until death due to any cause or the date of the last follow-up. Participants who did not die were censored on the last documented visit date or the date of the last phone contact when the patient was last known to have been alive. Overall survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods. The median follow-up time with respect to overall survival was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method.
Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 9.8 months.
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEDIAN) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Overall Survival | 6.1 months |
Percentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) During Blinatumomab Induced Remission
Participants who were eligible for allogeneic HSCT were those who achieved remission (complete response or complete response with partial recovery of peripheral blood counts) after 2 cycles of blinatumomab treatment, and no further anti-leukemic medication was given before HSCT.
Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013. Maximum duration on study was 17.8 months.
Population: Participants who reached complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the first 2 cycles of treatment.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) During Blinatumomab Induced Remission | 39.5 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow Within 2 Cycles of Treatment
Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow was defined as: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * insufficient recovery of peripheral counts: platelets ≤ 50,000/μL and/or absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≤ 500/μL
Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Blast Free Hypoplastic or Aplastic Bone Marrow Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | 9.0 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment
Complete Remission was defined by the following criteria: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 100,000/μL, and * absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,000/μL
Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | 33.3 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment
Complete Remission With Partial Hematological Recovery was defined by the following criteria: * bone marrow blasts ≤ 5% * no evidence of disease * partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * platelets \> 50,000/μL, and * ANC \> 500/μL.
Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | 9.5 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment
Partial Remission is defined as bone marrow blasts 6% to 25% with at least a 50% reduction from baseline.
Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks
Population: Primary analysis set
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment | 2.6 percentage of participants |
Relapse-free Survival
Relapse-free survival was assessed for participants who achieved a complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to any cause. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) or who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Relapse free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method.
Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 8.9 months.
Population: Participants who reached complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEDIAN) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Relapse-free Survival | 5.9 months |
Serum Blinatumomab Concentration at Steady State
The steady state concentration of blinatumomab was summarized as the observed concentrations collected at least 10 hours after the start of the IV infusion or dose step for cycle 1 and cycle 2, respectively. Serum concentrations of blinatumomab were measured using a validated bioassay. The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) = 50.0 pg/mL.
Time frame: Samples were taken before treatment start and on Days 3, 8, 10, 15, 22, and 29 after infusion start during Cycles 1 and 2.
Population: Pharmacokinetic Data Set (PKS) defined as all patients who received any infusion of blinatumomab and had at least one PK sample collected unless significant protocol deviations affected the data analysis or if key dosing, dosing interruption or sampling information was missing.
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Serum Blinatumomab Concentration at Steady State | 211 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 258 |
| Cycle 1: Blinatumomab 28 μg/Day | Serum Blinatumomab Concentration at Steady State | 621 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 502 |
| Cycle 2: Blinatumomab 28 μg/Day | Serum Blinatumomab Concentration at Steady State | 731 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 444 |
Serum Cytokine Peak Levels
The activation of immune effector cells was monitored by the measurement of peripheral blood cytokine levels including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon gamma (IFN)-γ using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays or cytometric bead assays. The limit of detection of the assay (LOD) was 20 pg/mL and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 125 pg/mL. Data below LOD were set to 10 pg/mL while data \< LOQ and \> LOD were reported as measured. Serum IL-4 levels were below detection limit (\< 20 pg/mL) at all time points in all participants studied.
Time frame: Serum samples were collected on Days 1 and 8 at 2 hours and 6 hours after treatment start, and on Day 2 (24 hours) and Day 3 (48 hours) of each treatment cycle and on Days 9 and 10 after dose step.
Population: Pharmacodynamic Data Set (PDS): All patients who received any infusion of blinatumomab and had at least one pharmacodynamic sample collected. N indicates the number of participants with available data at each time point.
| Arm | Measure | Group | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IFN-Ɣ: Cycle 1 Week 1 (N=184) | 93.1 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 409 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IFN-Ɣ: Cycle 1 Week 2 (N=175) | 27.4 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 83.1 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IFN-Ɣ: Cycle 2 Week 1 (N=95) | 22.8 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 45.8 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IFN-Ɣ: Cycle 3 Week 1 (N=41) | 21.6 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 27.6 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-10: Cycle 1 Week 1 (N=184) | 589 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 822 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-10: Cycle 1 Week 2 (N=175) | 95.7 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 136 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-10: Cycle 2 Week 1 (N=95) | 397 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 633 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-10: Cycle 3 Week 1 (N=41) | 428 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 941 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-2: Cycle 1 Week 1 (N=184) | 24.7 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 44.6 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-2: Cycle 1 Week 2 (N=175) | 10.8 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 5.21 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-2: Cycle 2 Week 1 (N=95) | 11 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 5.17 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-2: Cycle 3 Week 1 (N=41) | 10.3 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 2.03 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-6: Cycle 1 Week 1 (N=184) | 826 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 2390 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-6: Cycle 1 Week 2 (N=175) | 234 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 681 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-6: Cycle 2 Week 1 (N=95) | 315 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 952 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | IL-6: Cycle 3 Week 1 (N=41) | 69.2 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 114 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | TNF-α: Cycle 1 Week 1 (N=184) | 30 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 125 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | TNF-α: Cycle 1 Week 2 (N=175) | 10.3 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 3.33 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | TNF-α: Cycle 2 Week 1 (N=95) | 12.1 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 15 |
| Blinatumomab | Serum Cytokine Peak Levels | TNF-α: Cycle 3 Week 1 (N=41) | 12 pg/mL | Standard Deviation 7.79 |
Time to Hematological Relapse (Duration of Response)
Time to hematological relapse was measured for participants in remission during the core study (the time from the first infusion through 30 days after the last infusion), from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to disease progression. Participants without documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) and who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Participants who died without having reported hematological relapse or without showing any clinical sign of disease progression were censored on their date of death. Hematological relapse is defined as: * proportion of blasts in bone marrow \> 5% after documented CR/CRh\* or * blasts in peripheral blood after documented CR/CRh\*. Time to hematological relapse was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier methods and the median observation time was calculated by the reverse Kaplan Meier method.
Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 10 October 2013; median observation time was 8.0 months.
Population: Participants who reached complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study.
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEDIAN) |
|---|---|---|
| Blinatumomab | Time to Hematological Relapse (Duration of Response) | 6.7 months |