Tislelizumab (BGB-A317) for relapsed/refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL): Long-term follow-up efficacy and safety results from a phase 2 study.

Authors

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Yuqin Song

Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China

Yuqin Song , Quanli Gao , Huilai Zhang , Lei Fan , Jianfeng Zhou , Dehui Zou , Wei Li , Haiyan Yang , Ting Liu , Quanshun Wang , Fangfang Lv , Haiyi Guo , Liudi Yang , Jane Huang , William F. Novotny , Yidi Wang , Jun Zhu

Organizations

Department of Lymphoma, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute (Beijing Cancer Hospital), Beijing, China, Department of Immunotherapy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing, China, Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China, Department of Hematology, Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China, Department of Lymphoma, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, Department of Hematology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Department of Hematology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China, BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China, and BeiGene USA, Inc., San Mateo, CA

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd

Background: Tislelizumab is a humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody with high affinity/specificity for programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). It was engineered to minimize binding to Fc-γ receptors on macrophages, thereby decreasing antibody-dependent phagocytosis, a potential mechanism of T-cell clearance and resistance to anti–PD-1 therapy. Tislelizumab therapy was highly active in autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT)-failed or ineligible patients with R/R cHL (Leukemia. 2020;34:533). Here we report results from up to 3 years follow-up. Methods: This asingle-arm, multicenter phase 2 study (NCT03209973) of 200 mg tislelizumab administered intravenously to patients (pts) with R/R cHL every 3 weeks until progressive disease (PD) or unacceptable toxicity. Patients were eligible if they: failed to achieve a response or progressed after ASCT, or: received ≥2 lines of prior systemic chemotherapy for cHL and were ineligible for ASCT. Primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR) assessed by an independent review committee (IRC) per Lugano criteria (J Clin Oncol. 2014;32:3059). Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DOR), complete response (CR) rate, and time to response (TTR) per IRC, safety, and tolerability. Results: Pts (N=70) from 11 centers in China were enrolled and treated; characteristics have been previously reported. As of the data cutoff date (Nov 2, 2020), median follow-up was 33.8 months (range, 3.4-38.6). Pts still on treatment at the end of study (n=33; 47.1%) entered a long-term extension study. Efficacy data is presented in the Table below. In the 13 pts who received prior ASCT, 11 (84.6%) achieved CR. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs; ≥30%) were pyrexia (57.1%), upper respiratory tract infection (38.6%), hypothyroidism (37.1%), and increased weight (34.3%). Treatment-related grade ≥3 AEs (≥2 pts) were pneumonitis, hypertension, neutropenia, lipase increased, weight increased, and increased creatine phosphokinase (CPK; 2.9% each). Immune-related AEs were reported in 32 pts (45.7%), with grade ≥3 AEs in 8 pts (11.4%): pneumonitis (4) and skin adverse reactions, nephritis, lipase increased, and blood CPK increased (1 each). AEs led to treatment discontinuation in 6 pts (8.6%). Conclusions: Long-term follow-up of R/R cHL pts treated with tislelizumab further demonstrated the substantial therapeutic activity and continued PFS benefit. There were no new safety concerns identified for long-term treatment with tislelizumab. Clinical trial information: NCT03209973


N=70
95% CI
ORR, n (%)
61 (87.1)
77.0, 93.9*
CR, n (%)
47 (67.1)
54.9, 77.9*
mDOR, mo
31.3
20.73, NE
mPFS, mo
31.5
16.53, NE
mOS, mo
Not reached
NE, NE
24-mo event free rate, %
93.9
84.5, 97.7

m, median; NE, not estimable; OS, overall survival. *Two-sided Clopper-Pearson 95% CI. Based on Kaplan-Meier estimation.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Hairy Cell

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03209973

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e19507)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e19507

Abstract #

e19507

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