Obinutuzumab short-duration infusion (SDI) in previously untreated advanced follicular lymphoma: Results from the end of induction analysis of the phase IV GAZELLE study.

Authors

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Miguel Angel A. Canales Albendea

Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

Miguel Angel A. Canales Albendea , Thomas A. Buchholz , Koji Izutsu , Takayuki Ishikawa , Laura Maria Fogliatto , Ekaterina Vorozheikina , Dirk Klingbiel , Sunny Pokala , Monique Tomiczek , Joana Parreira , Kai Hübel

Organizations

Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, San Diego, CA, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, Kobe City Medical Center, General Hospital, Hyogo, Japan, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, IQVIA, Medical and Scientific Services, Moscow, Russian Federation, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Germany

Research Funding

Pharmaceutical/Biotech Company
GAZELLE was sponsored by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Third-party medical writing assistance, under the direction of all authors, was provided by Aisling Lynch and Louise Profit of Ashfield MedComms, and was funded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Background: Obinutuzumab (G)-chemotherapy (chemo) has demonstrated improved progression-free survival compared with rituximab (R)-chemo in previously untreated advanced follicular lymphoma (FL). G is currently administered by IV infusion over ̃3–4 hours. A shorter duration of infusion in Cycle (C) 2 and subsequent cycles, as is standard practice with R, could improve convenience for patients (pts) and efficiency for infusion facilities. We report the primary analysis of the prospective, open-label, multicenter, single-arm, Phase IV, GAZELLE study (NCT03817853), which evaluated the safety of G administered as a 90-minute (min) SDI from C2 onwards in pts with FL. Methods: Pts with previously untreated FL received G (1000mg) intravenously on Day (D) 1, 8, and 15 of C1, and on D1 thereafter, plus chemo (bendamustine, CHOP, or CVP) for 6–8 cycles. In C1, pts received G at the standard infusion rate. Pts without a Grade (Gr) ≥3 infusion-related reaction (IRR) in C1 were eligible to receive G as a 90-min SDI from C2. Pts with a Gr 3 IRR in C1 received the standard G infusion in C2, and were eligible for G SDI in subsequent cycles if no Gr ≥3 IRRs occurred. Pts with a second Gr 3/4 IRR discontinued G. At the end of induction (EOI), responding pts received maintenance G (1000mg) as SDI for 2 years or until disease progression (PD). The primary endpoint was incidence of Gr ≥3 IRRs during C2. IRRs were defined as any event occurring ≤24 hours from infusion judged to be related to treatment. Secondary endpoints included adverse events (AEs) and investigator-assessed overall response rate at EOI. Results: As of December 3, 2020, 113 pts had received study treatment. Median age was 62.0 years, 50.4% were male, 61.9% had stage IV FL, and 45.1% were classified as high-risk FLIPI. Of the 110 pts who were eligible for G SDI from C2, no pt experienced a Gr ≥3 IRR with SDI in C2 (Table). One pt experienced a Gr 3 IRR with SDI in C5, presenting hypertension. All other IRRs with SDI were Gr 1/2. No Gr 4/5 IRRs were reported. Other AEs were similar to those observed in previous studies. At the clinical cut-off date, 104 pts had a CT imaging-based response assessment at EOI and 9 pts had no response assessment; 76/113 (67.3%) had a complete response, 22 (19.5%) had a partial response, and six (5.8%) had PD. Conclusions: In GAZELLE, G SDI in C2 and beyond appeared to be safe. No Gr 3 IRRs were observed in C2 and only one Gr 3 IRR was reported in subsequent cycles. The safety profile of G SDI was comparable with the established profile of G in advanced FL. Clinical trial information: NCT03817853

IRRs by cycle.

C1
IRR, n (%)
C1
overall
D1
D2*
D8
D15
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
All cycles
All Gr
65/113 (57.5)
57/113 (50.4)
4/51 (7.8)
6/112 (5.4)
5/111 (4.5)
13/110 (11.8)
9/108 (8.3)
7/108 (6.5)
6/107 (5.6)
5/105 (4.8)
2/55 (3.6)
71/113 (62.8)
Gr ≥3
6/113 (5.3)
5/113 (4.4)
1/51 (2)
0
0
0
0
0
1/107 (0.9)
0
0
7/113 (6.2)

*timepoint applicable only to pts treated with bendamustine.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03817853

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr 7545)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.7545

Abstract #

7545

Poster Bd #

Online Only

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