Brentuximab vedotin + AVD for newly diagnosed classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL): Incidence and management of peripheral neuropathy in a multi-institution cohort.

Authors

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Jackson Bowers

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Jackson Bowers , Jacob Anna , Steven Michael Bair , Kaitlin Annunzio , Narendranath Epperla , Jerrin Joy Pullukkara , Sameh Gaballa , Michael Spinner , Shuning Li , Marcus Messmer , Joseph Nguyen , Emily C. Ayers , Charlotte Burton Wagner , Boyu Hu , Mengyang Di , Scott F. Huntington , Fateeha Furqan , Nirav Niranjan Shah , Christina Chen , Jakub Svoboda

Organizations

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, The University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: Brentuximab vedotin (BV) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) is the new standard of care for newly diagnosed stage III/IV cHL. In the pivotal ECHELON-1 trial, peripheral neuropathy (PN) was the most common toxicity, seen in 67% of patients (pts) and leading to discontinuation of BV in 6.6%. However, PN from BV+AVD in cHL has not been studied in a non-trial setting, where clinicians may have different strategies for managing it. Methods: We conducted a multi-site, retrospective study to characterize PN in pts who were planned to receive 6 cycles of BV+AVD for newly diagnosed cHL before 9/2022. Data was obtained from medical records and PN was graded retrospectively using CTCAE v5.0 criteria. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with PN. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated using the Kaplan Meier method. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to test the effect of discontinuation on PFS. Results: 153 pts from 10 US institutions were eligible. Median age was 35 years (range 18-76) with 22% of pts over 60 years old. Thirty-four pts (22%) had at least 1 ineligibility criteria for ECHELON-1, including stage (8% stage I/II), performance status (3% ECOG 3+), preexisting PN (6%), or other comorbidities including HIV and other malignancies (10%). Of advanced stage pts, 41% had IPS 4-7. Median no. BV+AVD cycles was 6 (range 1-6). PN was reported by 80% of pts during treatment; 39% experienced grade (G) 1, 31% G2, and 10% G3. In total, BV was modified in 44% of pts due to PN leading to BV discontinuation in 23% with median no. of doses omitted of 4 (range 1-10), dose reduction in 17% and temporary dose hold in 4%. Vinblastine was modified in 17% of pts due to PN including discontinuation or temporary hold in 10% and dose-reduction in 7%; in 35% of pts with vinblastine modification, BV was continued. None of the factors assessed (age, sex, baseline PN, diabetes mellitus) predicted development of any grade PN. However, higher initial dose of BV in mg (based on weight) was associated with increased risk of grade 2+ PN (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01-1.05, p = 0.002). With median follow up of 24 months (range 0.33-87), PN resolution was documented in 36% and improvement in 33% at last follow up. Ongoing G2+ PN was present in 13% of pts at last follow up. 2-year PFS for the advanced stage patients was 82.7% (95% CI 0.76-0.90) and OS was 97.4% (95% CI 0.944-1). Discontinuation of BV due to neuropathy did not affect PFS (HR 1.1, 95% CI 0.45-2.5). Conclusions: In the non-trial setting, BV+AVD was associated with a high incidence of PN. In our cohort, which includes pts who would not have been eligible for the pivotal ECHELON-1 trial, BV discontinuation rates were higher than previously reported, but 2-year outcomes remain comparable; discontinuation of BV was not associated with inferior PFS.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Track

Hematologic Malignancies

Sub Track

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 7542)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.7542

Abstract #

7542

Poster Bd #

93

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