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412 Apollo: Phase 3 Randomized Study of Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone (D-Pd) Versus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone (Pd) Alone in Patients (Pts) with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM)Clinically Relevant Abstract

Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts
Type: Oral
Session: 653. Myeloma/Amyloidosis: Therapy, excluding Transplantation: Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways:
AML, multiple myeloma, Biological, antibodies, Adult, CML, Diseases, CMML, Therapies, MDS, MPN, Plasma Cell Disorders, Lymphoid Malignancies, Study Population
Sunday, December 6, 2020: 12:00 PM

Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD1, Evangelos Terpos, MD, PhD1, Mario Boccadoro2, Sosana Delimpasi, MD3*, Meral Beksac, MD4, Eirini Katodritou, MD5*, Philippe Moreau, MD6*, Luca Baldini, MD, PhD7*, Argiris Symeonidis, MD, PhD8, Jelena Bila9*, Albert Oriol10*, Maria-Victoria Mateos, MD, PhD11, Hermann Einsele, MD12, Ioannis Orfanidis13*, Tahamtan Ahmadi, MD, PhD14*, Jon Ukropec, PhD15, Tobias Kampfenkel, MD16, Jordan Schecter17*, Yanping Qiu18*, Himal Amin17*, Jessica Vermeulen, MD, PhD16*, Robin Carson, MD, BA19 and Pieter Sonneveld, MD, PhD20

1National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
2University of Torino, Turin, Italy
3Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
4Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
5Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
6Hematology, University Hospital Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France
7University of Milan, Milan, Italy
8Hematology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Patras, Medical School, Patras, Greece
9University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
10Institut Català d’Oncologia and Institut Josep Carreras, Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
11University Hospital of Salamanca/IBSAL/Cancer Research Center- IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain
12Würzburg University Medical Centre, Würzburg, Germany
13Health Data Specialists S.A., Dublin, Ireland
14Genmab US, Inc, Princeton, NJ
15Janssen Global Medical Affairs, Horsham, PA
16Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Leiden, Netherlands
17Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Raritan, NJ
18Janssen Research & Development, Beijing, China
19Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
20Erasmus University Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Introduction

Immunomodulatory drug (IMiD)-based regimens are a standard of care (SOC) for RRMM. Daratumumab (DARA) is a CD38-targeted mAb approved for treatment of pts with RRMM. The subcutaneous (SC) formulation of DARA has a similar safety profile as intravenous DARA, with a statistically significant reduction in infusion-related reaction (IRR) rates and a considerably shorter administration duration of 5 mins. DARA SC is approved for use in the US, EU, Canada, and Korea.

In the phase 1b study of DARA plus the IMiD pomalidomide, D-Pd induced deep responses and was well tolerated in pts with heavily pretreated RRMM, including those with prior lenalidomide (len) treatment. D-Pd is approved in the US for RRMM pts with ≥2 prior lines of therapy, including len and a proteasome inhibitor (PI).

APOLLO (NCT03180736) is a phase 3 study conducted in collaboration between European Myeloma Network investigators and Janssen to evaluate DARA SC plus Pd vs Pd alone in RRMM pts who had received ≥1 prior line of therapy including len and a PI. We report the primary analysis of APOLLO.

Methods

In this open-label, multicenter study, eligible pts had RRMM and received ≥1 prior line of therapy including len and a PI, had responded to prior treatment and progressed on or after their last regimen; pts with only 1 prior line of therapy (1PL) were required to be refractory to len. Prior anti-CD38 or pomalidomide was not permitted. Pts were randomized 1:1 to Pd ± DARA SC. Stratification was based on International Staging System (ISS) disease stage (I, II, III) and number of lines of prior therapy (1, 2-3, ≥4).

All pts received 28-day treatment cycles (C). P: 4 mg (PO) QD on Days 1‑21; d: 40 mg (PO) on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 (20 mg for pts ≥75 years of age). For D-Pd pts, DARA was given QW for C 1‑2, Q2W for C 3-6, and Q4W thereafter. Prior to protocol amendment, pts received DARA IV 16 mg/kg (n=7); after protocol amendment, all pts received DARA SC 1,800 mg co-formulated with recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 (rHuPH20; ENHANZE® drug delivery technology, Halozyme, Inc.). All pts were treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was PFS. Major secondary endpoints included overall response rate, rates of very good partial response or better and complete response or better, MRD‑negativity rate, overall survival (OS), and safety.

Results

A total of 304 pts from 12 European countries were randomized (151 D-Pd; 153 Pd). The median (range) age was 67 (35-90) years, and 45%/33%/22% pts were ISS stage I/II/III. 35% had high cytogenetic risk (presence of del17p, t[14;16], or t[4;14]). 11% of pts had received 1PL (median [range] prior lines of therapy = 2 [1-5]). 79.6% of pts were refractory to len, 48.0% of pts were refractory to a PI, and 42.4% of pts were refractory to both. Median duration of treatment was 11.5 months with D-Pd vs 6.6 months with Pd.

The primary analysis was performed after 190 PFS events. The study met its primary endpoint of improved PFS; the hazard ratio (HR) was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.47-0.85; P=0.0018), representing a 37% reduction in the risk of progression or death in pts treated with D-Pd. The median PFS for the D-Pd vs Pd arms was 12.4 vs 6.9 months, respectively. With a median follow-up of 16.9 months, 99 pts (33%) have died; the HR for OS was 0.91 (95% CI, 0.61-1.35); survival data are immature and follow-up is ongoing. ≥CR rates for D-Pd vs Pd were 24.5% vs 3.9%; ≥VGPR rates were 51.0% vs 19.6%. The most common grade 3/4 adverse events with a >5% difference between D-Pd vs Pd were neutropenia (68% vs 51%), leukopenia (17% vs 5%), lymphopenia (12% vs 3%), febrile neutropenia (9% vs 3%), and pneumonia (13% vs 7%). The rate of IRRs with DARA SC was low (6%, all grade 1/2), and 2% of pts had local injection-site reactions (all grade 1). Median duration of injection was 5 mins. Rates of study treatment discontinuation due to TEAEs were similar for D-Pd vs Pd (2% vs 3%). The safety profile of D-Pd is consistent with known profiles of DARA SC and Pd.

Conclusion

In this phase 3 study evaluating DARA SC plus Pd, D-Pd significantly reduced the risk of progression or death by 37% in pts with RRMM who had received ≥1 prior line of therapy vs Pd alone. No new safety concerns were observed. The IRR rate was very low and administration duration short, thus increasing convenience for pts and decreasing treatment burden. Collectively, these data show that D-Pd is an effective and convenient treatment for pts with RRMM who received ≥1 prior therapy, including len and a PI.

Disclosures: Dimopoulos: Beigene: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria. Terpos: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria; Genesis: Honoraria, Other: Travel expenses, Research Funding; Takeda: Honoraria, Other: Travel expenses, Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria, Research Funding. Boccadoro: Sanofi: Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Research Funding; AbbVie: Honoraria; Mundipharma: Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Beksac: Sanofi: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Katodritou: Theagenion Cancer Hospital: Current Employment; Janssen-Cilag: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: Honoraria, Other: Expenses, Research Funding; Genesis Pharma: Honoraria, Other: Expenses, Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Moreau: Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria; Sanofi: Honoraria; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy. Symeonidis: Gilead: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; WinMedica: Research Funding; GenesisPharma: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Merck Sharp & Dohme: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Astellas: Research Funding; Roche: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sanofi/Genzyme: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding. Oriol: Janssen: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Celgene/Bristol-Myers Squibb: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Mateos: Adaptive Biotechnologies: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; PharmaMar-Zeltia: Consultancy; Abbvie/Genentech: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen-Cilag: Consultancy, Honoraria; Regeneron: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Einsele: Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; GlaxoSmithKline: Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Orfanidis: Health Data Specialists: Current Employment, Current equity holder in private company. Ahmadi: Genmab: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Ukropec: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Kampfenkel: Janssen: Current Employment. Schecter: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Qiu: Janssen: Current Employment. Amin: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Vermeulen: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Carson: Janssen: Current Employment. Sonneveld: Skyline Dx: Honoraria, Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding.

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