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675 Daratumumab Plus Lenalidomide (D-R) Versus Lenalidomide (R) Alone As Maintenance Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) after Transplant: Analysis of the Phase 3 Auriga Study Among Clinically Relevant Subgroups

Program: Oral and Poster Abstracts
Type: Oral
Session: 654. Multiple Myeloma: Pharmacologic Therapies: Optimizing Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma and Beyond
Hematology Disease Topics & Pathways:
Research, Clinical trials, Adult, Clinical Research, Plasma Cell Disorders, Diseases, Treatment Considerations, Biological therapies, Lymphoid Malignancies, Monoclonal Antibody Therapy, Study Population, Human, Measurable Residual Disease
Sunday, December 8, 2024: 5:00 PM

Laahn Foster, MD1*, Larry D Anderson Jr., MD, PhD2, Alfred Chung, MD3, Chakra Chaulagain, MD4, Erin M. Pettijohn, MD5, Andrew J. Cowan, MD6*, Caitlin Costello, MD7, Sarah M. Larson, MD8, Douglas W. Sborov, MD, MS9, Kenneth H. Shain, MD, PhD10, Rebecca Silbermann11, Peter M. Voorhees, MD12, Maria Krevvata, PhD13*, Huiling Pei, PhD14*, Sharmila Patel, PhD15*, Vipin Khare, MD15*, Annelore Cortoos, MD15*, Robin Carson, MD13, Thomas S. Lin, MD, PhD15 and Ashraf Z. Badros, MD, Ch.B.16

1Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2Myeloma, Waldenstrom’s, and Amyloidosis Program, Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy Program, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
3Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
4Department of Hematology and Oncology, Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
5Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
6Division of Medical Oncology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
7Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
8Division of Hematology and Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
9Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
10Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
11Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
12Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte, NC
13Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
14Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ
15Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, Horsham, PA
16Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Introduction: Induction/consolidation and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) followed by R maintenance is standard therapy for transplant-eligible (TE) NDMM patients (pts). Daratumumab (DARA) is an anti-CD38 antibody approved as combination therapy for induction/consolidation treatment of TE NDMM. The phase 3 AURIGA study (NCT03901963) is the first randomized study to directly compare DARA-based maintenance therapy vs standard R maintenance therapy. Here, we present a post hoc analysis of clinically relevant subgroups from AURIGA by age (<65 yrs, ≥65 yrs); race (Black, White); International Staging System (ISS) stage III disease; and cytogenetic high risk at diagnosis per the standard definition (del[17p], t[4;14], t[14;16]) and the revised definition (also including t[14;20] and gain/amp[1q21]).

Methods: Eligible pts with NDMM were 18-79 yrs of age, in very good partial response or better (≥VGPR) and positive for minimal residual disease (MRD [10–5]; NGS) following ASCT, anti-CD38 naïve, received ≥4 induction cycles, and enrolled within 12 months of start of induction therapy and 6 months of ASCT. Pts received 28-day cycles of R maintenance (10mg PO D1-28 [after C3, 15mg PO, if tolerated]) ± subcutaneous DARA (DARA SC; 1,800mg QW C1-2, Q2W C3-6, Q4W C7+) for up to 36 cycles or until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Pts benefiting from DARA and/or R could continue treatment after the end of the study treatment period, per the investigator’s discretion. The primary endpoint was MRD-negative (10–5) conversion rate by 12 months from start of maintenance therapy.

Results: 200 pts were randomized (D-R, n=99; R, n=101); subgroups had similar numbers of pts per arm: <65 years (n=61; n=61), ≥65 yrs (n=38; n=40), Black (n=20; n=24), White (n=67; n=68), and at diagnosis: ISS stage III disease (n=23; n=23), normal (n=63; n=66) and high cytogenetic risk (n=22; n=15) per the standard definition, and normal (n=52; n=53) and high cytogenetic risk (n=32; n=30) per the revised definition. The MRD-negative (10–5) conversion rate by 12 months was consistently higher for D-R vs R across subgroups: <65 yrs (49.2% vs 19.7%; odds ratio [OR], 3.95; 95% CI, 1.76-8.85), ≥65 yrs (52.6% vs 17.5%; OR, 5.24; 95% CI, 1.86-14.74); Black (60.0% vs 16.7%; OR, 7.50; 95% CI, 1.85-30.34); White (46.3% vs 20.6%; OR, 3.32; 95% CI, 1.55-7.10); ISS stage III (65.2% vs 13.0%; OR, 12.50; 95% CI, 2.83-55.25); normal (55.6% vs 21.2%; OR, 4.64; 95% CI, 2.15-10.04) and high cytogenetic risk per the standard definition (31.8% vs 6.7%; OR, 6.53; 95% CI, 0.71-60.05); and normal (53.8% vs 22.6%; OR, 3.99; 95% CI, 1.72-9.26) and high cytogenetic risk per the revised definition (43.8% vs 13.3%; OR, 5.06; 95% CI, 1.43-17.88). At 32.3 months of median follow-up, PFS hazard ratio (HR) point estimates among subgroups consistently favored D-R vs R: <65 yrs (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.22-1.18), ≥65 yrs (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.30-1.67); Black (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.16-2.75); White (HR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.28-1.12); ISS stage III (HR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.08-0.85); normal (HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.23-1.49) and high cytogenetic risk per the standard definition (HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.21-1.70); and normal (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.24-1.95) and high cytogenetic risk per the revised definition (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.21-1.31). Additional data in other high-risk subgroups, including 1q21 abnormalities, will be presented.

The incidence of grade 3/4 TEAEs was higher for D-R vs R for both Black (D-R, 75.0% [15/20]; R, 66.7% [16/24]) and White (76.6% [49/64]; 70.8% [46/65]) pts. Grade 3/4 TEAEs occurred more frequently for D-R vs R in pts <65 yrs (D-R, 76.3% [45/59]; R, 63.8% [37/58]), and were similar for D-R vs R in pts ≥65 yrs (70.3% [26/37]; 72.5% [29/40]). Grade 3/4 infection rates for D-R vs R among subgroups were: Black (D-R, 20% [4/20]; R, 20.8% [5/24]); White (20.3% [13/64]; 12.3% [8/65]); <65 yrs (18.6% [11/59]; 10.3% [6/58]); ≥65 yrs (18.9% [7/37]; 17.5% [7/40]).

Conclusion: This post hoc analysis of AURIGA showed that addition of DARA to R maintenance demonstrated improvement across clinically relevant subgroups in MRD-negative conversion rate by 12 months from the start of maintenance as well as PFS. Grade 3/4 TEAEs were higher for D-R vs R in Black and White pts, as well as those <65 yrs. These results demonstrate the benefit of adding DARA to R maintenance in clinically relevant subgroups of anti-CD38 naïve pts with NDMM who were positive for MRD post-ASCT.

Disclosures: Foster: Janssen: Other: Advisory Board; BMS: Other: Advisory board; ASH Reimbursement Subcommittee member: Other: Leadership role; GABA Therapeutics: Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company; EVMS 12th Winter Hematology Conference Targeted Oncology Virtual Roundtable Hematologic Malignancies Update from NEJM Group: Honoraria; RNA Advisors, FosterRosenblatt: Consultancy. Anderson: Beigene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GSK: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Prothena: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: DSMB; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Cellectar Biosciences: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Karyopharm: 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; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel Expenses, Research Funding. Chung: Abbvie: Research Funding; CarsGen Therapeutics: Research Funding; Cellectis: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Caelum Biosciences: Research Funding; Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: travel reimbursement, Research Funding; K36 Therapeutics: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding. Cowan: Sebia, Janssen, BMS, Sanofi, HopeAI, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Abbvie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Janssen, BMS, Juno/Celgene, Sanofi, Regeneron, IGM BIosciences, Nektar, Harpoon, Caelum: Research Funding. Costello: BMS, Janssen, Karyopharm, Kite, Genentech, Pfizer: Honoraria; BMS; Harpoon; Janssen; Pfizer; Poseida; and Takeda: Research Funding; BMS; Genentech; Janssen; Karyopharm; Kite; and Pfizer: Consultancy. Larson: Ionis: Other: Clinical trial; Sanofi: Other: Clinical trial; Regeneron: Other: Clinical trial; BMS: Other: Clinical trial; Pfizer: Other: Clinical trial; Bioline: Other: Clinical trial; Allogene: Other: Clinical trial; Janssen: Research Funding; Immpact bio: Other: Clinical trial; TORL Biotherapeutics: Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company. Sborov: Amgen, Celgene, and Janssen, GlaxoSmithKline, Abbvie, Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Bioline, Sanofi, and Genentech: Consultancy; Celgene: Honoraria; Paraxel: Other: Independent review committee; Pfizer: Research Funding; Janssen, Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Shain: Takeda: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Glaxo Smith Kline: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm, Janssen, Adaptive Biotechnologies, GlaxoSmithKline, BMS, Sanofi, and Regeneron: Honoraria; Adaptive Biotech: Consultancy. Silbermann: Sanofi-Aventis, Janssen Oncology, and Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Sanofi: Research Funding. Voorhees: Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Regeneron: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; GSK: Consultancy, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Lava Therapeutics: Consultancy. Krevvata: Janssen: Current Employment, Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company. Pei: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Patel: Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Khare: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Cortoos: Johnson & Johnson: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Carson: Janssen: Current Employment, Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company. Lin: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; GlaxoSmithKline: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Badros: GSK: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; BeiGene: Research Funding; Roche: Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding.

OffLabel Disclosure: Daratumumab is currently approved in combination with standard regimens for the treatment of patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, but it is not yet approved in combination with lenalidomide for maintenance therapy for patients with transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

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