Real‐world use of venetoclax in the treatment of paediatric and teenage/young adult haematological malignancies
Early-phase trials of venetoclax in children and teenagers/young adults with leukaemia have yielded promising results, but there remains a paucity of real-world data. To address this, we report a cohort of 41 children treated with venetoclax for a range of haematological malignancies, demonstrating complete remission in 43.6%, with most achieving minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity. Venetoclax was particularly effective as a bridge to transplant, with bridging successful in 75% of patients. Patients with MRD <1% at initiation of venetoclax were more likely to achieve MRD negativity (81.8% vs. 34.5%, p = 0.007) and had improved overall survival (54.5% vs. 17.9%, p = 0.004).
Authors
- Victoria Grandage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-4200)
- Jack Luke Bartram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1573-2506)
- Amélie Trinquand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4598-9358)
- Katy Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3195-3317)
- Abbie Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4362-0621)
- Amrana Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-9594)
- Pritesh Patel
- Albert Borg
- David O’Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-5976)
- Emma Nicholson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-0795)
- Lamia Samrin
- Ahmed Moussa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4070-848X)
- Sanjay Tewari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-3327)
- Katharine Patrick
- Susan Baird
- Brenda Gibson
- Richard J. Calvert
- Lindsay George
- Andrea Malone
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Institute of Cancer Research (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin (IE)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Sheffield Children's Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Haematology
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19791
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82