Fixed‐Duration Subcutaneous Mosunetuzumab in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: Pivotal Phase 2 Primary Analysis
Mosunetuzumab is approved as an intravenous (IV) formulation for relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) after ≥ 2 prior therapies. A subcutaneous (SC) formulation, aiming to improve patient safety and convenience, has been developed. We report the primary analysis of pharmacokinetics (PK), efficacy, and safety of mosunetuzumab SC (N = 94; median follow-up: 26.1 months) at the recommended Phase 2 dose (Cycle [C]1 Day [D]1: 5 mg; C1D8 and D15, and C2D1 onwards: 45 mg) in patients with R/R FL after ≥ 2 prior therapies, alongside data from a within-study comparator cohort of mosunetuzumab IV in a similar patient population (N = 90; median follow-up: 22.5 months). The co-primary PK endpoints (C<sub>trough</sub> and AUC) were met, demonstrating non-inferior exposure of mosunetuzumab SC versus IV (observed C<sub>trough[C3]</sub>: geometric mean ratio [GMR] 1.39 [90% confidence interval (CI): 1.20-1.61]; AUC<sub>0-84</sub>: GMR 1.06 [90% CI: 0.92-1.21]). Mosunetuzumab SC efficacy was consistent with IV: overall response rate, 76.6% (95% CI: 66.7-84.7); complete response rate, 61.7% (95% CI: 51.1-71.5); median duration of complete response, 34.6 months (95% CI: 20.7-not evaluable [NE]); and median progression-free survival, 23.7 months (95% CI: 14.6-NE). Mosunetuzumab SC demonstrated a favorable safety profile versus mosunetuzumab IV with a numerically lower rate (29.8% vs. 44.4%) and severity (grade ≥ 2: 9.6% vs. 18.9%) of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) events. Mosunetuzumab SC combines the benefits of short administration time, fixed-duration treatment, outpatient accessibility, and low CRS rate, offering clinically meaningful improvements in patient convenience and safety. Trial Registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02500407.
Authors
- Eva Cybulski
- Vanda Teodoro
- Denison Kuruvilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-9572)
- Samuel Tracy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-0832)
- Volker Wiebking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9429-5254)
- Elicia Penuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7285-1929)
- Sung‐Soo Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-7459)
- Fidelis Sabalvaro
- N Martín Gutiérrez
- Michael C. Wei
- Sarit Assouline
- L. Elizabeth Budde
- Pratyush Giri
- Nancy L. Bartlett
- Georg Hess
- John Kuruvilla
- Keith Fay
- Joseph Chen
- Stephen J. Schuster
- Laurie H. Sehn
- Martin Dreyling
Institutions
- Roche (Switzerland) (CH)
- BC Cancer Agency (CA)
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Spinal Cord Injury BC (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer (ES)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Hematology
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.70225
- Primary Topic
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00