The effect of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) on adult patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL) and extramedullary disease (EMD).

6517 Background: Pts with R/R B-ALL and EMD have limited treatment options and are a population with an unmet need. Obe-cel is an autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy with a fast off-rate CAT19 binding domain and a 4-1BB-ζ co-stimulatory domain designed to improve persistence and reduce severe immunotoxicity. Here, we report a post-hoc analysis of the Phase Ib/II FELIX study (NCT04404660), evaluating efficacy and safety of obe-cel in pts with R/R B-ALL, by EMD status at lymphodepletion (LD). Methods: Following LD, adults with R/R B-ALL received obe-cel using a tumor burden-guided dosing strategy to minimize toxicity. Overall remission rate (ORR; complete remission [CR]/CR with incomplete hematologic recovery [CRi]), event-free survival (EFS), overall survival (OS), and safety are reported for pts with or without (w/o) EMD. Results: Of 127 obe-cel infused pts, 27 (21%) had EMD at LD and 100 (79%) did not. At screening, the median age (range) was 36.0 years (20–73) in pts with EMD, and 50.5 years (20–81) in pts w/o EMD. Of the pts with EMD, 13 (48%) were male and 11 (41%) were Hispanic or Latino; of those w/o EMD, 53 (53%) were male and 27 (27%) were Hispanic or Latino. The median number of prior lines of therapy (range) was 3.0 (1–6) and 2.0 (1–6) for pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively; prior SCT was received by 12 (44%) and 44 (44%) pts, respectively. At LD, the median bone marrow (BM) blast percentage (range) was 54% (0–100) in pts with EMD and 39% (0–100) in pts w/o EMD; Philadelphia chromosome-positive disease was observed in 6 (22%) and 30 (30%) pts, respectively. At 32.8 months’ (mos) median follow-up (range 20–53), the ORR (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 59% (39–78) in pts with EMD and 83% (74–90) in pts w/o EMD. Median DoR (95% CI) among responders was 42.5 mos (3.4–not evaluable [NE]) and NE, in those with (n=16) and w/o (n=83) EMD at LD, respectively. Overall, median EFS (95% CI) was 4.5 mos (0.0–NE) and 14.3 mos (9.0–NE) in pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively; however, median EFS appeared to be comparable in responders with (44.6 mos [6.0–NE]) and w/o EMD (NE). Overall, median OS (95% CI) was 15.3 mos (7.9–NE) and 21.0 mos (13.2–NE) in pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively. The incidence of Grade ≥3 cytokine release syndrome in pts with and those w/o EMD was 3.7% and 2.0%; the incidence of Grade ≥3 immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome was 19% and 4.0%, respectively. Cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetic analyses are underway; data will be presented. Conclusions: Obe-cel treatment demonstrated favorable efficacy and safety outcomes in pts with and w/o EMD in the FELIX trial. Among responders, DoR in pts with EMD was comparable with that observed in pts w/o EMD. Overall, these findings support a positive benefit–risk profile for obe-cel, irrespective of EMD status at LD. Clinical trial information: NCT04404660 .

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Journal of Clinical Oncology
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The effect of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) on adult patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL) and extramedullary disease (EMD).

Deborah Yallop, Aaron C. Logan, Daniel J. DeAngelo, Pierre Lao-Sirieix et al.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
CAR-T cell therapy research
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The effect of obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) on adult patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R B-ALL) and extramedullary disease (EMD).

Deborah Yallop, Aaron C. Logan, Daniel J. DeAngelo, Pierre Lao-Sirieix, Bijal D. Shah, Mehrdad Abedi, Eleni Tholouli, Elias Jabbour, Jae Hong Park, Wang Ping, Paul Shaughnessy, Pere Barba, Claire Roddie, Wolfram Brugger, Manuel Guerreiro, Michael Russell Bishop, Karamjeet S. Sandhu
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6517 Background: Pts with R/R B-ALL and EMD have limited treatment options and are a population with an unmet need. Obe-cel is an autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy with a fast off-rate CAT19 binding domain and a 4-1BB-ζ co-stimulatory domain designed to improve persistence and reduce severe immunotoxicity. Here, we report a post-hoc analysis of the Phase Ib/II FELIX study (NCT04404660), evaluating efficacy and safety of obe-cel in pts with R/R B-ALL, by EMD status at lymphodepletion (LD). Methods: Following LD, adults with R/R B-ALL received obe-cel using a tumor burden-guided dosing strategy to minimize toxicity. Overall remission rate (ORR; complete remission [CR]/CR with incomplete hematologic recovery [CRi]), event-free survival (EFS), overall survival (OS), and safety are reported for pts with or without (w/o) EMD. Results: Of 127 obe-cel infused pts, 27 (21%) had EMD at LD and 100 (79%) did not. At screening, the median age (range) was 36.0 years (20–73) in pts with EMD, and 50.5 years (20–81) in pts w/o EMD. Of the pts with EMD, 13 (48%) were male and 11 (41%) were Hispanic or Latino; of those w/o EMD, 53 (53%) were male and 27 (27%) were Hispanic or Latino. The median number of prior lines of therapy (range) was 3.0 (1–6) and 2.0 (1–6) for pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively; prior SCT was received by 12 (44%) and 44 (44%) pts, respectively. At LD, the median bone marrow (BM) blast percentage (range) was 54% (0–100) in pts with EMD and 39% (0–100) in pts w/o EMD; Philadelphia chromosome-positive disease was observed in 6 (22%) and 30 (30%) pts, respectively. At 32.8 months’ (mos) median follow-up (range 20–53), the ORR (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 59% (39–78) in pts with EMD and 83% (74–90) in pts w/o EMD. Median DoR (95% CI) among responders was 42.5 mos (3.4–not evaluable [NE]) and NE, in those with (n=16) and w/o (n=83) EMD at LD, respectively. Overall, median EFS (95% CI) was 4.5 mos (0.0–NE) and 14.3 mos (9.0–NE) in pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively; however, median EFS appeared to be comparable in responders with (44.6 mos [6.0–NE]) and w/o EMD (NE). Overall, median OS (95% CI) was 15.3 mos (7.9–NE) and 21.0 mos (13.2–NE) in pts with and w/o EMD at LD, respectively. The incidence of Grade ≥3 cytokine release syndrome in pts with and those w/o EMD was 3.7% and 2.0%; the incidence of Grade ≥3 immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome was 19% and 4.0%, respectively. Cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetic analyses are underway; data will be presented. Conclusions: Obe-cel treatment demonstrated favorable efficacy and safety outcomes in pts with and w/o EMD in the FELIX trial. Among responders, DoR in pts with EMD was comparable with that observed in pts w/o EMD. Overall, these findings support a positive benefit–risk profile for obe-cel, irrespective of EMD status at LD. Clinical trial information: NCT04404660 .

Journal of Clinical OncologyVol. 44(16_suppl)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES), City Of Hope National Medical Center (US), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US), University of California, San Francisco (US), Manchester Royal Infirmary (GB), Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (ES), Moffitt Cancer Center (US), University of Chicago (US), London Cancer (GB), Sarah Cannon (US), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US), Methodist Hospital (US), Autolus (United Kingdom) (GB), University College London (GB), University of California, Davis (US)
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