Venetoclax-azacitidine is approved for treatment of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ineligible for intensive chemotherapy based on the interim overall survival (OS) analysis of the VIALE-A study (NCT02993523). Here, long-term follow-up is presented to address survival benefit and long-term outcomes with venetoclax-azacitidine. Patients with newly diagnosed AML who were ineligible for intensive chemotherapy were randomized 2:1 to receive venetoclax-azacitidine or placebo-azacitidine. OS was the primary endpoint; complete remission with/without blood count recovery (CR/CRi) was a key secondary endpoint. This final analysis was conducted when 100% of the predefined 360 OS events occurred. In VIALE-A, 431 patients were enrolled to venetoclax-azacitidine (n = 286) or placebo-azacitidine (n = 145). At 43.2 months median follow-up, median OS was 14.7 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 12.1-18.7) with venetoclax-azacitidine, and 9.6 months (95% CI, 7.4-12.7) with placebo-azacitidine (hazard ratio, 0.58 [95% CI, 0.47-0.72], p < .001); the estimated 24-month OS rate was 37.5% and 16.9%, respectively. Median OS for patients with IDH1/2 mutations and those with measurable residual disease responses was reached in this final analysis. CR/CRi rate was similar to interim analysis. Any-grade hematologic and gastrointestinal adverse events were most common in venetoclax-azacitidine and placebo-azacitidine arms, including thrombocytopenia (47% and 42%) and neutropenia (43% and 29%). No new safety signals were identified. Long-term efficacy and safety confirm venetoclax-azacitidine is an improvement in standard-of-care for patients with AML who are not eligible for intensive chemotherapy because of advanced age or comorbidities.

• MeSH
• akutní myeloidní leukemie * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• azacytidin škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• bicyklické sloučeniny heterocyklické * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• neutropenie * MeSH
• protokoly antitumorózní kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• sulfonamidy * MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH

BACKGROUND: Although induction chemotherapy results in remission in many older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), relapse is common and overall survival is poor. METHODS: We conducted a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the oral formulation of azacitidine (CC-486, a hypomethylating agent that is not bioequivalent to injectable azacitidine), as maintenance therapy in patients with AML who were in first remission after intensive chemotherapy. Patients who were 55 years of age or older, were in complete remission with or without complete blood count recovery, and were not candidates for hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation were randomly assigned to receive CC-486 (300 mg) or placebo once daily for 14 days per 28-day cycle. The primary end point was overall survival. Secondary end points included relapse-free survival and health-related quality of life. RESULTS: A total of 472 patients underwent randomization; 238 were assigned to the CC-486 group and 234 were assigned to the placebo group. The median age was 68 years (range, 55 to 86). Median overall survival from the time of randomization was significantly longer with CC-486 than with placebo (24.7 months and 14.8 months, respectively; P<0.001). Median relapse-free survival was also significantly longer with CC-486 than with placebo (10.2 months and 4.8 months, respectively; P<0.001). Benefits of CC-486 with respect to overall and relapse-free survival were shown in most subgroups defined according to baseline characteristics. The most common adverse events in both groups were grade 1 or 2 gastrointestinal events. Common grade 3 or 4 adverse events were neutropenia (in 41% of patients in the CC-486 group and 24% of patients in the placebo group) and thrombocytopenia (in 22% and 21%, respectively). Overall health-related quality of life was preserved during CC-486 treatment. CONCLUSIONS: CC-486 maintenance therapy was associated with significantly longer overall and relapse-free survival than placebo among older patients with AML who were in remission after chemotherapy. Side effects were mainly gastrointestinal symptoms and neutropenia. Quality-of-life measures were maintained throughout treatment. (Supported by Celgene; QUAZAR AML-001 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01757535.).

• MeSH
• akutní myeloidní leukemie farmakoterapie   mortalita   MeSH
• analýza přežití MeSH
• antimetabolity antitumorózní aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• aplikace orální MeSH
• azacytidin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
• indukce remise MeSH
• kvalita života MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nauzea chemicky indukované   MeSH
• protokoly antitumorózní kombinované chemoterapie terapeutické užití   MeSH
• rozvrh dávkování léků MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• udržovací chemoterapie * škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH

BACKGROUND: Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a dismal prognosis, even after treatment with a hypomethylating agent. Azacitidine added to venetoclax had promising efficacy in a previous phase 1b study. METHODS: We randomly assigned previously untreated patients with confirmed AML who were ineligible for standard induction therapy because of coexisting conditions, because they were 75 years of age or older, or both to azacitidine plus either venetoclax or placebo. All patients received a standard dose of azacitidine (75 mg per square meter of body-surface area subcutaneously or intravenously on days 1 through 7 every 28-day cycle); venetoclax (target dose, 400 mg) or matching placebo was administered orally, once daily, in 28-day cycles. The primary end point was overall survival. RESULTS: The intention-to-treat population included 431 patients (286 in the azacitidine-venetoclax group and 145 in the azacitidine-placebo [control] group). The median age was 76 years in both groups (range, 49 to 91). At a median follow-up of 20.5 months, the median overall survival was 14.7 months in the azacitidine-venetoclax group and 9.6 months in the control group (hazard ratio for death, 0.66; 95% confidence interval, 0.52 to 0.85; P<0.001). The incidence of complete remission was higher with azacitidine-venetoclax than with the control regimen (36.7% vs. 17.9%; P<0.001), as was the composite complete remission (complete remission or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery) (66.4% vs. 28.3%; P<0.001). Key adverse events included nausea of any grade (in 44% of the patients in the azacitidine-venetoclax group and 35% of those in the control group) and grade 3 or higher thrombocytopenia (in 45% and 38%, respectively), neutropenia (in 42% and 28%), and febrile neutropenia (in 42% and 19%). Infections of any grade occurred in 85% of the patients in the azacitidine-venetoclax group and 67% of those in the control group, and serious adverse events occurred in 83% and 73%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In previously untreated patients who were ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, overall survival was longer and the incidence of remission was higher among patients who received azacitidine plus venetoclax than among those who received azacitidine alone. The incidence of febrile neutropenia was higher in the venetoclax-azacitidine group than in the control group. (Funded by AbbVie and Genentech; VIALE-A ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02993523.).

• MeSH
• akutní myeloidní leukemie farmakoterapie   mortalita   MeSH
• analýza podle původního léčebného záměru MeSH
• azacytidin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• bicyklické sloučeniny heterocyklické aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
• indukce remise MeSH
• Kaplanův-Meierův odhad MeSH
• leukopenie chemicky indukované   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• pneumonie etiologie   MeSH
• protokoly antitumorózní kombinované chemoterapie terapeutické užití   MeSH
• recidiva MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• sulfonamidy aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• trombocytopenie chemicky indukované   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze III MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
• srovnávací studie MeSH

Monitoring of single cell signal transduction in leukemic cellular subsets has been proposed to provide deeper understanding of disease biology and prognosis, but has so far not been tested in a clinical trial of targeted therapy. We developed a complete mass cytometry analysis pipeline for characterization of intracellular signal transduction patterns in the major leukocyte subsets of chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Changes in phosphorylated Bcr-Abl1 and the signaling pathways involved were readily identifiable in peripheral blood single cells already within three hours of the patient receiving oral nilotinib. The signal transduction profiles of healthy donors were clearly distinct from those of the patients at diagnosis. Furthermore, using principal component analysis, we could show that phosphorylated transcription factors STAT3 (Y705) and CREB (S133) within seven days reflected BCR-ABL1IS at three and six months. Analyses of peripheral blood cells longitudinally collected from patients in the ENEST1st clinical trial showed that single cell mass cytometry appears to be highly suitable for future investigations addressing tyrosine kinase inhibitor dosing and effect. (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: 01061177).

• MeSH
• analýza jednotlivých buněk metody   MeSH
• bcr-abl fúzové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• chronická fáze myeloidní leukemie farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• fosforylace MeSH
• leukocyty metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• protein vázající element responzivní pro cyklický AMP metabolismus   MeSH
• pyrimidiny farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• signální transdukce účinky léků   imunologie   MeSH
• transkripční faktor STAT3 metabolismus   MeSH
• tyrosinkinasy terapeutické užití   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

A small proportion of chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with interferon-α (IFN-α) monotherapy are able to discontinue the treatment without disease relapse although residual leukemia cells are present. Recently, we showed that these patients have increased amount of NK-cells and a distinct blood cytokine profile. We now aimed to study the function of NK- and T-cells in order to understand the role of the immune system in maintaining the treatment response after IFN-α discontinuation. The study included 13 patients: 5 patients were still treated with IFN-α monotherapy (IFN-ON, median treatment time 163 months) and 8 had stopped the treatment successfully (IFN-OFF, median time without therapy 42 months). Detailed immunophenotype and cytokine production of NK- and T-cells was analyzed with flow cytometry. In addition, the cytotoxicity of NK-cells was studied using K562 as target cells and both the degranulation and direct killing was measured. Compared to healthy controls, IFN-OFF patients had increased proportion of CD4(+) effector memory (CCR7(-)CD45RA(-); median 23% vs. healthy 16%, p = 0.009) and CD8(+) central memory T-cells (CCR7(+)CD45RA(-); median 26% vs. healthy 14%, p = 0.004). Further, upon stimulation the IFN-γ/TNF-α cytokine secretion by CD4(+) T-cells was significantly enhanced in IFN-OFF patients (median 13.7% vs. healthy 7.8%, p = 0.01), and CD4+ effector and central memory cells were the main cytokine producers. No similar increase was observed in IFN-ON group (6.5%). In addition, the proportion of NK-cells was significantly increased in IFN-OFF patients (median IFN-OFF 24%, healthy 13%, p = 0.04), but their direct killing of K562 cells was impaired. The cytotoxicity of NK-cells was also diminished in IFN-ON patients. To conclude, in addition to elevated NK-cell count, IFN-OFF patients have increased amount of memory T-cells, which are able to induce strong cytokine response upon stimulation. This activity may contribute to the maintenance of prolonged remission after successful IFN-α discontinuation.

• MeSH
• buňky K562 MeSH
• buňky NK imunologie   metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• chronická myeloidní leukemie krev   farmakoterapie   imunologie   patologie   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• imunologická paměť účinky léků   MeSH
• imunologické faktory aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• interferon alfa aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• počet CD4 lymfocytů MeSH
• Th1 buňky imunologie   metabolismus   patologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• klinické zkoušky MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH

• Publikační typ
• abstrakt z konference MeSH

Chronická myelocytová leukémia (CML) je klonovou poruchou hemopoetickej kmeňovej bunky s jej diferenciáciou prevažne do myeloidného radu. Inhibítory tyrozínových kináz (TKI) (imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib) sú v súčasnosti štandardom liečby CML. Okrem inhibície BCR/ABL onkoproteínu zasahujú i tzv. off-target kinázy (napr. c-KIT, SRC, TEC). Mnohé z nich zohrávajú dôležitú úlohu v imunitnej odpovedi. In vitro štúdie poukazujú na imunosupresívny účinok TKI, veľmi obmedzené sú však údaje z in vivo analýz. Súhrnom je možné konštatovať, že pri liečbe dasatinibom dochádza u časti pacientov k výraznej aktivácii imunitnej odpovede, ktorá vyžaduje intenzívne sledovanie pacientov.

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder of hematopoietic stem cell with myeloid differentiation predominantly. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) (imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib) are the current standard treatment in CML. In addition to the BCR-ABL oncoprotein, they also inhibit off-target kinases (e. g. c-KIT, SRC, TEC). Some of these kinases have physiological functions in immune responses. In vitro studies have implied immunosuppressive effects of TKI, but comprehensive data form in vivo analyses has been missing. In summary, in a distinct subgroup of dasatinib-treated patients, immune reactivity is significantly enhanced warranting careful follow-up.

• MeSH
• filadelfský chromozom účinky léků   MeSH
• financování organizované MeSH
• imunitní systém patofyziologie   účinky léků   MeSH
• imunologické faktory škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• imunosupresivní léčba škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• metaanalýza jako téma MeSH
• myeloidní leukemie diagnóza   etiologie   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• piperaziny aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• pyrimidiny aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• thiazoly aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• tyrosinkinasy antagonisté a inhibitory   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

• Publikační typ
• abstrakty MeSH