Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.SEQUOIA (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03336333) is a phase III, randomized, open-label trial that compared the oral Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor zanubrutinib to bendamustine plus rituximab (BR) in treatment-naïve patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). The initial prespecified analysis (median follow-up, 26.2 months) and subsequent analysis (43.7 months) found superior progression-free survival (PFS; the primary end point) in patients who received zanubrutinib compared with BR. At a median follow-up of 61.2 months, median PFS was not reached in zanubrutinib-treated patients; median PFS was 44.1 months in BR-treated patients (hazard ratio [HR], 0.29; one-sided P = .0001). Prolonged PFS was seen with zanubrutinib versus BR in patients with mutated immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable region (IGHV) genes (HR, 0.40; one-sided P = .0003) and unmutated IGHV genes (HR, 0.21 [95% CI, 0.14 to 0.33]; one-sided P < .0001). Median overall survival (OS) was not reached in either treatment arm; estimated 60-month OS rates were 85.8% and 85.0% in zanubrutinib- and BR-treated patients, respectively. No new safety signals were detected. Adverse events were as expected with zanubrutinib; rate of atrial fibrillation was 7.1%. At a median follow-up of 61.2 months, the results supported the initial SEQUOIA findings and suggested that zanubrutinib was a favorable treatment option for untreated patients with CLL/SLL.

• MeSH
• bendamustin hydrochlorid * aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• chronická lymfatická leukemie * farmakoterapie   mortalita   MeSH
• doba přežití bez progrese choroby MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• následné studie MeSH
• piperidiny terapeutické užití   aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie * terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• pyrazoly * terapeutické užití   aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• pyrimidiny * terapeutické užití   aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• rituximab * aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• 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
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
• srovnávací studie MeSH

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplants (auto-HCTs) remain the standard of care for transplant-eligible MM patients. The general practice has been to undergo upfront apheresis following induction to collect sufficient number of CD34+ cells to facilitate two auto-HCTs. However, 5-30% of MM patients do not initially mobilise a sufficient number of hematopoietic stem cells and are classified as poor mobilizers (PM). We compared the baseline characteristics and outcomes of 61 PMs and 816 non-PM patients who underwent a second auto-HCT and who were enrolled in the non-interventional CALM study (NCT01362972). Only patients who collected CD34+ prior to auto-HCT1 were included. Auto-HCT2 comprised both tandem and salvage transplants. PMs were re-mobilized with plerixafor (n = 24, 39.3%) or non-plerixafor-based regimens (n = 37, 60.7%). There were no significant differences in engraftment, progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) after the second auto-HCT between PM and non-PM patients. There was a trend to shorter PFS in PM patients undergoing salvage auto-HCT (median 9.6 vs. 12.9 months; p = 0.08) but no significant difference in OS. The median OS was 41.1 months for PM and 41.2 months for non-PM patients (p = 0.86). These data suggest that salvage mobilization is effective and does not affect overall outcomes after a second auto-HCT.

• MeSH
• autologní transplantace * metody   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mnohočetný myelom * terapie   mortalita   MeSH
• mobilizace hematopoetických kmenových buněk * metody   MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• transplantace hematopoetických kmenových buněk * metody   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH

PURPOSE: Patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) have a poor prognosis. The phase I/II NP30179 study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03075696) evaluated glofitamab monotherapy in patients with R/R B-cell lymphomas, with obinutuzumab pretreatment (Gpt) to mitigate the risk of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) with glofitamab. We present data for patients with R/R MCL. METHODS: Eligible patients with R/R MCL (at least one previous therapy) received Gpt (1,000 or 2,000 mg) 7 days before the first glofitamab dose (single dose or split over 2 days if required). Glofitamab step-up dosing was administered once a day on days 8 (2.5 mg) and 15 (10 mg) of cycle 1, with a target dose of 16 or 30 mg once every 3 weeks from cycle 2 day 1 onward, for 12 cycles. Efficacy end points included investigator-assessed complete response (CR) rate, overall response rate (ORR), and duration of CR. RESULTS: Of 61 enrolled patients, 60 were evaluable for safety and efficacy. Patients had received a median of two previous therapies (range, 1-5). CR rate and ORR were 78.3% (95% CI, 65.8 to 87.9) and 85.0% (95% CI, 73.4 to 92.9), respectively. In patients who had received previous treatment with a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (n = 31), CR rate was 71.0% (95% CI, 52.0 to 85.8) and ORR was 74.2% (95% CI, 55.4 to 88.1). CRS after glofitamab administration occurred in 70.0% of patients, with a lower incidence in the 2,000 mg (63.6% [grade ≥2, 22.7%]) versus 1,000 mg (87.5%; grade ≥2, 62.5%) Gpt cohort. Four adverse events led to glofitamab withdrawal (all infections). CONCLUSION: Fixed-duration glofitamab induced high CR rates in heavily pretreated patients with R/R MCL; the safety profile was manageable with appropriate support.

• MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• humanizované monoklonální protilátky aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru farmakoterapie   MeSH
• lymfom z plášťových buněk * farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• 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 I MeSH
• klinické zkoušky, fáze II MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH

BACKGROUND: The combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax leverages complementary mechanisms of action and has shown promising clinical activity in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib-venetoclax compared with ibrutinib-placebo in patients with relapsed or refractory MCL. METHODS: SYMPATICO is a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study performed at 84 hospitals in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Eligible patients were adults (aged ≥18 years) with pathologically confirmed relapsed or refractory MCL after one to five previous lines of therapy and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive oral ibrutinib 560 mg once daily concurrently with oral venetoclax (5-week ramp-up to 400 mg once daily) or placebo for 2 years, then single-agent ibrutinib 560 mg once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Randomisation and treatment assignment occurred via interactive response technology using a stratified permuted block scheme (block sizes of 2 and 4) with stratification by ECOG performance status, previous lines of therapy, and tumour lysis syndrome risk category. Patients and investigators were masked to treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was investigator-assessed progression-free survival in the intention-to-treat population. Safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of study treatment. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03112174, and is closed to enrolment. FINDINGS: Between April 26, 2018, and Aug 28, 2019, 267 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned; 134 to the ibrutinib-venetoclax group and 133 to the ibrutinib-placebo group. 211 (79%) of 267 patients were male and 56 (21%) were female. With a median follow-up of 51·2 months (IQR 48·2-55·3), median progression-free survival was 31·9 months (95% CI 22·8-47·0) in the ibrutinib-venetoclax group and 22·1 months (16·5-29·5) in the ibrutinib-placebo group (hazard ratio 0·65 [95% CI 0·47-0·88]; p=0·0052). The most common grade 3-4 adverse events were neutropenia (42 [31%] of 134 patients in the ibrutinib-venetoclax group vs 14 [11%] of 132 patients in the ibrutinib-placebo group), thrombocytopenia (17 [13%] vs ten [8%]), and pneumonia (16 [12%] vs 14 [11%]). Serious adverse events occurred in 81 (60%) of 134 patients in the ibrutinib-venetoclax group and in 79 (60%) of 132 patients in the ibrutinib-placebo group. Treatment-related deaths occurred in three (2%) of 134 patients in the ibrutinib-venetoclax group (n=1 COVID-19 infection, n=1 cardiac arrest, and n=1 respiratory failure) and in two (2%) of 132 patients in the ibrutinib-placebo group (n=1 cardiac failure and n=1 COVID-19-related pneumonia). INTERPRETATION: The combination of ibrutinib-venetoclax significantly improved progression-free survival compared with ibrutinib-placebo in patients with relapsed or refractory MCL. The safety profile was consistent with known safety profiles of the individual drugs. These findings suggest a positive benefit-risk profile for ibrutinib-venetoclax treatment. FUNDING: Pharmacyclics (an AbbVie Company) and Janssen Research and Development.

• MeSH
• adenin * analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• bicyklické sloučeniny heterocyklické * aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• doba přežití bez progrese choroby MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• dvojitá slepá metoda MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• lokální recidiva nádoru farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• lymfom z plášťových buněk * farmakoterapie   patologie   mortalita   MeSH
• piperidiny * aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie * terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• senioři nad 80 let MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• sulfonamidy * aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• 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
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH

A large body of evidence suggests that hypoxia drives aggressive molecular features of malignant cells irrespective of cancer type. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are the most common hematologic malignancies characterized by frequent involvement of diverse hypoxic microenvironments. We studied the impact of long-term deep hypoxia (1% O2) on the biology of lymphoma cells. Only 2 out of 6 tested cell lines (Ramos, and HBL2) survived ≥ 4 weeks under hypoxia. The hypoxia-adapted (HA)b Ramos and HBL2 cells had a decreased proliferation rate accompanied by significant suppression of both oxidative phosphorylation and glycolytic pathways. Transcriptome and proteome analyses revealed marked downregulation of genes and proteins of the mitochondrial respiration complexes I and IV, and mitochondrial ribosomal proteins. Despite the observed suppression of glycolysis, the proteome analysis of both HA cell lines showed upregulation of several proteins involved in the regulation of glucose utilization including the active catalytic component of prolyl-4-hydroxylase P4HA1, an important druggable oncogene. HA cell lines demonstrated increased transcription of key regulators of auto-/mitophagy, e.g., neuritin, BCL2 interacting protein 3 (BNIP3), BNIP3-like protein, and BNIP3 pseudogene. Adaptation to hypoxia was further associated with deregulation of apoptosis, namely upregulation of BCL2L1/BCL-XL, overexpression of BCL2L11/BIM, increased binding of BIM to BCL-XL, and significantly increased sensitivity of both HA cell lines to A1155463, a BCL-XL inhibitor. Finally, in both HA cell lines AKT kinase was hyperphosphorylated and the cells showed increased sensitivity to copanlisib, a pan-PI3K inhibitor. In conclusion, our data report on several shared mechanisms of lymphoma cell adaptation to long-term hypoxia including: 1. Upregulation of proteins responsible for glucose utilization, 2. Degradation of mitochondrial proteins for potential mitochondrial recycling (by mitophagy), and 3. Increased dependence on BCL-XL and PI3K-AKT signaling for survival. In translation, inhibition of glycolysis, BCL-XL, or PI3K-AKT cascade may result in targeted elimination of HA lymphoma cells.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

BACKGROUND: Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wbMRI) allows general assessment of systemic cancers including lymphomas without radiation burden. AIM: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of wbMRI in the staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), determine the value of individual MRI sequences, and assess patients' concerns with wbMRI. METHODS: In this single-center prospective study, adult patients newly diagnosed with systemic DLBCL underwent wbMRI on a 3T scanner [diffusion weighted images with background suppression (DWIBS), T2, short tau inversion recovery (STIR), contrast-enhanced T1] and fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) (reference standard). The involvement of 12 nodal regions and extranodal sites was evaluated on wbMRI and PET/CT. The utility of wbMRI sequences was rated on a five-point scale (0 = not useful, 4 = very useful). Patients received a questionnaire regarding wbMRI. RESULTS: Of 60 eligible patients, 14 (23%) were enrolled and completed the study. The sensitivity of wbMRI in the nodal involvement (182 nodal sites) was 0.84, with 0.99 specificity, positive predictive value of 0.96, negative predictive value of 0.97, and 0.97 accuracy. PET/CT and wbMRI were concordant both in extranodal involvement (13 instances) and staging (κ = 1.0). The mean scores of the utility of MRI sequences were 3.71 ± 0.73 for DWIBS, 2.64 ± 0.84 for T1, 2.14 ± 0.77 for STIR, and 1.29 ± 0.73 for T2 (P < 0.0001). Patients were mostly concerned about the enclosed environment and duration of the MRI examination (27% of patients). CONCLUSION: The wbMRI exhibited excellent sensitivity and specificity in staging DLBCL. DWIBS and contrast-enhanced T1 were rated as the most useful sequences. Patients were less willing to undergo wbMRI as a second examination parallel to PET/CT, especially owing to the long duration and the enclosed environment.

• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Difuzní velkobuněčný B lymfom (diffuse large B-ceU lymphoma, DLBCL) patří mezi dobře léčitelné malignity s šancí na dosažení dlouhodobé remise u 60-70 % pacientů při terapii režimem R-CHOP. Konjugáty monoklonální protilátky a léčiva (antibody-drug conjugates, ADC) polatuzumab vedotin, lonkastuximab tesirin, brentuximab vedotin a zilovertamab vedotin představují moderní terapeutický přístup pro nemocné s lymfomy. Tyto molekuly kombinují specificitu monoklonálních protilátek s cytotoxickým účinkem chemoterapeutik, což umožňuje přesnější doručení cytostatik přímo do lymfomových buněk. Polatuzumab vedotin, první schválený ADC pro léčbu DLBCL, se používá jak v kombinaci s bendamustinem a rituximabem (Pola-BR) pro relabující/refrakterní (R/R) DLBCL u pacientů nevhodných pro intenzivní terapii, tak v první linii s režimem R-CHP (Pola-R-CHP) pro nemocné se středně vysokým nebo vysokým rizikem podle mezinárodního prognostického indexu. Lonkastuximab tesirin je schválen pro pacienty s R/R DLBCL po dvou nebo více liniích předchozí léčby, přičemž léčba je podávána do progrese nemoci nebo nepřijatelné toxicity. Brentuximab vedotin a zilovertamab vedotin jsou aktuálně ve fázi klinického výzkumu. Léčba DLBCL se díky novým terapeutickým možnostem neustále vyvíjí. Konjugáty monoklonální protilátky a léčiva představují významný pokrok v terapii tohoto onemocnění, nicméně jejich dlouhodobá účinnost a bezpečnost musí být nadále testována jak v monoterapii, tak v kombinaci s jinými léčebnými modalitami, a podpořena analýzami pacientů z reálného světa. S rozvojem dalších terapeutických modalit, jako je imunoterapie, vyvstává otázka optimálního načasování jednotlivých léčebných postupů, účinnosti sekvenčního podávání různých ADC a opakování terapie zaměřené na antigen CD19 (CAR-T lymfocyty, lonkastuximab tesirin, tafasitamab).

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly treatable malignancy, with a 60-70% chance of achieving long-term remission when treated with the first-line R-CHOP regimen. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) such as polatuzumab vedotin, loncastuximab tesirine, brentuximab vedotin, and zilovertamab vedotin represent a modern approach to lymphoma therapy. These molecules combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapeutics, enabling more precise drug delivery directly to lymphoma cells. Polatuzumab vedotin, the first approved ADC for DLBCL treatment, is used in combination with bendamustine and rituximab (Poia-BR) for reiapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL in patients ineligible for intensive therapy, as weii as in the frontline setting with the R-CHP regimen (Poia-R-CHP) for intermediateto high-risk patients according to the International Prognostic Index. Loncastuximab tesirine is currently approved for patients with R/R DLBCL after two or more prior lines of treatment as continuous therapy until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Brentuximab vedotin and ziiovertamab vedotin are currently being tested in clinical research. Diffuse large B-ceii lymphoma treatment is continuousiy evoiving with the advent of new therapeutic options. Antibody-drug conjugates represent a significant advancement in the treatment of this disease, though their iong-term efficacy and safety have to be studied further, both as monotherapy and in combination with other treatment modaiities, supported by reai-worid patient data. As additionai therapeutic modaiities, such as immunotherapy, emerge, questions remain regarding the optimai timing of individuai treatments, the effectivity of sequentiai administration of different ADC, and the retreatment with therapies targeting the CD19 antigen (CAR T-ceii, ioncastuximab tesirin, tafasitamab).

• Klíčová slova
• polatuzumab vedotin, zilovertamab vedotin, lonkastuximab tesirin,
• MeSH
• brentuximab vedotin farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• cytostatické látky aplikace a dávkování   farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• difúzní velkobuněčný B-lymfom * diagnóza   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• humanizované monoklonální protilátky farmakologie   klasifikace   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• imunokonjugáty * farmakologie   imunologie   klasifikace   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

• Klíčová slova
• glofitamab,
• MeSH
• difúzní velkobuněčný B-lymfom * farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• protilátky bispecifické farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové léčby MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

• MeSH
• hematologie MeSH
• lékařská onkologie MeSH
• Publikační typ
• biografie MeSH
• nekrology MeSH

• O autorovi
• Klener, Pavel, 1937-2024 Autorita