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Camidanlumab tesirine, an antibody-drug conjugate, in relapsed/refractory CD25-positive acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A phase I study. Leuk Res 2020 Aug;95:106385

Date

06/11/2020

Pubmed ID

32521310

DOI

10.1016/j.leukres.2020.106385

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85085967271 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   25 Citations

Abstract

There is a significant need for improved therapeutics in older patients with acute leukemia. Camidanlumab tesirine is an antibody-drug conjugate against CD25, an antigen expressed in several malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This open-label, dose-escalation and -expansion study (NCT02588092) assessed the safety, activity, pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity of camidanlumab tesirine in patients with relapsed/refractory ALL/AML. A total of 35 patients (34 AML and 1 ALL) were enrolled and received camidanlumab tesirine intravenously at 3-92 μg/kg once every three weeks (Q3W, n = 26) or 30 or 37.5 μg/kg every week (QW, n = 9). One dose-limiting toxicity of maculopapular rash occurred in the 30 μg/kg QW group; the maximum tolerated dose was not reached. No additional safety concerns or adverse events (AEs) of interest were identified. The most common (>10 % of patients) Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent AEs were febrile neutropenia (25.7 %), lymphopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia or fatigue (all 14.3 %), pneumonia, increased gamma-glutamyltransferase, and hypophosphatemia (each 11.4 %). No signal for serious immune-related AEs such as Guillain-Barré syndrome/polyradiculopathy was observed and there was no evidence of immunogenicity. PK showed rapid clearance with apparent half-life <2 days for conjugated and total antibody, suggesting that Q3W dosing may be insufficient for therapeutic efficacy, and prompting exploration of a QW schedule. Two patients achieved complete responses with incomplete hematologic recovery; one each at 30 and 37.5 μg/kg QW. The trial was terminated during dose escalation due to programmatic reasons other than safety. Hence, recommended dose was not determined.

Author List

Goldberg AD, Atallah E, Rizzieri D, Walter RB, Chung KY, Spira A, Stock W, Tallman MS, Cruz HG, Boni J, Havenith KEG, Chao G, Feingold JM, Wuerthner J, Solh M

Author

Ehab L. Atallah MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Female
Humans
Immunoconjugates
Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Male
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Young Adult