Cellular and T cell engager Immunotherapy
Hira Mian, MD (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
At cut-off (January 22, 2025), 32 pts (n=16 in LD and n=16 in HD cohorts) were randomized and treated. Among those, 8.3% and 25.0% had a conclusive assay result for high-risk cytogenetics (t(4;14), t(14;16) or del(17p)), and 18.8% and 25.0% had extramedullary disease, respectively. Median number of prior lines was 2 and 3. One and 3 pts in the LD and HD cohorts had received ≥1 prior BCMA-targeted therapy. Triple-class refractory disease was present in 25.0% and 31.3%, and 68.8% in both cohorts were refractory to their last line.
Median follow-up was 8.9 and 7.5 months in the LD and HD cohorts, respectively. Objective response rates were 93.8% and 62.5% and very good partial response or better rates were 81.3% and 62.5%. At cut-off, 13/15 (86.7%) and 9/10 (90.0%) responders were still in response, with responses deepening over time.
Grade (Gr) 3–4 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 68.8% and 87.5% of LD and HD pts, respectively. Gr 3–4 AEs in ≥20% were neutropenia (56.3%; 62.5%), anemia (31.3%; 12.5%), thrombocytopenia (12.5%; 37.5%), and infections (12.5%; 25.0%). Cytokine release syndrome occurred in 13 pts (81.3%) in each cohort (LD: Gr 1, 56.3%; Gr 2, 18.8%; Gr 3, 6.3%; HD: Gr 1, 56.3%; Gr 2: 25.0%). Rash occurred in 4 (25.0%) and 9 (56.3%) pts; all events were Gr 1–2. Gr 5 (fatal) AEs excluding PD occurred in 2 pts (LD: cardiac arrest in a patient with pre-existing risk factors; HD: parainfluenzae pneumonia); both AEs were considered unrelated to treatment.
Conclusions: Cevostamab plus Pom and dex induces deep responses and has manageable safety in RRMM. Updated data from the Arm B dose expansion will be presented, including initial data from 32 additional pts in Arm B3E who received triple step-up dosing, and emerging biomarker analyses, including minimal residual disease, which will confirm the pattern of response and AEs with the LD and HD regimens.