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Efficacy and safety of enasidenib and azacitidine combination in patients with IDH2 mutated acute myeloid leukemia and not eligible for intensive chemotherapy.

Abstract
Preclinically, enasidenib and azacitidine (ENA + AZA) synergistically enhance cell differentiation, and venetoclax (VEN), a small molecule Bcl2 inhibitor (i) is particularly effective in IDH2 mutated acute myeloid leukemia (IDH2mutAML). This open label phase II trial enrolled patients (pts) with documented IDH2mutAML. All patients received AZA 75 mg/m2/d x 7 d/cycle and ENA 100 mg QD continuously. Concomitant Bcl2i and FLT3i were allowed (NCT03683433).Twenty-six pts received ENA + AZA (median 68 years, range, 24-88); 7 newly diagnosed (ND) and 19 relapsed/refractory (R/R). In R/R AML patients, three had received prior ENA and none had received prior VEN. The composite complete remission rate (CRc) [complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi)] was 100% in ND AML, and 58% in R/R AML. Median OS was not reached in ND AML with median follow-up of 13.1 months (mo); Pts treated in first relapse had improved OS than those with ≥2 relapse (median OS not reached vs 5.2 mo; HR 0.24, 95% CI 0.07-0.79, p = 0.04). Two patients received ENA + AZA with a concomitant FLT3i, one responding ND AML patient and one nonresponding R/R AML patient. Seven R/R AML pts received ENA + AZA + VEN triplet, and with median follow up of 11.2 mo, median OS was not reached and 6-mo OS was 70%. The most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events include febrile neutropenia (23%). Adverse events of special interest included all-grade IDH differentiation syndrome (8%) and indirect hyperbilirubinemia (35%). ENA + AZA was a well-tolerated, and effective therapy for elderly pts with IDH2mut ND AML as well as pts with R/R AML. The addition of VEN to ENA + AZA appears to improve outcomes in R/R IDH2mutAML.Clinical trial registration information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/.NCT03683433.
AuthorsSangeetha Venugopal, Koichi Takahashi, Naval Daver, Abhishek Maiti, Gautam Borthakur, Sanam Loghavi, Nicholas J Short, Maro Ohanian, Lucia Masarova, Ghayas Issa, Xuemei Wang, Bueso-Ramos Carlos, Musa Yilmaz, Tapan Kadia, Michael Andreeff, Farhad Ravandi, Marina Konopleva, Hagop M Kantarjian, Courtney D DiNardo
JournalBlood cancer journal (Blood Cancer J) Vol. 12 Issue 1 Pg. 10 (01 25 2022) ISSN: 2044-5385 [Electronic] United States
PMID35078972 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2022. The Author(s).
Chemical References
  • Aminopyridines
  • Triazines
  • enasidenib
  • IDH2 protein, human
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
  • Azacitidine
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aminopyridines (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Azacitidine (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (genetics)
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (drug therapy, genetics)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation (drug effects)
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Triazines (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Young Adult

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