Magrolimab in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Final Results of a Phase Ib Study

David A. Sallman, Monzr M. Al Malki, Adam S. Asch, Eunice S. Wang, Joseph G. Jurcic, Terrence J. Bradley, Ian W. Flinn, Daniel A. Pollyea, Suman Kambhampati, Tiffany N. Tanaka, Joshua F. Zeidner, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Deepa Jeyakumar, Rami Komrokji, Jeffrey Lancet, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Lin Gu, Yajia Zhang, Anderson Tan, Mark ChaoCarol O'Hear, Giridharan Ramsingh, Indu Lal, Paresh Vyas, Naval G. Daver

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

30 Scopus citations

Abstract

PURPOSEMagrolimab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks cluster of differentiation 47, a don't-eat-me signal overexpressed on cancer cells. Cluster of differentiation 47 blockade by magrolimab promotes macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells and is synergistic with azacitidine, which increases expression of eat-me signals. We report final phase Ib data in patients with untreated higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treated with magrolimab and azacitidine (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03248479).PATIENTS AND METHODSPatients with previously untreated Revised International Prognostic Scoring System intermediate-/high-/very high-risk MDS received magrolimab intravenously as a priming dose (1 mg/kg) followed by ramp-up to a 30 mg/kg once-weekly or once-every-2-week maintenance dose. Azacitidine 75 mg/m2 was administered intravenously/subcutaneously once daily on days 1-7 of each 28-day cycle. Primary end points were safety/tolerability and complete remission (CR) rate.RESULTSNinety-five patients were treated. Revised International Prognostic Scoring System risk was intermediate/high/very high in 27%, 52%, and 21%, respectively. Fifty-nine (62%) had poor-risk cytogenetics and 25 (26%) had TP53 mutation. The most common treatment-emergent adverse effects included constipation (68%), thrombocytopenia (55%), and anemia (52%). Median hemoglobin change from baseline to first postdose assessment was -0.7 g/dL (range, -3.1 to +2.4). CR rate and overall response rate were 33% and 75%, respectively. Median time to response, duration of CR, duration of overall response, and progression-free survival were 1.9, 11.1, 9.8, and 11.6 months, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was not reached with 17.1-month follow-up. In TP53-mutant patients, 40% achieved CR with median OS of 16.3 months. Thirty-four patients (36%) had allogeneic stem-cell transplant with 77% 2-year OS.CONCLUSIONMagrolimab + azacitidine was well tolerated with promising efficacy in patients with untreated higher-risk MDS, including those with TP53 mutations. A phase III trial of magrolimab/placebo + azacitidine is ongoing (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04313881 [ENHANCE]).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2815-2826
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume41
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - May 20 2023
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Magrolimab in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Final Results of a Phase Ib Study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this