Venetoclax combinations delay the time to deterioration of HRQoL in unfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Keith W. Pratz, Panayiotis Panayiotidis, Christian Recher, Xudong Wei, Brian A. Jonas, Pau Montesinos, Vladimir Ivanov, Andre C. Schuh, Courtney D. DiNardo, Jan Novak, Vlatko Pejsa, Don Stevens, Su Peng Yeh, Inho Kim, Mehmet Turgut, Nicola Fracchiolla, Kazuhito Yamamoto, Yishai Ofran, Andrew H. Wei, Cat N. BuiKaty Benjamin, Rajesh Kamalakar, Jalaja Potluri, Wellington Mendes, Jacob Devine, Walter Fiedler

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Abstract

Phase 3 trials Viale-A and Viale-C evaluated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with AML unfit for intensive chemotherapy who received venetoclax (VEN) + (AZA) (Viale-A) or low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) (Viale-C) or placebo (PBO) + AZA or LDAC. Patient-reported outcomes included: EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status (GHS/QoL) and physical functioning (PF), PROMIS Cancer Fatigue Short Form 7a (Fatigue), and EQ-5D-5L health status visual analog scale (HS-VAS). Time to deterioration (TTD), defined as worsening from baseline in meaningful change thresholds (MCT) of ≥10, 5, or 7 points for GHS/QoL or PF, fatigue, and HS-VAS, respectively, was assessed; differences between groups were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier and unadjusted log-rank analyses. VEN + AZA vs PBO + AZA patients had longer TTD in GHS/QoL (P = 0.066) and fatigue (P = 0.189), and significantly longer TTD in PF (P = 0.028) and HS-VAS (P < 0.001). VEN + LDAC vs PBO + LDAC patients had significantly longer TTD in GHS/QoL (P = 0.011), PF (P = 0.020), and fatigue (P = 0.004), and a trend in HS-VAS (P = 0.057). Approximately 43%, 35%, 32%, and 18% of patients treated with VEN + AZA, AZA + PBO, VEN + LDAC, or LDAC + PBO, respectively, saw improvements >MCT in GHS/QoL. Overall, VEN may positively impact HRQoL in patients with AML ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, leading to longer preservation of functioning and overall health status.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number71
JournalBlood cancer journal
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology

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