BeiGene Presents Updated Phase 1 Data on BTK Inhibitor BGB-3111 in Patients with Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia at the 14th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma
Jun 15, 2017 10:00 AM
“The updated data continue to suggest that BGB-3111 is well tolerated in WM. Particularly notable is the VGPR rate of over 40% in an evaluable population of 42 patients. In addition, responses to BGB-3111 appear to deepen with time and to occur in patients both with and without MYD88 mutations. The rates of adverse event-related discontinuation and disease progression remain very low,” commented
“We are very pleased to update our Phase 1 data of BGB-3111 in patients with WM. The high rate of VGPRs observed to date may result in part from BGB-3111’s ability to completely and sustainably occupy BTK in both circulating and nodal lymphocytes. The VGPR rate also further supports the continued evaluation of BGB-3111 in its global, head-to-head Phase 3 study against ibrutinib in WM,” commented
Summary of Results from the Ongoing Phase 1 Study
The multi-center, open-label Phase 1 trial of BGB-3111 as monotherapy in B-cell malignancies is being conducted in
BGB-3111 was shown to be well tolerated with no discontinuation for BGB-3111-related toxicity to date. Adverse events (AEs) were generally mild in severity and self-limited. The most frequent AEs (>10%) of any attribution among 48 patients evaluable for safety were petechiae/purpura/contusion (35%), upper respiratory tract infection (31%), constipation (25%), diarrhea (19%), epistaxis (19%), nausea (17%), cough (15%), anemia (15%), headache (15%), neutropenia (13%), and rash (13%), all of which were grade 1 or 2 in severity except for grade 3 or 4 anemia and neutropenia (8% each) as well as grade 3 or 4 diarrhea and headache (2% each). Five serious AEs were assessed to be possibly related to BGB-3111; these included one case each of hemothorax, atrial fibrillation, colitis, febrile neutropenia, and headache. Among AEs of special interest, there were a total of three cases of atrial fibrillation (all grade 1 or 2), and one case of serious hemorrhage (hemothorax), defined as grade 3 or higher hemorrhage or central nervous system hemorrhage of any grade. Three events led to treatment discontinuation: one case each of bronchiectasis, prostate adenocarcinoma, and adenocarcinoma of pylorus.
At the time of the data cutoff, 42 patients were evaluable for response. Patients not evaluable for efficacy included two patients with less than 12 weeks of follow-up, three patients with IgM < 500mg/dl at baseline, and one patient with inaccurate baseline IgM due to cryoprotein. At a median follow-up of 12.3 months (4.4–30.5 months), the ORR was 90% (38/42 patients) and the major response rate was 76% (32/42 patients), with VGPRs in 43% (18/42) of patients and partial responses in 33% (14/42) of patients. There were two cases of disease progression.
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About BGB-3111
BGB-3111 is a potent and highly selective investigational small molecule inhibitor of BTK (Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase). BGB-3111 has demonstrated higher selectivity against BTK than ibrutinib (the only BTK inhibitor currently approved by the
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