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This final analysis from the phase 4 BYOND trial reports outcomes with bosutinib in patients with previously treated chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); 163 patients with CML resistant/intolerant to previous tyrosine kinase inhibitors received bosutinib (starting dose: 500 mg QD). At study completion (median follow-up, 47.8 months), 48.1% (n= 75/156) of patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive chronic phase CML were still receiving treatment. Among evaluable patients, 71.8% (95% CI, 63.9–78.9) and 59.7% (95% CI, 51.4–67.7) attained or maintained major molecular response (MMR) and molecular response (MR)4, respectively, at any time on treatment. The majority of patients achieved a deeper molecular response relative to baseline while on bosutinib. Kaplan-Meier probabilities (95% CI) of maintaining MMR and MR4at 36 months were 87.2% (78.0–92.7) and 80.7% (69.4–88.1), respectively. At 48 months, the Kaplan-Meier overall survival rate was 88.3% (95% CI, 81.8–92.6); there were 17 deaths, including 2 that were considered CML related. Long-term adverse events (AEs) were consistent with the known safety profile of bosutinib, and no new safety issues were identified. The management of AEs through dose reduction maintained efficacy while improving tolerability. These results support the use of bosutinib in patients with previously treated CML.

Elranatamab is a humanized B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-CD3 bispecific antibody. In the ongoing phase 2 MagnetisMM-3 trial, patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma received subcutaneous elranatamab once weekly after two step-up priming doses. After six cycles, persistent responders switched to biweekly dosing. Results from cohort A, which enrolled patients without prior BCMA-directed therapy (n= 123) are reported. The primary endpoint of confirmed objective response rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review was met with an ORR of 61.0% (75/123); 35.0% ≥complete response. Fifty responders switched to biweekly dosing, and 40 (80.0%) improved or maintained their response for ≥6 months. With a median follow-up of 14.7 months, median duration of response, progression-free survival and overall survival (secondary endpoints) have not been reached. Fifteen-month rates were 71.5%, 50.9% and 56.7%, respectively. Common adverse events (any grade; grade 3–4) included infections (69.9%, 39.8%), cytokine release syndrome (57.7%, 0%), anemia (48.8%, 37.4%), and neutropenia (48.8%, 48.8%). With biweekly dosing, grade 3–4 adverse events decreased from 58.6% to 46.6%. Elranatamab induced deep and durable responses with a manageable safety profile. Switching to biweekly dosing may improve long-term safety without compromising efficacy. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04649359.

This analysis from the multicenter, open-label, phase 3 BFORE trial reports efficacy and safety of bosutinib in patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase (CP) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) after five years’ follow-up. Patients were randomized to 400-mg once-daily bosutinib (n= 268) or imatinib (n= 268; three untreated). At study completion, 59.7% of bosutinib- and 58.1% of imatinib-treated patients remained on study treatment. Median duration of treatment and time on study was 55 months in both groups. Cumulative major molecular response (MMR) rate by 5 years was higher with bosutinib versus imatinib (73.9% vs. 64.6%; odds ratio, 1.57 [95% CI, 1.08–2.28]), as were cumulative MR4(58.2% vs. 48.1%; 1.50 [1.07–2.12]) and MR4.5(47.4% vs. 36.6%; 1.57 [1.11–2.22]) rates. Superior MR with bosutinib versus imatinib was consistent across Sokal risk groups, with greatest benefit seen in patients with high risk. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were consistent with 12-month data. After 5 years of follow-up there was an increase in the incidence of cardiac, effusion, renal, and vascular TEAEs in bosutinib- and imatinib-treated patients, but overall, no new safety signals were identified. These final results support 400-mg once-daily bosutinib as standard-of-care in patients with newly diagnosed CP CML.

Bosutinib is approved for newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic phase (CP) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and for Ph+ CP, accelerated (AP), or blast (BP) phase CML after prior treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In the ongoing phase 4 BYOND study (NCT02228382), 163 CML patients resistant/intolerant to prior TKIs (n= 156 Ph+ CP CML, n= 4 Ph+ AP CML, n= 3 Ph-negative/BCR-ABL1+ CML) received bosutinib 500 mg once daily (starting dose). As of ≥1 year after last enrolled patient (median treatment duration 23.7 months), 56.4% of Ph+ CP CML patients remained on bosutinib. Primary endpoint of cumulative confirmed major cytogenetic response (MCyR) rate by 1 year was 75.8% in Ph+ CP CML patients after one or two prior TKIs and 62.2% after three prior TKIs. Cumulative complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) and major molecular response (MMR) rates by 1 year were 80.6% and 70.5%, respectively, in Ph+ CP CML patients overall. No patient progressed to AP/BP on treatment. Across all patients, the most common treatment-emergent adverse events were diarrhea (87.7%), nausea (39.9%), and vomiting (32.5%). The majority of patients had confirmed MCyR by 1 year and MMR by 1 year, further supporting bosutinib use for Ph+ CP CML patients resistant/intolerant to prior TKIs.

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Brümmendorf: Takeda: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Merck: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy, Other: travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding. Cortes:Astellas: Research Funding; Arog: Research Funding; Merus: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Research Funding; BioPath Holdings: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amphivena Therapeutics: Research Funding; Immunogen: Research Funding; Telios: Research Funding; BiolineRx: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sun Pharma: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding. Milojkovic:Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria. Gambacorti-Passerini:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy. Clark:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Ariad/Incyte: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. le Coutre:Incyte: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria. Garcia-Gutiérrez:Novartis: Consultancy, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding. Chuah:Novartis: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Other: Travel, Research Funding; Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical: Honoraria. Kota:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical, Company Ltd, Cambridge, MA, USA: Honoraria; Ariad: Honoraria; Incyte: Honoraria; Xcenda: Honoraria. Lipton:BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Ariad: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Rousselot:Incyte: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy. Mauro:Sun Pharma/SPARC: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, Accommodation, Expenses, Research Funding. Hochhaus:MSD: Research Funding; Takeda: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Research Funding. Hurtado Monroy:Incyte: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy. Leip:Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Purcell:Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Yver:Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Viqueira:Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Deininger:Gilead Sciences: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Ariad: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other; SPARC: Research Funding; DisperSol: Consultancy; Pfizer: Honoraria, Other, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other, Research Funding; Fusion Pharma: Consultancy; Blueprint Medicines Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: part of a study management committee, Research Funding; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Other, Research Funding; Medscape: Consultancy; Sangamo: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Galena: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other.

Introduction:Bosutinib is approved for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) resistant/intolerant to prior therapy and patients with newly diagnosed Ph+ chronic phase (CP) CML. The phase 4 BYOND trial (NCT02228382) further evaluated the efficacy and safety of bosutinib in patients with previously treated CML. We report the final results from BYOND.

Bosutinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), approved for adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML); 400 mg in newly diagnosed (ND) patients (pts), and 500 mg in resistant/intolerant (R/I) pts, administered once daily (QD) with food. Its toxicity profile differs from other TKIs approved in children (imatinib, dasatinib and nilotinib), showing a higher incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events (AEs) but fewer toxicities such as musculoskeletal AEs (Cortes JE et al, 2016). Furthermore, in mice, bosutinib showed less growth impairment compared to other TKIs (Tauer JT et al, 2015).

Durairaj: Pfizer Inc: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Viqueira: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Ingrosso: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Locatelli: Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Miltenyi: Speakers Bureau; Medac: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharamceutical: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau. Hijiya: Novartis: Consultancy; Stemline Therapeutics: Consultancy. Zwaan: SANOFI: Consultancy; NOVARTIS: Consultancy; ROCHE: Consultancy; INCYTE: Consultancy; PFIZER: Consultancy, Research Funding; JAZZ: Other: travel funding, Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding.

Gambacorti-Passerini: Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy. Brümmendorf: Bristol Myers: Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria, Patents & Royalties, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Repeat Diagnostics: Research Funding; Takepart Media: Honoraria. Abruzzese: Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria. Kelly: Takeda: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Sanofi-Aventis: Consultancy; Denovo Biopharma: Consultancy; Verastem: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Berkley Lights: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; Agios: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; Bayer: Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Speakers Bureau; Epizyme: Speakers Bureau; Pharmacyclics: Speakers Bureau; Karyopharm: Speakers Bureau; Gilead: Speakers Bureau. Oehler: OncLive: Honoraria; Takeda: Consultancy; Pfizer: Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy. Garcia-Gutiérrez: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; Pfizer: Research Funding. Hjorth-Hansen: Pfizer: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; AOP: Research Funding. Leip: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Purcell: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Luscan: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Viqueira: Pfizer: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Giles: Novartis: Consultancy; Actutate Therapeutics: Current Employment; Epigene Therapeutics: Consultancy, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Hochhaus: Pfizer: Research Funding; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding.

Mason: Adelphi Values: Employment; Pfizer: Consultancy. Mamolo:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Johnson:Pfizer Inc: Consultancy; Adelphi Values Ltd: Employment. Viqueira:Pfizer Inc: Employment, Equity Ownership. Gater:Pfizer Inc: Consultancy; Adelphi Values Ltd: Employment. Russell-Smith:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Tatlock:Adelphi Values: Employment. Shah:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Cappelleri:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership.

Brümmendorf: University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen: Employment; Merck: Consultancy; Ariad: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding. Gambacorti-Passerini:Bristol-Meyers Squibb: Consultancy; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding. Abboud:Jazz Pharma: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Other: Member on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees (Ended 12/30/2017), Research Funding; Agios: Other: Member on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees (Ended 12/30/2017); Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; NKarta: Consultancy, Honoraria; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria. Watts:Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Research Funding; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Rosti:BMS: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Russell-Smith:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Viqueira:Pfizer Inc: Employment, Equity Ownership. Reisman:Pfizer Inc: Employment, Equity Ownership. Giles:Actuate Therapeutics Inc: Employment; Epigene Therapeutics Inc: Consultancy, Other: leadership, stock/other ownership ; Novartis: Consultancy. Hochhaus:MSD: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding.

Gambacorti-Passerini: Bristol-Meyers Squibb: Consultancy; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding. Brümmendorf:Janssen: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck: Consultancy; University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen: Employment; Ariad: Consultancy. Gjertsen:Astellas: Consultancy; The Norwegian Cancer Society: Research Funding; BerGenBio: Consultancy; ERA PerMed: Research Funding; ACTII AS: Equity Ownership; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Haukeland University Hospital / University of Bergen: Employment; KinN Therapeutics AS: Equity Ownership; Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Helse Vest Health Trust: Research Funding; Research Council of Norway: Research Funding; EU Horizon 2020: Research Funding; BerGenBio AS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Abboud:Jazz Pharma: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Other: Member on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees (Ended 12/30/2017), Research Funding; Agios: Other: Member on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees (Ended 12/30/2017); Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; NKarta: Consultancy, Honoraria; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria. Rosti:BMS: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Abruzzese:BMS: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy. Leip:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Viqueira:Pfizer Inc: Employment, Equity Ownership. García Gutiérrez:Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte: Honoraria, Research Funding. Giles:Epigene Therapeutics Inc: Consultancy, Other: leadership, stock/other ownership ; Novartis: Consultancy; Actuate Therapeutics Inc: Employment. Hochhaus:Pfizer: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; MSD: Research Funding.

Gjertsen: Haukeland University Hospital / University of Bergen: Employment; ERA PerMed: Research Funding; BerGenBio: Consultancy; Astellas: Consultancy; BerGenBio AS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; KinN Therapeutics AS: Equity Ownership; Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; ACTII AS: Equity Ownership; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Research Council of Norway: Research Funding; EU Horizon 2020: Research Funding; The Norwegian Cancer Society: Research Funding; Helse Vest Health Trust: Research Funding. Hochhaus:Pfizer: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; MSD: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding. Rosti:BMS: Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Watts:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Ortí:Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Other: Travel Expenses, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy, Other: Travel Expenses, Speakers Bureau. le Coutre:Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Leip:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Viqueira:Pfizer Inc: Employment, Equity Ownership. Cortes:Biopath Holdings: Consultancy, Honoraria; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sun Pharma: Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Immunogen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merus: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BiolineRx: Consultancy; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Research Funding; Forma Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Giles:Novartis: Consultancy; Epigene Therapeutics Inc: Consultancy, Other: leadership, stock/other ownership ; Actuate Therapeutics Inc: Employment. Gambacorti-Passerini:Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol-Meyers Squibb: Consultancy.

Background: Bosutinib is approved at a starting dose of 500 mg once daily (QD) in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are resistant or intolerant to prior treatment and at a starting dose of 400 mg QD in newly diagnosed patients with chronic phase (CP) CML. Approval of bosutinib after prior therapy was based on a phase 1/2 study in patients previously treated with imatinib ± dasatinib and/or nilotinib. After long-term follow-up (≥4 years), durable responses and maintenance of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were seen in patients after prior imatinib (CP CML second-line [CP2L] cohort [n=284]) or prior imatinib + dasatinib and/or nilotinib (CP CML third/fourth-line [CP3L/CP4L] cohort [n=115/4]). As a post-authorization commitment to the European Medicines Agency, the BYOND study is providing additional safety and efficacy data for bosutinib in patients with CML after failure of prior tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. Cumulative confirmed major cytogenetic response rate by 1 year (primary endpoint; not powered) in evaluable patients with CP CML was 75.8% after 1 or 2 prior TKIs (n=99) and 62.2% after 3 prior TKIs (n=45). Cumulative complete cytogenetic response rate anytime on treatment was 86.0%, 83.9%, and 73.3% in the CP2L, CP3L, and CP4L cohorts, respectively. Patients had high rates of molecular responses across all lines of treatment. Evaluation of HRQoL through patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures is an exploratory objective of BYOND.

Background:Bosutinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) approved for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) resistant/intolerant to prior therapy and newly diagnosed Ph+ chronic phase (CP) CML. The efficacy and safety of bosutinib by baseline comorbidities in patients with CML resistant/intolerant to prior TKIs were investigated.

Background:Some patients receiving a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for chronic phase (CP) Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) experience drug intolerance and require switching to an alternative TKI. Bosutinib, a TKI approved for newly diagnosed CP Ph+ CML and Ph+ CML resistant/intolerant to prior therapy, has a distinct adverse event (AE) profile vs other TKIs used to treat Ph+ CML.

Introduction:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) represent the standard of care for patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML). The emergence and availability of second-generation TKIs (dasatinib, nilotinib and bosutinib) has led to increased choice for patients and physicians, with data from randomized clinical trials indicating improved efficacy of such therapies compared to the first-generation TKI (imatinib). Differences in the efficacy of second-generation TKIs are negligible; however, all have distinct dosing instructions and safety profiles.

Brummendorf: Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy; Merck: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy. Gambacorti-Passerini:BMS: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Hochhaus:Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding. Lipton:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Kota:Pfizer: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria; Incyte: Honoraria; Xcenda: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria. Deininger:Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Blueprint: Consultancy. Leip:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Viqueira:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Ferdinand:Pfizer: Employment, Equity Ownership. Cortes:Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Research Funding; Astellas Pharma: Consultancy, Research Funding; Arog: Research Funding.

Introduction:Bosutinib, an oral dual Src/Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is approved for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), at a starting dose of 400 once daily (QD) in newly diagnosed patients in chronic phase (CP). Approval of first-line bosutinib was based on results from the phase 3 BFORE trial, which showed improved efficacy outcomes with bosutinib vs imatinib in this patient population. This analysis evaluated efficacy and safety of bosutinib and imatinib following dose reductions in adult patients with newly diagnosed CP CML.

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Objectives.Bosutinib is a second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) indicated for patients with previously treated Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) when imatinib, nilotinib and dasatinib are not appropriate. Data describing the use of bosutinib in patients with CML in the real world clinical setting are limited. The objective of this study was to describe the efficacy and safety of bosutinib in patients with CML used under routine clinical practice.

Temsirolimus (TEM) is an mTOR inhibitor EMA approved for the treatment of patients (pts) with relapsed or refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). In a phase III trial TEM 175mg weekly for 3 weeks followed by 75mg weekly significantly improved PFS (4.8 months)  and objective response rate (22%) compared with investigator’s choice (1.8 months, 2% respectively). TEM has also been tested in combination with rituximab (RTX) in a phase II trial with encouraging efficacy results (ORR 59%, median time to progression 9.7 months) even in rituximab-refractory pts. However, few data have been reported on the use of TEM in everyday clinical practice.Sixteen Spanish centres participated in this retrospective, observational and multicenter study: Inclusion criteria were as follows: pts ≥18 at the time of treatment, confirmed diagnosis of R/R MCL treated with TEM between January 1st 2010 and  December 31st 2012. Endpoints were overall response (ORR), partial response (PR) and complete response (CR) rate, toxicity as CTCAE v3.0 of NCI scale and overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS).This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of all participant sites (PFI-TEM-2010-01).A total of 24 patients were included, 15 pts treated with TEM in monotherapy (TEM 175mg weekly for 3 weeks followed by 75mg weekly) and 9 in combination with RTX (TEM 25mg/week plus RTX 375mg/m2 per week during the first cycle and a single dose of RTX every other 28-day cycle). 22 were male and the median age was 71 (range 53 to 84). Regarding histology grade, 17 (74%) pts had classic, 1 (4.3%) blastoid and 5 (21.7%) unknown. According to simplified MIPI prognostic score, 6 (26.1%) pts had low risk, 10 (43.5%) intermediate risk and 7 (30.4%) high risk. Five pts had 10-40% of Ki 67 index, 3 had >40% and 14 pts unknown. Median number of prior therapies in TEM monotherapy cohort was 2 (range 1 to 7) and 4 (range 2 to 8) in the combination cohort. Median duration of therapy was 3.07 months in the TEM monotherapy cohort and 2.03 months in the combination cohort. The overall response rate (ORR) with TEM in monotherapy was 60% (40% CR and 20% PR) and 6.7% of disease stabilization. For those patients treated with TEM plus RTX, the ORR was 78% (56% CR and 22% PR) and 20% of disease stabilization. Median PFS for patients who reached CR in TEM monotherapy cohort was 12.73 months (95%CI, 1.28 to 24.19) and 10.93 months (95%CI, 1.40 to 20.46) in the combination cohort. Overall the median PFS for all patients was 7.30 months (95%CI, 2.36 to 12.24). Two pts underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation after successful TEM monotherapy treatment. In terms of tolerability, 13 pts of 15 developed at least one adverse event (AE) in the TEM monotherapy cohort and 5 pts of 9 in the combination cohort. Most common AE (all grades) were thrombocitopenia (75%) in both cohorts, rash (37%), diarrhea (12%), hyperglucemia  (12%), hyperlipemia (8%), mucositis (8%) and neumonitis (8%). Most common G3/4 adverse event was thrombocytopenia (33%).Although this is a small sample size, TEM efficacy in this study seems to be higher compared to previous Phase II and III trials with an acceptable toxicity profile in pts with MCL. The median PFS in the combination therapy cohort was surprisingly lower than in the monotherapy cohort which may be explained by differences in clinical features between both groups.Off Label Use: Use of temsirolimus in combination with rituximab. Morán:Pfizer: Employment. Viqueira:Pfizer: Employment.

Temsirolimus (TEM) is an mTOR inhibitor EMA approved for the treatment of patients (pts) with relapsed or refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). In a phase III trial TEM 175mg weekly for 3 weeks followed by 75mg weekly significantly improved PFS (4.8 months)  and objective response rate (22%) compared with investigator's choice (1.8 months, 2% respectively). TEM has also been tested in combination with rituximab (RTX) in a phase II trial with encouraging efficacy results (ORR 59%, median time to progression 9.7 months) even in rituximab-refractory pts. However, few data have been reported on the use of TEM in everyday clinical practice.