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In: Leukemia, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 35, No. 8 ( 2021-08), p. 2332-2345

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ISSN: 0887-6924 , 1476-5551

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DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-01117-w

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Publication Date: 2021

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 122, No. 21 ( 2013-11-15), p. 3107-3107

Abstract: Cereblon (CRBN) was recently identified as a protein binding immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) (Ito et al., 2010, Lopez-Girona et al., 2011) essential for the activity of thalidomide, lenalidomide and pomalidomide in patients suffering from multiple myeloma (MM) (Zhu et al., 2011 & 2012). It is known that some patients develop resistance to these drugs, raising the question of a possible role of CRBN alterations (mutations, deletions, loss of transcription...) in the development of such treatment escapes (Broyl et al., 2012, Heintel et al, 2013). Ito et al (2010) showed that loss of the C-ter fragment of CRBN or missense mutations (Y384A and W386A) in the thalidomide binding domain (TBD) indeed impair the efficacy of this drug. We investigated whether the loss of CRBN expression, particularly of full length isoforms including exons 10 and 11 encoding TBD, or missense mutations could be detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by fragment-length analysis or Sanger bidirectional sequencing. This method was applied to a cohort of 19 patients issued from a consecutive cohort of 45 elderly patients treated with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed or refractory MM (Touzeau et al., 2012). RNA was extracted from plasma cells purified by CD138 immunomagnetic sorting (STEM CELLS® beads) at the time of diagnosis. Sanger sequencing performed on RT-PCR products revealed no missense mutations but disclosed a high frequency of alternative splicing of CRBN in samples from MM patients (Lodé et al 2013). We thus developed a new PCR strategy to detect and semi-quantify alternative spliced isoforms of CRBN involving or not a loss of CRBN specific domains, focusing on exons 10 and 11. Two PCR were performed with custom-made primers: PCR-1 was designed to encompass the whole coding sequence of CRBN and PCR-2 was specifically designed to cover TBD. Fragment-length analysis of fluorescent PCR-2 products was obtained by capillary electrophoresis on an Applied Biosystems 3130xl Genetic Analyser (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) allowing for precise sizing and semi-quantification by assessing the height of peaks. This PCR strategy was highly efficient to detect both unspliced CRBN transcripts (PCR-1 and PCR-2 fragments detected at 1562 nucleotides (nt) and 568nt, respectively) and CRBN alternatively spliced variants. The sizing strategy chosen allowed to identify exon skipping. For instance, PCR-2 fragments without exon 10 were visualized as peaks of 234nt, 319nt and 436nt depending on the presence or not of exons 7, 8 and 9. Alternative CRBN splicing in TBD was seen in nearly all patients of this cohort. Examples of representative splicing patterns are shown in figure 1. Semi-quantification of CRBN spliced transcripts showed that 58% of patients had lost more than 50% of CRBN full-length isoform and that 37% had lost more than 50% of exon10. Of note, two patients with a very short duration of response to lenalidomide and dexamethasone (16 days and 58 days respectively) had lost more than 95% of full-length CRBN and more than 90% of exon 10 (see MM6179 in figure1) in initial samples in spite of proper detection of an actin fragment of 858nt.Figure1Figure1. The fragment-length PCR analysis presented here demonstrates that CRBN splicing profiles in MM patients are very heterogeneous. A correlation with response to treatment was not established in this rather small cohort of patients, but this could be due to the fact that diagnosis samples were collected too early in relation to the time of initiating lenalidomide treatment. Indeed, CRBN splicing could be therapy-induced. A prospective study is needed to determine whether the semi-quantification of CRBN alternatively spliced variants would indeed correlate with, or even predict, clinical response to IMiDs. Moreover, further mutation studies are needed to elucidate the heterogeneity of splicing profiles which could reflect the presence of subclonal mutations in genes encoding the splicing machinery. Disclosures: Moreau: CELGENE: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; JANSSEN: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood.V122.21.3107.3107

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Publication Date: 2013

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 116, No. 21 ( 2010-11-19), p. 3563-3563

Abstract: Abstract 3563 Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) characterized by overexpression of cyclin D1 as a result of the t(11;14)(q13;q32). MCL is considered among the most aggressive NHLs entity with a median overall survival (OS) of approximately 6 years. It has been showed that intensive chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) upfront provides a high complete remission rate. Furthermore, Dreyling et al. demonstrated that ASCT upfront is superior to conventional chemotherapy alone (Dreyling et al; Blood 2005). However, the question of the best conditioning regimen prior autologous stem cell reinjection is still pending. One major issue is the use of a total body irradiation (TBI). To answer this question, the outcome of all MCL patients (pts) (n=73) who underwent ASCT in our institution (Hematology Department of Nantes Medical University, Nantes; France) between 1990 to December 2008 were retrospectively analyzed in regard of the use or not of TBI as part of the conditioning regimen. In all cases, local pathologic experts confirmed the initial diagnosis. There were 50 males and median age at diagnosis was 54 years (34-69). All pts at diagnosis presented with stage III-IV. The most frequent extra-nodal involved sites were bone marrow (71%), digestive track (26%) and spleen (13%). MCL international prognostic index (MIPI) was lower or equal to intermediate risk in 51 cases and higher or equal to intermediate risk in 22 cases (data missing in 9 cases). Nineteen percent of the pts presented with a blastoid feature. Sixty-seven pts received ASCT upfront while 4 underwent ASCT at first relapse and 2 at second relapse. Prior ASCT, pts received (R)-CHOP/(R)-CHOP-like (n=36), (R)-DHAP (n=22) alone or (R)-DHAP plus (R)-CHOP (n=12) (data missing in 3 cases). Disease status at the time of transplantation were a partial response (PR) in 52 cases and a complete remission (CR) in 20 cases (data missing in 1 case). A TBI-based conditioning regimen was given to 44 pts (TBI group): TBI/melphalan in 5 cases or TBI/cyclophosphamide in 39 cases. In contrast, 28 pts received BEAM but one patient who received melphalan alone (non-TBI group). According to sex, age, Ann Arbor stage, extra-nodal involvement, MIPI and blastoid feature and the number of lines of chemotherapy prior ASCT, there was no statistical difference between the two groups (TBI vs non-TBI group). After ASCT, 63 pts reached CR (37 in the TBI group compared to 26 in the non-TBI group) and 5 PR (3 in the TBI group compared to 2 in the non-TBI group). For all pts, the median follow up (FU) calculated from time of diagnosis is 3,2 years (range: 0.75–13.3) and 2.5 years from time of ASCT (range: 0.22–12.9). After ASCT, the 1- and 3-year OS rates are 90 and 70% and the event free survival (EFS) rates are 84 and 58%, respectively. In bivariate analysis, the 1- and 3-year OS rates are similar in the non-TBI vs the TBI group: 89% vs 90% and 71% vs 70% (p= 0.82), respectively. The comparison between the 2 groups shows also no difference in term of 1- and 3-year EFS rates (85% vs 83% and 55% vs 58%; p= 0.89). In multivariate analysis only the MIPI and blastoid feature have an impact for both EFS and OS. CONCLUSION: The present analysis shows no advantage for the use of TBI/cyclophosphamide (or melphalan) as compared to BEAM for the conditioning regimen. The present analysis also confirms the interest of the MIPI to predict transplanted MCL patient outcomes. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood.V116.21.3563.3563

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2010

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 124, No. 21 ( 2014-12-06), p. 5923-5923

Abstract: Introduction: Little is known regarding the impact of hematopoietic and immune recoveries after double umbilical cord blood (dUCB) allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT), especially after the TCF (low dose 2 Grays total body irradiation + cyclophosphamide 50 mg/Kg 1 day + fludarabine 200 mg/m² 5 days) reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen, which is considered as a standard RIC regimen for dUCB allo-SCT in adults Patients and Methods: Here we considered a homogeneous cohort of 47 patients (males: n=24; median age: 55.5 years (range: 17.5-69) who engrafted after a dUCB TCF allo-SCT performed between November 2006 and April 2013 in our department. Fifty-three percent of the patients had myeloid disease. The majority of cases were in complete remission at time of transplant (72.3%). GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine + mycophenolate mofetyl in all cases. All patients received G-CSF from day 1 until neutrophils recovery. The median nucleated cells dose infused was 4.17 107/kg. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact on outcomes of the recovery of the following cellular subsets: leucocytes, monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils at day +30 and day +42, and CD4+, CD8+ T cells, B and NK cells at day+100. Results: Median times for neutrophils and platelets recoveries were 17 days (range: 6-59) and 37 days (range: 0-164), respectively. With a median follow-up of 30.4 months (range: 2.8-77.5), the 3-year overall and relapse-free survivals (OS, RFS), relapse incidence (RI), and non-relapse mortality (NRM) were 65.7%, 57.2%, 27.1% and 19%, respectively. The cumulative incidences of grade II-IV and grade III-IV acute GVHD were 38.3% and 10.6%, respectively, while, 3-year incidence of chronic GVHD was 53.5% (limited 42%, extensive 11.5%). In univariate analysis, 3-year OS was significantly higher in case of lymphoid disease (80.9% vs 51.9%, p=0.05) or when achieving at day+30 or day +42 higher counts of leucocytes ( 〉 median: 2760/mm3; 79% vs 51%, p=0.05; median 〉 4250/mm3; 78.6% vs 55.4%, p=0.04) or monocytes ( 〉 median: 615/mm3; 87.5% vs 45.8 %, p=0.02; median 〉 830/mm3, 86.2% vs 54.1%, p=0.03). Older age ( 〉 median: 55 years) and higher monocytes count at day +42 ( 〉 median: 830/mm3) were significantly associated with higher 3-year RFS (63.6% vs 49.1 %, p=0.046; and 75.7 vs 44.4%, p=0.014). Higher leucocytes count at day +42 ( 〉 median: 4250/mm3) was the only factor associated with significant 3-year lower NRM (7.1% vs 31.7%, p=0.04), while younger age was associated with higher risk of grade 3-4 acute GVHD (16.7% vs 4.4 %, p=0.05). No factor was predictive of chronic GVHD in this series. In multivariate analysis, older age and early higher monocytes count after transplant were the two independent factors associated with a significantly higher OS ( 〉 55 years, HR: 0.21; 95%CI: 0.05-0.85, p=0.028; 〉 615/mm3 at day +30, HR: 0.05; 95%CI: 0.01-0.43, p=0.006) while only older age remained independently associated with better RFS ( 〉 55 years, HR: 0.25, 95%CI: 0.08-0.78, p=0.017). No factor was predictive of NRM, grade 2-4 GVHD, grade III-IV acute or chronic GVHD. Conclusion: These results suggest that higher early monocytes recovery is predictive of outcome after dUCB TCF RIC allo-SCT in adults. Immune recovery seems to have no impact on survivals in this series while influence of age has to be confirmed by other studies. Our results pave the way for future studies aiming to closely and prospectively monitor the kinetics of hematopoietic and immune recoveries after this type of graft. As all patients received G-CSF after transplant, other immunostimulatory cytokines should be tested to ensure sufficient hematopoietic recovery in the setting of adult dUCB TCF RIC allo-SCT. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood.V124.21.5923.5923

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2014

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 134, No. Supplement_1 ( 2019-11-13), p. 494-494

Abstract: The combination of 2GTKI+pegylated IFN-α (Peg-IFN) is an attractive approach for first-line treatment of CP CML, inducing high rates of deep molecular responses in phase II trials. Thus, we evaluated nilotinib (NIL) alone versus NIL+Peg-IFN in newly diagnosed CP-CML patients (pts) in a randomised phase III trial (PETALs, EudraCT 2013-004974-82). Newly diagnosed CP CML pts ≤65 y, without prior history of arterial occlusion were randomized 1:1 to get NIL 300 mg BID alone (M0 to M48, arm A) vs Peg-IFN alone for 30 days (M-1→M0) 30 μg/wk as priming, prior to NIL 300 mg BID + Peg-IFN 30 μg/wk 2 wks, upgraded to 45 μg/wk thereafter, for up to 2 y (M0 to M24, arm B) followed by NIL alone for 4 more years unless pts enter treatment-free remission (TFR). The primary endpoint is the rate of MR4.5 by 1 y. As a secondary endpoint, pts reaching MR4.5 ≥2 y are allowed to stop NIL and enter a TFR phase in both arms. The trigger for treatment resumption is loss of MMR. All molecular assessments are centralised, quantifications are expressed as BCR-ABL/ABL1 (IS) in % with ≥32,000 copies of ABL1 as control. Two hundred pts were randomized (99 in A, 101 in B), 130 M and 35 F in each arm, median age of 46 (18-66) y. Median follow-up is 43.8 (34.3-55.9) Mo. Results are analysed in intention-to-treat. Sokal and EUTOS LTS scores were H in 25% and 2.5%, Int. in 33% and 16.5% and L in 42% and 81% pts respectively equally balanced. Median age is 46 (18-66) y, 18 pts (9%) had ACAs, all pts have a "Major" BCR transcript. CHR was obtained in 9.6% of pts at M0 (in B) and 88% of pts in A and 90.4% of pts in B at M1. CCyR rates at M3 were 63% vs 75% in A and B (p=ns), and BCR-ABL1 ≤1% at M6 were 87% in A vs 93% in B (p=ns). By M12, the rates of MMR were 68.1% vs 70.1% (p=0.44), MR4 were 34% vs 47.5% (p=0.041), MR4.5 were 15.9% vs 21.5% (p=0.049), MR5 11.7% vs 23.71% (p=0.023), in A vs B respectively. By M36 the rates of MMR were 83% vs 86.6% (p=0.31), MR4 were 70.2% vs 71.13% (p=0.50), MR4.5 were 37.2% vs 49.5% (p=0.05), MR5 33% vs 42.3% (p=0.12), in A vs B respectively The overall cumulative incidence of MR4.5 is superior in B (54.6 [43.7-65.5] %) vs A (44 [31.5-54]%) close to significance (unilateral Fisher test, p=0.05, see Figure). Seven patients were mutated by Sanger in A (5 Y253, 1 E255K, 1 T315I) vs 2 in B (2 T315I). One pt (A) progressed toward AP and then myeloid BC with a Y253H mutation, is still alive in CMR on Ponatinib. Twenty nine (29%) pts were withdrawn from study in A (toxicity 9, cancer 3, resistance 14, investigator decision 2, lost for FU 1) vs 26 (26%) pts for B (toxicity 13, resistance 8, investigator decision 5), 1 pt died from cervix cancer (A). Median overall doses of NIL delivered by M36 were 600 mg/d in both arms (p=ns). The median overall dose of Peg-IFN delivered in B by M24 was 37.5 mg/wk. The overall rate of grade 3-4 hematologic toxicities was 22%; with 2% and 7% thrombocytopenia, 4% and 6% neutropenia, and 1% and 1% pancytopenia in A vs B respectively. Major grade 3-4 non-hematologic toxicities consisted in 9% of cardiac disorders in A (2 coronaropathies, 1 myocardial infarction, 2 thoracic pains, 2 atrial fibrillation, 1 bradycardia, 1 palpitations, 1 pericarditis) vs 8% in B (2 coronaropathies, 1 myocardial infarction, 3 atrial fibrillation, 1 palpitations, 1 pericarditis), 4% vascular disorders in A (1 thrombophlebitis + PE, 1 transient ischemic attack, 1 PAOD, 1 carotid stenosis) vs 3% in B (1 thrombophlebitis, 1 PAOD, 1 transient ischemic attack). Three % of gastro-intestinal disorders were observed in A (2 pancreatitis, 1 anal fissure) vs 6% in B (2 pancreatitis, 1 anal fissure, 1 abdominal pain, 2 cholecystectomies); 5% auto-immune disorders in B (1 recurrent pericarditis, 2 hemolytic anemia, 1 ITP, 1 thyroiditis); 5 and 8 pregnancies (2 pts + 3 partner Arm 1, 3 pts + 5 partner Arm B), despite recommended contraceptive methods. Secondary tumours were diagnosed in 4% (1 breast, 1 cervix, 1 thyroid, 1 neuroendocrine) in A vs 2% of pts (1 neuroendocrine and 1 testis) in B. Of note 8% psychiatric episodes were reported in B pts (2 unsuccessful suicide attempts), vs 2% in A. We observed 9% lipase elevations in A, 6% in B, 2% cholestatic episodes in A, 6% in B; 3% of transaminase elevations in A vs 2% in B. Infections were detected in 3% A vs 7% in B. The combination of NIL + Peg-IFN seems to provide somewhat higher MR4.5 rates by M36 in newly diagnosed CP CML pts without inducing significant higher toxicities than NIL alone. Whether this will translate in higher TFR rates is under evaluation. Final updated results at M36 will be presented Disclosures Nicolini: Sun Pharma Ltd: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Etienne:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Huguet:Servier: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Novartis: Honoraria; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria. Guerci-Bresler:Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Charbonnier:Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy. Legros:Novartis: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Honoraria. Coiteux:Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Cony-Makhoul:BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Consultancy; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy. Roy:Incyte Biosciences: Consultancy. Rousselot:Pfizer: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding. Quittet:Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Ame:Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Rea:Pfizer: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria; BMS: Honoraria. Dulucq:Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Mahon:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Incyte Biosciences: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. OffLabel Disclosure: Pegylated Interferon alpha 2 a is not licensed in this setting

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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-123674

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2019

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 132, No. Supplement 1 ( 2018-11-29), p. 1484-1484

Abstract: The cytokine Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FL) is a key regulator of hematopoiesis. In a previous Phase 1 study testing a radioimmunotherapy regimen for relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), responders showed increased soluble FL serum concentration (sFLc) after salvage regimen (Chevallier, Lancet Haematol., 2015). This prospective monocentric study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02693899) aimed to assess the impact of sFLc in ALL and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients treated according to standard-of-care intensive first-line chemotherapy regimens. Serum samples were collected on days 1, 8, 15, 22 of induction, at days 1, 8, 15 of each intensive consolidation or day 1 of each non intensive consolidation when appropriate, frozen-stored then tested by ELISA (DY308, R & D Systems, Minneapolis, MN). The following outcomes were considered to assess the impact of sFLc: refractory status after induction (≥5% bone marrow blasts or persistent aplasia 〉 45 days), morphologic, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic or molecular relapses, event-free (EFS) and overall survival (OS). All patients provided informed consent. Between May 2016 and January 2018, 80 patients were included. Data were ultimately available for 16 ALL and 62 AML patients. A total of 579 samples were assayed. Analysis of the results disclosed 3 sFLc kinetic profiles during induction i) sustained increase from days 1 to 22 (FLI group), ii) increase from days 1 to 15, then decrease at day 22 (FLD group) and iii) stagnation of low levels all along ( 〈 1000 pg/mL from days 1 to 22, FLL group). The 16 evaluable ALL patients were classified as FLI (n=2), FLD (n=7) and FLL (n=7). All reached a cytologic complete remission after induction and only 2 relapses have been documented so far in this group. No impact of sFLc kinetic profile was seen in this context. Conversely, a significant impact of sFLc during induction (but not during consolidation) was observed in AML patients. The median age in this group was 59 years old (range: 29-71, 〈 60 years n=33). The median follow-up for alive patients was 541 days (range: 154-787). sFLc levels were assayed in 244 samples. Twenty-six patients were classified as FLI (42%), 22 as FLD (35%) and 14 as FLL (23%). Median sFLc at days 1, 8, 15, 22 were as follows for the three groups: FLI: 2, 724, 3673, 5753 pg/mL; FLD: 6, 1229, 6019, 684 pg/mL; and FLL: 0, 60, 124, 81 pg/mL. There was no significant difference between the 3 groups regarding age, ELN 2010 risk-stratification (ELNrs), OMS classification, WBC and bone marrow blasts percentages at diagnosis. When comparing the 3 sFLc groups, almost all refractory patients (n=6) were found in the FLL group (n=5, FLD n=1, FLI n=0, p=0.0007). Three cytologic relapses occurred in the FLI group, 7 in the FLD group (cytologic n=4, molecular n=2, immunophenotypic n=1) and 7 in the FLL group (cytologic n=4, molecular n=2, immunophenotypic n=1). There were more relapses in the FLL group (n=7/9 [78%] vs FLD n=7/21 [33%] vs FLI n=3/26 [11.5%], p=0.0009). In univariate analysis, 2-year EFS and OS were significantly better for the FLI group (79.1+-8 vs FLD 54.9%+-11 vs FLL 11.4%+-10,p 〈 0.001; and 80.4%+-8 vs FLD 58.6%+-11 vs FLL 18.6%+-10, p=0.09,respectively). There was a trend for the association of 2-year EFS (but not OS) with ELNrs (favorable:70.9%+-11, vs Int-1+Int-2:57.1%+-10 vs adverse 33%+-13,p=0.06). Stratification of the patients according to the median sFLc level at day +15 (2952pg/mL) also showed significantly different 2 year EFS at 38.2%+-9 for low levels vs 71.8%+-8 for high levels (p=0.02). The same was true for day +22 median sFLc level (1390pg/mL) at 38.9%+-9 vs 73.6%+-8 (p=0.02). Age had no impact on EFS nor OS. In multivariate analysis considering age, ELNrs, sFLc at days 15 and 22 levels, and sFLc kinetic profile during induction, the latter remained the most powerful factor independently associated with EFS (HR: 3.62; 95%CI: 1,65-7,94, p=0,001; ELNrs: HR: 1.74; 95%CI: 0,98-3.10, p=0.05; sFLc at day+15 p=0,37; sFLc at day+22, p=0.24, age p=NS). sFLc kinetic profile was the sole factor that was also independently associated with OS (HR: 2.60; 95%CI: 1.12-6,07, p=0.02). In conclusion, sFLc kinetic profile during induction appears to be a new powerful early prognostic parameter in AML patients. These results need to be validated on a larger cohort of patients and the mechanism by which induction sFLc levels may impact AML outcome remains to be elucidated. Disclosures Gastinne: Millennium/Takeda: Honoraria. Moreau:Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-111694

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2018

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 138, No. Supplement 1 ( 2021-11-05), p. 3465-3465

Abstract: Introduction: Myeloid Derived Suppressive Cells (MDSC) constitute a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells characterized by their capacity to suppress innate and adaptive immune responses. As such, they have been proven, in solid tumors, to modulate malignancy by increasing tumor cell survival, angiogenesis, metastasis and tissue invasion. By contrast, reports on the role of MDSC in either acute myeloid (AML) or lymphoid (ALL) leukemias are very limited with unknown established impact on long-term outcomes. Patients and Methods: This monocentric prospective study included all adult patients eligible for first-line intensive chemotherapy for AML or ALL. The main objective was to investigate the presence of peripheral blood monocytic MDSC at diagnosis and after induction in such patients and to correlate their levels to complete remission (CR/CR with incomplete platelet recovery), cytologic relapse, leukemia-free (LFS) and overall (OS) survivals. Monocytic MDSCs were defined as CD15- CD34- CD16- CD14+ CD33+ CD11b+ DR-/low cells and assessed in a lysis-no-wash flow cytometry technique. Data acquisition was performed on a Navios® flow cytometer (Beckman Coulter, Miami, FL). MDSC were expressed as a percentage (%) of total nucleated cells defined as CD45+. MDSC% were compared to those of 21 healthy controls. The study was registered at the French Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés as CNIL 2016-038. All patients gave informed consent. Analyses were performed in July 2021. Results: Between October 2017 and March 2021, 73 AML and 14 ALL were enrolled (Table 1). The median MDSC% in controls was 0.24% (range: 0.02-1.21). This % was significantly higher in AML compared to ALL (0.19% (range: 0-0.54) vs 0.14% (range: 0-0.35), p=0,01) and differed significantly from controls in ALL (p=0.0004) but not in AML (p=0.94). MDSC% after chemotherapy induction were available for 61 AML and 13 ALL at medians of 37,5 and 37 days, respectively. At that time, median MDSC% were similar between AML (0.84%, range: 0-28) and ALL (0.97%, range: 0-4.75) patients (p=0.52) but significantly higher than in controls for AML patients (p=0.001; ALL p=0.07). AML: MDSC% were not correlated to any other factors, especially ELN2017 classification (p=0.79). ROC curves for LFS established the threshold of 0,55% of MDSC at diagnosis as the best cut-off for analyses. MDSC% ( & lt; vs & gt;0,55%) was not predictive of CR/CRp (86.6% n=39/45 vs 78.5% n=22/28, p=0.56). However, 2-year LFS (67.7+8% vs 30.1+10%, p=0.005) and 2-year OS (71.5+8% vs 30.1+10%, p=0.001). (Figure 1) were significantly higher for patients with low MDSC% ( & lt;0.55%). The incidence of cytologic relapse after achieving CR/CRp was significantly lower in these low MDSC% patients (12.8% n=5/39 vs 45.4% n=10/22, p=0.01). The median percentage of MDSC increased significantly between diagnosis (0,19%) and post-induction (0,84%; p=0.001). Median post-induction MDSC% were similar between patients achieving CR/CRp (0.9%, n=53 evaluable) vs others (0.44%, n=8 evaluable, p=0.34). No impact on relapse incidence nor on LFS and OS was observed when comparing patients based on the median post-induction level of MDSC and ROC curves did not identify thresholds able to predict LFS or OS using MDSC% post-induction. Multivariate analysis confirmed the independent prognostic value of MDCS% at diagnosis for AML patients (LFS p=0.026, HR 3.6, 95%CI 1.88-6.91; OS p=0.02-, HR 2.6, 95%CI 1.11-5.95) together with ELN 2017 classification (LFS p=0.0001, HR 2.34, 95%CI 1.10-4.97; OS p=0.01, HR 2.57, 95%CI 1.18-4.11). ALL: MDSC% at diagnosis were not predictive of response as 13/14 patients achieved CR/CRp after induction. The percentage of MDSC increased significantly between diagnosis (0.14%) and post- induction (0.97%; p=0.002). Again, this had no consequence on relapse incidence in CR/CRp patients nor on LFS and OS when comparing patients based on median post induction MDSC%. Discussion: This study evidenced that a higher percentage of peripheral monocytic MDSC at diagnosis predict lower survivals in AML patients because of more relapse. This result has to be confirmed on larger cohorts as it may implicate to propose immune intervention before or in combination with chemotherapy to improve these patients' outcome. Indeed, these cells seem to be an independent biomarker and potentially promising targets for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Moreau: Sanofi: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Celgene BMS: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Abbvie: Honoraria; Oncopeptides: Honoraria.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-149405

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2021

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 140, No. Supplement 1 ( 2022-11-15), p. 9670-9672

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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-162543

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 132, No. Supplement 1 ( 2018-11-29), p. 4577-4577

Abstract: Introduction Although associated with a higher incidence of acute GVHD, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are increasingly used for haploidentical allogeneic transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCY). Data reporting whether or not the composition of the PBSC graft impacts outcomes of patients receiving PTCY are still scarce. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included all adults allografted in our department who received a PBSC allotransplant after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) with PTCY. Grafts originated from a matched or haploidentical donor and recipients received a Baltimore-based or a Clo-Baltimore (where fludarabine is replaced by clofarabine)-based RIC regimen. All patients received cyclosporine + mycophenolate mofetyl and PTCY as GVHD prophylaxis. CD34+ and CD3+ graft cell contents were considered to study their potential impact on the following outcomes: OS, DFS, GRFS, acute grade 2-4 and 3-4 GHVD and chronic GVHD, early immune reconstitution (IR, lymphocytes and monocytes counts at days+30 and +100 post-transplant, CD4+, CD8+, NK and B cells at day+100 post-transplant). Results Between November 2013 and May 2017, 77 patients met the inclusion criteria. There were 48 males and 29 females with a median age of 58 years (range: 22-71) and a median follow-up for alive patients of 29.2 months (range: 8.4-53.2). Initial diagnoses were mainly acute myeloid (n=21) or lymphoid (n=6) leukemia, lymphoma (n=13), myelodysplastic syndrome (SMD, n=12), myelofibrosis (n=9). Thirty-eight patients were in complete remission at time of transplant (CR1 n=23; CR2 n=12, CR3 n=3) while 22 had active disease and 17 were in partial remission. Donors were sibling in 6 cases, matched unrelated (MUD) in 14, 9/10 mismatched unrelated in 1 and haploidentical in 56. Forty patients received a Baltimore RIC regimen and 37 a Clo-Baltimore RIC regimen. Analyses were performed in July 2018. Median infused CD34+ and CD3+ graft cell counts, based on recipients' weight, were 7.8 106/Kg (range: 1.45-14.24) and 22.23 107/kg (range: 1.95-66.75), respectively. All patients but three engrafted, the latter being 1 patient transplanted with a haplodonor, 1 with a MUD and 1 who died of infection during induction. Two-year OS, DFS and GRFS were 62.6% (52-74), 51.5% (40-63) and 36.6% (27-49), respectively. The incidences of grade 2-4 and 3-4 acute GVHD were 46.7% and 14.2%, respectively, while the incidence of moderate + severe chronic GVHD was 14%. Relapse occurred in 26 patients and non-relapse mortality (NRM) was 15.5%. Baltimore vs Clo-Baltimore patients shared similar median infused CD34+ and CD3+ graft cell counts and outcomes. The same was observed for patients allografted with a haplodonor or not, except for the incidence of grade 2-4 acute GVHD which was significantly higher for the haplo group at 57.1% vs 19% (p=0.006). This difference was first attributed to the higher CD3+ cell content infused in this group (median: 24.05 vs 18.85 107/kg, p=0.04). However, using the median of CD3+ cell graft content as threshold, the incidence of acute grade 2-4 GVHD was not different between low vs high groups when considering haplo patients. This suggests that it was rather the type of donor that did influence acute GVHD occurrence and that PTCY is of particular interest for GVHD prophylaxis when using matched donors. Partitioning the patients according to the median level of CD34+ cells, there was no difference in terms of 2-year OS (57.1% vs 60.7%, p=0.53), DFS (44.5% vs 55.6%, p=0.47) , GRFS (31.7% vs 44.3%, p=0.32), acute grade 2-4 (59% vs 39%, p=0.13) and 3-4 GVHD (17% vs 6.4%, p=0.29), and moderate + severe chronic GVHD (19.5% vs 20%, p=0.57). Similarly, partitioning patients according to median graft CD3+ cell content, outcomes were similar for 2-year OS (64.8% vs 55.8%,p=0.45), DFS (46.3% vs 55.8%, p=0.62), GRFS (36.3% vs 40.4%, p=0.63), acute grade 2-4 (44.7% vs 56.4%, p=0.42) and 3-4 GVHD (10.5% vs 15.3%, p=0.76), and moderate + severe chronic GVHD (14% vs 17.6%, p=0.91). Finally, early IR was not influenced by CD34+ and CD3+ graft cell contents. Conclusion: PBSC CD34+ and CD3+ graft cell contents have no impact on survivals, GVHD incidence nor early IR after a RIC allotransplant using PTCY as GVHD prophylaxis. As a consequence, there is no need to manipulate the graft nor cap the stem cells dose to be infused. These data have to be confirmed prospectively on a larger cohort of patients. Disclosures Gastinne: Millennium/Takeda: Honoraria. Moreau:Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-112453

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

Publication Date: 2018

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In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 120, No. 21 ( 2012-11-16), p. 4045-4045

Abstract: Abstract 4045 Lenalidomide is an effective and widely used therapeutic agent for multiple myeloma. This agent exhibits both anti-tumor and immunomodulatory properties. Recent data suggested a positive impact on outcome of this drug in the setting of maintenance therapy in young multiple myeloma patients receiving autologous stem cell transplantation. On the long term, Lenalidomide is thought to enhance activation of T and NK cells, however its precise immune effects remain to be elucidated, and only a few data is available in this field. This single centre pilot prospective study aimed to assess T-cell polarization and the cytokine secretion profile in ten patients treated with lenalidomide alone in the maintenance setting. In this cohort, patients received at time of analysis between 4 and 12 cycles of lenalidomide alone (one cycle=28 days) at a dose ranging between 5 and 15 mg/day. Five patients received prior high-dose therapy (HDT) and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) and 5 patients received maintenance after induction with the VRD (lenalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone) combination. Seven patients were in very good partial response (VGPR) and 3 were in complete response (CR) at the time of analysis. Intracellular cytokine secretion by peripheral blood lymphocytes was analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by multicolour staining. PBMCs were stimulated for 5 hours with PMA and ionomycin in the presence of 10 μg/mL Brefeldin A. Cells were first stained with CD3 APC-H7, CD4 PE-Cy7 and CD8 APC and permeabilized using Cytofix/cytoperm and were then incubated with FITC-, PE-, PeCy7, V450 Horizon-, AlexaFluor 647- conjugated anti-IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17A and IL-21. In parallel, we analyzed a total of 39 cytokines in the plasma collected simultaneously from these same patients. Concentrations of IL-21, IL-23, TARC (CCL17), TRAIL (Apo2L), CD40L, Flt3L, Fractalkine (CX3CL1), IFNalpha, IFN-gamma, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-1a, IL-1b, IL-1Ralpha, IL-2, IL-2Ralpha, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8 (CXCL8), IL-9, IP10 (CXCL10), MCP-1 (CCL2), MCP-3(CCL17), MIP-1alpha (CCL3), MDC (CCL22), MIP-1beta (CCL4), TGFalpha, TNFalpha, TNFbeta, VEGF, Eotaxin and EGF were determined by the bead-based multiplex protein array technology. We observed that T cells derived from myeloma patients receiving lenalidomide maintenance therapy exhibited a significantly higher secretion of TNF-alpha (p=0.03), IL-4 (p=0.003), IL-10 and IL-21 (p=0.004), compared to stimulated T cells obtained from 5 healthy donors (Figure 1 A-B). In the multiplex bead assay, we observed that IP10 (p=0.008), IL-8 (p=0.018), and MIP1beta (p=0.022) levels were also statistically increased in the plasma of patients treated with lenalidomide compared to the control group (Figure 2). Overall, these results suggest that the use of lenalidomide as maintenance therapy in myeloma can induce some potent and critical immunostimulatory activities through induction of a chronic inflammatory reaction. Interestingly, IP10 is a major Th1-related chemokine involved in anti-tumor responses, while IL-8 and MIP1b can positively influence NK cell functions (maturation, migration and augmenting their cytolytic activity). Altogether, these data shed some new light on the immunostimulatory mechanism of action of lenalidomide in the setting of long term maintenance therapy for myeloma, highlighting the need for detailed immunomonitoring studies to be performed as part of the large multicentre randomized trials. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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DOI: 10.1182/blood.V120.21.4045.4045

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Publisher: American Society of Hematology

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