Venetoclax Induces Deep Hematologic Remissions in t(11;14) Relapsed/Refractory AL Amyloidosis

Key Information
Source
Blood Cancer Journal
Year
2021
summary/abstract

Venetoclax is efficacious in relapsed/refractory t(11;14) multiple myeloma, thus warranting investigation in light-chain amyloidosis (AL). This retrospective cohort includes 43 patients with previously treated AL, from 14 centers in the US and Europe. Thirty-one patients harbored t(11;14), 11 did not, and one t(11;14) status was unknown. Patients received a venetoclax-containing regimen for at least one 21- or 28-day cycle; the median prior treatments were three. Multivariate analysis incorporating age, sex, prior lines of therapy, and disease stage suggested a risk reduction for progression or death in t(11;14) patients. Median OS was NR for either subgroup. The organ response rate was 38%; most responders harbored t(11;14). Grade 3 or higher adverse events occurred in 19% with 7% due to infections. These promising results require confirmation in a randomized clinical trial.

Abstract Source
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41408-020-00397-w
DOI
10.1038/s41408-020-00397-w
Authors
Vikram J. Premkumar, Suzanne Lentzsch, Samuel Pan, Divaya Bhutani, et al.
Organisation
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA; Holy Name Medical Center, USA; Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA; Stanford University School of Medicine, USA; French Reference Center for AL Amyloidosis (Limoges-Poitiers), France; University College London, UK; Tufts Medical Center, USA; Boston University, USA; Saint-Louis Hospital, France; Judy and Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research, USA; Cleveland Clinic, USA; Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany; Mayo Clinic, USA; University of California San Francisco, USA