Clinical outcomes in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia treated with ponatinib in routine clinical practice—data from a Belgian registry

Abstract Data on clinical use of ponatinib are limited. This prospective registry aimed to evaluate outcomes of ponatinib treatment in routine practice over 3 years (2016–2019) in Belgium (NCT03678454). Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were treated with ponatinib per current label. Fifty patients (33 CML and 17 Ph+ ALL) were enrolled. Fifty-five percent of CML and 29% of Ph+ ALL patients had received ≥3 prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Reasons for starting ponatinib were intolerance (40%), relapse... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Devos, Timothy
Havelange, Violaine
Theunissen, Koen
Meers, Stef
Benghiat, Fleur Samantha
Gadisseur, Alain
Vanstraelen, Gaëtan
Vellemans, Hélène
Bailly, Benjamin
Granacher, Nikki
Lewalle, Philippe
De Becker, Ann
Van Eygen, Koen
Janssen, Mia
Triffet, Agnes
Vrelust, Inge
Deeren, Dries
Mazure, Dominiek
Bekaert, Julie
Beck, Michael
Selleslag, Dominik
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Annals of Hematology ; volume 100, issue 7, page 1723-1732 ; ISSN 0939-5555 1432-0584
Verlag/Hrsg.: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Schlagwörter: Hematology / General Medicine
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26488554
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
Powered By: BASE
Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-021-04507-x

Abstract Data on clinical use of ponatinib are limited. This prospective registry aimed to evaluate outcomes of ponatinib treatment in routine practice over 3 years (2016–2019) in Belgium (NCT03678454). Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were treated with ponatinib per current label. Fifty patients (33 CML and 17 Ph+ ALL) were enrolled. Fifty-five percent of CML and 29% of Ph+ ALL patients had received ≥3 prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Reasons for starting ponatinib were intolerance (40%), relapse or refractoriness (28%) to previous TKIs, progression (16%), or T315I mutation (16%). Median follow-up was 15 months for CML and 4.5 months for Ph+ ALL patients. Best response was a major molecular response in 58% of CML and 41% of Ph+ ALL patients. Of 20 patients who started ponatinib due to intolerance to previous TKIs, 9 (64%) CML and 4 (67%) Ph+ ALL achieved a major molecular response. Three-year estimates of overall survival were 85.3% and 85.6%, respectively, in CML and Ph+ ALL patients; estimated progression-free survival was 81.6% and 48.9%. Adverse reactions were reported in 34 patients (68%); rash (26%) and dry skin (10%) were most common. Reported cardiovascular adverse reactions included vascular stenosis (3), arterial hypertension (2), chest pain (1), palpitations (1), and vascular occlusion (1). This Belgian registry confirms results from the PACE clinical trial and supports routine ponatinib use in CML and Ph+ ALL patients who are resistant or intolerant to previous TKIs or with the T315I mutation.