https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0331-5334
Key Points
Zanubrutinib is safe and effective in both TN and R/R CLL/SLL with consistent PFS benefit regardless of del(17p) and/or TP53 mutation status
PFS is similar regardless of complex karyotype among patients with del(17p) and/or TP53 CLL/SLL who received first-line zanubrutinib
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who harbor del(17p) and/or tumor protein p53 (TP53) mutations represent a high-risk population with a historically poor prognosis. To assess zanubrutinib efficacy and safety outcomes in patients with CLL/SLL with del(17p) and/or TP53 mutations (N=301; n=132, treatment-naive; n=169, relapsed/refractory), data from SEQUOIA (phase 3; treatment-naive; zanubrutinib; NCT03336333), ALPINE (phase 3; relapsed/refractory; zanubrutinib versus ibrutinib; NCT03734016) and AU-003 (phase 1/2; zanubrutinib) were evaluated. In SEQUOIA (n=127; median follow-up, 64.8 months), median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were not reached; estimated 60-month PFS and OS were 70.7% and 82.3%, respectively. In ALPINE (n=75, each treatment arm; median follow-up, 39.0 months), 36-month PFS rates were 59.2% among zanubrutinib-treated patients and 38.5% among ibrutinib-treated patients, and OS rates were 73.6% and 72.5%, respectively. In AU-003 (n=24; median follow-up, 69.6 months), 10/24 patients experienced progressive disease. Rate of response with zanubrutinib in SEQUOIA was 96.9% (95% CI: 95.2-98.8), in ALPINE was 89.3% (95% CI: 80.1-95.3) with zanubrutinib versus 76.0% (95% CI, 64.7-85.1%) with ibrutinib. Responses deepened over time in both treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory populations. The most frequent non-hematologic treatment-emergent adverse events occurring in >20% zanubrutinib-treated patients with del(17p) and/or TP53 mutations in SEQUOIA and ALPINE were COVID-19, upper respiratory tract infection, arthralgia, diarrhea and contusion. In conclusion, zanubrutinib demonstrated strong efficacy in high-risk del(17p) and/or TP53 CLL/SLL, with a tolerable safety profile, further supporting use of zanubrutinib in both frontline and relapsed/refractory settings.
