Table 3.

Summary of midostaurin and avapritinib efficacy and safety outcomes

Midostaurin55 Avapritinib57 
Trial design Phase 2, single arm, open label Phase 1, dose escalation and expansion 
Patients, n 116 Dose escalation, 37 
Dose extension, 32 
Evaluable for response, n 89 39 
Response criteria Modified Valent and modified Cheson* Modified IWG-MRT-ECNM 
ORR, % 60 (MR + PR) 77 (CR + CRh + PR + CI) 
Response subcategory, % MR 45 CR 8 
  CR 0 CRh 15 
  Incomplete remission 21 PR 46 
    Pure clinical response 17 CI 8 
 Unspecified 7 SD 23 
 PR 15 PD 0 
 SD 12  
 PD 11  
 Not evaluable 17  
  Note: 26% of patients previously treated with midostaurin 
Post hoc exploratory efficacy analysis by IWG-MRT-ECNM criteria using algorithmic approach, %   
 FDA (CR + PR) 17 (CR [2] + PR [15]) Not applicable 
 EMA (CR + PR + CI) 28 (CR [1] + PR [15] + CI [12])  
Response rate by advSM subgroup, %   
 ASM 75 100 
 SM-AHN 58 75 
 MCL 50 75 
Patients with ≥50% decrease in BM MCs, % 57 93 
Patients with ≥50% decrease in serum tryptase, % 60 100 
Evaluable patients with ≥35% decrease in spleen volume, % 26 81 
AE profile (any grade/grade 3-4), % Nausea 79/6 Periorbital edema 75/4 
 Vomiting 66/6 Diarrhea 41/1 
 Diarrhea 54/8 Nausea 38/4 
 Peripheral edema 34/4 Fatigue 36/7 
 Abdominal pain 28/3 Peripheral edema 33/0 
 Fatigue 28/9 Vomiting 32/4 
 Pyrexia 27/6 Cognitive effects 32/4 
 Constipation 24/1 Hair color changes 29/1 
 Headache 23/2 Arthralgia 20/1 
 Neutropenia 48/24 Neutropenia 12/10 
 Anemia 63/41 Anemia 55/29 
 Thrombocytopenia 52/29 Thrombocytopenia 35/23 
  Intracranial bleeding (ICB) in 7 patients; 5 of 7 resumed therapy; 1 ICB in setting of severe head trauma; dose modifications for thrombocytopenia instituted to mitigate ICB 
Midostaurin55 Avapritinib57 
Trial design Phase 2, single arm, open label Phase 1, dose escalation and expansion 
Patients, n 116 Dose escalation, 37 
Dose extension, 32 
Evaluable for response, n 89 39 
Response criteria Modified Valent and modified Cheson* Modified IWG-MRT-ECNM 
ORR, % 60 (MR + PR) 77 (CR + CRh + PR + CI) 
Response subcategory, % MR 45 CR 8 
  CR 0 CRh 15 
  Incomplete remission 21 PR 46 
    Pure clinical response 17 CI 8 
 Unspecified 7 SD 23 
 PR 15 PD 0 
 SD 12  
 PD 11  
 Not evaluable 17  
  Note: 26% of patients previously treated with midostaurin 
Post hoc exploratory efficacy analysis by IWG-MRT-ECNM criteria using algorithmic approach, %   
 FDA (CR + PR) 17 (CR [2] + PR [15]) Not applicable 
 EMA (CR + PR + CI) 28 (CR [1] + PR [15] + CI [12])  
Response rate by advSM subgroup, %   
 ASM 75 100 
 SM-AHN 58 75 
 MCL 50 75 
Patients with ≥50% decrease in BM MCs, % 57 93 
Patients with ≥50% decrease in serum tryptase, % 60 100 
Evaluable patients with ≥35% decrease in spleen volume, % 26 81 
AE profile (any grade/grade 3-4), % Nausea 79/6 Periorbital edema 75/4 
 Vomiting 66/6 Diarrhea 41/1 
 Diarrhea 54/8 Nausea 38/4 
 Peripheral edema 34/4 Fatigue 36/7 
 Abdominal pain 28/3 Peripheral edema 33/0 
 Fatigue 28/9 Vomiting 32/4 
 Pyrexia 27/6 Cognitive effects 32/4 
 Constipation 24/1 Hair color changes 29/1 
 Headache 23/2 Arthralgia 20/1 
 Neutropenia 48/24 Neutropenia 12/10 
 Anemia 63/41 Anemia 55/29 
 Thrombocytopenia 52/29 Thrombocytopenia 35/23 
  Intracranial bleeding (ICB) in 7 patients; 5 of 7 resumed therapy; 1 ICB in setting of severe head trauma; dose modifications for thrombocytopenia instituted to mitigate ICB 

CI, clinical improvement; CR, complete response; CRh, CR with partial hematologic recovery; EMA, European Medicines Agency; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; IWG, International Working Group; MR, major response; MRT, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment; ORR, overall response rate; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease.

*

Responses need to be confirmed for 8 wk.

Responses need to be confirmed for 12 wk.

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