ENGAGE-501: Phase II study of entinostat (SNDX-275) in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma Journal Article


Authors: Batlevi, C. L.; Kasamon, Y.; Bociek, R. G.; Lee, P.; Gore, L.; Copeland, A.; Sorensen, R.; Ordentlich, P.; Cruickshank, S.; Kunkel, L.; Buglio, D.; Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, F.; Younes, A.
Article Title: ENGAGE-501: Phase II study of entinostat (SNDX-275) in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma
Abstract: Classical Hodgkin lymphoma treatment is evolving rapidly with high response rates from antibody-drug conjugates targeting CD30 and immune checkpoint antibodies. However, most patients do not achieve a complete response, therefore development of novel therapies is warranted to improve patient outcomes. In this phase II study, patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma were treated with entinostat, an isoform selective histone deacetylase inhibitor. Forty-nine patients were enrolled: 33 patients on Schedule A (10 or 15 mg oral entinostat once every other week); 16 patients on Schedule B (15 mg oral entinostat once weekly in 3 of 4 weeks). Patients received a median of 3 prior treatments (range 1-10), with 80% of the patients receiving a prior stem cell transplant and 8% of patients receiving prior brentuximab vedotin. In the intention-to-treat analysis, the overall response rate was 12% while the disease control rate (complete response, partial response, and stable disease beyond 6 months) was 24%. Seven patients did not complete the first cycle due to progression of disease. Tumor reduction was observed in 24 of 38 (58%) evaluable patients. Median progression-free survival and overall survival was 5.5 and 25.1 months, respectively. The most frequent grade 3 or 4 adverse events were thrombocytopenia (63%), anemia (47%), neutropenia (41%), leukopenia (10%), hypokalemia (8%), and hypophosphatemia (6%). Twenty-five (51%) patients required dose reductions or delays. Pericarditis/pericardial effusion occurred in one patient after 12 cycles of therapy. Future studies are warranted to identify predictive biomarkers for treatment response and to develop mechanism-based combination strategies. © 2016 Ferrata Storti Foundation.
Journal Title: Haematologica
Volume: 101
Issue: 8
ISSN: 0390-6078
Publisher: Ferrata Storti Foundation  
Date Published: 2016-07-31
Start Page: 968
End Page: 975
Language: English
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.142406
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC4967576
PUBMED: 27151994
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 September 2016 -- Source: Scopus
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