Updated Results and Longer Follow-up from the AUGMENT-101 Phase 2 Study of Revumenib in All Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) <i>KMT2Ar</i> Acute Leukemia
Ibrahim Aldoss, Ghayas C. Issa, James S. Blachly, Michael J. Thirman, Gabriel N. Mannis, Martha Arellano, John F. DiPersio, Elie Traer, C. Michel Zwaan, Neerav Shukla, Branko Cuglievan, Carolyn Grove, Matthew Greenwood, Christine M. McMahon, Alexander E. Perl, Richard M. Stone, Cristina Papayannidis, David S. Dickens, Maël Heiblig, Andrius Žučenka, Pau Montesinos, Ioannis Mantzaris, Tibor Kovacsovics, Paul J. Shami, Yu Li, Rebecca G. Bagley, Nicole McNeer, Eytan M. Stein
Abstract
Background: Rearrangements of the lysine methyltransferase 2A (KMT2Ar) gene occur in ≤10% of acute leukemias (ALs) and are associated with a poor prognosis. In patients (pts) with KMT2Ar AL, the menin-KMT2A fusion protein interaction is a key driver of leukemogenesis. Revumenib, an oral, potent, and selective menin inhibitor, demonstrated a high rate of complete remission (CR) or CR with partial hematologic recovery (CR+CRh; 23%) and overall response rate (ORR; 63%) with a tolerable safety profile in pts with R/R KMT2Ar AL in the phase 2 interim analysis of AUGMENT-101 (NCT04065399). The KMT2Ar cohorts met prespecified stopping rules for efficacy, and the data from this analysis (n=57) were the basis for a New Drug Application to the FDA. Here we report longer follow-up and a larger data set, including safety and efficacy results for all pts with KMT2Ar enrolled in the phase 2 study (N=116), representing the largest evaluation of menin inhibition in pts with R/R KMT2Ar AL to date. Methods: Pts aged ≥30 d with R/R KMT2Ar AL were enrolled and received revumenib 163 mg (95 mg/m2 if body weight &lt;40 kg) every 12 h (q12h) with a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor azole in 28-d continuous cycles. Treatment continued until lack of at least morphological leukemia-free state (MLFS) after 4 cycles, disease progression, or unacceptable adverse events (AEs). Primary objectives were safety and tolerability and rate of CR+CRh. Key secondary endpoints included rate of composite CR (CRc [CR+CRh+CR with incomplete platelet recovery+CR with incomplete count recovery), ORR (CRc+MLFS+partial remission), and duration of response (DoR). The efficacy population included pts with centrally confirmed KMT2Ar and ≥5% baseline bone marrow blasts. Measurable residual disease (MRD) was assessed locally by flow cytometry or PCR at the discretion of investigators. Results: At the time of the interim analysis (data cutoff [DCO]: July 24, 2023), 13 pts achieved CR+CRh (23%), 6 of whom remained in follow-up with no relapse or death at that time. In this current analysis, with 7 additional mo of follow-up (DCO: February 29, 2024), the updated median duration of CR+CRh in these 13 responders was 13.0 mo (95% CI, 3.4 mo-not reached [NR]); 5 remained in follow-up with no relapse or death, while 1 more pt had relapsed. A total of 116 pts with R/R KMT2Ar AL received ≥1 dose of revumenib and were included in the safety population. Median age was 35.5 y (range, 0.6-75.0); 28 (24%) pts were &lt;18 y, and 14 (12%) were ≥65 y. A total of 95 (82%) pts had AML, and 21 (18%) had ALL or MPAL; 67 (58%) were female, and 18 (16%) were non-White. Pts were heavily pretreated (median of 2 prior therapies [range, 1-11]), with 51 (44%) receiving ≥3 prior lines, 73 (63%) receiving prior venetoclax, and 59 (51%) underwent prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). In the efficacy population (n=97), 22 pts (23% [95% CI, 15%-32%]) achieved CR+CRh with a median DoR of 6.4 mo (95% CI, 1.9 mo-NR). CRc rate was 42% (95% CI, 32%-53%); ORR was 64% (95% CI, 54%-73%). Of 18 CR+CRh responders with MRD results available, 11 (61%) achieved MRD negativity; 21/36 (58%) MRD-evaluable CRc responders achieved MRD negativity. Of 62 pts who achieved ORR, 21 (34%) proceeded to HSCT. Nine pts resumed revumenib post HSCT. In the safety population (N=116), 106 (91%) pts experienced a grade ≥3 treatment-emergent AE (TEAE) and 63 (54%) experienced a grade ≥3 treatment-related AE (TRAE). The most common (≥10%) grade ≥3 TEAEs were febrile neutropenia (45 [39%]), anemia (23 [20%]), platelet count decreased (19 [16%]), differentiation syndrome (17 [15%]; only 1 grade 4, no grade 5), neutrophil count decreased (17 [15%]), white blood cell count decreased (17 [15%]), sepsis (16 [14%]), and QTc prolongation (15 [13%]; all grade 3). Sixteen pts (14%) discontinued treatment due to a TEAE, and 6 (5%) discontinued due to a TRAE. Nineteen (16%) and 4 (3%) pts experienced a TEAE or TRAE leading to death, respectively. Conclusions: Revumenib monotherapy provides clinically meaningful responses in heavily pretreated pts with R/R KMT2Ar acute leukemias, including high rates of MRD negativity and ability to proceed to HSCT. Continued treatment and follow-up of pts after the interim analysis demonstrate the durability of ongoing response. The safety profile of revumenib with this longer follow-up is consistent with prior reports. This trial represents the largest evaluation of a targeted therapy for pts with R/R KMT2Ar acute leukemias to date.