Schlenk, Richard F; Paschka, Peter; Krzykalla, Julia; Weber, Daniela; Kapp-Schwoerer, Silke; Gaidzik, Verena I; Leis, Claudia; Fiedler, Walter; Kindler, Thomas; Schroeder, Thomas; Mayer, Karin; Lübbert, Michael; Wattad, Mohammed; Götze, Katharina; Horst, Heinz A; Koller, Elisabeth; Wulf, Gerald; Schleicher, Jan; Bentz, Martin; Greil, Richard; Hertenstein, Bernd; Krauter, Jürgen; Martens, Uwe; Nachbaur, David; Abu Samra, Maisun; Girschikofsky, Michael; Basara, Nadezda; Benner, Axel; Thol, Felicitas; Heuser, Michael; Ganser, Arnold; Döhner, Konstanze; Döhner, Hartmut     «

Schlenk, Richard F; Paschka, Peter; Krzykalla, Julia; Weber, Daniela; Kapp-Schwoerer, Silke; Gaidzik, Verena I; Leis, Claudia; Fiedler, Walter; Kindler, Thomas; Schroeder, Thomas; Mayer, Karin; Lübbert, Michael; Wattad, Mohammed; Götze, Katharina; Horst, Heinz A; Koller, Elisabeth; Wulf, Gerald; Schleicher, Jan; Bentz, Martin; Greil, Richard; Hertenstein, Bernd; Krauter, Jürgen; Martens, Uwe; Nachbaur, David; Abu Samra, Maisun; Girschikofsky, Michael; Basara, Nadezda; Benner, Axel; Thol, Felicit...     »

PURPOSE: High CD33 expression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with mutated NPM1 provides a rationale for the evaluation of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) in this AML entity. We conducted a randomized trial to evaluate GO in combination with intensive induction and consolidation therapy in NPM1-mutated AML. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between May 2010 and September 2017, patients ≥ 18 years old and considered eligible for intensive therapy were randomly assigned up front for induction therapy with idarubicin, cytarabine, etoposide, and all-trans-retinoic acid with or without GO. The early (P = .02) primary end point of event-free survival (EFS) was evaluated 6 months after completion of patient recruitment. RESULTS: Five hundred eighty-eight patients were randomly assigned (standard arm, n = 296; GO arm, n = 292). EFS in the GO arm was not significantly different compared with that in the standard arm (hazard ratio, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.65 to 1.04; P = .10). The early death rate during induction therapy was 10.3% in the GO arm and 5.7% in the standard arm (P = .05). Causes of death in both arms were mainly infections. The cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) in patients achieving a complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) was significantly reduced in the GO arm compared with the standard arm (P = .005), with no difference in the cumulative incidence of death (P = .80). Subgroup analysis revealed a significant beneficial effect of GO in female, younger (≤ 70 years), and FLT3 internal tandem duplication-negative patients with respect to EFS and CIR. CONCLUSION: The trial did not meet its early primary end point of EFS, mainly as a result of a higher early death rate in the GO arm. However, in patients achieving CR/CRi after induction therapy, significantly fewer relapses occurred in the GO compared with the standard arm.      «

PURPOSE: High CD33 expression in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with mutated NPM1 provides a rationale for the evaluation of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) in this AML entity. We conducted a randomized trial to evaluate GO in combination with intensive induction and consolidation therapy in NPM1-mutated AML. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between May 2010 and September 2017, patients ≥ 18 years old and considered eligible for intensive therapy were randomly assigned up front for induction therapy with idarubic...     »