A Phase 2 study of L-asparaginase encapsulated in erythrocytes in elderly patients with Philadelphia chromosome negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia: The GRASPALL/GRAALL-SA2-2008 study.

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Date publication

septembre 2015

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Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DECONINCK Eric, Dr OJEDA-URIBE Mario


Tous les auteurs :
Hunault-Berger M, Leguay T, Huguet F, Lepretre S, Deconinck E, Ojeda-Uribe M, Bonmati C, Escoffre-Barbe M, Bories P, Himberlin C, Chevallier P, Rousselot P, Reman O, Boulland ML, Lissandre S, Turlure P, Bouscary D, Sanhes L, Legrand O, Lafage-Pochitaloff M, Bene MC, Liens D, Godfrin Y, Ifrah N, Dombret H

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PURPOSE: The GRASPALL/GRAALL-SA2-2008 Phase II trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of L-asparaginase encapsulated within erythrocytes (GRASPA(R)) in patients >/= 55 years with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia. FINDINGS: Thirty patients received escalating doses of GRASPA(R) on Day 3 and 6 of induction Phases 1 and 2. The primary efficacy endpoint was asparagine depletion < 2 micromol/L for at least 7 days. This was reached in 85 and 71% of patients with 100 and 150 IU/kg respectively but not with 50 IU/kg. Grade 3/4 infection, hypertransaminasemia, hyperbilirubinemia and deep vein thrombosis occurred in 77, 20, 7, and 7% of patients, respectively. No allergic reaction or clinical pancreatitis was observed despite 17% of Grade 3/4 lipase elevation. Anti-asparaginase antibodies were detected in 50% of patients and related to a reduction in the duration of asparagine depletion during induction Phase 2 without decrease of encapsulated L-asparaginase activity. Complete remission rate was 70%. With a median follow-up of 42 months, median overall survival was 15.8 and 9.7 months, in the 100 and 150 IU/kg cohorts respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of GRASPA(R), especially at the 100 IU/kg dose level, is feasible in elderly patients without excessive toxicity and associated with durable asparagine depletion. (clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01523782).

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Am J Hematol. 2015 Sep;90(9):811-8