http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1457
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Older patients (pts) with AML unfit for intense induction chemotherapy have a poor prognosis with a 5 year survival of <10%. 225Ac-lintuzumab is composed of 225Ac linked to a humanized anti-CD33 monoclonal antibody. Data were previously presented on the initial 13 pts who received 2.0 µCi/kg/dose on Days 1 and 8 (ASH, 2017, Abstract 616). Although that dose resulted in a high respon...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/2747
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a highly aggressive form of leukemia that results a poor survival outcome. Currently, diagnosis and prognosis are based on invasive single-point bone marrow biopsies (iliac crest). Although non-invasive positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been developed for almost all solid tumors and some hematological malignancies, there is currently no...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3895
Nov 21st, 2018 - Genome-wide transcriptome profiling detected an increased splicing alterations in MM and AML. While these malignancies are derived from different cell linages, their tumor cells acquire similar aberrant splicing (AbSp), mostly intron retentions. To delineate AbSp mechanism in MM/AML, we focused on PTBPs (1/2/3) that play a critical role in intron excision. We have previously reported deregulate...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3126
Nov 21st, 2018 - INTRODUCTION: Cardiac involvement is common in both wild-type transthyretin (wATTR) and AL amyloidosis and these entities can have overlapping clinical features (Banypersad et al, JAHA 2012). Accurate diagnosis is vital given differences in spectrum of disease, management, and prognosis. We examined the presenting clinical features and survival outcome of patients diagnosed with cardiac wATTR a...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3316
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background. Allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a potentially curative approach in patients with refractory or high risk hematologic malignancies, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Prior to transplant, patients are prepared with non-specific, high dose chemotherapy alone or in combination with total body irradiation, which are associated with early...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5428
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) compose a naturally occurring, heterogeneous group of membrane-bound, nano-sized particles shed by all cells. Depending on cellular type, physiological state, and mode of secretion some harbor potent regenerative properties while others have the propensity to induce disease. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived EVs harbor regenerative pot...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5915
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Survival outcomes for patients with lymphoid, myeloid and plasma cell malignancies, have improved with the use of oral small molecule inhibitory agents. Oral anti-cancer therapies are often administered continuously and can have significant side-effects, which can adversely impact adherence, quality of life (QoL) and survival outcomes. In order to improve tolerability, non-standard...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5911
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Based on cohort studies and a limited number of prospective studies, physical activity (PA) can improve quality of life (QoL) in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), multiple myeloma (MM), and patients (pts) undergoing autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). There are also data to suggest that survival (Pophali et al, ASH 2017) is improved with increased PA in NHL pts. After ASCT, it is know...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5905
Nov 21st, 2018 - Aims: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of pegfilgrastim in patients affected by heavily pretreated MM, treated with pomalidomide-dexamethasone, in order to determine whether a single subcutaneous injection of pegfilgrastim is as effective as daily injections of standard filgrastim, in terms of haematological toxicity, febrile neutropenic episodes, antibiotic us...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5268
Nov 21st, 2018 - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous disorder. Precision therapies for AML have been developed that target specific driver mutations. The efficacies of these therapies are variable, making it critical to determine successful therapies prior to patient relapse. For patients achieving a first complete remission, minimum residual disease (MRD) is an import...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5914
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction. Cancer-related cognitive impairment is a distressing symptom that affects numerous patients after cancer therapy, including those treated for hematological malignancy. The lack of effective interventions has driven interest in determining underlying mechanisms. Accumulating evidence in the context of solid tumours suggests inflammatory processes are involved in the development of ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5903
Nov 21st, 2018 - Objective: To investigate the clinical features of 2nd hematological malignancies post to the initial cancer treatment. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed to analyze the available clinical data of 116 patients diagnosed with 2nd hematologic malignancies after treatment of various malignant tumors from June 1998 to June 2018 at Sun Yat-sen University cancer center. RESULTS: The charact...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4098
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Resistance to apoptosis is one of the hallmarks in hematological neoplasms, most typically via dysregulation of the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway. The most important antiapoptotic/pro-survival proteins in this pathway are BCL2, BCL2L1 and MCL1. Molecules targeting each of these proteins are in various stages of preclinical and clinical development. The BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax is...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1610
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: As in multiple myeloma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is preceded by an asymptomatic phase, mainly as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or by a smoldering WM (SWM) phase. It has recently been reported that patients with IgM MGUS have a higher risk of progression in comparison to those with other MGUS isotypes. Moreover, it has been described that if th...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4178
Nov 21st, 2018 - While monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) are already well established for the treatment of B cell-derived malignancies and usually show a good safety profile, not all patients benefit and relapses may be a problem. In order to identify novel surface structures suitable for antibody-based therapies and to improve killing mechanisms, 'EBU-141 Tetra' was developed. The parental MoAb EBU-141 is of mouse ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5320
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: We recently reported that the International Prognostic Scoring System for Waldenström macroglobulinemia (ISSWM), which is widely used to predict the prognosis of WM patients, might not be applicable to Japanese patients, and evidence of pleural effusion might be a novel adverse prognostic factor for symptomatic WM in the rituximab era. Further studies with a large number of patients...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4604
Nov 21st, 2018 - BACKGROUND: High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is now standard of care for newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and is used for some forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, providing improved outcomes. ASCT has been associated with a high incidence of engraftment syndrome (ES), which clinically presents as skin rashes, diarrhea, non-infectious f...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5383
Nov 21st, 2018 - Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is a protein modifier that is an increasingly attractive pharmacological target. Interestingly, the observation that the HDAC6 knock-out mouse is not lethal, in contrast to those undergoing complete loss of class I, II and III HDACs, suggests that specific HDAC6 inhibitors may be better tolerated than pan-HDAC inhibitors or drugs that target the other HDAC classes....
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/5300
Nov 21st, 2018 - Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare, aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma. With a median survival time of around six months the prognosis for PEL patients is poor. Therefore, there is a medical need for novel therapeutic strategies. We performed expression array analysis to find potential targets for antibody-based therapy. Unsupervised clustering analysis revealed that PEL cell lines group...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4382
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are heterogeneous myeloid disorders characterized by dysplasia in one or more hematopoietic cell lines, peripheral cytopenia(s), and distinct cytogenetic abnormalities. The presence of certain cytogenetic abnormalities [e.g. 7/del(7q), -5/del(5q), 13/del(13q), i(17p)], in the setting of unexplained persistent cytopenia, has been considered presumptiv...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1908
Nov 21st, 2018 - A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is produced by multiple accessory and myeloid cells in the bone marrow niche. Through binding to its receptors B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI), APRIL plays an important role in the development and maintenance of cells derived from the B cell lineage. Both APRIL and its receptors have been identified ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3039
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) are myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) that can progress to post-PV (PPV) myelofibrosis (MF) and post-ET (PET) MF, from now on referred to as secondary myelofibrosis (SMF). Recent studies have shown an increased risk of developing solid tumors (ST) in MPN patients in comparison to the general population. Information on develo...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4483
Nov 21st, 2018 - Purpose : This study evaluated the prognostic role of 18F-FDG PET/CT at baseline in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloa (MM) and evaluated the prognostic relevance of 18F-FDG PET/CT for each stage according to the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS). Method: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 167 patients with newly diagnosed MM. 18F-FDG PET/CT was performed prior to ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1975
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: The median progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of multiple myeloma (MM) patients have been prolonged due to novel agents combined with ASCT but the median OS in MM is still 7-8 years. Thus, the feasibility of new combinations and dosing of available agents must be investigated. The first proteasome inhibitor (PI), bortezomib (B), combined with elotuzumab and ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3254
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: In the ASPIRE and ENDEAVOR trials, multiple myeloma (MM) patients treated with carfilzomib (K) had significantly improved progression‐free survival and overall survival compared with standard of care. The incidence of all-grade adverse cardiovascular events (ACVE) was 26.6% and 24.5% in the K treated groups in ASPIRE and ENDEAVOR respectively. The atherosclerotic cardiovascular di...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1981
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Patients (pts) with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) are commonly treated with the standard of care combination of lenalidomide (Len), bortezomib (Bz), and dexamethasone (Dex), also known as RVD. A recent randomized phase 3 study found that the addition of Bz to Len and Dex significantly increased median overall and progression free survival as well as response rate (Durie et...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3203
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: The oncogenic drivers and progression factors in multiple myeloma (MM) are heterogeneous and difficult to target therapeutically. As a result, personalized medicine approaches have not yet been realized. However, clinical availability of numerous anti-myeloma drugs and readily obtainable bone marrow (BM) aspirates raises the possibility to benefit patients by profiling the drug sens...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1008
Nov 21st, 2018 - Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in the U.S. with an estimated 30,700 new diagnoses in 2018. It is a clonal disease of plasma cells that, despite recent therapeutic advances, remains incurable. Myeloma cells retain numerous characteristics of normal plasma cells including reliance on survival signals in the bone marrow for long term viability. However, maligna...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/56
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is consistently preceded by pre-malignant asymptomatic monoclonal gammopathies (AMG). To date, our understanding of the pathogenesis of progression to MM remains incomplete. Genetic analyses of AMG cells compared to MM-derived plasma cells (PCs) have found few differences, suggesting that progression may be mediated in part by tumour-extrinsic mechanisms. To ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/799
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Triplet regimens incorporating a proteasome inhibitor and immunomodulatory drug are standards of care for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM). The combinations of carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (KRd) and bortezomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone (VRd) are recommended regimens for the treatment of NDMM by the National Comprehensive Care Networ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3308
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction The first two trials to test the activity of daratumumab (DARA) in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) were GEN501 (DARA monotherapy) and GEN503 (DARA in combination with lenalidomide [LEN] and dexamethasone [DEX]). GEN501 enrolled 104 participants from 2008 and GEN503 enrolled 45 participants from 2012. GEN501 has been completed; GEN503 is active but has finished accrual. We...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/406
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple myeloma, a malignant proliferation of differentiated plasma cells, is the second most commonly diagnosed hematologic malignancy, and the number of cases may grow by almost 60% between 2010 and 2030. Recent therapeutic advances, including the use of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), have contributed to a doubling of the median overall survival in myeloma patients. This has been...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/110
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: The study of multiple myeloma (MM) genomics has identified many abnormalities that are associated with poor progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Copy number abnormalities have been extensively studied in many datasets with long follow-up, however, the prognostic impact of mutations have not been extensively studied and available datasets have generally had a ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/473
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background Ixazomib, the first oral proteasome inhibitor, is approved in combination with lenalidomide-dexamethasone (Rd) for pts with MM who have received at least 1 prior therapy. Approval was based on the phase 3 TOURMALINE-MM1 study (NCT01564537), in which ixazomib showed a consistent progression-free survival (PFS) benefit in combination with Rd (IRd) in the ITT population as well as in pr...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1912
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background The survival of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has improved significantly over the past two decades with the introduction of novel treatment agents. However, MM is still largely considered an incurable malignancy with a relapsing-remitting course. A follow-up of at least 10 years from active disease is required to determine whether a plateau in progression-free survival has been...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3261
Nov 21st, 2018 - Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) are engineered transmembrane proteins consisting of an antibody-derived antigen recognition domain linked to intracellular cell signaling domains. CAR engineered autologous T cells have been successful in the treatment of a variety of hematologic malignancies. However, several major caveats, including lack of universal donors, long manufacturing times, and abse...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/187
Nov 21st, 2018 - INTRODUCTION. Systemic light chain amyloidosis (AL) is caused by accumulation of plasma cells producing misfolded monoclonal light chains depositing as amyloid fibrils in different organs, most frequently heart and kidney. AIM of our study is first assessing the molecular characteristics of malignant plasma cells from AL-patients in relation to those from MGUS, asymptomatic, and symptomatic mye...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3224
Nov 21st, 2018 - Daratumumab targets the cell surface protein CD38 and is the only FDA approved monoclonal antibody that has demonstrated single agent efficacy in relapsed refractory myeloma. CD38 is broadly expressed in the immune system, and its high expression on multiple myeloma cells allows for effective targeting by daratumumab. Daratumumab induces myeloma cell death through multiple mechanisms, including...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/2024
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a hematologic cancer caused by malignant plasma cells. Daratumumab is an immunoglobin G1 kappa human monoclonal antibody that targets CD38 antigen which is a cell surface glycoprotein highly expressed on myeloma cells. Daratumumab is FDA approved as monotherapy and in combination with dexamethasone and lenalidomide, bortezomib or pomalidomide in relapsed/r...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/152
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Dara, a human IgGκ monoclonal antibody that targets CD38, is approved in combination with bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone (VMP) for the treatment of newly diagnosed (ND) MM. CyBorD is another commonly used immunomodulatory drug-sparing regimen for MM. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of dara-CyBorD and administered the first dara infusion as a split dose over 2 days in pts...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1942
Nov 21st, 2018 - Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable cancer of plasma cells (PC), with a median survival of 5-7 years. Osteolytic bone disease and skeletal complications occur in more than 80% of MM patients and significantly contribute to the morbidity and mortality of these patients. Glycosphingolipid (GSL), an essential constituent of the outer leaflet of the cellular membrane, is altered in MM and other h...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4477
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background:In 2015, the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) developed the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS), which combined the ISS with the status of high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (CAs) and serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase to identify three multiple myeloma (MM) entities with clearly different outcomes. However, although MM tends to affect older adults, the origina...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4489
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Chromosome instability (CIN) is a driver of copy number aberrations (CNAs) in cancer, and is a major factor leading to tumor heterogeneity and resistance to therapy. By definition, CIN is an increased rate or ongoing acquisition and accumulation of CNAs and not simply the existence of structurally and numerically abnormal aneuploid clones. In multiple myeloma (MM), the most common ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/802
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background The benefit of single agent maintenance is largely established from studies in newly diagnosed patients, while extended therapy combination regimens are more commonly used in relapsed disease. Extended therapy on combination protocols may be limited by tolerability and safety, as well as patient compliance. Fixed duration combination treatment followed by single agent maintenance may...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/58
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background Loss of immune surveillance is thought to contribute to disease progression and treatment resistance in a range of malignancies including multiple myeloma (MM). Understanding the degree and pattern of immunological abnormality present within the bone marrow microenvironment at the time of MM diagnosis is vital if we are to utilize emerging immunological therapeutic strategies success...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3173
Nov 21st, 2018 - The B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is selectively expressed by cells of the B-lineage, including multiple myeloma (MM) cells, and constitutes a promising target for immunotherapeutic approaches. At present, BCMA is being evaluated as target for immunotherapeutic approaches, such as CAR T cells and bispecific antibodies, which have demonstrated promising results in phase I clinical trials. The...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3209
Nov 21st, 2018 - A proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL) is a natural ligand with higher affinity than BAFF for both B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI), which are overexpressed on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. APRIL, which is abundantly secreted by myeloma-supporting osteoclasts and macrophages, promotes MM cell progression in vivo and further induces regulato...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3280
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: The depth of response both pre- and post- autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) has been shown to correlate with clinical outcome for myeloma patients. Maximizing response can be achieved by modifying therapy either at induction, transplant, consolidation or during maintenance. In this work we explore the role of pre-transplant induction therapy in the UK NCRI Myeloma XI clinical t...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1916
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Despite recent advances in treatment, multiple myeloma (MM) is still considered incurable. Several novel therapies with different mechanisms of action are currently being studied for use in MM. These include targeted therapies such as pathway inhibitors and BCL-2 homology domain 3 (BH3) mimetics. BH3-mimetics overcome apoptosis resistance by binding and inhibiting select pro-survi...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1984
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Carfilzomib, a second generation proteosome inhibitor, is effective in the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Recent phase II and phase III trials have demonstrated the efficacy of weekly dosing strategies. The aim of this study was to examine high dose once weekly carfilzomib in combination with weekly dexamethasone and low dose weekly cyclophosphamide (w...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3287
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease of older adults with a median age of onset of 70 years. Approximately 20% of the incident cases are diagnosed in patients 85 years and older. There is significant heterogeneity among older adults with regards to the tolerability of myeloma directed therapy. In newly diagnosed transplant ineligible patients with MM, available evidence indicates that...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1882
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction The multiple myeloma (MM) tumor microenvironment (TME) strongly influences patient outcomes as evidenced by the success of immunomodulatory therapies. To develop precision immunotherapeutic approaches, it is essential to identify and enumerate TME cell types and understand their dynamics. Methods We estimated the population of immune and other non-tumor cell types during the course...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/959
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: BCMA targeted CAR T cell therapy has shown promising results in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM). Herein, we report on the safety and efficacy of MCARH171, a second generation, human derived BCMA targeted autologous 4-1BB containing CAR T cell therapy, including a truncated epidermal growth factor receptor safety system (Smith EL. Mol Ther 2018). Methods: Th...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1891
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Drivers that underlie the progression of MGUS (Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) to multiple myeloma are yet largely unknown. Because of the vast number of potential players, these drivers may not necessarily aimed to transform plasma cell or the bone marrow niche, but rather remodel a supporting microenvironment. Metabolic alterations have been linked to cancer ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1011
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Despite advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) almost all patients relapse and high risk features continue to portend a short median survival. The adoptive transfer of B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells is demonstrating early promise in MM, but the durability of response has not been established. The infusion of genetically modified ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3223
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are potential novel therapeutic targets for multiple myeloma (MM) treatment. A pan-HDAC inhibitor (HDI) panobinostat was approved by the FDA in 2015 to treat relapsed/refractory MM patients, and several other HDIs are currently in different phases of clinical trials. However, unfavorable side-effects of the non-selective HDIs necessitate further dissecti...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3222
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: MM is characterized by the accumulation of aberrant BM plasma cells (aPCs). The use of novel agents for anti-MM treatment has enabled the achievement of deeper responses and prolonged progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). These advances have created the need for sensitive means to detect residual PCs. MFC allows aPC detection with high sensitivity and is used ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1968
Nov 21st, 2018 - Advances in the management of multiple myeloma (MM) led to a significant prolongation of overall survival (OS), mainly of the younger patients; almost 10% of them experience more than 10-year OS. Although long progression-free survival (PFS) correlates with extended OS, there is very limited information for the characteristics of patients who manage to be progression-free for a long period afte...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4461
Nov 21st, 2018 - INTRODUCTION: Progression from precursor states, MGUS and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), to multiple myeloma (MM) is dependent upon adaptive and innate immune contexture shaped by cross-talk between malignant plasma cells and bone marrow (BM) milieu. The complexity and heterogeneity of interactions between the immune system and plasma cells in BM triggers alterations in peripheral blood (PB...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3210
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Regardless of significant advances in the therapy of multiple myeloma (MM) there is still a lack of effective treatment options for patients with high-risk disease. In this context, we recently developed a network of high-risk disease based on more than 30 000 genomic and clinical variables from 645 patients of the CoMMpass dataset (Gruber et al., ASH 2016). Validation of these fin...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4496
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a prevalent hematological condition among elderly population with incidence rates of 3% and 5% over the age of 50 and 70 years, respectively (Kyle et al., 2018). It is considered a premalignant state of multiple myeloma with a risk of progression of 1% per year. It has also been shown that MGUS patients have a shorter sur...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1898
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Gene fusions are the result of genomic rearrangements that create hybrid protein products or bring the regulatory elements of one gene into close proximity of another. Fusions often dysregulate gene function or expression through oncogene overexpression or tumor suppressor underexpression (Gao, Liang, Foltz, et al. Cell Rep 2018). Some fusions such as EML4--ALK in lung adenocarcin...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4458
Nov 21st, 2018 - Monoclonal gammopathies, including multiple myeloma (MM), represent a group of plasma cell (PC) disorders that comprise of mostly incurable hematopoietic malignancies with an increasing incidence in the US. Previous epidemiological studies demonstrated a 2-3 fold higher incidence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and a similarly higher incidence of MM along with a ~4-...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3279
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background Data from the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Myeloma and Related Diseases Registry (MRDR) shows that 85% of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients (pts) in ANZ are induced with bortezomib(V)-containing therapies, predominantly triplets of V-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone (VCD). Of these, 15% demonstrate treatment failure - either a sub-optimal response (
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3197
Nov 21st, 2018 - CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing has become a powerful tool for loss-of-function (LOF) studies and has allowed us to systematically interrogate the function of genes regulating the survival and proliferation of multiple myeloma (MM) cells in vitro, in vivo and in the context of treatment resistance (e.g. De Matos Simoes et al., Shirasaki et al., and Gandolfi et al. ASH 2017). We reasoned, however...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/595
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Isatuximab (ISA) is an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody with multiple modes of action for killing tumor cells via direct tumor targeting and immune cell engagement. ISA, combined with bortezomib, has demonstrated strong potentiation in a multiple myeloma (MM) xenograft model (Clin Cancer Res 2014:20:4754). This supported evaluation of ISA with bortezomib combinations in pts with newly ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3170
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Since survival in AL mainly depends on the extent of organ involvement of patients at presentation, early diagnosis and risk stratification are key to improve patients' outcome. Therefore, together with surrogates of organ involvement, biomarkers identifying patients with MGUS or MM at greater risk of developing AL would be highly valuable to prevent organ damage, to maximize therap...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1907
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy that manifests continuous cell dissemination to multiple bone marrow (BM) niches and extramedullary (EM) sites. However, the molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon remain elusive. CD45, a receptor tyrosine phosphatase, is an important regulator for T-cell and B-cell signaling pathways. In MM, the loss of CD45 expression has bee...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3904
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by the over-expression of D-cyclin genes and the expression is tightly linked to cytogenetic subgroups. For instance, overexpression of CCND1 in the t(11;14) and CCND3 in the t(6;14) is direct through IgH super-enhancer translocation, and CCND2 overexpression in t(4;14), t(14;16) and t(14;20) indirectly, presumably as a result of transcriptio...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4462
Nov 21st, 2018 - The APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases include AID (activity induced deaminase) and 10 related APOBEC enzymes (A1,A2,A3A,A3B,A3C,A3D,A3F,A3G,A3H and A4). AID is well studied for its role in somatic hyper mutation and class switch recombination of immunoglobulin genes. APOBECs (apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like) have been shown to have roles in mRNA editing and i...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4486
Nov 21st, 2018 - Seventy percent of all patients with light chain amyloidosis (AL) have cardiac involvement, and most of those patients ultimately die from complications related to their heart disease. While consensus guidelines outline criteria for grading hematologic response to chemotherapy for AL, there are no currently validated criteria for grading cardiac response to therapy. Recently, Muchtar et al. cre...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3242
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Daratumumab (DARA), a human IgG1k monoclonal antibody with single activity in multiple myeloma (MM) shows strong synergy in combination with other anti-MM agents, including immunomodulatory drug (IMiDs) and proteasome inhibitors (PI). This has led to the exploration of DARA in combination with front line regimens. Triplets including a PI and an IMiD are considered an ideal backbon...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/593
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Deletion (del) of 17p involving the p53 tumor suppressor (TP53) remains an adverse prognostic factor in multiple myeloma (MM) despite the use of novel agents as well as high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue. Genomic TP53 deletion can cause haploinsufficiency of nearby genes, such as RNA polymerase II subunit A (POLR2A), which ia also located on 17p13.1. We therefor...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3274
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background and aims Treatment of relapsed/refractory myeloma (RRMM) remains a challenge as most approved and commonly accessible doublet treatments induce responses (≥PR) in less than half of patients. The combination of the classical alkylator cyclophosphamide with thalidomide (CTD) or lenalidomide (CRD) is standard of care in early lines of therapy in the UK and elsewhere. Data on the clinica...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/951
Nov 21st, 2018 - Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of long-lived plasma cells of the bone marrow that is rarely curable. Thus, despite recent advances in the development of new therapies, additional approaches are required. We investigated potential molecular vulnerabilities in the BCL2 family. Using the MMRF CoMMpass (NCT0145429) study (IA13), we determined the frequency of nonsynonymous coding mutations in the...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/2004
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Hematogenous extramedullary multiple myeloma (HEMM), though rare, is mainly observed in MM patients at relapse. The current study assesses the characteristics and outcomes of patients with MM who develop HEMM in the novel agent era. Methods: Consecutive patients, treated in 16 participating centers and diagnosed with HEMM, were included. Patient characteristics at diagnosis and at H...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/55
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a genetically complex and evolutionary process with well defined precursor states, which offer a unique opportunity to study the sequential evolution of the disease. A small number of detectable pre-malignant clones are present in early stage and continue to acquire more genomic abnormalities leading to overt disease. The interaction between cancer cells a...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/122
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Multi-agent induction chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is a standard of care for younger patients with multiple myeloma, aimed at maximising the depth and duration of first response (PFS1). However, the duration of PFS1 is variable between patients. Improved understanding of how to identify high risk patients who relapse early and the ability to desig...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3897
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Poor prognosis and drug resistance in multiple myeloma (MM) is associated with increased mutational load. APOBEC3B is a major contributor to mutagenesis, especially in myeloma patients with t(14;16) MAF subgroup. It was shown recently that presence of the APOBEC signature at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor for progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS)...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/243
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction The multistep progression of multiple myeloma from a normal plasma cell to a system with the features of invasive cancer provides a unique opportunity to understand the co-evolution of the malignant clone within its microenvironment. Understanding these changes is becoming increasingly important as we attempt to design early intervention strategies and to precisely leverage emergin...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1929
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) cells from patients with smoldering MM (SMM) and low-risk (LR) MM harbor genetic alterations typically seen in patients with high-risk (HR) disease. To test whether the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment plays a role in controlling growth of LR MM cells, we established an experimental model that mimics a HR microenvironment by co-culturing normal mesenchymal s...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4475
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction After therapy or stem cell transplantation, multiple myeloma patients achieving complete response (CR) or stringent complete response (sCR) can still have a significant risk of disease relapse, illustrating the importance of using highly sensitive methods for minimal residual disease (MRD) detection and prognostication. Two techniques used clinically for MRD detection include multi...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1976
Nov 21st, 2018 - Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CART) targeting CD19 have shown substantial activity against leukemia and lymphoma, which motivated developing CART cell therapy for Multiple myeloma (MM). B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is the target molecule in MM. Several kinds of CART targeting BCMA have been created from 2016. Among these, the Bluebird Bio uses the humanized murine BCMA scFv to make CAR...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4459
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: A renewed interest in immune and cellular based therapeutics in multiple myeloma was recently fueled by the development of CD38 targeting monoclonal antibodies as well as the introduction of engineered CAR-T cells. Daratumumab treatment in myeloma patients was demonstrated to expand clonal CD8+T cells and T cell clonality was correlated with the depth of response consistent with a d...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/1945
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) requires combination drug therapies to delay acquired drug resistance and clinical relapse. We co-developed CX-5461, a highly-selective inhibitor of RNA polymerase I-mediated rDNA transcription(1), currently in phase I trials for relapsed haematological malignancies (Peter Mac). CX-5461 produces a targeted nucleolar DNA damage response (DDR), triggering both a ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/403
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background Survival in multiple myeloma ranges from months to decades and the majority of patients remain incurable with current treatment approaches. Given this high variability, it would be clinically very useful to quantitatively predict survival on a continuous scale. Current risk prediction models attribute patients to 2-3 groups, i.e. high, intermediate, and low risk. Group size and survi...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3201
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Daratumumab (Dara) is a human monoclonal antibody targeting the highly expressed multiple myeloma (MM) surface receptor CD38, with significant activity in relapsed MM. However, resistance to Dara develops in virtually all patients (pts). Thus, in order to maximize its clinical activity and prevent resistance, it is imperative to understand why pts stop responding. Our group recent...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3255
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Carfilzomib (CFZ) is a potent, irreversible proteasome inhibitor (PI) licenced in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) demonstrating improved progression free and overall survival (OS) to standard of care therapies. However, CFZ is also associated with hypertension (HTN) and rarely cardiac toxicity. The exact mechanism is unclear but may be due to a disturbance of endothelial nitric ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3257
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Daratumumab is one of the most effective new myeloma drugs recently approved for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM), first in monotherapy in heavily pretreated patients, later in triplet combinations from first relapse, based on the results of the SIRIUS, POLLUX and CASTOR trials that showed good tolerability and high effectivity of daratumumab both in monotherapy and combine...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/956
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Promising results are seen from several early phase clinical trials on the cellular immunotherapy based on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T (CAR-T) targeting B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) for the treatment of relapsed/refractory (RR) multiple myeloma (MM). We developed an anti-BCMA CAR-T cell product manufactured via gamma-retrovirus-mediated transduction of activated...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/405
Nov 21st, 2018 - Patients with the plasma cell malignancy multiple myeloma now benefit from treatments such as proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory imide drugs (IMiDs), autologous stem cell transplant, and monoclonal antibodies. However, 20% of patients still relapse or die within two years and are deemed 'high risk'. Current markers fail to identify all high-risk patients resulting in misdiagnoses, therefor...
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Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Bortezomib-containing regimens (BCRs) have been the standard frontline approach for the treatment of transplant ineligible multiple myeloma (TIMM) patients in Canada for many years. Based on recent randomized clinical trial results lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Ld) has become another provincially funded option in Canada in the same therapeutic space. We aimed to compare the effe...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3235
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction Multiple myeloma (MM) can be associated with paraskeletal (PP) or extramedullary (EMP) plasmocytomas (PL). Although PLs are relatively frequent, even at diagnosis, our knowledge on the subject mainly relies on small case series or single center experiences. Remarkably, little is known regarding the role of new drugs on MM with PL. Aim To perform a meta-analysis of 8 EMN-GIMEMA stud...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3216
Nov 21st, 2018 - Selinexor (KPT-330) is a selective inhibitor of nuclear export (SINE) which specifically targets XPO1 (Exportin 1)-mediated nuclear export, leading to increased nuclear retention of major tumor suppressor proteins and inducing selective apoptosis in cancer cells. Several phase I and II clinical trials demonstrate evidence of anti-cancer activity of Selinexor in solid tumors (i.e metastatic pros...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/840
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the most common hematologic malignancy in blacks with more than twice the incidence of non-black populations in national registry data. Prior studies have shown that blacks present with MM at an earlier age and have improved survival compared to non-blacks, contrary to the pattern in most malignancies. These findings have been theorized due to the effects of...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3283
Nov 21st, 2018 - BACKGROUND & METHODS Cfz/Dex is a standard of care in relapsed MM, and renal impairment is a poor prognostic factor. The ALLG MM16 trial was initiated to assess the feasibility of treating patients (pts) who have significant RI (eGFR 15 - 40 ml/min) with Cfz/Dex, and to determine whether an early reduction in serum free light chains (SFLC), with a short half-life, could predict renal outcome. A...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3302
Nov 21st, 2018 - Background: The incorporation of modern day induction regimens, autotransplant and continuous maintenance has resulted in better long-term outcomes for myeloma patients. Experience and trials demonstrated that by prolonging 1st progression-free survival (PFS1) and pushing the relapse farther, we can gain the OS advantage (McCarthy et al NEJM 2012). Unfortunately, a subgroup of patients fail to ...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3162
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: HIV infection and the resulting immunodeficiency predispose individuals to various plasma cell disorders including reactive plasmacytosis, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), multiple myeloma (MM) and plamacytomas. Studies have demonstrated nearly 4.5-fold increased risk of MM in HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals. Limited evidence from case reports/small serie...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/4491
Nov 21st, 2018 - Introduction: Several studies have shown the role of the immune system in the development of MM, but there is no systematic description of normal B-cell regeneration during treatment points. Recently, EuroFlow consortium has developed NGF panel with high sensitivity to evaluated MRD and potentially, to assess of the normal B-cell compartment of patients with MM. Aims: Here we evaluated the B ce...
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/132/Suppl_1/3208
Nov 21st, 2018 - INTRODUCTION: Despite advances in therapy, patients with relapsed AL amyloidosis die of resistant disease. New therapies are needed. siRNA directed at the constant regions of Ig light chains (LC) reduces LC mRNA and protein from patient cells, from human myeloma and AL cell lines, and in a flank plasmacytoma model with in vivo electroporation (Blood 2014;123:3440; Gene Ther 2016;23:727). To del...
