Author Of 2 Presentations
P0234 - Safety experience with extended exposure to ofatumumab in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis from Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials (ID 1638)
Abstract
Background
Ofatumumab, a fully human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, demonstrated superior efficacy versus teriflunomide in Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS I/II relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) trials. Long-term data to assess the safety and benefit-risk profile of ofatumumab 20 mg per month is required.
Objectives
To report the overall safety data of all patients treated with subcutaneous (s.c.) ofatumumab 20 mg for RMS, including patients who continued treatment and those who were newly switched in the ongoing open-label Phase 3b ALITHIOS study.
Methods
The overall safety population was divided into 2 groups 1) Continuous: Patients randomized to ofatumumab in the core Phase 2 APLIOS (12 weeks) or Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS I/II (up to 30 months) trials and continued in ALITHIOS, or completed core study and continued with the safety follow-up, and 2) Newly-switched: Patients randomized to teriflunomide in ASCLEPIOS I/II and switched to ofatumumab in ALITHIOS. All adverse events (AEs), serious AEs (SAEs) and deaths up to and including the safety cut-off of 100 days after last administration of ofatumumab are included in this safety analysis until 30 November 2019.
Results
A total of 1873 patients (continuous: 1230; newly-switched: 643) were exposed to ofatumumab ([median duration] continuous: 21.0 months; newly-switched: 4.4 months) for 2118.6 patient-years (continuous: 1903 patient-years; newly-switched: 215.6 patient-years). 71.4% of patients (continuous: 82%; newly-switched: 51%) experienced at least one AE; most were mild-to-moderate. AEs led to ofatumumab discontinuation in 3.0% of patients. SAEs were observed in 6.2% of patients. Incidence of infections was 38.5% (continuous: 49.3%, newly-switched: 18.0%). Serious infections occurred in 1.8% of patients. Incidence of injection-related reactions (IRRs) was 23.7% (continuous: 24.9%; newly-switched: 21.3%); most IRRs were non-serious, grade 1 or 2 and none led to ofatumumab discontinuation. Hepatitis B reactivation, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or deaths have not been reported. No cases of opportunistic infections have been identified. Incidence of malignancies was 0.3% (with confounding) and no new cases have been reported in either continuous or newly-switched patients as of the data cut-off time.
Conclusions
No new safety signals were identified in this extended analysis. The safety profile of ofatumumab in RMS patients remains consistent with data reported in the core studies, including the ASCLEPIOS I/II trials.
P0316 - Dose-dependent tolerability of intravenous and subcutaneous ofatumumab in clinical studies (ID 1585)
Abstract
Background
Ofatumumab, a fully human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody with monthly 20 mg subcutaneous (s.c.) dosing regimen, demonstrated superior efficacy vs teriflunomide and a favorable safety profile in relapsing MS (RMS) patients in the Phase 3 ASCLEPIOS I/II trials. Prior studies evaluated the effect of >20 mg ofatumumab doses, s.c. and intravenous (i.v.), in both MS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Injection/infusion-related reactions (IRRs) were the most frequently reported adverse events in these studies.
Objectives
To assess the dose-dependent tolerability of different ofatumumab doses (s.c. and i.v.) in both patients with MS and with RA.
Methods
For MS, data were pooled from ASCLEPIOS I/II, APLIOS (s.c. ofatumumab 20 mg, N=1873 including long-term data), Phase 2 dose-finding (i.v. ofatumumab 100 mg, N=12; 300 mg, N=15; 700 mg, N=11) and MIRROR studies (s.c. ofatumumab every 12 weeks [q12w]: 3 mg, N=34; 30 mg, N=32; 60 mg, N=34; 60 mg every 4 weeks [q4w], N=64). For RA, data were pooled from Phase 1/2/3 studies administered with atleast 1 dose of i.v. ofatumumab (300 mg, N=70; 700 mg, N=282; 1000 mg, N=64) up to Week 24. IRRs were reported within 24 hours of dose administration. Tolerability was measured as IRR-related drug interruption, discontinuation, severity and seriousness.
Results
In MS patients, the incidence of IRRs was lowest with s.c. 20 mg (23.2%) vs all other effective doses. The majority (99.8%) of IRRs with s.c. 20 mg were Grade 1/2 in severity. Grade 3 IRRs were lower with s.c. 20 mg (0.2%) vs all other doses (1.6–18.2%). No drug interruptions were observed across s.c. doses while the drug was interrupted (paused and restarted) in 41.7–72.7% patients with i.v. doses. A lower proportion of patients withdrew treatment with s.c. 20 mg (0.1%) vs other doses (1.6–6.7%). Serious IRRs were low with s.c. 20 mg (0.1%) vs 60 mg doses (q12w, 2.9%; q4w, 3.1%); none were reported with all other doses. Two serious IRRs (of 1873 patients) with s.c. 20 mg occurred at first injection, resolved without treatment withdrawal and with no recurrences. Cytokine release syndrome was reported in 3 patients (s.c. 60 mg q12w, n=1 [hospitalized for observation]; i.v. 300 mg, n=2 [non-serious]). In RA patients, the incidence of IRRs was higher with i.v. 1000 mg (at first infusion: 71.9%), vs 300 mg (55.7%) and 700 mg (36.9%). The majority of IRRs were Grade 1/2 in severity (95.2%), non-serious (96.9%) and subsided with treatment; 8.4% discontinued treatment due to IRRs.
Conclusions
Ofatumumab 20 mg s.c. was well tolerated compared to higher s.c. and i.v. doses. IRRs were predominant with first injection and similar to matching-placebo with subsequent injections. Most IRRs were non-serious and mild-to-moderate in severity. The IRRs were manageable with low withdrawal rate and recovered with symptomatic treatment, even in absence of premedication. For MS, low dose s.c. injections have a better tolerability profile with higher compliance.