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Columvi® (glofitamab-gxbm) approved by FDA

June 16, 2023 by Janice Reichert

On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Columvi® (glofitamab-gxbm) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified or large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) arising from follicular lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate and durability of response in the Phase 1/2 NP30179 study. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial.

Glofitamab (RO7082859, CD20-TCB, RG6026) is a full-length IgG1λ/ҡ bispecific T cell-redirecting antibody targeting CD20 on malignant B cells and CD3 on T cells. This bispecific antibody was developed by Roche using the 2:1 CrossMab technology, characterized by 3 antigen-binding fragment (Fab) arms enabling monovalent binding to CD3ɛ and bivalent binding to CD20, with the second CD20 arm fused to the CD3ɛ-binding arms via a flexible linker. Glofitamab also features a heterodimeric Fc region engineered with PG LALA mutations to abolish binding to FcɣRs and C1q.

The FDA accelerated approval is based on positive results from the Phase 1/2 NP30179 study of Columvi given as a fixed course for 8.5 months in 132 patients with DLBCL who had relapsed or were refractory to prior therapies, including 30% who had received prior CAR T-cell therapy. Additionally, 83% were refractory to their most recent therapy. Results showed patients treated with fixed-duration Columvi achieved durable remission, with 56% of patients achieving an overall response (OR; 74/132 [95% confidence interval (CI): 47-65]) and 43% of patients achieving a complete response (CR; 57/132 [95% CI: 35-52]). Over two-thirds of those who responded continued to respond for at least nine months (68.5% [95% CI: 56.7-80.3]). The median duration of response was 1.5 years (18.4 months [95% CI: 11.4-not estimable]). Data from the NP30179 study were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Columvi received its first worldwide approval in Canada in March 2023, and the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recently granted a positive opinion recommending its approval in the European Union.

Glofitamab is under investigation in a randomized, open-label, multicenter Phase 3 study (STARGLO, NCT04408638) where patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL receive glofitamab or rituximab in combination with gemcitabine + oxaliplatin (GemOx). Patients will receive up to 8 cycles of glofitamab IV or rituximab IV in combination with GemOx IV followed by up to 4 cycles of glofitamab monotherapy. The primary outcome measure is overall survival. The estimated study primary completion date is in April 2025.

Interested in data for other antibody therapeutics that have received marketing authorizations? Go to our searchable table of approved antibody therapeutics and those in regulatory review for more information.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Approvals, Food and Drug Administration Tagged With: Columvi, glofitamab, lymphoma

FDA approves bispecific antibody EPKINLY™ (epcoritamab-bysp)

May 19, 2023 by Janice Reichert

On May 19, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration approved EPKINLY™ (epcoritamab-bysp) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B‑cell lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy. Created using Genmab’s DuoBody® technology, epcoritamab (GEN3013, DuoBody®-CD3xCD20) is a T cell-engaging bispecific IgG1k/l antibody targeting CD20 and CD3 that is jointly owned by Genmab and AbbVie. EPKINLY was approved under FDA’s accelerated approval program based on response rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication is contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

FDA’s approval was supported by data from the pivotal Phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-1 trial (NCT03625037) studying epcoritamab in 157 patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who had received at least two prior systemic therapies, including some who had received prior treatments with CAR-T cell therapy. The dose escalation findings from the Phase 1 part identified a dose of 48 mg as the recommended Phase 2 dose. In the Phase 2 part, patients received 48 mg of epcoritamab as 1 ml subcutaneous injections in 28-day cycles, with weekly dosing in Cycles 1-2, dosing every second week in Cycles 3-6, and dosing every 4 weeks from Cycle 7 onward. An overall response (complete or partial response) was seen in 61% (90/148 [95 percent confidence interval (CI): 52.5-68.7]) of patients and 38% (56/148 [95 percent CI: 30.0-46.2]) achieved complete remission. The median duration of response was 15.6 months (95 percent CI: 9.7-Not reached).

Epcoritamab is being investigated in multiple ongoing clinical studies across different settings and histologies. The most advanced of these is the randomized, open-label Phase 3 EPCORE™DLBCL-1 trial (NCT04628494) of epcoritamab vs investigator’s choice chemotherapy in patients with R/R DLBCL. The study is recruiting an estimated 552 patients and has an estimated primary completion date in June 2024.

Interested in data for other antibody therapeutics that have received marketing authorizations? Go to our searchable table of approved antibody therapeutics and those in regulatory review for more information.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Approvals, Food and Drug Administration Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, approved antibodies, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, epcoritamab, Food and Drug Administration

First global approval for glofitamab (COLUMVI®)

March 31, 2023 by Janice Reichert

Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada) announced that on March 24, 2023 Health Canada authorized COLUMVI® (glofitamab for injection) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma (trFL), or primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), who have received two or more lines of systemic therapy and are ineligible to receive or cannot receive CAR-T cell therapy or have previously received CAR-T cell therapy. COLUMVI has been issued marketing authorization with conditions, pending the results of trials to verify its clinical benefit. The authorization of COLUMVI® is the first in Canada and globally.

Glofitamab (RO7082859) is a full-length IgG1λ/ҡ bispecific T cell redirecting antibody targeting CD20 on malignant B cells and CD3 on T cells. This bispecific antibody was developed by Roche using the 2:1 CrossMab technology, characterized by 3 antigen-binding fragment (Fab) arms enabling monovalent binding to CD3ɛ and bivalent binding to CD20, with the second CD20 arm fused to the CD3ɛ-binding arms via a flexible linker. Glofitamab also features a heterodimeric Fc region engineered with PG LALA mutations to abolish binding to FcɣRs and C1q.

The Health Canada authorization is based on data from the open-label, phase I/II, multicenter, multi-cohort trial (NP30179) conducted to evaluate COLUMVI as monotherapy in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma. In the single-arm DLBCL cohort (n=108), 84.3% of patients were refractory to their most recent therapy and about one-third (34.3%) had received prior CAR T-cell therapy. The primary efficacy outcome measure was complete response (CR) rate as assessed by the IRC using 2014 Lugano response criteria. Results showed that 35.2% of patients (n=38/108) achieved a complete response (CR; a disappearance of all signs of cancer), and 50.0% (n=54/108) achieved an objective response (OR; the combination of CR or partial response, a decrease in the amount of cancer in their body).

An marketing authorization application containing data from the Phase 1/2 NP30179 study (NCT03075696) evaluating glofitamab for NHL was submitted to the European Medicines Agency. A biologics license application for glofitamab undergoing review by the Food and Drug Administration has a first action date of July 1, 2023.

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Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Bispecifics Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, approved antibodies, bispecific, cancer

FDA approves mirvetuximab soravtansine for ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

November 15, 2022 by Janice Reichert

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an accelerated approval for mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (ELAHERE™) for the treatment of adult patients with FRα-positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, who have received one to three prior systemic treatment regimens, on November 14, 2022. FDA also approved a companion diagnostic, VENTANA FOLR1 (FOLR1-2.1) RxDx Assay, developed by Roche.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine, developed by ImmunoGen as a treatment for epithelial malignancies such as ovarian adenocarcinoma, is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting folate receptor alpha (FRα). The cytotoxic warhead, the tubulin-targeting maytansinoid drug DM4, is conjugated to the humanized IgG1ҡ antibody via a cleavable disulfide linker. The ADC has been granted Orphan Drug designations for ovarian cancer in the US and EU, and FDA’s Fast Track designation for a specific subset of ovarian cancer patients with medium to high FRα-positive platinum-resistant lesions who received between one and three prior systemic treatments, and for whom single-agent chemotherapy is appropriate as the next line of therapy.

FDA’s approval was based on positive results of the Phase 3 SORAYA study (NCT04296890), which evaluated the efficacy and safety of mirvetuximab soravtansine in patients with platinum-resistant advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer, whose tumors express a high-level of FRα. A total of 106 platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients with high FRα expression previously treated with at least one, but less than three prior systemic treatments, at least one of which included bevacizumab, received mirvetuximab soravtansine (6 mg/kg adjusted ideal body weight) administered on day 1 of every 3-week cycle. Results from the SORAYA trial were presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) annual meeting held in March 2022. Additional efficacy analyses based on a 120-day cut-off date showing tumor reduction in 71.4% of patients, an objective response rate of 32.4% as assessed by the investigator, and a preliminary median OS of 13.8 months were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held June 3-7, 2022. A retrospective safety analysis based on 464 patients with FRα positive, recurrent ovarian cancer pooled across three studies (a Phase 1 first-in-human trial and the Phase 3 FORWARD I and SORAYA trials) demonstrating a differentiated and consistent safety profile was also presented at the 2022 ASCO meeting.

Mirvetuximab soravtansine was also evaluated in the randomized Phase 3 FORWARD I trial (NCT02631876), which enrolled 366 patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, randomized 2:1 to receive either the ADC or the physician’s choice of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, topotecan, or weekly paclitaxel. Improved patient-reported outcomes associated with mirvetuximab compared with chemotherapy were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in held in Paris, France in September 2022. In addition, ImmunoGen continues to enroll patients in the randomized, open-label Phase 3 MIRASOL study (NCT04209855), which is evaluating mirvetuximab soravtansine vs. investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in platinum-resistant, advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancers with high folate receptor-alpha expression. Top-line data from the confirmatory MIRASOL study are expected to be announced in early 2023. If positive, the results may support a full approval by FDA.

Interested in more information about approved antibody therapeutics? Explore our searchable table of antibody therapeutic products for details.

 

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Antibody-drug conjugate, Food and Drug Administration Tagged With: approved antibodies, Food and Drug Administration, ovarian cancer

European Commission approves Beyfortus® (nirsevimab) for the prevention of RSV disease

November 4, 2022 by Janice Reichert

The European Commission (EC) has approved AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s Beyfortus® (nirsevimab) for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants during their first RSV season. Nirsevimab is human IgG1ҡ antibody targeting RSV. The Fc domain was engineered using AstraZeneca’s proprietary YTE half-life extension technology. Developed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi, nirsevimab is designed to offer newborns and infants direct protection against RSV and help prevent RSV-related lower respiratory tract infections.

Nirsevimab received regulatory designations to facilitate development, including a Promising Innovative Medicine designation from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; Breakthrough Therapy designation from China’s NMPA; Breakthrough Therapy designation from FDA; and PRIME designation from EMA. In addition, it was named “a medicine for prioritized development” under the Project for Drug Selection to Promote New Drug Development in Pediatrics by Japan’s Agency for Medical Research and Development. The approval by the EC was based on results of the Phase 3 MELODY (NCT03979313), Phase 2/3 MEDLEY (NCT03959488), and Phase 2b (NCT02878330) clinical trials.

The Phase 2b trial is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial designed to measure the efficacy of nirsevimab in preventing medically attended RSV-related lower respiratory tract infections through 150 days post-dose. The study was conducted on healthy preterm infants (29–35 weeks’ gestation) who were randomized (2:1) to receive a single intramuscular injection of nirsevimab (50 mg) or placebo. The primary endpoint of the study was met, with a reduction of the incidence of medically attended RSV-related lower respiratory tract infections by 70.1% (95% CI: 52.3, 81.2) compared to placebo.

MELODY is a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of nirsevimab for the prevention of medically attended lower respiratory tract infections in healthy late preterm and term infants (i.e., born at 35 weeks’ gestation or later). Participants (n=1490) up to 1 y of age were randomized (2:1) to receive a single intramuscular injection of nirsevimab (50 mg if <5 kg or 100 mg if >5 kg body weight) or placebo. The primary endpoint of this study was met, with a reduction in the incidence of medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV of 74.5% (95% CI 49.6, 87.1; P<0.001) compared to placebo.

The randomized, double-blind, palivizumab-controlled Phase 2/3 MEDLEY study evaluated the safety and pharmacokinetics of nirsevimab compared to palivizumab in preterm infants and infants with congenital heart disease and/or chronic lung disease of prematurity eligible to receive palivizumab entering their first RSV season. Participants (n=925) up to 1 year of age entering their first RSV season were randomized to receive a single intramuscular injection of nirsevimab or palivizumab (50 mg if <5 kg or 100 mg if >5 kg body weight). Safety was assessed by monitoring the occurrence of treatment-emergent adverse events or treatment-emergent serious adverse events through 360 days post-dose. Serum levels of nirsevimab following dosing (on day 151) in this trial were comparable with those observed in the MELODY study, suggesting a similar protection in this population to that in the healthy term and late preterm infants.

Interested in more information about approved antibody therapeutics? Explore our searchable table of antibody therapeutic products for details.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Approvals Tagged With: Nirsevimab, respiratory syncytial virus

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