Abstract: Introduction Zanubrutinib is a highly specific, potent BTK inhibitor with minimal off-target inhibition of other kinases such as EGFR, JAK3, TEC and ITK. Zanubrutinib has shown 100% BTK occupancy, sustained over 24-hours, in both the peripheral blood and lymph node biopsies from patients treated at 160 mg twice daily and achieves durable responses in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) (Tam 2019). In a phase 2 study conducted in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) CLL/SLL, treatment with zanubrutinib resulted in an overall response rate (ORR) of 85%. In addition, duration of response (DOR), progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of zanubrutinib monotherapy at 12 months were 93%, 87% and 96%(Xu 2020). Here, we present the pooled analysis to evaluate the impact of number of prior lines of therapy on outcomes of zanubrutinib treatment for CLL/SLL patients. Methods Our analysis was based on a pooled data including CLL/SLL patients treated with zanubrutinib monotherapy in two phase 1 studies (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02343120, and ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03189524) and one phase 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03206918), with median study follow-up time of 29.2, 21.1 and 15.1 months, respectively. Firstly, efficacy and safety outcomes were compared between the treatment naïve (TN) and relapsed/refractory (R/R) groups. Secondly, patients with 1 prior therapy were compared to patients with ≥ 2 prior therapies within the R/R setting. To control confounding in each analysis, entropy balancing was used to create a weighted sample where the baseline covariates were balanced between groups (Hainmueller 2012). In each weighted sample, the efficacy outcomes of zanubrutinib included complete response rate (CRR), ORR (defined as the achievement of complete response [CR], or CRi, partial response [PR] , nodular PR, PR with lymphocytosis), PFS and OS. The difference between groups in CRR and ORR was investigated by logistic regression, and those in PFS and OS by Cox proportional hazards models and log-rank test. The 24-month PFS and OS rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The extent of exposure and safety profile of each group were summarized. Results The analysis data consisted of 19 TN patients, 93 patients with 1 prior therapy, and 99 patients with ≥ 2 prior therapies. Seven patients were excluded due to missing baseline covariates. In the weighted samples, all baseline covariates were balanced between groups. After weighting, the effective sample sizes were 19 and 31 for the TN and the R/R groups respectively. The median follow-up times were 31.3 and 20.9 months for the TN and R/R group, respectively; 54.4%, 18.8% and 26.8% of the patients in the R/R group had 1, 2 and & gt;2 prior lines of therapy. The ORR and CRR were higher in TN group, compared with R/R groups (100% vs. 92.1% in ORR [p & lt;0.001] and 21.05% vs. 6.7% in CRR [p=0.09] ). PFS of the TN group was superior to the R/R group (p = 0.13; HR 0.33 [95% CI: 0.10, 1.09]; Figure 1a). The 24-month PFS rate was 100% in the TN group and 79.1% in the R/R group. The OS was comparable between two groups. And safety profile was similar for both groups. After weighting, the effective sample sizes were 77 and 85 for the 1 prior therapy and the ≥ 2 prior therapies groups respectively. The median follow-up times were 17.1 and 15.8 months for the 1 prior therapy and the ≥ 2 prior therapies groups; 56.5%, 20.6% and 22.9% of the patients in the ≥ 2 prior therapies group were treated with 2, 3 and & gt;3 prior lines of therapy. The ORR was numerically higher in the 1 prior therapy group, compared with ≥ 2 prior therapies group (97.0% vs. 88.3%; p=0.05). The CRR was comparable in two groups (9.8% vs. 8.4%; p=0.75). The PFS of 1 prior therapy group was significantly longer than that in ≥ 2 prior therapies group (p & lt;0.001; HR 0.15 [95% CI: 0.05, 0.45]; Figure 1b), and 24-month PFS rates were 94.6% and 75.3%, respectively. The OS was comparable between two groups. And safety profile was similar for both groups. Conclusion Zanubrutinib administered in the early lines, including treatment of naïve patients and patients with 1 prior therapy, led to higher overall response rates and greater durability of therapeutic benefit. Safety profile was similar across all lines of therapy. References Tam CS, et al. Blood. 2019; 134 (11): 851-859. Xu W, et al. J Hematol Oncol. 2020; 13 (1): 48. Hainmueller, J. Political Analysis. 2012; 20(1): 25-46. Disclosures Tam: BeiGene: Honoraria; AbbVie: Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Honoraria, Research Funding. Seymour:Morphosys: Consultancy, Honoraria; Mei Pharma: Consultancy, Honoraria; Gilead: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; F. Hoffmann-La Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AbbVie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Nurix: Honoraria. Zhou:Henan Cancer Hospital: Current Employment. Opat:Gilead: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BeiGene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AstraZenca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Merck: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; CSL Behring: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Epizyme: Research Funding. Trotman:Celgene: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; BeiGene: Research Funding; F. Hoffmann-La Roche: Research Funding; PCYC: Research Funding. Huang:BeiGene: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Lu:BeiGene: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. OffLabel Disclosure: Zanubrutinib in treatment-naive CLL/SLL

Abstract: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a mature B-cell neoplasm with a high initial response rate followed almost invariably by relapse. Here we report the pooled data from 2 studies, BGB-3111-AU-003 and BGB-3111-206, to explore the efficacy of zanubrutinib monotherapy in relapsed/refractory (R/R) MCL. A total of 112 patients were included. Median follow-up durations were 24.7 and 24.9 months for BGB-3111-AU-003 and BGB-3111-206, respectively. Overall response rate (ORR) and complete response (CR) rate were 84.8% and 62.5%, and median duration of response, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 24.9, 25.8 and 38.2 months, respectively. After weighting, the PFS (median: NE vs. 21.1 months, P  = 0.235) and OS (median: NE vs. 38.2 months, P  = 0.057) were similar but numerically better in the second-line than later-line group. Zanubrutinib was well-tolerated with treatment discontinuation and dose reduction for adverse events in 12.5% and 2.7% of patients, respectively. Hypertension, major hemorrhage and atrial fibrillation/flutter rates were 11.6%, 5.4% and 1.8%, respectively. Zanubrutinib is efficacious in R/R MCL, with a favorable safety profile.

Abstract: Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have demonstrated a high degree of efficacy in the treatment of B cell malignancies characterized by constitutive B cell receptor activation, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). Methods The efficacy and safety of zanubrutinib, an investigational highly selective BTK inhibitor, was evaluated in this single-arm, phase 2 study of Chinese patients with relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL. The primary endpoint was overall response rate as assessed by an independent review committee. Results Of the 91 evaluable patients, 77 (84.6%) achieved a response, with three (3.3%), 54 (59.3%), and 20 (22%) patients achieving a complete response, partial response, and partial response with lymphocytosis, respectively, after a median follow-up of 15.1 months. The estimated 12-month event-free rate for duration of response was 92.9%. The most commonly reported grade ≥ 3 adverse events (AEs) were neutropenia (44%), thrombocytopenia (15.4%), lung infection/pneumonia (13.2%), upper respiratory tract infection (9.9%), and anemia (8.8%). The 12-month overall survival rate was 96%. Eight (9.0%) patients discontinued zanubrutinib due to AEs, and seven (8.0%) patients required at least one dose reduction. Conclusion Treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL with zanubrutinib was generally well tolerated and resulted in a high overall response rate, thereby conferring a favorable benefit-risk profile. Trial registration Prospectively registered in China public registry (CTR20160890) on December 7, 2016: http://www.chinadrugtrials.org.cn/ . Retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT03206918 ) on July 2, 2017.

Abstract: Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor is an established treatment for relapsed/refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Zanubrutinib, a highly selective BTK inhibitor, is approved for patients with MCL who have received ≥1 prior therapy. We report the long-term safety and efficacy results from the multicenter, open-label, phase 2 registration trial of zanubrutinib. Patients (n = 86) received oral zanubrutinib 160 mg twice daily. The primary endpoint was the overall response rate (ORR), assessed per Lugano 2014. After a median follow-up of 35.3 months, the ORR was 83.7%, with 77.9% achieving complete response (CR); the median duration of response was not reached. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 33.0 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 19.4-NE). The 36-month PFS and overall survival (OS) rates were 47.6% (95% CI, 36.2-58.1) and 74.8% (95% CI, 63.7-83.0), respectively. The safety profile was largely unchanged with extended follow-up. Most common (≥20%) all-grade adverse events (AEs) were neutrophil count decreased (46.5%), upper respiratory tract infection (38.4%), rash (36.0%), white blood cell count decreased (33.7%), and platelet count decreased (32.6%); most were grade 1/2 events. Most common (≥10%) grade ≥3 AEs were neutrophil count decreased (18.6%) and pneumonia (12.8%). Rates of infection, neutropenia, and bleeding were highest in the first 6 months of therapy and decreased thereafter. No cases of atrial fibrillation/flutter, grade ≥3 cardiac AEs, second primary malignancies, or tumor lysis syndrome were reported. After extended follow-up, zanubrutinib demonstrated durable responses and a favorable safety profile in R/R MCL. The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov as NCT03206970.

Abstract: Mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL) is an incurable mature B-cell neoplasm with high initial response rates followed almost invariably by relapse. Prognosis for patients following relapse is poor, and treatment choices are limited. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of zanubrutinib, an investigational selective Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. Patients and Methods: Patients with relapsed/refractory MCL were enrolled in this ongoing phase II, single-arm, open-label study, and treated with oral zanubrutinib 160 mg twice daily. The primary endpoint is overall response rate (ORR) assessed by an independent review committee (per Lugano 2014 classification); secondary endpoints include duration of response (DOR), time to response, progression-free survival (PFS), and safety. Results: Eighty-six patients (median age, 60.5 years) were enrolled after a median of 2 prior lines of therapy, received ≥1 dose of the study drug, and were evaluable for safety and efficacy. After a median follow-up of 18.4 months, 72 (84%) patients achieved an objective response, with 59 (68.6%) achieving a complete response (CR). Median DOR and PFS were 19.5 and 22.1 months, respectively; 12-month event-free estimates for DOR and PFS are 78% and 76%, respectively. Most common grade ≥3 adverse events (AE) were neutropenia (19.8%) and lung infection/pneumonia (9.3%). Three patients experienced major bleeding events, and there were no reports of atrial fibrillation. Eight (9.3%) patients discontinued zanubrutinib for AEs. Conclusions: These results demonstrate high and durable ORR and CR rates in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL. Zanubrutinib was generally well tolerated; grade ≥3 BTK inhibitor-associated toxicities (hemorrhage, rash, hypertension, diarrhea, atrial fibrillation) were uncommon.

Abstract: Background: The Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor zanubrutinib,has demonstrated greater selectivity for BTK versus other TEC- and EGFR-family kinases in biochemical assays and favorable pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic properties in preclinical studies. In a phase 1 clinical trial, zanubrutinib showed complete and sustained 24-hour BTK occupancy in both blood and lymph node biopsies from patients treated at 160 mg twice daily (bid; Tam et al. Blood 2016;128:642), and was associated with durable responses in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Tam et al. Blood 2017;130:152). Here, we present initial safety and efficacy data from a phase 2 trial of zanubrutinib in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (R/R MCL). Methods: Conducted in China, BGB-3111-206 (clinicaltrials.gov NCT03206970) is a pivotal, single-arm, open-label, multicenter phase 2 study. Patients with R/R MCL aged 18-75 years and with 1-4 prior treatment regimens received zanubrutinib 160 mg bid until disease progression (PD) or unacceptable toxicity. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of zanubrutinib as measured by overall response rate (ORR) assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC). Response was assessed with PET-CT scans (in subjects with FDG-avid disease) and CT or MRI scans (in subjects with FDG non-avid disease) at each response assessment and for confirmation of complete response (CR) per the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (Lugano) criteria (Cheson, 2014). Key secondary endpoints included progression free survival (PFS), time to response (TTR), duration of response (DOR) and safety. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were assessed according to NCI CTCAE v4.03. Results: As of 27 March 2018, 86 patients with R/R MCL were enrolled and treated. Patient characteristics are summarized in the Table. Over one-half (52.3%) of patients were refractory to their last prior therapy. Median follow-up was 36 weeks (range,1-56) at the data cut. Twenty-one patients discontinued zanubrutinib (13 for PD; 6 for TEAEs; 1 withdrew consent; and 1 per investigator's discretion). One patient was not evaluable for response due to a lack of central pathologic confirmation of MCL. Of the 85 evaluable patients, ORR per the IRC was 84% (n=71; Table), with CR reported in 59% of patients (n=50). The estimated event-free rate for responders was 90% at 24 weeks after response. In total, 12 patients have progressed; the estimated PFS rate was 82% at 24 weeks. The most frequent (≥15%) TEAEs due to any cause included decreased neutrophil count (31.4%), upper respiratory tract infection (29.1%), rash (29.1%), decreased platelet count (22.1%), and decreased white blood cell (WBC) count (17.4%). Grade ≥3 TEAEs due to any cause reported in 〉 2 patients included decreased neutrophil count (11.6%), lung infection (5.8%), anemia (4.7%), and decreased WBC count (3.5%). Petechia/purpura/contusion and hematuria were each reported in 4 patients (4.7%, all grade 1/2); major hemorrhage (serious or grade ≥3 bleeding or central nervous system bleeding of any grade)was reported in 1 patient (1.2%); no cases of atrial fibrillation/flutter or tumor lysis syndrome were reported. Six patients died within 30 days of last study treatment, 1 from PD, 4 due to Grade 5 TEAEs and 1 due to a Grade 5 event that was not treatment emergent. TEAEs leading to discontinuation of zanubrutinib included (n=1 each): infection, pneumonia, lung infection, interstitial lung disease, and twoGrade 5 TEAEs (cerebral hemorrhage and road traffic accident). Conclusions: Zanubrutinib was shown to be highly active in patients with R/R MCL, as demonstrated by a high rate of CR documented by PET-based imaging. Zanubrutinib was generally well-tolerated, consistent with previous reports of zanubrutinib treatment in patients with various B-cell malignancies. Disclosures Song: Peking University Cancer Hospital (Beijing Cancer Hospital): Employment. Zhou:Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University: Employment; Health and Family Planning Commission of Henan Province: Patents & Royalties: Scientific and technological innovative talents "51282" Project leaders; Henan Cancer Hospital: Consultancy, Employment; Natural Science Foundation of China: Research Funding. Jin:College of Medicine, Zhejiang University: Employment; The National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research Funding. Guo:BeiGene (Shanghai) Co., LTD: Employment. Wang:BeiGene (Shanghai) Co., LTD: Employment. Hilger:BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Huang:BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Novotny:BeiGene (Beijing) Co., Ltd.: Employment, Equity Ownership. Osman:BeiGene USA: Employment, Equity Ownership. Zhu:Beijing Cancer Hospital: Employment.