Abstract: Background: Relapsed or refractory (R/R) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), remains a clinical challenge with limited second- and third-line treatment options. Patients (pts) with follicular lymphoma (FL) experiencing early relapse (ER) within 2 years of initial diagnosis and those double refractory (DR) to both rituximab and chemotherapy have particularly poor outcomes (Casulo et al. J Clin Oncol 2015; Gopal et al. N Engl J Med 2014).Avadomide (CC-122) is a cereblon modulating agent that promotes degradation of transcription factors Aiolos and Ikaros, resulting in potent antilymphoma and immunomodulatory effects on T- and NK-cell function. Phase I clinical data from the CC-122-NHL-001 study (NCT02417285) revealed promising activity with avadomide plus obinutuzumab in pts with R/R B-cell NHL (Michot et al. Blood 2017). Herein, we report results from CC-122-NHL-001 in pts with R/R FL. Methods: CC-122-NHL-001 is a phase Ib, open-label, dose escalation/expansion study of avadomide in combination with obinutuzumab. Eligible pts were aged ≥18 y with histologically or cytologically confirmed CD20+ B-cell NHL after ≥1 prior regimen for FL/marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). Upon informed consent, pts received escalating doses of avadomide for 5 out of 7 d/wk in 28-d cycles plus a fixed dose of intravenous obinutuzumab 1000 mg on d 2, 8, and 15 of cycle 1 (C1), and d 1 of C2-8. Avadomide active ingredient in capsule (AIC) formulation at doses of 1, 2, 3, and 4 mg and avadomide formulated capsules (F6) of 3 and 4 mg were evaluated in separate cohorts. Primary endpoints included safety and tolerability, non-tolerated dose, and maximum-tolerated dose. Response was assessed using the Cheson 2007 criteria every 2 cycles to C6, every 3 cycles to C12, and every 6 cycles thereafter. Results: As of May 1, 2018, 58 pts with R/R B-cell NHL were treated in the study, including 19 with R/R DLBCL,38 with R/R FL, and 1 with R/R MZL. Among the 38 pts with R/R FL, 18 were treated in the dose escalation phase (median of 16.5 cycles; 78% initiated ≥6 cycles) and 20 were treated in the expansion phase (median of 4 cycles; 40% initiated ≥6 cycles). Of the 38 pts, 36 pts received 3 mg of 4 mg of avadomide (F6 or AIC); 2 pts received 2 mg of avadomide (AIC). The median age among R/R FL pts was 60 y (range, 41-83), 22 pts (58%) were male, and 32 (84%) had stage III/IV disease. The median number of prior antilymphoma therapies was 3 (range, 1-8), and 12 (32%) pts had 1 prior autologous stem cell transplant. As of data cutoff, 19 pts (50%) were ongoing treatment. One pt experienced a dose-limiting toxicity, consisting of grade 4 neutropenia (avadomide 3 mg AIC). Among the 38 pts in the dose escalation/dose expansion phases, the most common (≥25%) any-grade treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were neutropenia (66%), thrombocytopenia (29%), and pyrexia (29%). The most common (≥10%) grade 3/4 TEAEs were neutropenia (58%) and thrombocytopenia (11%). Nine pts (24%) had ≥1 serious TEAE related to avadomide; only cytokine release syndrome (11%) and infusion related reactions (8%) occurred in 〉 1 pt. Avadomide dose reduction and temporary interruption occurred in 10 pts (26%; all due to AEs), and 27 pts (71%; 25 pts due to AEs), respectively. Median duration of interruption due to AEs was 15 d (range, 2-48). The overall response rate (ORR) among all R/R FL pts (n=38) was 68%, with 16 pts (42%) achieving complete response (CR). Median duration of response was 19.4 mo (95% CI, 8.4-not reached). Median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 16.6 mo (95% CI, 11.4-24.9) with a median follow up time for PFS of 5.4 mo. Subgroup analysis examined activity of the combination in standard-risk and high-risk (ER and/or DR) FL pts (Table). Both response rates and mPFS were similar in standard-risk and high-risk FL pts (ORR: 70% vs 67%, P=0.83; CR: 40% vs 44%, P=0.78; mPFS: 16.6 mo [95% CI, 5.4-not reached] vs 21.2 mo [3.7-24.9] , P=0.60). The median duration of PFS follow up in the expansion phase (n=20/38) is 3.5 mo. Updated data will be presented at ASH. Conclusions: Avadomide given in combination with obinutuzumab was well-tolerated and demonstrated promising clinical activity, with encouraging response rates and mPFS observed in pts with R/R FL, irrespective of their disease risk status. Avadomide plus obinutuzumab may provide a new chemotherapy-free treatment option for pts with R/R FL failing standard therapies. Disclosures Vitolo: Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Speakers Bureau; Sandoz: Speakers Bureau; Gilead: Speakers Bureau; Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Kersten:Millennium/Takeda: Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Roche: Honoraria, Research Funding; Kite/Gilead: Honoraria; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: Honoraria. Chiappella:Roche: Other: lecture fees; Amgen: Other: lecture fees; Nanostring: Other: lecture fees; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: lecture fees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: lecture fees; Teva: Other: lecture fees. Zinzani:Astra Zeneca: Speakers Bureau; Bayer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; TG Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bayer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celltrion: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; MSD: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Merck: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; PFIZER: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; TG Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Gilead: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; PFIZER: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; SERVIER: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Verastem: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Merck: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Salles:ACERTA: Honoraria; SERVIER: Honoraria; TAKEDA: Honoraria; GILEAD: Honoraria; CELGENE: Honoraria, Research Funding; AMGEN: Honoraria; JANSSEN: Honoraria; MERCK: Honoraria; MORPHOSYS: Honoraria; PFIZER: Honoraria; ABBVIE: Honoraria; EPIZYME: Honoraria; NOVARTIS: Consultancy, Honoraria; ROCHE: Honoraria, Research Funding. Sarmiento:Celgene Institute for Translational Research Europe: Employment, Equity Ownership. Mosulen:Celgene Institute for Translational Research Europe: Employment, Equity Ownership. Mendez:Celgene Institute for Translational Research Europe: Employment, Equity Ownership. Uttamsingh:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Pourdehnad:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Hege:Arcus Biosicences: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; SITC: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Mersana: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties: multiple. Li:Celgene Corporation: Employment. Nikolova:Celgene International Sarl: Employment, Equity Ownership. Ribrag:argenX: Research Funding; Infinity: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: travel; epizyme: Consultancy, Honoraria; NanoString Technologies: Consultancy, Honoraria; pharmamar: Other: travel; MSD: Honoraria; Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria; Servier: Consultancy, Honoraria; Roche: Honoraria, Other: travel; Amgen: Research Funding; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy.

Abstract: Introduction:The prognosis is poor for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) who experience early relapse within 2 years of initial diagnosis and for those who are double refractory to both rituximab and chemotherapy (Casulo et al. J Clin Oncol 2015). Avadomide, a cereblon-modulating agent that promotes degradation of the hematopoietic transcription factors Aiolos and Ikaros, is being examined in this setting. Avadomide demonstrated promising clinical activity in combination with obinutuzumab or rituximab in relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and FL (Michot et al. Blood 2017; Ribrag et al. Blood 2017). Herein, we report FL subgroup analyses for the avadomide plus rituximab combination (Arm D) of the CC-122 DLBCL-001 study in both lenalidomide-naïve and treated patients. Methods: CC-122-DLBCL-001 (NCT02031419) is aphase Ib dose escalation/expansion study of avadomide, CC-223, and CC-292 given orally as doublets, and as triplets in combination with rituximab, as well as avadomide plus rituximab doublets, in patients with R/R DLBCL or FL after ≥1 prior line of therapy. In the dose expansion phase of the study, patients received avadomide once daily (QD) for 5 days/week (5/7 d), with a fixed dose of intravenous rituximab 375 mg/m2/cycle (28-day cycle). The study endpoints were safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, preliminary efficacy (overall response rate [ORR] and complete response [CR] ), and blood pharmacodynamic markers of avadomide. Results: As of May 1, 2018, 37 patients with FL were enrolled in the Arm D expansion group, including 29 in cohort 1 (no prior lenalidomide) and 8 in cohort 2 (≥2 cycles of prior lenalidomide). Baseline patient characteristics were similar between the two cohorts. In the total FL population, the median age was 61 years (range, 41-81 years), 54% were male, and 46% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 1. The median number of prior systemic anticancer regimens was 3 (range, 1-8). At disease diagnosis, three patients (8%) had bulky disease (≥7 cm in single dimension) and 7 (19%) had high Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index scores. Twenty-three patients (62%) were refractory to rituximab and 11 (30%) were double-refractory to rituximab and an alkylating agent. As of the data cutoff, 27 patients (71%) were ongoing and no evaluable patients had experienced a dose-limiting toxicity. The most common (≥10%) any-grade adverse events (AEs) were neutropenia (46%) and anemia (24%). Grade 3/4 AEs occurring in 〉 1 patient were neutropenia (32%); fatigue, dizziness, and anemia (8% each); febrile neutropenia and diarrhea (5% each). Six patients (16%) experienced serious AEs related to study drugs. One patient died during the study (sepsis considered possibly related to study treatment). Avadomide dose reduction occurred in 7 (19%) patients. Among all FL patients, the ORR was 65% with 8 patients (22%) achieving a CR. Response rates appeared to be independent of prior lenalidomide treatment, with an ORR of 62% (CR=14%) in cohort 1 and an ORR of 75% (CR=50%) in cohort 2. The median follow up for progression-free survival (PFS) was 6.3 months and 49% of patients had 〈 6 months of PFS follow up. In the total FL population, 6-month and 12-month PFS rates were 83 (95% CI, 64-93) and 66 (37-84), respectively. Conclusions: Avadomide combined with rituximab was well tolerated. AEs were generally consistent with the known safety profile of avadomide and toxicities associated with rituximab. Moreover, this combination showed promising efficacy in patients with R/R FL independent of prior treatment with lenalidomide. These findings support the role of avadomide plus an anti-CD20 antibody as a novel chemotherapy-free treatment for this difficult to treat patient population. Disclosures Nastoupil: TG Therappeutics: Research Funding; Karus: Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria; Merck: Honoraria, Research Funding; Juno: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria, Research Funding; Gilead: Honoraria; Janssen: Research Funding; Spectrum: Honoraria; Genentech: Honoraria, Research Funding. Ribrag:Amgen: Research Funding; Roche: Honoraria, Other: travel; epizyme: Consultancy, Honoraria; MSD: Honoraria; Infinity: Consultancy, Honoraria; NanoString Technologies: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: travel; Servier: Consultancy, Honoraria; pharmamar: Other: travel; Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy; argenX: Research Funding. Chavez:Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Humanigen: Consultancy; Merck: Research Funding; Kite: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Genentech: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Speakers Bureau. Witzig:Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Andorsky:AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Genentech: Consultancy; Celgene: Research Funding; CTI BioPharma: Consultancy, Research Funding. Corradini:Janssen: Honoraria, Other: Lecturer; Amgen: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Gilead: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Celgene: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Roche: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Takeda: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Sanofi: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Novartis: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Abbvie: Honoraria, Other: Advisory Board & Lecturer; Sandoz: Other: Advisory Board. Flinn:ArQule: Research Funding; Agios: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding; Calithera: Research Funding; BeiGene: Research Funding; Verastem: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Research Funding; Curis: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Trillium: Research Funding; Forty Seven: Research Funding; Kite: Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; Verastem: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding; Portola: Research Funding; Takeda: Research Funding; Seattle Genetics: Research Funding; Constellation: Research Funding; Forma: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Gilead: Research Funding; Infinity: Research Funding. Sangha:Merck: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Lilly: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Lundbeck: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche/Genentech: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Astra Zeneca: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BI: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; AbbVie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Uttamsingh:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Hagner:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Gandhi:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Chen:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Hege:Mersana: Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; SITC: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties: multiple; Arcus Biosicences: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Pourdehnad:Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Kuruvilla:Celgene: Honoraria; Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria; Lundbeck: Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria; Abbvie: Consultancy; Merck: Consultancy, Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Karyopharm: Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation: Research Funding; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Canada: Research Funding.

Abstract: There is a need for additional treatment options for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who do not benefit from available therapies. We examined combinations of the cereblon E3 ligase modulator (CELMoD) agent avadomide (CC‐122), the selective, ATP‐competitive mammalian target of rapamycin kinase inhibitor CC‐223, and the potent, selective, covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor CC‐292 in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL. In the multicenter, phase Ib CC‐122‐DLBCL‐001 study (NCT02031419), the dose‐escalation portion explored combinations of CC‐122, CC‐223, and CC‐292 administered as doublets or triplets with rituximab in patients with chemorefractory DLBCL. Primary endpoints were safety, tolerability, and dose‐limiting toxicities; additional endpoints included pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, biomarkers, and preliminary efficacy. As of December 1, 2017, 106 patients were enrolled across four cohorts. The median age was 65 years (range 24–84 years), and patients had a median of 3 (range 1–10) prior to regimens. A total of 101 patients (95.3%) discontinued, most commonly due to disease progression (49.1%). The most common any‐grade adverse events (AEs) across treatment arms were gastrointestinal and hematologic; the most common grade 3/4 AEs were hematologic. CC‐122 was well tolerated, with no unexpected safety concerns. Preliminary efficacy was observed in three of four treatment arms. CC‐122 plus rituximab was considered suitable for dose expansion, whereas CC‐223 and CC‐292 combinations were associated with enhanced toxicity and/or insufficient improvement in responses. CC‐122 plus rituximab was well tolerated, with preliminary antitumor activity in patients with R/R DLBCL. This innovative study demonstrates the feasibility of assessing the tolerability and preliminary efficacy of novel combinations utilizing a multi‐arm dose‐finding design.