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Last Updated: 11/20/2025
The study was conducted in 3 parts; the primary objectives are listed below23
| AE, n (%) | 0.4 mg/kg SC QW (n=143) | 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2W (n=154) | Prior TCR QW and Q2W (n=78) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Anemia | 65 (45.5) | 46 (32.2) | 67 (43.5) | 39 (25.3) | 38 (48.7) | 22 (28.2) |
| Neutropenia | 50 (35.0) | 44 (30.8) | 44 (28.6) | 33 (21.4) | 40 (51.3) | 37 (47.4) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 39 (27.3) | 29 (20.3) | 46 (29.9) | 28 (18.2) | 30 (38.5) | 22 (28.2) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; Q2W, every other week; QW, weekly, SC, subcutaneous; TCR, T-cell redirection therapy. Clinical data cutoff date of September 2024. | ||||||
Chari et al (2025)4,8 published the incidence of hematologic AEs from the post hoc analysis of phases 1 and 2 of the MonumenTAL-1 study at a median follow-up of 25.6 months (IQR, 8.5-25.9) for the 0.4 mg/kg SC QW cohort, 19.4 months (IQR, 9.2-20.7) for the 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2W cohort, and 16.8 months (IQR, 7.6-18.7) for the prior TCR-exposed cohort.
| 0.4 mg/kg SC QWa,b (N=143) | 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2Wa,b (N=154) | Prior TCRa,c (N=78) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1/2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 1/2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 1/2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | |
| Neutropenia | 6 (4) | 29 (20) | 15 (10) | 11 (7) | 24 (16) | 9 (6) | 3 (4) | 18 (23) | 19 (24) | 0 |
| Anemia | 19 (13) | 45 (31) | 0 | 26 (17) | 40 (26) | 0 | 17 (22) | 21 (27) | 0 | 0 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 10 (7) | 15 (10) | 14 (10) | 17 (11) | 14 (9) | 14 (9) | 9 (12) | 11 (14) | 10 (13) | 0 |
| Leukopenia | 12 (8) | 6 (4) | 5 (3) | 11 (7) | 14 (9) | 4 (3) | 3 (4) | 8 (10) | 6 (8) | 0 |
| Lymphopenia | 3 (2) | 17 (12) | 20 (14) | 6 (4) | 14 (9) | 26 (17) | 2 (3) | 4 (5) | 9 (12) | 0 |
| Febrile neutropenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; Q2W, every other week; QW, weekly; SC, subcutaneous; SUD, step-up dose; TCR, T-cell redirection therapy. Clinical data cutoff date of October 11, 2023. a b c | ||||||||||
| AE, n (%) | White (N=254) | Black (N=29) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Anemia | 119 (46.9) | 75 (29.5) | 9 (31.0) | 7 (24.1) |
| Lymphopenia | 67 (26.4) | 59 (23.2) | 11 (37.9) | 11 (37.9) |
| Neutropenia | 77 (30.3) | 62 (24.4) | 9 (31.0) | 8 (27.6) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 77 (30.3) | 53 (20.9) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (10.3) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event. Clinical data cutoff date of June 20, 2024. | ||||
| AE, n (%) | 0.4 mg/kg SC QW (n=143) | 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2W (n=145) | Prior TCR (n=51) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Anemia | 64 (44.8) | 45 (31.5) | 66 (45.5) | 40 (27.6) | 25 (49.0) | 14 (27.5) |
| Neutropenia | 50 (35.0) | 44 (30.8) | 41 (28.3) | 32 (22.1) | 28 (54.9) | 27 (52.9) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 39 (27.3) | 29 (20.3) | 43 (29.7) | 27 (18.6) | 19 (37.3) | 15 (29.4) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, common terminology criteria for adverse events; QW, weekly; Q2W, every other week; SC, subcutaneous; TCR, T cell redirection therapy. Clinical data cutoff date of 17 January 2023. These AEs were assessed per CTCAE v4.03. | ||||||
| AEa, n (%) | Prophylactic tocilizumab (N=27) | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 9 (33.3) | 6 (22.2) |
| Anemia | 7 (25.9) | 3 (11.1) |
| Lymphopenia | 6 (22.2) | 5 (18.5) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. aAEs were graded by CTCAE v4.03. | ||
| TEAE, n (%) | TALVEY 0.6 mg/kg Q2W + DARZALEX FASPRO + Lenalidomide (n=8) | TALVEY 0.8 mg/kg Q4W + DARZALEX FASPRO + Lenalidomide (n=26) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 6 (75.0) | 6 (75.0) | 12 (46.2) | 11 (42.3) |
| Anemia | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (30.8) | 3 (11.5) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (30.8) | 2 (7.7) |
| Abbreviations: Q2W, every other week; Q4W, every 4 weeks; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event. Clinical data cutoff date of September 23, 2024. | ||||
| AEs, n (%) | TALVEY + Pomalidomide (N=35) | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 22 (62.9) | 20 (57.1) |
| Anemia | 13 (37.1) | 9 (25.7) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 10 (28.6) | 7 (20.0) |
| Abbreviation: AE, adverse event. Clinical data cutoff date of April 22, 2024. | ||
| AEa, n (%) | TALVEY + TECVAYLI (N=90) | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 65 (72.2) | 56 (62.2) |
| Anemia | 46 (51.1) | 28 (31.1) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 34 (37.8) | 23 (25.6) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; EMD, extramedullary disease. Clinical data cutoff date of March 18, 2025. Median follow-up of 12.6 months. aAEs graded by CTCAE v5.0. | ||
| AEa, n (%) | RP2R (n=44) | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 30 (68.2) | 25 (56.8) |
| Anemia | 18 (40.9) | 11 (25.0) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 12 (27.3) | 9 (20.5) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; RP2R, recommended phase 2 regimen. Clinical data cutoff date of March 15, 2024. Median follow-up time of 18.2 months. aAEs were graded per CTCAE v5.0. AEs were reported up to 30 days after the patient received the last dose of study treatment. Patients could have had multiple AEs. | ||
| AEb, n (%) | Any grade (N=65) | Grade 3/4 (N=65) |
|---|---|---|
| Anemia | 33 (51) | 17 (26) |
| Neutropenia | 26 (40) | 19 (29) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 25 (38) | 15 (23) |
| Lymphopenia | 19 (29) | 17 (26) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. aData are presented for the combined TALVEY 0.4 mg/kg SC QW and 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2W cohorts. bAEs were graded by CTCAE v5.0. Clinical data cutoff date of November 17, 2023. | ||
| AE (≥3%), n (%) | All patients (N = 65) |
|---|---|
| Dose skips of TALVEY | |
| Anemia | 2 (3) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 2 (3) |
| Neutropenia | 2 (3) |
| Dose skips of DARZALEX FASPRO | |
| Neutropenia | 3 (5) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 3 (5) |
| Dose reductiona | |
| Anemia | 1 (2) |
| Neutropenia | 1 (2) |
| Abbreviation: AE, adverse event. aPatients could have experienced multiple AEs leading to dose reduction. Clinical data cutoff date of November 17, 2023. | |
| AEa, n (%) | TALVEY 0.4 mg/kg QW + DARZALEX FASPRO + Pomalidomide (n=18) | TALVEY 0.8 mg/kg Q2W + DARZALEX FASPRO + Pomalidomide (n=59) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Neutropenia | 15 (83.3) | 14 (77.8) | 47 (79.7) | 42 (71.2) |
| Anemia | 9 (50.0) | 6 (33.3) | 30 (50.8) | 22 (37.3) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 31 (52.5) | 20 (33.9) |
| Leukopenia | 4 (22.2) | 4 (22.2) | 22 (37.3) | 19 (32.2) |
| Lymphopenia | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 16 (27.1) | 16 (27.1) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; Q2W, every other week; QW, weekly. Clinical data cutoff date of July 29, 2024. aAEs were graded by CTCAE v5.0. | ||||
| AE, n (%) | TALVEY 0.4 mg/kg SC QW + DARZALEX FASPRO 1800mg SC Q4W (n=14) | TALVEY 0.8 mg/kg SC Q2W + DARZALEX FASPRO 1800 mg SC Q4W (n=51) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Anemia | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 25 (49.0) | 13 (25.5) |
| Lymphopenia | 8 (57.1) | 8 (57.1) | 10 (19.6) | 9 (17.6) |
| Neutropenia | 6 (42.9) | 4 (28.6) | 20 (39.2) | 14 (27.5) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 (42.9) | 4 (28.6) | 19 (37.3) | 10 (19.6) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; Q2W, every other week; QW, weekly. Clinical data cutoff date of April 06, 2023. | ||||
| AEa, n (%) | All Patients (N=44) | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grade | Grade 3/4 | |
| Anemia | 26 (59.1) | 17 (38.6) |
| Neutropenia | 24 (54.5) | 19 (43.2) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 16 (36.4) | 7 (15.9) |
| Lymphopenia | 12 (27.3) | 12 (27.3) |
| Leukopenia | 6 (13.6) | 4 (9.1) |
| Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Clinical data cutoff date of April 2, 2025. aAEs were graded per CTCAE v5.0. AEs reported were treatment emergent. | ||
A literature search of MEDLINE®, Embase®, BIOSIS Previews®, and Derwent Drug File databases (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 20 November 2025.
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