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Last Updated: 01/16/2025
Median Follow-up: 14.1 Months
Parameter, n (%) | All patients1,29 | First CRS event29 |
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(N=165) | ||
Patients with CRS event | 119 (72.1) | 119 (72.1) |
Maximum toxicity gradea | ||
Grade 1 | 83 (50.3) | 87 (52.7) |
Grade 2 | 35 (21.2) | 32 (19.4) |
Grade 3 | 1 (0.6) | 0 |
Grade 4 | 0 | 0 |
Grade 5 | 0 | 0 |
Timing of CRS occurrenceb | ||
Step-up Dose 1 | 72 (43.6) | 72 (43.6) |
Step-up Dose 2 | 58 (35.2) | 32 (19.4) |
Repeat Step-upc | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
Cycle 1 Day 1 | 40 (24.2) | 10 (6.1) |
Cycle 1 Day 8 | 8 (4.8) | 2 (1.2) |
Cycle 1 Day 15 | 4 (2.4) | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 22 | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) |
Cycle 2+d | 6 (3.6) | 0 |
Patients who received supportive measurese | 110 (66.7) | - |
Tocilizumab | 60 (36.4) | - |
>1 dose at any time during the study | 5 (3.0) | - |
>1 dose for a single CRS event | 4 (2.4) | - |
Corticosteroids | 14 (8.5) | - |
Low-flow oxygen by nasal cannulaf | 21 (12.7) | - |
Single vasopressor | 1 (0.6) | - |
Patients with multiple CRS events | 55 (33.3) | - |
Worse grade of any subsequent CRS event | 4 (2.4) | - |
Discontinuation due to CRS | 0 | - |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aAssessed per ASTCT criteria. bBreakdown of CRS occurrence by independent event. Patients may appear in more than 1 category. cDose prior to Cycle 1. Occurrence was based on the last treatment visit on or before the day in which the event occurred. dGrade 1 CRS occurred in 1 patient after a repeat step-up dose in Cycle 6; Grade 2 CRS occurred in 1 patient after a repeat step-up dose in Cycle 2. ePatients may have received ≥1 supportive measure for CRS. Other supportive measures not listed included intravenous fluids and acetaminophen. fFlow rate ≤6 L/min. |
Parameter, n (%) | (N=165) |
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Patients with CRS event | 119 (72.1) |
Grade 1 CRSa | |
Step-up Dose 1 | 49 (29.7) |
Step-up Dose 2 | 49 (29.7) |
Repeat Step-upb | 1 (0.6) |
Cycle 1 Day 1 | 33 (20.0) |
Cycle 1 Day 8 | 7 (4.2) |
Cycle 1 Day 15 | 4 (2.4) |
Cycle 1 Day 22 | 2 (1.2) |
Cycle 2+c | 5 (3.0) |
Grade 2 CRSa | |
Step-up Dose 1 | 23 (13.9) |
Step-up Dose 2 | 9 (5.5) |
Repeat Step-upb | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 1 | 6 (3.6) |
Cycle 1 Day 8 | 1 (0.6) |
Cycle 1 Day 15 | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 22 | 0 |
Cycle 2+d | 1 (0.6) |
Grade 3 CRSa | |
Step-up Dose 1 | 0 |
Step-up Dose 2 | 0 |
Repeat Step-upb | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 1 | 1 (0.6) |
Cycle 1 Day 8 | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 15 | 0 |
Cycle 1 Day 22 | 0 |
Cycle 2+ | 0 |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aAssessed per ASTCT criteria. bDose prior to Cycle 1. cGrade 1 CRS occurred in 1 patient after a repeat step-up dose in Cycle 6. dGrade 2 CRS occurred in 1 patient after a repeat step-up dose in Cycle 2. |
Parameter | |
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Patients with recurrent CRS eventsa, n | 55 |
First CRS events (Grade 1), n (%) | 47 (85.5) |
First CRS events (Grade 2), n (%) | 8 (14.5) |
Subsequent CRS events (≥Grade 2), n | 8 |
Abbreviation: CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aA total of 119 patients experienced CRS overall |
Patient | CRS Event 1 | CRS Event 2 | CRS Event 3 | CRS Event 4 | ||||||||||||
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Timing | Gradea | Tocib | Steroidb | Timing | Gradea | Tocib | Steroidb | Timing | Gradea | Tocib | Steroidb | Timing | Gradea | Tocib | Steroidb | |
1 | Step-up 1 | 2 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 2 | Yes | - | ||||||||
2 | Step-up 2 | 1 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||
3 | Step-up 2 | 2 | Yes | - | C1D8 | 2 | Yes | - | ||||||||
4 | Step-up 1 | 2 | Yes | - | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||
5 | Step-up 1 | 1 | Yes | - | C1D15 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||
6 | Step-up 1 | 2 | Yes | - | Step-up 2 | 2 | Yes | - | ||||||||
7 | Step-up 1 | 2 | Yes (2 doses) | - | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | - | C1D1 | 1 | Yes | - | ||||
8 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | - | Step-up 2 | 1 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 1 | - | - | ||||
9 | Step-up 1 | 2 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 2 | Yes | - | ||||||||
10 | Step-up 1 | 1 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 3 | Yes (3 doses) | - | C2 repeat step-up | 2 | Yes | Yes | C3D8 | 2 | Yes | - |
11 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | - | Step-up 2 | 2 | Yes | - | C1D1 | 1 | - | - | ||||
12 | C1D1 | 1 | - | Yes | C1D8 | 1 | - | Yes | C1D15 | 1 | - | Yes | C2D1 | 1 | - | Yes (2 doses) |
13 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | Yes (3 doses) | C1D1 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||
14 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | C2D1 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||||||
15 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||||||
16 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | Yes | C1D1 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||
17 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | Step-up 2 | 1 | - | Yes | C1D1 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||
18 | Step-up 1 | 1 | - | Yes | C1D1 | 1 | - | Yes | ||||||||
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; C, cycle; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; D, day; Toci, tocilizumab. aAssessed per ASTCT criteria. bPatients received 1 dose of tocilizumab or steroids for a specific CRS event as indicated by “Yes”. |
Parameter, n (%) | CRS events managed with tocilizumab (N=68) | CRS events not managed with tocilizumab (N=127) |
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CRSa events, any grade | 68 (100) | 127 (100) |
Subsequent CRS events | 13 (19.1) | 63 (49.6) |
Grade 1 CRSa Events | 31 (45.6) | 122 (96.1) |
Subsequent CRS events (any grade)b | 4 (12.9) | 61 (50.0) |
Subsequent CRS events (Grade ≥2)b | 1 (3.2) | 3 (2.5) |
Grade ≥2 CRSa Events | 37 (54.4) | 5 (3.9) |
Subsequent CRS events (any grade)c | 9 (24.3) | 2 (40.0) |
Subsequent CRS events (Grade ≥2)c | 6 (16.2) | 0 |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. Note: Table shows numbers of events (overall, 119 patients experienced 195 CRS events in the study). aAssessed per ASTCT criteria. bPercentages based on the number of Grade 1 CRS events as denominator. cPercentages based on the number of Grade ≥2 CRS events as denominator. |
Parameter, n (%) | ≤30% BMPCs; no plasmacytomasb | >30% to <60% BMPCs; no plasmacytomasb | ≥60% BMPCs and/or plasmacytomasb | Tumor BCMA expressionc <median value | Tumor BCMA expressionc ≥median value |
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Patients with CRSa, n | 94 | 27 | 41 | 65 | 65 |
CRS (any grade) | 69 (73.4) | 21 (77.8) | 26 (63.4) | 47 (72.3) | 44 (67.7) |
CRS (Grade ≥2) | 22 (23.4) | 7 (25.9) | 7 (17.1) | 13 (20.0) | 15 (23.1) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; BCMA, B-cell maturation antigen; BMPC, bone marrow plasma cell; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aGraded per ASTCT criteria. bPatients were included in the BMPC/plasmacytoma analysis if they had baseline bone marrow samples available and/or had baseline plasmacytomas. cFor the tumor BCMA expression analysis, patients were included if they had baseline tumor BCMA expression. |
Median Follow-up: 30.4 Months
Median Follow-up: 2.6 Months
CRS Gradea, n (%) | Prophylactic Tocilizumab Cohortb, (N=23) | MajesTEC-1 Population29 (N=165) |
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Overall | 6 (26.1) | 119 (72.1) |
Grade 1 | 2 (8.7) | 83 (50.3) |
Grade 2 | 4 (17.4) | 35 (21.2) |
Grade 3 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aCRS was graded using ASTCT criteria. bAs of April 28, 2023. |
Patient number | CRS Gradea | Dose Prior to CRS | BMPCs | ISS Staged | EMPs |
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1 | 1 | Step-up dose 1 | 30%b | I | 0 |
2 | 1 | Step-up dose 1 | 8%c | II | 0 |
3 | 2 | Step-up dose 1 | 80%b | II | 0 |
4 | 2 1 | Step-up dose 1 Step-up dose 2 | 60%b | I | 0 |
5 | 1 2 | Step-up dose 2 Cycle 1, day 1 | 65%b | I | 0 |
6 | 2 1 | Step-up dose 2 Cycle 2, day 8 | 30%c | II | 2 |
7-23 | No CRS | - | 0-80%b,c | I-III | 0-4 |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; BMPC, bone marrow plasma cell; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; EMP, extramedullary plasmacytoma; ISS, International Staging System. aCRS was graded using ASTCT criteria. bBiopsy. cAspirate. dDerived based on the combination of serum β2-microglobulin and albumin. |
Characteristica | No CRS (n=17) | CRS Grade 1 (n=2) | CRS Grade 2 (n=4) | |
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BMPCs | 0-80%b,c | 8-30%b,c | 30-80%b,c | |
ISS staged | I-III | I-II | I-II | |
Extramedullary plasmacytomas | 0-4 | 0 | 0-2 | |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; BMPC, bone marrow plasma cell; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; ISS, International Staging System. aCRS was graded using ASTCT criteria. bBiopsy. cAspirate. dDerived based on the combination of serum β2-microglobulin and albumin. |
Median Follow-up: 8.1 Months
CRS Grade, n (%) | Prophylactic Tocilizumab Cohorta, (N=24) | MajesTEC-1 Populationb,9 (N=165) |
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Overall | 6 (25) | 119 (72.1) |
Grade 1 | 2 (8.3) | 83 (50.3) |
Grade 2 | 4 (16.7) | 35 (21.2) |
Grade 3 | 0 | 1 (0.6) |
Abbreviation: CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aAs of November 1, 2023. bMedian follow-up of 14.1 months. |
Characteristic | Prophylactic Tocilizumab Cohort (N=24)a | ||
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No CRS (n=18) | CRS Grade 1 (n=2) | CRS Grade 2 (n=4) | |
Median BMPCs, % (range) | 8 (0-80) | 19 (8-30) | 62.5 (30-80) |
ISS stageb, % | |||
I | 72.2 | 50 | 50 |
II | 22.2 | 50 | 50 |
III | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
Median number of extramedullary plasmacytomas, n (range) | 0 (0-4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0-2) |
Abbreviations: BMPC, bone marrow plasma cell; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; ISS, International Staging System. aAs of November 1, 2023. bDerived based on the combination of serum β2-microglobulin and albumin. |
Abbreviations: CRS, cytokine release syndrome; sBCMA, soluble B-cell maturation antigen.
Parametera | Total (N=28) |
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Patients with CRS, n (%) | 21 (75.0) |
Maximum CRS Grade, % | |
Grade 1 | 57.1 |
Grade 2 | 14.3 |
Grade 3 | 3.6 |
Patients who received supportive measuresb, n (%) | |
Tocilizumabc | 10 (35.7) |
Steroids | 0 |
Oxygen | 4 (14.3) |
Vasopressor | 1 (3.6) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. Note: Clinical data cutoff date of March 16, 2023. aGraded according to ASTCT criteria. bPatients could receive >1 supportive therapy. cTocilizumab was allowed for all CRS events and was allowed at grade 1 CRS; the protocol did not recommend prophylactic tocilizumab use. |
Parameter, n (%) | (N=32) |
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Patients with CRSa event | 26 (81.3) |
Grade 1 | 21 (65.6) |
Grade 2 | 5 (15.6) |
Patients who received supportive measuresb | 25 (78.1) |
Tocilizumabc | 13 (40.6) |
Corticosteroids | 5 (15.6) |
Anakinra | 4 (12.5) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome.aGraded according to ASTCT guidelines. bAlso includes antibiotics and supportive care. cPer protocol, tocilizumab was given for all grade 2 CRS events and at the investigator’s discretion for grade 1 events. Prophylactic tocilizumab was not required per protocol. |
Parameter | All Dose Levels (N=94) | RP2R (n=44) |
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Patients with CRS eventa, n (%) | 74 (78.7) | 33 (75.0) |
Grade 1 | 50 (53.2) | 23 (52.3) |
Grade 2 | 22 (23.4) | 10 (22.7) |
Grade 3 | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) |
Median time to onsetb, days (range) | 2 (1-733) | 2 (1-4) |
Median duration, days (range) | 2 (1-8) | 2 (1-5) |
Patients who received supportive measuresc, n (%) | 61 (64.9) | 28 (63.6) |
Tocilizumab | 24 (25.5) | 10 (22.7) |
Intravenous fluids | 11 (11.7) | 8 (18.2) |
Corticosteroids | 3 (3.2) | 1 (2.3) |
Oxygen | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.3) |
Vasopressor | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; RP2R, recommended phase 2 regimen. Note: Clinical data cutoff date of March 15, 2024. Median follow-up time of 20.3 months and 18.2 months for all dose levels and RP2R cohorts, respectively. aCRS was graded per ASTCT criteria. bRelative to the most recent dose. cPatients could receive >1 supportive therapy. Other forms of supportive measures were received by 12 patients (RP2R) and 26 patients (all doses). |
Parameter | (N=65) |
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Patients with CRSa, n (%) | 44 (67.7) |
Grade 1 | 28 (43.1) |
Grade 2 | 16 (24.6) |
Grade ≥3 | 0 |
Patients who received supportive treatmentsb, n (%) | 39 (60.0) |
Tocilizumabc | 21 (32.3) |
Corticosteroids | 3 (4.6) |
Oxygen | 4 (6.2) |
Abbreviations: ASTCT, American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; CRS, cytokine release syndrome. aGraded according to ASTCT criteria. bA patient could receive >1 supportive therapy. cTocilizumab was permitted for all CRS events. |
A literature search of MEDLINE®, Embase®, BIOSIS Previews®, and Derwent Drug File databases (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 15 January 2025.
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