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Introduction Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL), a distinct subtype of acute myeloid leukemia is a relatively rare disease, characterized by a severe coagulopathy which is often present at the time of diagnosis. Mortality due to bleeding complications during induction is more common in this subtype than in other FAB classifications. The number of newly diagnosed cases in the US is estimated to be 600 to 800 cases a year. The introduction of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) into the therapy of APL has completely revolutionized the management and outcome of this disease. The treatment and cure of patients with APL depend not only on the effective use of combination therapy but also involves critical supportive care measures. Aim The aim of this study was to analyze the number of red cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate transfused during the induction phase of treatment until time to response. Method Patient and transfusion data was retrospectively collected from the Leukemia Department files and Blood bank records at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2010 to 2011. Results There were 28 newly diagnosed APL patients ([16F: 12 M]; 2 AA/6 Hispanic/20 White), median age 49 (21-84) and included patients who did not go on to clinical trials due to early complications. Karyotyping was obtained on 26 (93%) patients. Confirmation of the PML-RARα short or long transcripts was obtained in 25 (89%) patients by quantitative RT-PCR all of whom showed the PML-RARα fusion transcript. Induction therapy was started on day -1 to day 0 from the date of diagnosis in 5 (18%) patients, Day 1 in 13 (46%), Day 2 in 1 (3%), Day 3 in 3 (11%), Day 4 in 2 (7%), Day 6 in 3 (11%) and Day 7 in 1 (3%) patient. 24 (86%) patientsreceived Arsenic + ATRA, 3 (11%) received Arsenic + ATRA + Idarubicinand 1 (3%)received Arsenic + ATRA + Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin. 4 (14%) patients died early from complications of severe coagulopathy. Response to therapy was noted in 24 (86%) patients, median 25 (range 19-63) days from start of treatment. Red cells were transfused to 25 (89%) patients, median 6 (range 1-29) units, platelets to 23 (82%) patients, median 5 (1-47) units, plasma to 11 (39%) patients, median 8 (2-38) units and cryoprecipitate to 14 (50%) patients, median 10 (2-20) units. There was 1 (3%) patient who did not require blood or blood products, 3 (11%) did not require red cell transfusions, 5 (18%) platelet transfusions, 17 (61%) plasma transfusions and 14 (50%) did not require cryoprecipitate. Of the 24 patients who responded to therapy, 22 (79%) patients are alive. One patient has been lost to follow up. The remaining 21 (75%) patients are in molecular remission with a median follow-up of 714 (256-1110) days from the date of response. Two (7%) patients died in molecular remission from unrelated non-hematologic causes (204, 283 days from their date of response). Table 1 The results of the laboratory studies at the time of diagnosis/ time of response are as follows; WBC median 1.2 K (0.5-17.9)/median 3.3 K/UL (1.0-5.5), Hgb median 8.39 G/Dl (5.9-12.1/median 10.3 G/Dl (8.1-12.1), platelet count median 31 K/UL (3-87)/median 180 K/UL (49-1335), BM blast median 1% (0-64), median 1% (0-4), BM progranulocytes median 59% (0-93)/median 1% (0-7), BM normoblast median 9% (1-35)/median 28% (0-72%), PT median 16.2 secs (14.7-21.0)/ median 14.3 sec (13.1-15.5), INR median 1.29 (1.12-1.76)/median 1.10 (0.97-1.20), aPTT median 29.9 secs (26.0-41.0)/ median 32.2 secs (24.1-47.4), D -Dimer median 19.83 mcg/ml (3.71->20.00)/median 0.96 mcg/ml (0.39-6.09), Fibrinogen median 172 MG/DL (77-461)/ median 399 MG/DL (164-856) and LDH median 883 IU/L (374-2561)/median 591 IU/L (444-1084). Conclusion In conclusion, our review found that the majority of cases required red cells and platelet transfusion but only 50% of the patients required plasma or cryoprecipitate transfusion support for their coagulopathy. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Abstract Background The inflammatory and immune response in tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in cancer progression. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported as a prognostic factor in solid and lymphoid malignancies. We explored the association of NLR with response to chemotherapy and overall survival (OS) in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (RR-AML). Methods A single-center retrospective study was conducted, including 63 adult RR-AML patients who underwent salvage therapy at the University of Wisconsin from 2009 to 2018. Demographic, clinical and pathologic factors were ascertained at the time of RR-AML diagnosis. Refractory AML was defined as failure to achieve remission and <50% reduction in myeloblasts after one or more courses of induction chemotherapy according to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) reporting criteria. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Bivariate analyses, using chi-square and t-test, and Kaplan-Meier analyses, using log-rank test, were performed. Cox regression analyses were conducted to correlate factors with OS. Hazard ratios (HR) and adjusted HR (aHR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were obtained. Statistical significance was considered at P<0.05. Results The study included 63 patients with relapsed (57%) or refractory (43%) AML. Median age was 58 years and 59% of patients were male. AML was classified according to WHO 2016 guidelines as AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities (25%), myelodysplasia (MDS)-related AML (25%), therapy-related AML (6%) and AML not otherwise specified (43%). Cytogenetics were good (5%), intermediate (68%) and poor (27%) with normal (46%), complex (17.5%) and trisomy (14%) being common karyotypes. Frequent molecular abnormalities were NPM1 (21%), FLT3-ITD (17.5%), FLT3-TKD (8%), DNMT3A (6%) and CEBPA (5%). AML risk status was good (19%), intermediate (36.5%) and poor (44.5%), based on cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities as defined by the ELN 2017 and NCCN 2018 guidelines. Extramedullary disease was present in 11% of patients. Prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) was performed in 13% of patients. Median values for clinical factors were: hemoglobin 9.2 g/dL, platelets 43 K/uL, leukocytes 1.7 K/uL, neutrophils 262 /uL, lymphocytes 820 /uL and LDH 211 U/L. Median bone marrow cellularity was 50% with 35% myeloblasts. Median NLR was 0.22 (mean 1.54) and 11% patients had NLR of 3 or more. Salvage chemotherapy included MEC (71%), CLAG-M (24%) and CLAG (5%). Complete remission (CR) was noted in 36.5% patients, 8% of patients had CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) and 55.5% patients were refractory. Thirty patients (48%) received HSCT, of which 40% (n=12/30) were refractory or relapsed. After index salvage regimen, about half of patients received one (33%) or two (16%) lines of further chemotherapy. At last follow-up, 32% of patients were in CR and 62% had relapsed or refractory disease. Nineteen (30%) patients were alive at last follow-up with a median OS of 8.1 months (95% CI 5.0-11.1). Significant correlates of poor OS included MDS-related AML (HR 2.19, 95% CI 1.13-4.27, P=0.021) and therapy-related AML (HR 4.02, 95% CI 1.16-13.90, P=0.028) compared to de-novo AML, poor-risk AML (HR 3.09, 95% CI 1.18-8.10, P=0.022) compared to good-risk AML, refractory to salvage chemotherapy (HR 7.04, 95% CI 3.51-14.14, P<0.001) and high NLR (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.04-1.23, P=0.003) while HSCT (HR 0.25, 95% CI 0.13-0.48, P<0.001) predicted better OS. Relapsed vs refractory AML was not associated with OS. In age- and gender-adjusted multivariate model, MDS-related AML (aHR 3.85, 95% CI 1.68-8.87, P=0.002), therapy-related AML (aHR 4.72, 95% CI 1.10-20.31, P=0.037), refractory to salvage chemotherapy (aHR 12.93, 95% CI 4.95-33.78, P<0.001), HSCT (aHR 0.12, 95% CI 0.05-0.27, P<0.001) and high NLR (aHR 1.14, 95% CI 1.05-1.25, P=0.004) independently predicted OS. Median OS in patients with NLR of 3 or more was 3.4 months (95% CI 3.2-3.7) versus 9.2 months (95% CI 7.1-11.3) in those with NLR <3 (P=0.040). Conclusion High NLR independently predicts poor OS in RR-AML patients. Our findings warrant further studies with a large prospective cohort to explore the prognostic significance of NLR and incorporate it in AML risk assessment. Disclosures Atallah: BMS: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Jazz: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy.

Abstract Background Induction therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a cytarabine-anthracycline regimen (7+3) is well-established; however, there is no standard salvage therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory AML (RR-AML). There is a paucity of data regarding outcomes with salvage regimens in RR-AML that include cladribine, cytarabine, and filgrastim with mitoxantrone (CLAG-M) or without mitoxantrone (CLAG), and mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine (MEC). We compared outcomes of patients receiving CLAG-M, CLAG or MEC as salvage therapy for RR-AML. Methods A multi-center retrospective study was conducted, including 146 adult RR-AML patients who underwent salvage therapy at the University of Wisconsin and Medical College of Wisconsin from 2009 to 2018. Demographic, clinical and pathologic factors were ascertained at the time of RR-AML diagnosis. The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) response criteria were used. Refractory AML was defined as failure to achieve remission after one or more courses of induction chemotherapy. Minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative was defined by the absence of leukemic cells by morphology and flow cytometry (<0.01%). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Bivariate analyses, using chi-square and t-test, and logistic regression analyses were performed for baseline characteristics and response to salvage chemotherapy. Kaplan-Meier analyses, using the log-rank test, were conducted. Cox regression analyses were used to correlate factors with OS. Hazard ratios (HR) with 95% CI were obtained. Statistical significance was considered at P<0.05. Results The study included 146 patients with relapsed (57.5%, n=84) or refractory (42.5%, n=62) AML who received CLAG-M (51%, n=74), MEC (39%, n=57) or CLAG (10%, n=15) salvage chemotherapy. Baseline characteristics were similar between the three groups (all P>0.1). Median age was 60 years (range 22-77 years) and 59% patients were male. AML was classified according to WHO 2016 guidelines as AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities (23%), myelodysplasia (MDS)-related AML (25%), therapy-related AML (8%) and AML not otherwise specified (44%). Cytogenetics were good (5%), intermediate (60%) and poor (36%) with normal (41%), complex (25%), trisomy (8%) and monosomy 5 or 7 (5.5%) being common karyotypes. Among those who had molecular testing (n=119), NPM1 and FLT3-ITD were reported in 21% and 20% patients respectively. AML risk status was good (16%), intermediate (32%) and poor (52%), based on cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities as per ELN 2017 and NCCN 2018 guidelines. Extramedullary disease was present in 13% patients. Prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) was performed in 13% patients. Median lab values prior to salvage regimen were: hemoglobin 9.1 g/dL, platelets 49 K/uL, leukocytes 2.5 K/uL, LDH 231 U/L and bone marrow myeloblasts 28%. Overall response rate was 49% (CLAG-M 55%, n=41/74; MEC 44%, n=25/57, CLAG 40%, n=6/15) with complete remission (CR) rate of 46% (CLAG-M 54%, MEC 37%, CLAG 40%) [P=0.140]. Three percent patients (n=5; CLAG-M=1, MEC=4) had CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi). MRD analysis was available for 83 patients and a trend was seen in MRD-negative CR rates favoring CLAG-M (44%) over MEC (25%) or CLAG (17%) [P=0.128]. Sixty-six patients (45%) received subsequent HSCT (CLAG-M 50%, n=37/74; MEC 44%, 25/57; CLAG 27%, n=4/15) [P=0.245]. At last follow-up, 34% patients were in CR (CLAG-M 42%, MEC 28%, CLAG 20%) [P=0.120]. Fifty (34%) patients were alive at last follow-up (CLAG-M 46%, MEC 23%, CLAG 20%) [P=0.010]. Median OS was 9.7 months (95% CI 6.8-12.6) that was significantly better with CLAG-M (13.3 months, 95% CI 2.4-24.3) compared to MEC (6.9 months, 95% CI 2.9-10.9) or CLAG (6.2 months, 95% CI 2.4-12.6) [P=0.025] Figure 1. In multivariate model adjusted for age, gender and refractory vs relapsed AML, MEC (HR 1.75, 95% CI 1.13-2.71, P=0.013) and CLAG (HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.02-3.79, P=0.043) regimens had worse OS compared to CLAG-M. After adjusting for age, gender, refractory vs relapsed AML and HSCT, CLAG-M remained independent predictor of better OS (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-0.97, P=0.037). Conclusion CLAG-M compared to MEC or CLAG is associated with significantly better OS in RR-AML regardless of age, refractory vs relapsed AML and HSCT. Our findings support the use of CLAG-M as a preferred salvage regimen for RR-AML. Figure 1. Figure 1. Disclosures Atallah: Novartis: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy; Jazz: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy.

Abstract Introduction. In the past years there were many attempts to replace or improve the IPI score for overall survival evaluation (OS) in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We focused our attention on prognostic factors, studied in the past or in recent years, that could be used as surrogates of the disease status. We considered the serum albumin (SA) level as surrogate of age, comorbidity and disease severity; LDH as surrogate of cell activity and disease stage; absolute monocyte count (AMC) as surrogate of inflammatory status and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) as surrogate of immune status of patients. Patients and method We collected data of 322 patients comprehensive of IPI factor, SA, AMC and ALC recorded in the "Gruppo Itliano Studio Linfomi" (GISL) database from 2003 to 2012. The score was obtained summing the factors SA <3.7 g/dL, LDH >UNL, AMC>630 /uL and ALC <840 /uL, any with weight one. The factors were not the results of statistical procedure but were chosen on the basis of clinical and pathophysiological considerations, about the role played by these factors in the DLBCL. The OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method; the discriminate ability of the score was checked by means of log-rank test and using the ROC curve, sensibility and specificity at 3-years of follow-up. Results All the 322 patients included in the study were treated with R-CHOP and R-CHOP like regimens. The median age at diagnosis was 67 years (range 22-86) and 54% were males; SA <3.7 was identified in 44% of the patients, LDH>UNL in 51%, AMC >630 in 33% and ALC <840 in 23%. The sum of those four factors defined a score with three levels of risk: low (0-1, n=69, 21%), intermediate (2, n=94, 29%) and high (3-4, n=159, 49%). The OS at 5-yrs was 96%, 76% and 46% for score 0-1, 2 and 3-4, respectively The log-rank between score 0-1 and 2 was 11.2 (p=0.0008) and 16.9 between score 2 and 3-4 (p<0.0001). The ROC curve at 5-yrs was 72.1%, with 75.8% of sensitivity and 68.5% of specificity. The score showed a moderate accordance with IPI coded 0-1, 2 and 3/5 (k-statistic 0.37). Conclusion This approach showed that it is possible to define a simple prognostic score taking into account simple factors, easily available in every hospital, and related to the disease status. This selection was based on the clinical and pathophysiological knowledge accumulated over the years and, also, avoiding complicated statistical procedures for the selections of the prognostic factors. As it appears in the graph (Fig.1) , patients can be clearly stratified in three groups with deeply different survival outcome, based only on biochemical factors. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Introduction: Approximately 40% of patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) have an activating somatic mutation in CXCR4, including both nonsense and frameshift variants. There are limited data on the impact of CXCR4 mutations on the outcomes to therapy in WM patients. Mounting evidence suggests that CXCR4 mutations adversely affect depth of response and progression-free survival (PFS) to ibrutinib in patients with WM. Methods: We performed a pooled analysis evaluating the impact of CXCR4 mutations and CXCR4 mutation subtypes on response, PFS and survival after frontline treatment initiation (SAFTI) on 76 WM patients who received proteasome inhibitor-based primary therapy. All patients were participants on three prospective clinical trials evaluating the combinations of bortezomib, dexamethasone and rituximab (BDR; ClinicalTrials.Gov ID NCT00250926), carfilzomib, dexamethasone and rituximab (CaRD; ClinicalTrials.Gov ID NCT01470196), and ixazomib, dexamethasone and rituximab (IDR; ClinicalTrials.Gov ID NCT02400437) in previously untreated patients with WM, and were treated at the Bing Center for WM. All patients met criteria for a clinicopathological diagnosis of WM and for treatment initiation, according to the guidelines established by the 2nd International Workshop for WM (IWWM). CXCR4 mutations were divided in nonsense and frameshift mutations, as previously described. Response to therapy was assessed using response criteria by the 3rdIWWM. We fitted univariate and multivariate logistic regression and proportional-hazard Cox regression models for major response and PFS and SAFTI, respectively. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 76 patients were included in this analysis, of which 19 (25%) received BDR, 31 (41%) received CaRD and 26 (34%) received IDR. Thirty-six patients (55%) did not have CXCR4 mutations and 29 (45%) had a CXCR4 mutation, of which 16 had nonsenseand 13 had frameshift CXCR4 mutations. In 11 patients, the CXCR4 mutational status was not determined. The median age at treatment initiation was 63 years (range 46-83 years), median hemoglobin level was 10.3 g/dl (range 6.9-17.1 g/dl), median platelet count was 245 K/uL (range 68-584 K/uL), median serum IgM level was 4,048 mg/dl (range 345-9,550 mg/dl), median serum β2-microglobulin level was 3.5 mg/l (range 1.0-10.8 mg/l), serum albumin was 3.7 g/dl (range 2.4-4.8 g/dl) and median bone marrow involvement was 55% (range 5-95%). There was a higher proportion of serum IgM levels ≥4,000 mg/dl (62% vs. 39%) and lower proportion of serum albumin levels ≤3.5 g/dl (21% vs. 47%) in patients with than in patients without CXCR4 mutations. Our study showed no detectable differences in major response rate at 6 months (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.27-2.22; p=0.63) and 12 months (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.18-3.23; p=0.71) between patients with and without CXCR4 mutations. The median PFS for patients without CXCR4 mutations was 3.6 years (95% CI 1.7-5.9 years) versus 6.5 years (95% CI 2.7-not reached) for patients with CXCR4 mutations, which was not statistically significantly different (HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.29-1.17; p=0.13). Frameshift CXCR4 mutations were associated with better PFS than nonsense CXCR4 mutations in a multivariate Cox regression model (HR 0.22, 95% CI 0.06-0.80; p=0.02). Patients with CXCR4 mutations had a 10-year SAFTI rate of 75% (95% CI 13-96%) versus 83% (95% CI 27-97%) in patients without CXCR4 mutations, which was not statistically significantly different (HR 3.01, 95% CI 0.17-52.6; p=0.45). Conclusions: We conclude that there is no evidence that CXCR4 mutations adversely impact response, PFS and SAFTI in WM patients receiving proteasome inhibitor-based primary therapy. Figure Disclosures Castillo: Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy, Research Funding. Hunter:Janssen: Consultancy. Treon:BMS: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics: Research Funding.

Abstract Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from HLA-matched sibling (MS) or unrelated donors (MU) is a well-established treatment for patients with intermediate/high-risk acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in remission. When HLA-matched donors are not available, however, use of haploidentical family (HF) donors for HCT remains controversial. Therefore, we performed a prospective study, where patients with AML in complete remission (CR) underwent allogeneic HCT according to the donor priority of MS, MU, or HF donors. Conditioning regimen for MS-HCT was busulfan (3.2 mg/kg • 4 days)-cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg • 2 days) or, for patients >55 years or with co-morbidity, busulfan (3.2 mg/kg • 2 days)-fludarabine (30 mg/m2 • 6 days)-Thymoglobulin (1.5 mg/kg • 3 days). Patients undergoing MU- or HF-HCT received busulfan (3.2 mg/kg • 2 days)-fludarabine (30 mg/m2 • 6 days)-Thymoglobulin (3 mg/kg • 3 days) (Lee K-H et al; Blood 2011;118:2609-2617; Am J Hematol 2011;86:399-405). Ex-vivo T cell depletion was not performed. GVHD prophylaxis included cyclosporine plus a short course of methotrexate. Between January 2010 and December 2014, 244 patients enrolled. Of those, 16 patients were excluded from the analysis (12 patients relapsed before HCT; 3 with major protocol violation; and 1 with incomplete data). Of remaining 228 patients, 81 underwent HCT from MS donors, 90 from MU donors, and 57 from HF donors. The donors for MU-HCT were younger and more male-dominant than those for MS- or HF-HCT. The characteristics of patients and their donors were summarized in Table 1. Table 1. MS-HCT (n=81) UD-HCT (n=90) HF-HCT (n=57) P* Median age, yr (range) 48 (19-66) 43 (16-66) 46 (17-69) Sex, male/female 37/44 44/46 29/28 0.824 CR1/CR2 76/5 82/8 47/10 0.098 Chromosome risk,low**/intermediate/high/high-monosomal 6/57/10/5 4/65/16/3 2/40/7/5 0.751 Donor median age, yr (range) 45 (18-63) 28 (20-45) 29 (15-58) Donor age, yrup to 2526-45over 45 44136 29610 19326 0.000 Donor sex, male/female 46/35 76/14 36/21 0.000 Donor relation, parents/sibling/offspring 7/24/26 HLA allele mismatch/8 (GVH direction), 0/1/2/3/4 81/0/0/0 51/26/10/2/1 0/0/5/22/30 0.000 Graft, bone marrow/peripheral blood 28/53 0/90 0/57 0.000 Median nucleated cell count, •108/kg (range) 8.0 (0.9-19.0) 10.8 (4.1-31.4) 10.8 (5.1-19.3) Median CD34+ count, •106/kg (range) 4.9 (0.8-18.0) 8.0 (1.4-26.2) 6.4 (2.4-25.7) *by Chi-square test; **Twelve patients with AML of low-risk chromosomal abnormality included 6 patients in CR2, 3 with c-kit mutation, and 3 with persistent aml1-eto or cbf beta-myh11 after induction chemotherapy. The median follow-up duration of 164 survivors in the study was 34.7 months (range, 3.7-63.6) after HCT. The donor-group effect on the HCT outcomes was described in Table 2. Patients who underwent MS-HCT showed slightly slower neutrophil engraftment and higher incidence of chronic GVHD. Otherwise, in terms of disease recurrence, NRM, graft failure, EFS, and OS, there was no significant difference according to the donor-type. For AML recurrence, cytogenetic risk was an independent prognostic factors (P =0.003; hazard ratio of low-risk to; intermediate-risk, 1.42; high-risk, 2.53; high-risk with monosomal karyotype, 5.47). Table 1. MS-HCT (n=81) UD-HCT (n=90) HF-HCT (n=57) P Cumulative incidence ( 95% confidence interval)* AML recurrence 29% (19-40%) 26% (17-36%) 35% (20-51%) 0.785 Non-relapse mortality (NRM) 8% (3-16%) 7% (2%-16%) 11% (4-21%) 0.435 Graft failure 1% (0.1-6%) 6% (2-12%) 5% (1-13%) 0.293 ANC>500/uL median days (range) 100% 13 (9-20) 99%12 (10-45) 98% 12 (6-22) 0.049 Platelet>20,000/uL median days (range) 99% (86-100%) 14 (0-83) 97% (88-99%) 13 (0-77) 96% (83-99%) 14 (0-106) 0.352 Grades 2-4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) 12% (6-21%) 13% (7-21%) 23% (13-34%) 0.176 Moderate to severe chronic GVHD 39% (28-50%) 22% (13-30%) 23% (13-35%) 0.0452 4-year survival** Event-free (EFS) 63% 69% 54% 0.381 Overall (OS) 62% 74% 64% 0.077 *compared by Gray's method; **compared by log-rank test Our study showed that, despite heterogeneity of baseline donor characteristics (age and sex), conditioning regimen, and graft source (bone marrow vs. peripheral blood), overall post-transplant outcomes were similar among recipients from MS-, MU-, and HF-donors. Therefore, for patients with AML in CR but without an HLA-matched donor available, HCT from a haploidentical family member may be considered. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Abstract Background Hematologic toxicity is a common treatment complication of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, especially when interferon (IFN) and ribavirin are used. The side effects of treatment are often augmented in cancer patients due to baseline cytopenias. These adverse events often lead to dose reduction or discontinuation of antivirals. Hematopoietic growth factors (GF) and blood transfusions are used to counteract toxicities allowing patients to complete treatment. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and management of hematological toxicity associated with different types of HCV treatment in cancer patients. Methods Medical records of cancer patients treated for HCV infection at MD Anderson Cancer Center between 2009 and 2014 were reviewed. Those seen from 8/2009 to 10/2012 were analyzed retrospectively, whereas those seen from 11/2012 to 7/2014 were prospectively studied. Patients who received combination treatment with peg-IFN and ribavirin (PR), telaprevir or boceprevir plus PR (TBPR), sofosbuvir plus PR (SPR), sofosbuvir with simeprevir (SS) and sofosbuvir with ribavirin (SR) were included in the study. Data regarding treatment interventions (dose reductions and/or discontinuation of antivirals), use of GFs or blood transfusions in the management hematological side effects were analyzed. Categorical variables were analyzed using the χ2 or Fischer's exact test. Results Sixty-five patients were identified (Table). The need for treatment interventions, GFs or blood transfusions was comparable between patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Seventeen (81%) of the PR group, 13 (93%) of the TBPR group, 6 (67%) of the SPR group, 9 (64%) of the SR group and 0 of the SS group required treatment interventions (p <0.001) (Figure). Twelve (57%) of the PR group, 9 (64%) of the TBPR group, 3 (33%) of the SPR group, 2 (14%) of the SR group and 0 of SS group required the use of GFs (p <0.01). Six (29%) patients of the PR group, 9 (64%) from the TBPR group, 1 (11%) from the SPR group, 1 (7%) from the SR group and 0 from the SS group received blood transfusions (p <0.01). From patients who received GFs (N=26), 2 received epoetin alfa, 11 darbepoetin alfa, 2 filgrastim, 17 pegfilgrastim, 4 eltrombopag and 1 romiplostim. Ten of them (39%) required multiple GFs, with darbepoetin alfa and pegfilgrastim being the most common combination. Combined use of GFs was only needed in those receiving TBPR (56%), PR (33%) or SPR (33%). Overall, 82% of the patients who received treatment interventions, 77% of those who received GFs and 47% of those who received blood transfusions were able to complete HCV treatment. Thirteen patients (62%) from the PR group, 12 (86%) from the TBPR group, 3 (33%) from the SPR group, 2 (14%) from the SR group and 0 from the SS group developed grade 3 or 4 hematologic toxicities (p <0.001). One (25%) of 4 patients receiving eltrombopag developed portal vein thrombosis. No other patients developed side effects attributed to GF support. Conclusions Hematologic toxicity during HCV treatment in cancer patients is common. The use of GFs helps manage such toxicity, allowing completion of antiviral therapy. The newer HCV direct-acting antiviral agents are associated with less hematological toxicity, requiring fewer interventions, GFs and blood transfusions. No hematologic side effects were seen with the IFN-free, ribavirin-free combination of SS. Abstract 4126. Table Characteristics of HCV-infected cancer patients treated with different antiviral regimens PR (N=21)% TBPR (N=14)% SPR (N=9)% SR (N=14)% SS (N=7)% Age, median (range) 54.3 (45-68) 59.7 (49-69) 54.7 (35-75) 62.7 (33-82) 60.9 (46-64) Male gender 13 (62) 6 (43) 4 (44) 8 (57) 4 (57) Type of cancer Solid Hematologic 16 (76)5 (24) 10 (71)4 (29) 4 (44)5 (56) 6 (43)8 (57) 4 (57)3 (43) Cirrhosis 5 (24) 7 (50) 2 (22) 3 (21) 6 (86) Baseline labs, median (range) Hemoglobin (g/dL) Platelets (x1,000 K/uL) Absolute Neutrophil count (K/uL) 12.8 (10-15.9)165 (83-408)1385 (940-6120) 13.5 (9.6-16.3)112 (52-397)2360 (800-4900) 13.8 (8.8-14.2)183 (121-268)2680 (1650-5810) 13.1 (9.8-15.5)179 (57-390)2490 (1040-4040) 13.8 (12.3-16.1)141 (59-239)3000 (1390-5030) FDA-recommended duration of antiviral treatment, weeks 24-48 24-48 12 12-24 12 Duration of antiviral treatment, median (range) 24 (2-48) 19 (3-52) 12 (1-12)* 12 (3-24)* 6 (3-12)* *Patients may still be on treatment. Figure Management of hematologic toxicity during HCV treatment of cancer patients Figure. Management of hematologic toxicity during HCV treatment of cancer patients Disclosures Torres: Genentech,: Consultancy; Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck & Co., Inc. : Consultancy, Research Funding; Gilead Sciences: Consultancy.

Introduction: The Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib is the only FDA approved therapy for the treatment of symptomatic Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), and has been associated with high response rates and durable progression-free survival (PFS). Factors associated with depth of response and PFS duration are not well established. We performed a retrospective study aimed at identifying predictive and prognostic factors in WM patients treated with ibrutinib. Methods: We included consecutive patients with a diagnosis of WM treated with ibrutinib monotherapy evaluated at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since January 2012 through March 2019. Patients with Bing-Neel syndrome (WM involving the central nervous system) were excluded. Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics were gathered. MYD88 and CXCR4 mutations were assessed using polymerase chain reaction assays and Sanger sequencing. Responses at 6 months were assessed using criteria from IWWM3. PFS was defined as the time from ibrutinib initiation until last follow-up, death or progression. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted for partial response (PR) and very good partial response (VGPR) at 6 months, and Cox proportional-hazard regression models were fitted for PFS. Results: A total of 252 patients were included in our analysis. Selected baseline characteristics include: age ≥65 years (60%), hemoglobin <11.5 g/dl (68%), platelet count <100 K/uL (12%), albumin <3.5 g/dl (39%), b2-microglobulin ≥3 mg/l (70%), serum IgM level ≥7,000 mg/dl (6%), bone marrow involvement ≥60% (54%), previously untreated for WM (33%), time to ibrutinib <3 years (46%). MYD88 L265P and CXCR4 mutations were detected in 98% and 38% of patients, respectively. At 6 months, 71% of patients obtained PR, and 17% VGPR. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed higher odds of PR at 6 months for hemoglobin <11.5 g/dl (78% vs. 56%; OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.1-6.9; p=0.03) and serum albumin <3.5 g/dl (90% vs. 66%; OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.0-10; p=0.045), while CXCR4 mutations associated with lower odds (44% vs. 82%; OR 0.15, 95% CI 0.06-0.37; p<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed higher odds of VGPR at 6 months for b2-microglobulin ≥3 mg/l (21% vs. 3%; OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.1-10; p=0.04) and lower odds for serum IgM level ≥4,000 mg/dl (9% vs. 23%; OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1-0.8; p=0.02). The median follow-up was 30 months, and the median PFS has not yet been reached. The 5-year PFS rate was 60% (95% CI 48-69%). In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, worse outcomes were seen with CXCR4 mutations (5-year PFS: 45% vs. 71%; HR 2.8, 95% CI 1.4-5.8; p=0.004) and serum albumin <3.5 g/dl (5-year PFS: 36% vs. 68%; HR 2.7, 95% CI 1.3-5.5; p=0.007). A novel PFS risk score was designed using CXCR4 mutational status and serum albumin (Figure), which divided patients into 3 distinct groups: low risk (no risk factors: 43%; 5-year PFS 81%), intermediate risk (1 risk factor: 46%; 5-year PFS 51%) and high risk (2 risk factors: 11%; median PFS 25 months). The PFS difference between groups was statistically significant (p<0.001). The PFS risk score showed consistent results when evaluating previously treated and untreated patients, as well as patients on and off clinical trials. Conclusion: Serum albumin and CXCR4 mutations emerge as important factors predictive of PR at 6 months and also prognostic of PFS in WM patients treated with ibrutinib. A novel PFS stratification tool that separates patients into 3 risk groups was established and would need further validation. Figure Disclosures Castillo: Abbvie: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Beigene: Consultancy, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding. Hunter:Janssen: Consultancy. Treon:Pharmacyclics: Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy.

Abstract Abstract 2594 The treatment of adult acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is challenging. Traditional induction regimens have incorporated vincristine, anthracycline, asparaginase, and steroids that result in high rates of complete remission (CR). However, less than half of pts in CR will be cured. To improve results, high dose cytarabine (HIDAC) has been increasingly incorporated into post-remission therapy. Since HIDAC is often used to treat relapsed ALL, we hypothesized that the prior use of HIDAC would reduce the CR rate when it is applied to pts at the time of their first relapse. Methods: Consecutive pts with ALL in first relapse treated with HIDAC-containing regimens either at the Cleveland Clinic (CC) between the years 1993–2010 or at any institution participating in SWOG trial S9030 (HIDAC 3000 mg/m2 Days 1–5, mitoxantrone 80 mg/m2 Day 1) (1992–1993) were included. HIDAC was defined as a cycle of at least 3000 mg/m2 × 5 days. Remission was defined according to standard criteria. The outcome analysis [CR and overall survival (OS)] was adjusted for the following factors: age, WBC at diagnosis, cytogenetic (CG) risk, immunophenotype, transplant, and prior HIDAC exposure. Results: Sixty-six pts were included (39 treated at CC, and 27 as part of SWOG protocol S9030). All pts received a vincristine/prednisone/anthracycline/steroid-based induction regimen (S8417, CALGB 19802, CALGB 8811) except for 1 pt who was treated with hyperCVAD. Seventeen pts treated at CC had HIDAC incorporated into their initial treatment (1: hyperCVAD; 16: CALGB 19802), but none of the SWOG pts did. The median age was 35 yrs (range 17 to 73). The median WBC at the time of diagnosis for CC pts was 21.4 K/uL (range 0.5–260.0) and median WBC at the time of study registration for SWOG patients was 17.6 K/uL (range 0.4–198.4). Three pts (5%) had a mixed (B/T) lineage leukemia. Three patients had lymphoblastic lymphoma (1 B-cell; 2 T-cell) at the time of initial diagnosis, and had ALL at the time of relapse. For the 39 CC pts, the median time from diagnosis to relapse was 12 mos (range 1–55 mos). CG risk was ascribed by CALGB criteria. Of the 50 pts with evaluable pre-study CG, 20 pts (40%) had normal CG, 18 (36%) miscellaneous, and 12 (24%) poor risk CG. Twenty pts (30%) received HIDAC alone, and 46 (70%) received HIDAC in combination with other drugs for relapsed ALL. The CR rate for all relapsed pts was 32% (CC 36% and SWOG 26%) and was not affected by the addition of other drugs to HIDAC. Twenty-nine patients (44%) were able to proceed to HSCT; and the median OS was 5.4 mos (95% CI: 4.8–6.0 mos). After adjusting for all baseline and demographic factors, the CR rate and OS between pts receiving or not receiving HIDAC during initial treatment was not significantly different. Five of 17 (29%: 95% CI 10%-56%) pts with prior exposure to HIDAC achieved CR while 16 of 49 (33%: 95% CI 20%-48%) pts without prior HIDAC exposure achieved a CR (p=0.80). The 1 year OS (from salvage) for pts treated with HIDAC for relapse who also were treated with prior HIDAC was 12% (95% CI: 0%-27%) and for pts not treated with prior HIDAC was 33% (95% CI: 20%-46%)(p=0.17). Since additional information was available on the CC pts, additional analyses were performed on this subgroup of pts. With the exception of lymphoblastic lymphoma at the time of diagnosis, no other factors correlated with achievement of CR. Achievement of CR was the only factor associated with proceeding to HSCT (79% vs. 36%, p=0.01). Variables associated with improved OS included: lymphoblastic lymphoma at the time of diagnosis (p=0.04; 2 of the 3 pts are still being followed at 80+ and 96+ mos), achievement of CR (p=0.0001), longer remission (> 30 mos, p=0.005), and transplantation (p=0.0001). Conclusion: The outcome of relapsed ALL with HIDAC salvage therapy is dismal, regardless of prior HIDAC exposure; and novel treatments are needed. There was a suggestion that the OS of pts with prior HIDAC exposure may be lower, but further study of 1 year OS with larger pt numbers will be needed to evaluate this. An interesting finding in this study was the favorable outcome of pts with lymphoblastic lymphoma at diagnosis, who subsequently relapsed in the leukemic phase and were treated with HIDAC. However, few pts carried this diagnosis and a larger number of pts are required before drawing firm conclusions. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Abstract Abstract 1731 Panabinostat is a very potent panhistone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) with activity in acute myelogenous leukemia (CCR 2006;12: 4628). We hypothesized that single agent panabinostat could be active in patients with low and intermediate-1 risk MDS. Oral route of administration and safety profile further increased interest in this approach. To test this concept we designed a phase II study of panabinostat for patients above 18 years of age with lower risk disease. Patients could have received prior therapy or be treatment naïve. Appropriate renal, hepatic and cardiac functions were required. Patients were excluded if they had previous HDACi treatment. Patients with history of cardiac pathology such as rhythm alterations were excluded from the study. Use of drugs that could induce QT prolongation and CYP3A4 inhibitors were not allowed. Panabinostat was used at dose of 20 mg orally three times a week for consecutive 3 weeks with cycles repeated every 4 weeks. The primary objective of the study was overall response rate defined by IWG. A maximum of 40 patients could be enrolled. The study was to stop early if the expected response rate was less than 15%. Stopping rules were as follows: Stop if the number of patients with hematologic improvement/the number of patients evaluated was 0/15 or 1/32. The study also contained a stopping rule for non-hematological toxicity. Thirteen patients were enrolled between August 2009 and December 2010. Median age was 70 years (range 47 to 84, 84% of patients older than 60), 70% were transfusion dependent, 70% had intermediate-1 risk MDS, most patients were diploid but one patient with del(5q), one with trisomy 8, one with complex cytogenetics and 2 with deletion of 20q were included. Median percent of marrow blasts was 1% (range 1 to 6%). At start of therapy, median hemoglobin was 9.5 (range 7.5–11.2 G/dL), median platelet count was 56 (range 6–431 k/uL) and median white blood cell count was 4.6 (range 0.8–20.3 k/uL). Approximately 40% had previous therapy for MDS including hypomethylating agents, lenalidomide and investigational agent. Median number of prior therapies for treated patients was 2 (range 1 to 4). Median duration of disease at time of enrollment was 10 months (range 1–50). Patients received a median of 4 cycles of panabinostat (range 1–9). Of 13 patients, 1(8%) achieved a hematological improvement including both an erythroid and platelet response that lasted for 3 months. No complete remissions or partial responses were documented. Six patients (46%) had stable disease for a median duration of 6 months (range 2–13.6). Median overall survival was 15 months (1–31 months). Two patients died because progression to AML. Therapy was well tolerated: no major adverse events were documented except for one patient that developed significant QTc prolongation. Adverse events included mild fatigue and gastrointestinal toxicity. As a biomarker of molecular activity, histone H3 acetylation was measured in 5 patients with variable results. Induction of acetylation was documented in 2. Despite the fact that the stopping rule for activity was not officially met, because of the very modest clinical activity observed, the study was closed to new patient entry. In conclusion, panabinostat given as a single agent orally at a dose of 20 mg thee times a week for 3 weeks followed by one week of rest has limited clinical activity in patients with lower risk MDS. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.