Japan OKs Lunsumio for lymphom
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that it has obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for Lunsumio for intravenous infusion 1mg” and “Lunsumio for intravenous infusion 30mg” (generic name: mosunetuzumab (genetical recombination), antineoplastic agent / anti-CD20/CD3 bispecific antibody for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) who have received two or more prior standard therapies
Lunsumio is a T-cell engaging bispecific antibody targeting CD20/CD3, offering a new treatment option with high response rates and the potential for durable remission. The treatment duration is set at approximately six months or one year, depending on the patient’s response to treatment.
“R/R FL is a difficult-to-cure disease that repeatedly relapses, and there is a need for new treatment options. Lunsumio is expected to provide durable remission with monotherapy, and with a predetermined treatment duration based on each patient’s response to therapy, which can help reduce the burden of treatment on patients. We are proceeding with preparations for the launch to make this drug available for treatment as soon as possible,” said Dr. Osamu Okuda, Chugai’s President and CEO.
This approval is based on the results of a Japanese Phase I study with an expansion cohort (FLMOON-1 study) conducted in patients with R/R FL who had received two or more prior standard therapies, as well as an overseas Phase I/II clinical trial conducted by Roche in the same patient population. In both studies, the efficacy and safety of this drug were evaluated as a monotherapy.
The FLMOON-1 study was conducted on 19 Japanese patients with R/R FL who had previously received two or more prior standard therapies. The complete response rate (CRR), which was the primary endpoint as assessed by an independent review facility (IRF), was 68.4% (90% confidence interval: 47.0-85.3%). The most frequent adverse reactions were lymphocyte count decrease, cytokine release syndrome, alanine aminotransferase increase, neutrophil count decrease, aspartate aminotransferase increase, and infusion-related reactions.
The overseas Phase I/II study was conducted on 90 patients with R/R FL who had previously received two or more standard therapies. The primary endpoint, CRR as assessed by an IRF, was 57.8% (95% confidence interval: 46.9-68.1%). The most frequent adverse reactions were cytokine release syndrome, fever, fatigue, pruritus, neutropenia, and hypophosphatemia.
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