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POLARIX: a phase 3 study of polatuzumab vedotin
plus R-CHP versus R-CHOP in patients with
untreated DLBCL
Hervé Tilly,1 Christopher Flowers,2 Jonathan W. Friedberg,3 Charles Herbaux,4
Franck Morschhauser,4 Laurie H. Sehn,5 Jeff Sharman,6 Marek Trněný,7
Calvin Lee,8 Gilles Salles9
1Centre Henri Becquerel, University of Rouen, Rouen, France; 2Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA 3University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA; 4University of Lille, CHU Lille, Lille Cedex, France
5BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada; 6US Oncology and Willamette Valley Cancer Institute, Springfield, OR, USA 7Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 8Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
9Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Lyon-1, France
Disclosures
Hervé Tilly has received:
• Honoraria from BMS, Celgene and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
• Personal fees for consultancy and advisory board participation from Celgene, Karyopharm
and F. Hoffmann La-Roche Ltd
• Research funding from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
• Reimbursement/payment for travel/accommodation from F. Hoffmann La-Roche Ltd
R-CHOP is the frontline treatment for DLBCL
COO, cell of origin; R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone 1. Vitolo U, et al. J Clin Oncol 2017;35:3529–37
An unmet need remains for patients with previously untreated DLBCL
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0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Time (months)
0.8
0.6
0.4
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0R-CHOP (n=712)
PFS in patients with DLBCL receiving R-CHOP
in the GOYA trial1
3-year PFS = 66.9%
However, patients with higher risk factors, e.g. by IPI
and COO, have a poorer outcome
PF
S
Failure to improve on R-CHOP
Optimised anti-CD20More rituximab, obinutuzumab
Intensified chemotherapyR-CHOP14, DA-EPOCH-R, R-ACVBP
Maintenance therapyRituximab, everolimus, lenalidomide, enzastaurin
Novel agents in combination with R-CHOPBortezomib, ibrutinib, lenalidomide
Goy A. J Clin Oncol 2017;35:3519–22
R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone;
DA-EPOCH-R, dose-adjusted etoposide, predNisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and
rituximab; R-ACVBP, rituximab, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycin and prednisone
Polatuzumab vedotin: An ADC for DLBCL
Polatuzumab vedotin has demonstrated efficacy in R/R DLBCL in combination with rituximab1,2 and rituximab-bendamustine3
1 ADC in circulation
ADC binds to receptor2
ADC-receptor complex
is internalised3
Cytotoxic agent is released in lysosomes
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Microtubule disruption
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Apoptosis (cell death)6
111MMAE
Microtubule disrupter
Anti-CD79btargets to mature
B-cells
Linker
Treatment Best overall response
Pola +/- rituximab 5156%1,2
Pola + rituximab + bendamustine 68%3
ADC, antibody-drug conjugate; MMAE, monomethyl auristatin E1. Palanca-Wessels A, et al. Lancet Oncol 2015;16:70415; 2. Morschhauser F, et al. Lancet
Hematology 2019;6:e25465; 3. Sehn H, et al. Blood 2018;132:1683
Tilly H, et al. Lancet Oncol 2019; [Epub ahead of print]
77%
12%
11%
Tumour responses to pola-R-CHP assessed by PET
Complete response
Partial response
Non-responders
The safety and tolerability of pola-R-CHP is similar to that of R-CHOP1
2
G, obinutuzumab; R-CHP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone;
R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone
3 PFS in patients with 1L DLBCL receiving pola + R/G-CHP
PFS at 2 years: 83% (95%CI: 7393%)
PF
S (
%)
0 3 6 9 12 15 21 24 27 30 33
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100
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Pola + R/G-CHP (n=66)
In frontline: Pola-R-CHP in a phase 1b/2 trial
Months
In frontline: Pola-R-CHP in a phase 1b/2 trial
ABC, activated B cell; GCB; germinal centre B cell
4PFS by cell of origin
0
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80
100
40
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PF
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%)
0 3 27 30 336 24219 12 15 18
ABC (n=16)
GCB (n=28)
Unclassified (n=7)
Time, months
PFS by double expression of MYC and BCL2
0
60
80
100
40
20
PF
S (
%)
0 3 27 30 336 24219 12 15 18
BCL2/MYC negative (n=28)
BCL2/MYC positive (n=13)
Time, months
Tilly H, et al. Lancet Oncol 2019; [Epub ahead of print]
In frontline: Pola-R-CHP in a phase 1b/2 trial
PFS by CD79b expression
PFS (months) CD79b expression (H-score)
0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 35001015202530
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Tilly H, et al. Lancet Oncol 2019; [Epub ahead of print]
POLARIX: Study design
LYSA, The Lymphoma Study Association;
LYSARC, the Lymphoma Academic Research Association Collaboration with LYSA and LYSARC
Patients
• Previously untreated
DLBCL
• Age 18–80 years
• IPI 2–5
• ECOG PS 0–2
ARM A
Polatuzumab vedotin
1.8mg/kg
R-CHP + vincristine placebo
Q21D x 6 cycles
ARM B
R-CHOP + pola placebo
Q21D x 6 cycles
Rituximab
375 mg/m2
Cycles 7 and 8
Rituximab
375 mg/m2
Cycles 7 and 8
R1:1
A double-blind, phase 3, placebo-control trial
Stratification factors
• IPI score (2 vs 3–5)
• Bulky disease (≥7.5cm)
• Geographical region
N=875
POLARIX: Study objective and endpoints
*Investigator assessed; ‡These lists are not exhaustive
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pola + R-CHP compared with
R-CHOP in previously untreated patients with DLBCL
Primary endpoint • PFS*
Secondary
endpoints‡
• PET/CT-CR rate at end of treatment (IRC)
• Event-free survival
• Overall survival
• Patient reported outcomes
Safety endpoints‡ • Incidence, nature, and severity of adverse events
POLARIX: Treatment and assessment schedule
Cycles 1–6 Cycles 7 and 8
Drug order Dose D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6–21 D1
Prednisone 100 mg/day ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Rituximab 375 mg/m2 ■ ■
Blinded polatuzumab
vedotin or placebo1.8 mg/kg ■
Blinded vincristine or
placebo
1.4 mg/m2
(max 2 mg)■
Cyclophosphamide and
doxorubicin
750 mg/m2 and
50 mg/m2 ■
• PET-CT/CT at screening, after 4 cycles and 6–8 weeks after treatment ends
• CT scans are performed every 6 months during the first two follow-up years; and then
every 12 months in years 3–5 of follow-up
POLARIX: Enrolling countries
AustriaBelgiumCzech RepublicFranceGermanyItalyPolandPortugalRussiaSpainSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraine
Europe
Australia
Hong Kong
S. Korea
New Zealand
Taiwan
Japan
China
APAC
Brazil
South America
Canada
USA
North America
Conclusions
• Polatuzumab vedotin is a first-in-class anti-CD79b antibody-drug conjugate;
CD79b is ubiquitously expressed on tumour cells in patients with DLBCL
• In a phase II study, polatuzumab vedotin has exhibited clinical activity and
manageable safety profile when delivered in combination with R-CHP in
frontline DLBCL
• The POLARIX study is actively enrolling with a primary endpoint of
investigator-assessed PFS
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Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all participating patients and their families, research staff, and the investigators:
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