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Experimental voxtalisib shows mixed results in phase 2 study


 

FROM THE LANCET HAEMATOLOGY


All patients who received more the 4 weeks of treatment and had both a baseline and one or more on-treatment tumor assessments were included in the efficacy analysis. Patients with lymphoma had received a median of three prior lines of therapy, and those with CLL had received a median of four prior lines.

The overall response rate in the entire study population was 18.3% (30 patients), including 22 partial and 8 complete responses. ORR rates were as follows:

  • FL: 41.3% (19 of 46 patients).
  • MCL: 11.9% (5 of 42 patients).
  • DLBCL: 4.9% (2 of 41 patients).
  • CLL/SLL: 11.4% (4 of 35 patients).

The safety analysis, which included all 167 patients enrolled, was consistent with that of previous studies of voxtalisib, the investigators said. The most frequently reported adverse events of any grade or type were diarrhea in 35% of patients, fatigue in 32%, nausea in 27%, pyrexia in 26%, cough 24%, and decreased appetite in 21%.

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