Epkinly Drug Information

Generic name: EPCORITAMAB-BYSP

Bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T Cell Engager [EPC]

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Uses of Epkinly

DLBCL and High-grade B-cell Lymphoma

EPKINLY is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

Follicular Lymphoma

EPKINLY is indicated in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL). EPKINLY is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory FL after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

Dosage & Administration of Epkinly

Cycle 11
8Step-up dose 2
15First full dose
2248 mg
Cycles 2 and 31, 8, 15 and 22
Cycles 4 to 91 and 15
Cycle 10 and beyond1

Side Effects of Epkinly

Clinical Trials Experience

Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. Relapsed or Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma (LBCL) EPCORE NHL-1 The safety of EPKINLY was evaluated in EPCORE NHL-1, a single-arm study of patients with relapsed or refractory LBCL after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including DLBCL not otherwise specified, DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, high grade B-cell lymphoma, and other B-cell lymphomas . A total of 157 patients with LBCL received EPKINLY via subcutaneous injection until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities according to the following 28-day cycle schedule: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 48 mg on Days 15 and 22 Cycles 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-9: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1 and 15 Cycles 10 and beyond: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 Of the 157 patients treated, the median age was 64 years (range: 20 to 83), 60% were male, and 97% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. Race was reported in 133 (85%) patients; of these patients, 61% were White, 19% were Asian, and 0.6% were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. There were no Black or African American or Hispanic or Latino patients treated in the clinical trial as reported.

The median number of prior therapies was 3 (range: 2 to 11). The study excluded patients with CNS involvement of lymphoma, allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplant, an ongoing active infection, and any patients with known impaired T-cell immunity. The median duration of exposure for patients receiving EPKINLY was 5 cycles (range: 1 to 20 cycles). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 54% of patients who received EPKINLY. Serious adverse reactions in ≥ 2% of patients included CRS, infections (including sepsis, COVID-19, pneumonia, and upper respiratory tract infections), pleural effusion, febrile neutropenia, fever, and ICANS. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3.8% of patients who received EPKINLY, including COVID-19 (1.3%), hepatotoxicity (0.6%), ICANS (0.6%), myocardial infarction (0.6%), and pulmonary embolism (0.6%). Permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY due to an adverse reaction occurred in 3.8% of patients. Adverse reactions which resulted in permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY included COVID-19, CRS, ICANS, pleural effusion, and fatigue.

Dosage interruptions of EPKINLY due to an adverse reaction occurred in 34% of patients who received EPKINLY. Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in ≥ 3% of patients included CRS, neutropenia, sepsis, and thrombocytopenia. The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions were CRS, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, injection site reactions, pyrexia, abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. The most common Grade 3 to 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥ 10%) were decreased lymphocyte count, decreased neutrophil count, decreased white blood cell count, decreased hemoglobin, and decreased platelets.

Table 11 summarizes the adverse reactions in EPCORE NHL-1. Table 11: Adverse Reactions (≥ 10%) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory LBCL Who Received EPKINLY in EPCORE NHL-1 EPKINLY (N=157) Adverse Reaction Adverse reactions were graded based on CTCAE Version

All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) Immune system disorders Cytokine

release syndrome CRS was graded using ASTCT consensus criteria (Lee et al., 2019). 51

Only grade 3 adverse reactions occurred. General disorders and administration site conditions

Fatigue Fatigue includes asthenia, fatigue, lethargy. 29

Injection site reactions Injection site reaction includes injection site erythema, injection site

hypertrophy, injection site inflammation, injection site mass, injection site pain, injection site pruritus, injection site rash, injection site reaction, injection site swelling, injection site urticaria. 27 0 Pyrexia 24 0 Edema Edema includes edema, edema peripheral, face edema, generalized edema, peripheral swelling. 14

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders Musculoskeletal pain Musculoskeletal pain includes back pain

bone pain, flank pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal pain, myalgia, neck pain, non-cardiac chest pain, pain, pain in extremity, spinal pain. 28

Gastrointestinal disorders Abdominal pain Abdominal pain includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, abdominal

pain lower, abdominal pain upper, abdominal tenderness. 23

Diarrhea 20 0 Nausea 20 1.3 Vomiting 12 0.6 Skin and subcutaneous

disorders Rash Rash includes dermatitis bullous, erythema, palmar erythema, penile erythema, rash, rash erythematous, rash maculo-papular, rash pustular, recall phenomenon, seborrheic dermatitis, skin exfoliation. 15

Nervous system disorder Headache 13 0.6 Metabolism and nutrition disorders Decreased appetite

12

Cardiac disorders Cardiac arrhythmias Cardiac arrhythmias includes bradycardia, sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia

supraventricular extrasystoles, supraventricular tachycardia, tachycardia. 10

Clinically relevant adverse reactions in < 10% of patients who received

EPKINLY included ICANS, sepsis, pleural effusion, COVID-19, pneumonia (including pneumonia and COVID-19 pneumonia), tumor flare, febrile neutropenia, upper respiratory tract infections, and tumor lysis syndrome. Table 12 summarizes laboratory abnormalities in EPCORE NHL-1. Table 12: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 20%) That Worsened from Baseline in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory LBCL Who Received EPKINLY in EPCORE NHL-1 Laboratory Abnormality Laboratory abnormalities were graded based on CTCAE Version

EPKINLY

The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 146 to 153 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value. All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) Hematology Lymphocyte count decreased 87 77 Hemoglobin decreased 62 12 White blood cells decreased 53 22 Neutrophils decreased 50 32 Platelets decreased 48 12 Chemistry Sodium decreased 56

Phosphate decreased

CTCAE Version 5.0 does not include numeric thresholds for grading of hypophosphatemia; all grades represent patients with lab value < Lower Limit of Normal (LLN). 56 N/A Aspartate aminotransferase increased 48

Alanine aminotransferase increased 45 5.3 Potassium decreased 34 5.3 Magnesium decreased 31

0 Creatinine increased 24

Potassium increased 21 1.3 Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma (FL)

EPCORE FL-1 The safety of EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab was evaluated in EPCORE FL-1, an open-label, randomized, multicenter trial that included patients with relapsed or refractory FL after at least one line of systemic therapy . The study excluded patients with transformed lymphoma, absolute neutrophil count < 1.0 × 10 9 /L, platelet count < 70 × 10 9 /L (or < 50 × 10 9 /L if bone marrow infiltration by lymphoma or splenomegaly), known active infection, creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min, alanine or aspartate transaminase > 3 times the upper limit of normal, and clinically significant cardiovascular disease. Patients were randomized to receive EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab (N=243) or lenalidomide and rituximab alone (N=238). Patients received EPKINLY via subcutaneous injection in 28-day cycles for a total of 12 cycles or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurred first. Of the 243 patients who received EPKINLY, 131 received the recommended 3 step-up dosage schedule.

The recommended EPKINLY dosage schedule was: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 3 mg on Day 15, and 48 mg on Day 22 Cycles 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-12: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 In both treatment arms, lenalidomide was given orally at a dose of 20 mg once daily from Days 1 to 21 for 12 cycles. Rituximab was administered intravenously at a dose of 375 mg/m 2 on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of Cycle 1, followed by administration on Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 5. Safety results are based on all 243 patients who received EPKINLY, with the exception of data for CRS and ICANS which are based on patients who received EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule. The median duration of exposure in this arm was 10 cycles for EPKINLY and 9 cycles for lenalidomide.

Serious adverse reactions occurred in 51% of these patients, including serious infections in 28% of patients and serious CRS in 12% of patients. Fatal adverse reactions within 60 days of last treatment occurred in 0.8% of patients. Adverse reactions led to permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY in 6% of patients and dose interruption in 75% of patients, with infection as a leading cause.

Adverse reactions leading to interruption of EPKINLY in ≥ 5% of patients included respiratory tract infections, CRS, and rash. In the EPKINLY arm, adverse reactions led to lenalidomide dose interruption in 72%, dose reduction in 22%, and permanent discontinuation in 15%. The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions in the EPKINLY arm were rash, upper respiratory tract infections, fatigue, injection site reactions, constipation, diarrhea, CRS, pneumonia, COVID-19, and fever. The most common Grade 3 to 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥ 10%) were decreases in neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, and platelets.

Table 13 summarizes select adverse reactions in EPCORE FL-1. Table 13: Adverse Reactions (≥ 10% All Grade and ≥ 5% Higher) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory FL Who Received EPKINLY in Combination with Lenalidomide and Rituximab in EPCORE FL-1 Adverse Reaction Adverse reactions were graded using CTCAE Version 5.0. CRS was graded using ASTCT consensus criteria (Lee et al., 2019). EPKINLY + Lenalidomide and Rituximab Lenalidomide and Rituximab All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) This table includes a combination of grouped and ungrouped terms. (N=131) (N=238) Immune system disorders Cytokine release syndrome 24 The frequency of CRS is based on 131 patients who received EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule . Grade 1 CRS: 19%; Grade 2 CRS: 5%. The frequency of CRS among the 243 patients who received either the 2-step up or 3-step up dosage schedule was the following: Any grade CRS 35%; Grade 1 CRS: 28%; Grade 2 CRS: 7%. 0 0.8 0 (N=243) (N=238) Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Rash Rash includes blister, dermatitis, erythema, rash, skin exfoliation, skin reaction, toxic skin eruption, urticaria and related terms. 46 11 Only Grade 3 adverse reactions occurred. 34 6 Infections and infestations Upper respiratory tract infections Upper respiratory tract infections include sinusitis, laryngitis, nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, rhinovirus infection, upper respiratory tract infection, and related terms. 33 3.3 18

Pneumonia Pneumonia includes pneumonia

COVID-19 pneumonia, pneumonia fungal, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, pneumonia cytomegaloviral, and related terms. 24 16 8 Includes one case with a fatal outcome.

COVID-19

COVID-19 includes COVID-19, COVID-19 pneumonia, coronavirus infection, coronavirus pneumonia. 23 5 13

General disorders and administration site conditions Fatigue Fatigue includes asthenia, fatigue, lethargy

malaise. 31 4.9 24

Injection site reactions 27 0 0.4 0 Fever 23 0.4 11 1.3

Gastrointestinal disorders Constipation 26 0.8 21 0 Mucositis Mucositis includes gingival pain, glossitis, mouth ulceration, mucosal infection, mucosal inflammation, oral discomfort, oral mucosal exfoliation, oropharyngeal pain, stomatitis. 12 0 3.4 0 Nervous system disorders Neurological changes Neurological changes include brain fog, cognitive disorder, confusional state, disturbance in attention, dysphonia, epilepsy, essential tremor, gait disturbance, hypoacusis, lethargy, loss of consciousness, memory impairment, somnolence, syncope, tremor, vertigo, and ICANS. 15 1.2 8

Headache 11 0 3.8 0 Psychiatric disorders Insomnia 14 0 2.9 0

Other clinically relevant adverse reactions include: Gastrointestinal disorders: diarrhea (26%), nausea (16%), abdominal pain (11%), vomiting (4.1%) Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders: musculoskeletal pain (14%), arthralgia (8%) Nervous system disorders: peripheral neuropathy (12%), dizziness (7%), ICANS (0.8%) General disorders: edema (12%) Infections: cytomegalovirus infection (7%), herpesvirus infection (7%), sepsis (2.9%) Blood and lymphatic system disorders: febrile neutropenia (6%) Neoplasms: tumor flare (1.2%) Table 14 summarizes laboratory abnormalities in EPCORE FL-1. Grade 4 laboratory abnormalities in ≥ 2% of the EPKINLY arm included decreases in neutrophils (41%), lymphocytes (13%), and platelets decreased (4.1%). Table 14: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 30% All Grade and ≥ 10% Higher) That Worsened from Baseline in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory FL Who Received EPKINLY in Combination with Lenalidomide and Rituximab in EPCORE FL-1 Laboratory Abnormality EPKINLY + Lenalidomide and Rituximab The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 240 to 242 in the EPKINLY arm, and 225 to 236 in the comparator arm, based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value. Lenalidomide and Rituximab All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) Laboratory abnormalities were graded based on CTCAE Version

Hematology Neutrophils decreased 86 67 75 41 Lymphocytes decreased 86 62 56

15 Hemoglobin decreased 66 7 52

Platelets decreased 50 10 37 7 Chemistry Alanine aminotransferase increased 58 7

36

Phosphate decreased

CTCAE Version 5.0 does not include numeric thresholds for grading of hypophosphatemia; all grades represent patients with lab value < Lower Limit of Normal (LLN). 49 N/A 28 N/A Sodium decreased 43 4.1 23

EPCORE

NHL-1 The safety of EPKINLY as monotherapy was evaluated in EPCORE NHL-1, a single-arm study of patients with relapsed or refractory FL after two or more lines of systemic therapy who received EPKINLY following a 2-step up dosage schedule (N=127) . A separate dose optimization cohort evaluated the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule for CRS mitigation (N=86), where EPKINLY was administered via subcutaneous injection until disease progression or unacceptable toxicities according to the following 28-day cycle schedule: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 3 mg on Day 15, and 48 mg on Day 22 Cycle 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-9: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1 and 15 Cycles 10 and beyond: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 With the exception of CRS, the safety results presented below and in Tables 15 and 16 represent data from patients who received the 2-step up dosage schedule. The data presented for CRS reflects the 86 patients who received the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule. The study excluded patients with CNS involvement of lymphoma, allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplant, ongoing active infection, any patients with known impaired T-cell immunity, creatinine clearance < 45 ml/min, alanine aminotransferase > 3 times the upper limit of normal, and a cardiac ejection fraction < 45%. Recommended 3-step up Dosage Schedule Of the 86 patients with relapsed or refractory FL who received EPKINLY following the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule, the median age was 63 years (range: 33 to 90), 57% were male, and 100% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. The median duration of exposure was 5 cycles (range: 1 to 12 cycles). CRS occurred in 49% of patients, with Grade 1 CRS occurring in 45% and Grade 2 in 9% of patients.

Serious adverse reactions due to CRS occurred in 28% of patients who received EPKINLY. Dose interruptions due to CRS occurred in 19% of patients who received EPKINLY. 2-step up Dosage Schedule Of the 127 patients with relapsed or refractory FL who received EPKINLY following a 2-step up dosage schedule, the median age was 65 years (range: 39 to 84), 62% were male, and 95% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 . The median duration of exposure for patients receiving EPKINLY was 8 cycles (range: 1 to 33 cycles). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 66% of patients who received EPKINLY. Serious adverse reactions in ≥ 5% of patients included CRS, COVID-19, pneumonia, and second primary malignancies. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 9% of patients who received EPKINLY, including COVID-19 (5%), pneumonitis (1.6%), cardiac failure (0.8%), pneumonia (0.8%), and sepsis (0.8%). Permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY due to an adverse reaction occurred in 19% of patients who received EPKINLY. Adverse reactions which resulted in permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY in ≥ 2% of patients included COVID-19, Hepatitis E, pneumonitis, and second primary malignancy. Dosage interruptions of EPKINLY due to an adverse reaction occurred in 59% of patients who received EPKINLY. Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in ≥ 5% of patients included COVID-19, CRS, pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infection, and fatigue.

The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions were injection site reactions, CRS, COVID-19, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, musculoskeletal pain, rash, diarrhea, pyrexia, cough, and headache. The most common Grade 3 to 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥ 10%) were decreased lymphocyte count, decreased neutrophil count, decreased white blood cell count, and decreased hemoglobin. Table 15 summarizes the adverse reactions in EPCORE NHL-1. Table 15: Adverse Reactions (≥ 10%) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory FL Who Received EPKINLY as Monotherapy in EPCORE NHL-1 Adverse Reaction Adverse reactions were graded based on CTCAE Version 5.0. EPKINLY All Grades (%) Grade 3 or 4 (%) (N=86) The frequency of CRS is based on 86 patients with FL who received the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1 . Immune system disorders Cytokine release syndrome CRS was graded using ASTCT consensus criteria (Lee et al., 2019). The frequency of CRS based on the 127 patients with FL who received the 2-step up dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1 was the following: Any grade CRS 66%; Grade 1 CRS: 50%; Grade 2 CRS: 26%; Grade 3 CRS: 1.6%. 49 0 (N=127) General disorders and administration site conditions Injection site reactions Includes related grouped terms. 58 0 Fatigue 37 5 Only Grade 3 adverse reactions occurred.

Pyrexia 26 2 Edema 17 0 Infections and Infestations COVID-19 COVID-19 includes COVID-19, COVID-19 pneumonia, SARS-CoV-2 test positive. 40 19 Upper respiratory tract infection Upper respiratory tract infection includes preferred terms with upper respiratory infection and sinusitis, laryngitis viral, nasopharyngitis, oropharyngitis fungal, pharyngitis, rhinitis, rhinovirus infection, tonsillitis. 29 2 Pneumonia Pneumonia includes preferred terms with pneumonia, bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, infectious pleural effusion, infective exacerbation of bronchiectasis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, pneumonia respiratory syncytial viral. 17 13 Urinary tract infection 13 5 Herpesvirus infection Herpesvirus infection includes herpes simplex, herpes simplex reactivation, herpes virus infection, herpes zoster, oral herpes, varicella zoster virus infection. 12

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders Musculoskeletal pain 28 0.8 Arthralgia 14 0.8

Skin and subcutaneous disorders Rash 28 0 Gastrointestinal disorders Diarrhea 26

Nausea 17 0 Abdominal pain 17 0.8 Constipation 16 0 Mucositis Mucositis

includes aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration, mucosal inflammation, oral pain, oropharyngeal pain, stomatitis, tongue ulceration. 12 0 Respiratory disorders Cough 20 0 Dyspnea 17 0 Nervous system disorders Headache 20 0 Neurological changes Neurological changes includes amnesia, aphasia, balance disorder, brain fog, confusional state, dysphonia, encephalopathy, extrapyramidal disorder, hallucination, hypoacusis, memory impairment, mental status changes, tremor, vertigo. 13 0 Peripheral neuropathy and paresthesia Peripheral neuropathy and paresthesia includes bell's palsy, hypoesthesia, neuralgia, neuropathy peripheral, paresthesia, peripheral sensory neuropathy, polyneuropathy. 13

Dizziness 11 0 Psychiatric disorders Insomnia 13 0 Renal and urinary disorders

Renal insufficiency Renal insufficiency includes acute kidney injury, blood creatinine increased, renal impairment. 10

Clinically relevant adverse reactions in < 10% of patients (N=127) who received

EPKINLY included vomiting, pruritus, hepatotoxicity, ICANS, lower respiratory tract infections, cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory tract infections, pneumonitis, second primary malignancy, vision changes, cellulitis, febrile neutropenia, cardiac failure, cytomegalovirus infection and sepsis. Table 16 summarizes laboratory abnormalities in EPCORE NHL-1. Table 16: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 20%) That Worsened from Baseline in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory FL Who Received EPKINLY in EPCORE NHL-1 Laboratory Abnormality Laboratory abnormalities were graded based on CTCAE Version

EPKINLY

The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 123 to 127 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value. (N=127) All Grades Grade 3 or 4 (%) Hematology Lymphocytes decreased 94 82 Hemoglobin decreased 59 10 White blood cells decreased 58 19 Neutrophils decreased 55 30 Platelets decreased 49 8 Chemistry Sodium decreased 51

ALT increased 47 8

AST increased 44 6 Creatinine increased 36

Magnesium decreased 20 0.8 6.2 Postmarketing Experience

The following adverse reaction has been identified during post-approval use of EPKINLY. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Immune system disorders : Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

Warnings & Cautions for Epkinly

Cytokine Release Syndrome

EPKINLY can cause CRS, including serious or fatal reactions . Relapsed or Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma CRS occurred in 51% (80/157) of patients with LBCL receiving EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1, with Grade 1 CRS occurring in 37%, Grade 2 in 17%, and Grade 3 in 2.5% of patients. Recurrent CRS occurred in 31% of these patients. Most CRS events (92%) occurred during Cycle 1. In Cycle 1, CRS events occurred in 6% of patients after the 0.16 mg dose, 12% after the 0.8 mg dose, 43% after the first 48 mg dose, and 5% after the next 48 mg dose.

The median time to onset of CRS from the most recent EPKINLY dose was 24 hours (range: 0 to 10 days). The median time to onset after the first 48 mg dose was 21 hours (range: 0 to 7 days). For patients with LBCL, assess whether hospitalization or outpatient monitoring for the first 48 mg dose (Cycle 1 Day 15) is appropriate based on comorbidities or other situational factors. During outpatient monitoring after the first 48 mg dose, patients should remain in proximity to a healthcare facility that can assess and manage CRS. Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma CRS occurred in 49% (42/86) of patients with FL receiving EPKINLY monotherapy at the recommended dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1, with Grade 1 CRS occurring in 45% and Grade 2 in 9% of patients. Recurrent CRS occurred in 48% of patients.

Most CRS events (88%) occurred during Cycle 1. In Cycle 1, CRS events occurred in 12% of patients after the 0.16 mg dose, 6% after the 0.8 mg dose, 15% after the 3 mg dose, and 37% after the first 48 mg dose. The median time to onset of CRS from the most recent EPKINLY dose was 59 hours (range: 0.1 to 7 days). The median time to onset after the first 48 mg dose was 61 hours (range: 0.1 to 7 days). CRS occurred in 24% (32/131) of patients with FL receiving EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab in EPCORE FL-1, with Grade 1 CRS occurring in 19%, Grade 2 in 5% of patients, and serious adverse reactions due to CRS in 12%. Recurrent CRS occurred in 41% of patients. Most CRS events (88%) occurred during Cycle 1. In Cycle 1, CRS occurred in 5% of patients after the 0.16 mg dose, 3.8% after the 0.8 mg dose, 2.3% after the 3 mg dose, and 18% after the first 48 mg dose.

The median time to onset of CRS from the most recent EPKINLY dose was 78 hours (range: 0.2 to 12 days). The median time to onset after the first 48 mg dose was 41 hours (range: 0.3 to 12 days). For patients with FL, assess whether hospitalization or outpatient monitoring for the first 48 mg dose (Cycle 1 Day 22) is appropriate based on comorbidities or other situational factors . During outpatient monitoring after the first 48 mg dose, patients should remain in proximity to a healthcare facility that can assess and manage CRS. Among patients with LBCL or FL who experienced CRS, signs and symptoms included pyrexia, hypotension, hypoxia, dyspnea, chills, and tachycardia. CRS resolved in 98% of patients, after a median duration of 2 days (range: < 1 to 27 days). Concurrent neurological adverse reactions associated with CRS occurred in 2.5% of patients with LBCL, 4.7% of patients with FL receiving EPKINLY monotherapy, and 1.5% of patients receiving EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab. Concurrent neurological adverse reactions included headache, confusional state, tremors, dizziness, and ataxia.

Initiate EPKINLY according to the recommended step-up dosage schedule. Administer pretreatment medications to reduce the risk of CRS and monitor patients for potential CRS accordingly . At the first signs or symptoms of CRS, immediately evaluate patients for hospitalization, manage per current practice guidelines, and administer supportive care as appropriate. Withhold or discontinue EPKINLY based on the severity of CRS . Patients who experience CRS (or other adverse reactions that impair consciousness) should be evaluated and advised not to drive and to refrain from operating heavy or potentially dangerous machinery until resolution.

Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome

EPKINLY can cause life-threatening and fatal immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) . Relapsed or Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma ICANS occurred in 6% (10/157) of patients with LBCL receiving EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1, with Grade 1 ICANS in 4.5% and Grade 2 ICANS in 1.3% of patients. There was one (0.6%) fatal ICANS occurrence. Of the 10 ICANS events, 9 occurred within Cycle 1 of EPKINLY treatment, with a median time to onset of ICANS of 16.5 days (range: 8 to 141 days) from the start of treatment.

Relative to the most recent administration of EPKINLY, the median time to onset of ICANS was 3 days (range: 1 to 13 days). The median duration of ICANS was 4 days (range: 0 to 8 days) with ICANS resolving in 90% of patients with supportive care. Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma ICANS occurred in 6% (8/127) of patients with FL receiving EPKINLY monotherapy following the 2-step up dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1, with Grade 1 ICANS in 3.9% and Grade 2 ICANS in 2.4% of patients. The median time to onset of ICANS was 22 days (range: 14 to 66 days) from the start of treatment.

Relative to the most recent administration of EPKINLY, the median time to onset of ICANS was 3 days (range: 0.4 to 7 days). The median duration of ICANS was 2 days (range: 1 to 7 days) with ICANS resolving in 100% of patients. Among patients with FL who received EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab in EPCORE FL-1, ICANS occurred in 0.8% (1/131, Grade 1). For patients with LBCL or FL, clinical manifestations of ICANS included, but were not limited to confusional state, lethargy, tremor, dysgraphia, aphasia, and non-convulsive status epilepticus. The onset of ICANS can be concurrent with CRS, following resolution of CRS, or in the absence of CRS. Monitor patients for potential ICANS following EPKINLY. At the first signs or symptoms of ICANS, immediately evaluate patient and provide supportive therapy based on severity.

Withhold or discontinue EPKINLY per recommendations and consider further management per current practice guidelines . Patients who experience signs or symptoms of ICANS or any other adverse reactions that impair cognition or consciousness should be evaluated, including potential neurology evaluation, and patients at increased risk should be advised not to drive and to refrain from operating heavy or potentially dangerous machinery until resolution.

Infections

EPKINLY can cause fatal and serious infections . Serious infections, including opportunistic infections, were reported in 15% of patients with LBCL receiving EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1 and were most commonly due to sepsis (4.5%) and pneumonia (3.2%). Fatal infections occurred in 1.3% of patients and were due to COVID-19. Serious infections, including opportunistic infections, were reported in 40% of patients with FL receiving EPKINLY monotherapy following the 2-step up dosage schedule in EPCORE NHL-1 and were most commonly due to COVID-19 (20%), pneumonia (13%), and urinary tract infections (3%). Fatal infections occurred in 6% of patients and included COVID-19 (5%), pneumonia (0.8%), and sepsis (0.8%). Among 243 patients with FL who received EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab in EPCORE FL-1, serious infections occurred in 28% of patients. The most common serious infections were pneumonia (15%), COVID-19 (7%), opportunistic infections (5%) and upper respiratory infections (3.3%). The most common opportunistic infections of any grade were CMV infection (7%) and herpesvirus infection (7%). Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), including fatal cases, has occurred in patients treated with EPKINLY. Across a broader clinical trial population, PML was reported in 0.4% (11/3072) of patients, including in the first-line treatment setting. Of the 11 cases of PML, six resulted in fatal outcomes and one was unresolved at the time of death.

Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat appropriately. Avoid administration of EPKINLY in patients with active infections. Provide PJP prophylaxis during treatment with EPKINLY, and consider initiating prophylaxis against herpesvirus.

Withhold or consider permanent discontinuation of EPKINLY based on severity .

Cytopenias

EPKINLY can cause serious or severe cytopenias, including neutropenia, lymphopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia . In patients with LBCL who received EPKINLY at the recommended dosage schedule, Grade 3 or 4 decreased neutrophils occurred in 32% (Grade 4, 14%), decreased hemoglobin in 12% (Grade 4, 0%), and decreased platelets in 12% (Grade 4, 7%) of patients. Febrile neutropenia occurred in 2.5% (Grade 4, 0.6%). In patients with FL who received EPKINLY monotherapy following the 2-step up dosage schedule, Grade 3 or 4 decreased neutrophils occurred in 30% (Grade 4, 17%), decreased hemoglobin in 10% (Grade 4, 0%), and decreased platelets in 8% of patients (Grade 4, 4%). Febrile neutropenia occurred in 3.1% (Grade 4, 0%). In patients with FL who received EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab, Grade 3 or 4 decreased neutrophils occurred in 67% (Grade 4, 41%), decreased lymphocytes in 62% (Grade 4, 13%), decreased hemoglobin in 7%, and decreased platelets in 10% (Grade 4, 4.1%) of patients. Febrile neutropenia occurred in 6% (Grade 4, 2.1%). Monitor complete blood counts throughout treatment.

Based on the severity of cytopenias, temporarily withhold or permanently discontinue EPKINLY. Consider prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration as applicable.

Embryo-Fetal Toxicity

Based on its mechanism of action, EPKINLY may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with EPKINLY and for 4 months after the last dose .

Drug Interactions with Epkinly

For certain CYP substrates, minimal changes in the concentration may lead to serious adverse reactions. Monitor for toxicity or drug concentrations of such CYP substrates when co-administered with EPKINLY. Epcoritamab-bysp causes release of cytokines that may suppress activity of CYP enzymes, resulting in increased exposure of CYP substrates. Increased exposure of CYP substrates is more likely to occur after the first dose of EPKINLY and up to 14 days after the first 48 mg dose, and during and after CRS .

Pregnancy Safety for Epkinly

Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on the mechanism of action, EPKINLY may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman . There are no available data on the use of EPKINLY in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk. No animal reproductive or developmental toxicity studies have been conducted with epcoritamab-bysp. Epcoritamab-bysp causes T-cell activation and cytokine release; immune activation may compromise pregnancy maintenance.

In addition, based on expression of CD20 on B-cells and the finding of B-cell depletion in non-pregnant animals, epcoritamab-bysp can cause B-cell lymphocytopenia in infants exposed to epcoritamab-bysp in-utero. Human immunoglobulin G (IgG) is known to cross the placenta; therefore, EPKINLY has the potential to be transmitted from the mother to the developing fetus. Advise women of the potential risk to the fetus.

In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2% to 4% and 15% to 20%, respectively.

Pediatric Use of Epkinly

Pediatric Use The safety and efficacy of EPKINLY in pediatric patients have not been established.

Clinical Studies of Epkinly

DLBCL and High-grade B-cell Lymphoma

The efficacy of EPKINLY was evaluated in EPCORE NHL-1 (Study GCT3013-01; NCT03625037), an open-label, multi-cohort, multicenter, single-arm trial in 157 patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy. The study excluded patients with CNS involvement of lymphoma, allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplant, ongoing active infection, and any patients with known impaired T-cell immunity. Patients received EPKINLY monotherapy at the recommended 2-step up dosage schedule: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 48 mg on Days 15 and 22 Cycles 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-9: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1 and 15 Cycles 10 and beyond: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 Patients continued to receive EPKINLY until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

In the setting of a suspected tumor flare reaction, continued treatment was permitted. The efficacy population includes 148 patients with DLBCL, not otherwise specified (NOS), including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma. Of the 148 patients, the median age was 65 years (range: 22 to 83), 62% were male, 97% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, and 3% had an ECOG performance status of 2. Race was reported in 125 (84%) patients; of these patients, 61% were White, 20% were Asian, and 0.7% were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

There were no Black or African American or Hispanic or Latino patients treated in the clinical trial as reported. The diagnosis was DLBCL NOS in 86%, including 27% with DLBCL transformed from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma in 14%. The median number of prior therapies was 3 (range: 2 to 11), with 30% receiving 2 prior therapies, 30% receiving 3 prior therapies, and 40% receiving 4 or more prior therapies. Eighteen percent had prior autologous HSCT, and 39% had prior chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

Eighty-two percent of patients had disease refractory to last therapy and 29% of patients were refractory to CAR T-cell therapy. Efficacy was established based on overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response as assessed by an Independent Review Committee (IRC) using Lugano 2014 criteria. The efficacy results are summarized in Table 18. Table 18: Efficacy Results in EPCORE NHL-1 in Patients with DLBCL and High-grade B-cell Lymphoma Endpoint Determined by Lugano criteria as assessed by independent review committee (IRC). EPKINLY (N=148) ORR = overall response rate; CI = confidence interval; CR = complete response; PR = partial response; DOR = duration of response; NR = not reached.

ORR Early response assessments were evaluated in the context of potential flare reactions. Of 90 patients who achieved an objective response, 9 patients had early flare reactions identified with objective response demonstrated on subsequent imaging per Lugano criteria., n (%) 90 (95% CI) CR, n (%) 56 (95% CI) PR, n (%) 34 (95% CI) DOR Median (95% CI), months 15.6 (9.7, NR) 9-month estimate Kaplan-Meier estimate. (95% CI), % 63 The median time to response was 1.4 months (range: 1 to 8.4 months). Among responders, the median follow-up for DOR was 9.8 months (range: 0.0 to 17.3 months).

Follicular Lymphoma

EPKINLY in Combination with Lenalidomide and Rituximab for FL The efficacy of EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab was evaluated in EPCORE FL-1 (Study M20-638; NCT05409066), an open-label, randomized, multicenter, global trial in patients with relapsed or refractory FL after at least one line of systemic therapy. Patients were randomized to receive EPKINLY in combination with lenalidomide and rituximab, or lenalidomide and rituximab alone. The study excluded patients with known CNS involvement by lymphoma, prior allograft, and known active infection.

Patients received EPKINLY via subcutaneous injection in 28-day cycles for a total of 12 cycles or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurred first. The recommended EPKINLY dosage schedule was: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 3 mg on Day 15 and 48 mg on Day 22 Cycles 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-12: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 In both treatment arms, lenalidomide was given orally at a dose of 20 mg once daily from Days 1 to 21 for 12 cycles and Rituximab was administered intravenously at a dose of 375 mg/m 2 on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of Cycle 1, followed by administration on Day 1 of Cycles 2 to 5. Of all patients randomized, the median age was 61 years (range: 24 to 89 years), with 40% being age 65 or older; 57% were male; 72% were White, 24% Asian, and 2% were Black; and 98% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. The median number of prior lines of systemic therapy was 1 (range: 1 to 7) with 24% receiving 2 prior lines and 17% receiving 3 or more prior lines of therapy. Forty-one percent had progressive disease within 24 months of first systemic therapy.

Efficacy was established based on progression free survival (PFS) and overall response rate (ORR) as assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) using Lugano 2014 criteria. The efficacy results, based on a prespecified interim analysis, are summarized in Table 19 and the Kaplan-Meier plot of PFS presented in Figure 1. The results are based on a median duration of follow-up of 10.4 months in the intention-to-treat population. Table 19: Efficacy Results in EPCORE FL-1 in Patients with FL Outcome per IRC EPKINLY + Lenalidomide and Rituximab (N=243) Lenalidomide and Rituximab (N=245) PFS = progression free survival; CI = confidence interval; NR = not reached; ORR = overall response rate; CR = complete response.

PFS Number of events, n (%) 23 75 Progressive disease 19 63 Death 4 12 Median (95% CI), months NR (21.9, NR) 11.2 (10.5, NR) Hazard ratio Cox proportional hazards hazard ratio stratified by disease history and region. (95% CI) 0.21 P-value Log-rank p-value (one sided) stratified by disease history and region. < 0.0001 ORR, n (%) 216 181 (95% CI) P-value P-value is based on a prespecified analysis of the first 232 patients randomized., P-value (one sided) is from a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test stratified by disease history and region. < 0.0001 CR, n (%) 181 106 (95% CI) P-value < 0.0001 Figure 1: Kaplan-Meier Plot of PFS per IRC After a median duration of follow-up of 14.8 months overall, the median overall survival had not been reached in either arm with a total of 35 deaths: 10 (4%) deaths in the EPKINLY arm and 25 (10%) deaths in the lenalidomide and rituximab arm. EPKINLY as Monotherapy for FL The efficacy of EPKINLY as monotherapy was evaluated in EPCORE NHL-1 (Study GCT3013-01; NCT03625037), an open-label, multi-cohort, multicenter, single-arm trial that included patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) after at least 2 lines of systemic therapy. The study excluded patients with CNS involvement of lymphoma, allogeneic HSCT or solid organ transplant, ongoing active infection, any patients with known impaired T-cell immunity, creatinine clearance < 45 mL/min, alanine aminotransferase > 3 times the upper limit of normal, and a cardiac ejection fraction < 45%. Patients received EPKINLY monotherapy following a 2-step up dosage schedule: Cycle 1: EPKINLY 0.16 mg on Day 1, 0.8 mg on Day 8, 48 mg on Days 15 and 22 Cycles 2-3: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 Cycles 4-9: EPKINLY 48 mg on Days 1 and 15 Cycles 10 and beyond: EPKINLY 48 mg on Day 1 Patients continued to receive EPKINLY until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Among the 127 patients with FL, the median age was 65 years (range: 39 to 84), 52% were 65 years of age or older, and 62% were male. Race was reported in 85 (67%) patients; of these patients, 89% were White, and 8% were Asian. A total of 85% had stage III-IV disease, 25% had bulky disease, 95% had an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, and 6% had an ECOG performance status of 2. The median number of prior therapies was 3 (range: 2 to 9), with 36% receiving 2 prior lines of systemic therapy, 32% receiving 3 prior therapies, and 32% receiving 4 or more prior therapies.

Seventy-nine percent of patients were refractory to prior anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy, 70% were refractory to both anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and alkylator therapy, 21% had prior rituximab plus lenalidomide therapy, 19% received prior autologous HSCT, and 5% received prior chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Fifty-two percent of patients had progression of disease within 24 months of first systemic therapy. Efficacy was established based on overall response rate (ORR) determined by Lugano 2014 criteria as assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) and duration of response.

The median follow-up for DOR was 14.8 months. The efficacy results are summarized in Table 20. Table 20: Efficacy Results in EPCORE NHL-1 in Patients with FL Endpoint Determined by Lugano criteria as assessed by independent review committee (IRC). EPKINLY (N=127) ORR = overall response rate; CI = confidence interval; CR = complete response; PR = partial response; DOR = duration of response; NR = not reached. ORR, n (%) 104 (95% CI) CR, n (%) 76 (95% CI) PR, n (%) 28 (95% CI) DOR Median (95% CI), months NR (13.7, NR) 12-month estimate Kaplan-Meier estimate. % (95% CI)

The median time to first response was 1.4 months (range: 1 to

3 months). In a separate dose optimization cohort in EPCORE NHL-1, 86 patients received the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule in Cycle 1 . The efficacy results in this cohort were comparable to the primary efficacy population. Figure 1

Drug information sourced from the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before making any medication decisions.

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