Pemazyre Drug Information

Generic name: PEMIGATINIB

Kinase Inhibitor [EPC]

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Uses of Pemazyre

Cholangiocarcinoma PEMAZYRE is indicated for the treatment of adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with a fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) fusion or other rearrangement as detected by an FDA-approved test. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms with FGFR1 Rearrangement PEMAZYRE is indicated for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) with fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) rearrangement.

Dosage & Administration of Pemazyre

Patient Selection

Select patients for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with PEMAZYRE based on the presence of an FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement as detected by an FDA-approved test. Information on FDA-approved test(s) for the detection of an FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement in cholangiocarcinoma is available at http://www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics. Select patients for the treatment of relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with FGFR1 rearrangement with PEMAZYRE based on the presence of an FGFR1 rearrangement.

An FDA-approved test for detection of FGFR1 rearrangement in patients with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm for selecting patients for treatment with PEMAZYRE is not available.

Recommended Dosage Take PEMAZYRE with or without food at approximately the same time every day. Swallow tablets whole. Do not crush, chew, split, or dissolve tablets.

If the patient misses a dose of PEMAZYRE by 4 or more hours or if vomiting occurs, resume dosing with the next scheduled dose. Cholangiocarcinoma The recommended dosage of PEMAZYRE is 13.5 mg orally once daily for 14 consecutive days followed by 7 days off therapy, in 21-day cycles. Continue treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurs.

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms with FGFR1 Rearrangement The recommended dosage of PEMAZYRE is 13.5 mg orally once daily on a continuous basis.

Dosage Modification for Adverse Reactions

The recommended dose reductions for adverse reactions are provided in Table 1. Table 1: Recommended The recommended dosage modifications for adverse reactions are provided in Table 2. Table 2:

Dosage Modification for Concomitant Use with Strong or Moderate CYP3A Inhibitors Avoid concomitant use of strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors with PEMAZYRE. If concomitant use with a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor cannot be avoided: Reduce PEMAZYRE dosage from 13.5 mg to 9 mg. Reduce PEMAZYRE dosage from 9 mg to 4.5 mg.

If concomitant use of a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor is discontinued, increase the PEMAZYRE dosage (after 3 plasma half-lives of the CYP3A inhibitor) to the dosage that was used before starting the strong or moderate inhibitor.

Recommended Dosage for Severe Renal Impairment

The recommended dosage of PEMAZYRE for patients with severe renal impairment (eGFR estimated by Modification of Diet in Renal Disease 15 mL/min/1.73 m 2 to 29 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ) is 9 mg with the schedule (intermittent or continuous) designated for the indication.

Recommended Dosage for Severe Hepatic Impairment

The recommended dosage of PEMAZYRE for patients with severe hepatic impairment (total bilirubin > 3 × ULN with any AST) is 9 mg with the schedule (intermittent or continuous) designated for the indication.

Table 1: Recommended Dose Reductions for PEMAZYRE for Adverse Reactions
Dose ReductionRecommended Dosage
Cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 Fusion or RearrangementMLNs with FGFR1 Rearrangement
First9 mg once daily for first 14 days of each 21-day cycle9 mg once daily
Second4.5 mg once daily for first 14 days of each 21-day cycle4.5 mg once daily
ThirdDiscontinue4.5 mg once daily for first 14 days of each 21-day cycle Permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE if unable to tolerate 4.5 mg once daily for 14 days of each 21-day cycle.
Table 2: Recommended Dosage Modifications for PEMAZYRE Adverse Reactions
Adverse ReactionSeverity Severity as defined by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.03.PEMAZYRE Dosage Modification
Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment (RPED) [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )]RPEDIf asymptomatic and stable on serial examination, continue PEMAZYRE. If symptomatic or worsening on serial examination, withhold PEMAZYRE. If asymptomatic and improved on subsequent examination, resume PEMAZYRE at a lower dose If symptoms persist or examination does not improve, consider permanent discontinuation of PEMAZYRE, based on clinical status.
Hyperphosphatemia [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )]Serum phosphate > 7 mg/dL to ≤ 10 mg/dLInitiate phosphate lowering therapy and monitor serum phosphate weekly. Withhold PEMAZYRE if levels are not < 7 mg/dL within 2 weeks of starting phosphate lowering therapy. Resume PEMAZYRE at the same dose when phosphate levels are < 7 mg/dL for first occurrence; resume at a lower dose level for subsequent recurrences.
Serum phosphate >10 mg/dLInitiate phosphate lowering therapy and monitor serum phosphate weekly. Withhold PEMAZYRE if levels are not ≤ 10 mg/dL within 1 week after starting phosphate lowering therapy. Resume PEMAZYRE at the next lower dose level when phosphate levels are < 7 mg/dL. Permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE for recurrence of serum phosphate > 10 mg/dL following 2 dose reductions.
Other Adverse ReactionsGrade 3Withhold PEMAZYRE until resolves to Grade 1 or baseline. Resume PEMAZYRE at next lower dose if resolves within 2 weeks. Permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE if does not resolve within 2 weeks. Permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE for recurrent Grade 3 after 2 dose reductions.
Grade 4Permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE.

Side Effects of Pemazyre

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. The pooled safety population described in the WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS section reflects exposure to PEMAZYRE at a starting dose of 13.5 mg orally once daily (intermittent or continuous administration) in 635 patients with advanced malignancies. Among the 635 patients, 31% were exposed for 6 months or longer and 11% were exposed greater than one year, including patients with previously treated, advanced, or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma in FIGHT-202 and patients with MLNs with FGFR1 rearrangement in FIGHT-203.

Cholangiocarcinoma FIGHT-202 The safety of PEMAZYRE was evaluated in FIGHT-202, which included 146 patients with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Patients were treated orally with PEMAZYRE 13.5 mg once daily for 14 days on followed by 7 days off therapy until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The median duration of treatment was 181 days (range: 7 to 730 days).

Serious adverse reactions occurred in 45% of patients receiving PEMAZYRE. Serious adverse reactions in ≥ 2% of patients who received PEMAZYRE included abdominal pain, pyrexia, cholangitis, pleural effusion, acute kidney injury, cholangitis infective, failure to thrive, hypercalcemia, hyponatremia, small intestinal obstruction, and urinary tract infection. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 4.1% of patients, including failure to thrive, bile duct obstruction, cholangitis, sepsis, and pleural effusion.

Permanent discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 9% of patients who received PEMAZYRE. Adverse reactions requiring permanent discontinuation in ≥ 1% of patients included intestinal obstruction and acute kidney injury. Dosage interruptions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 43% of patients who received PEMAZYRE.

Adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption in ≥ 1% of patients included stomatitis, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, arthralgia, fatigue, abdominal pain, AST increased, asthenia, pyrexia, ALT increased, cholangitis, small intestinal obstruction, alkaline phosphatase increased, diarrhea, hyperbilirubinemia, electrocardiogram QT prolonged, decreased appetite, dehydration, hypercalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, hypophosphatemia, back pain, pain in extremity, syncope, acute kidney injury, onychomadesis, and hypotension. Dose reductions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 14% of patients who received PEMAZYRE. Adverse reactions requiring dosage reductions in ≥ 1% of patients who received PEMAZYRE included stomatitis, arthralgia, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, asthenia, and onychomadesis.

Table 3 summarizes the adverse reactions in FIGHT-202. Table 4 summarizes laboratory abnormalities in FIGHT-202. In all patients treated with pemigatinib, 0.5% experienced pathologic fractures (which included patients with and without cholangiocarcinoma ).

Soft tissue mineralization, including cutaneous calcification, calcinosis, and non-uremic calciphylaxis associated with hyperphosphatemia were observed with PEMAZYRE treatment. Table 4: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 10%) Worsening from Baseline in Patients Receiving PEMAZYRE in FIGHT- -day cycle of PEMAZYRE dosing, serum creatinine increased (mean increase of 0.2 mg/dL) and reached steady state by Day 8, and then decreased during the 7 days off therapy. Consider alternative markers of renal function if persistent elevations in serum creatinine are observed.

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms with FGFR1 Rearrangement FIGHT-203 The safety of PEMAZYRE was evaluated in FIGHT-203, which included 34 patients who were treated for MLN with FGFR1 rearrangement. The median duration of treatment was 205 days (range: 30-1347 days). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 9% of patients who received PEMAZYRE, including acute kidney injury, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, and malignant neoplasm progression, occurring in one patient each.

Adverse reactions requiring permanent discontinuation included cardiac failure, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, blood alkaline phosphatase increase, and calciphylaxis. In patients who started treatment on the recommended dosage (n = 20), adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption of PEMAZYRE occurred in 80% of patients. Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in > 2 patients treated at the recommended dosage included nail toxicities (20%) and hyperphosphatemia (15%).

Dose reductions of PEMAZYRE due to an adverse reaction occurred in 80% of patients who started treatment on the recommended dosage. The most common (≥ 20%) adverse reactions were hyperphosphatemia, nail toxicity, alopecia, stomatitis, diarrhea, dry eye, fatigue, rash, abdominal pain, anemia, constipation, dry mouth, epistaxis, serous retinal detachment, extremity pain, decreased appetite, dry skin, dyspepsia, back pain, nausea, blurred vision, peripheral edema, and dizziness. The most common (≥ 20%) laboratory abnormalities were increased phosphate, decreased lymphocytes, decreased leukocytes, increased alkaline phosphatase, decreased hemoglobin, increased alanine aminotransferase, increased aspartate aminotransferase, decreased neutrophils, increased creatinine, decreased phosphate, decreased sodium, increased glucose, decreased platelets, decreased calcium, increased calcium, decreased potassium, and increased bilirubin.

Table 5 summarizes the adverse reactions in FIGHT-203.

Table 3: Adverse Reactions (≥ 15%) in Patients Receiving PEMAZYRE in FIGHT-202
Adverse ReactionPEMAZYRE N=146
All Grades Graded per NCI CTCAE 4.03. (%)Grades 3 or 4 (%)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Hyperphosphatemia Includes hyperphosphatemia and blood phosphorous increased; graded based on clinical severity and medical interventions taken according to the "investigations-other, specify" category in NCI CTCAE v4.03.600
Decreased appetite331.4
Hypophosphatemia Includes hypophosphatemia and blood phosphorous decreased.2312
Dehydration153.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Alopecia490
Nail toxicity Includes nail toxicity, nail disorder, nail discoloration, nail dystrophy, nail hypertrophy, nail ridging, nail infection, onychalgia, onychoclasis, onycholysis, onychomadesis, onychomycosis, and paronychia.432.1
Dry skin200.7
Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome154.1
Gastrointestinal disorders
Diarrhea472.7
Nausea402.1
Constipation350.7
Stomatitis355
Dry mouth340
Vomiting271.4
Abdominal pain234.8
General disorders
Fatigue424.8
Edema peripheral180.7
Nervous system disorders
Dysgeusia400
Headache160
Eye disorders
Dry eye Includes dry eye, keratitis, lacrimation increased, pinguecula, and punctate keratitis.350.7
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Arthralgia256
Back pain202.7
Pain in extremity192.1
Infections and infestations
Urinary tract infection162.7
Investigations
Weight loss162.1
Table 4: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 10%) Worsening from Baseline in Patients Receiving PEMAZYRE in FIGHT-202
PEMAZYRE The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 142-146 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value. N=146
Laboratory AbnormalityAll Grades Graded per NCI CTCAE 4.03. (%)Grades 3 or 4 (%)
Hematology
Decreased hemoglobin436
Decreased lymphocytes368
Decreased platelets283.4
Increased leukocytes270.7
Decreased leukocytes181.4
Chemistry
Increased phosphate Based on CTCAE 5.0 grading.940
Decreased phosphate6838
Increased alanine aminotransferase434.1
Increased aspartate aminotransferase436
Increased calcium434.1
Increased alkaline phosphatase4111
Increased creatinine Graded based on comparison to upper limit of normal.411.4
Decreased sodium3912
Increased glucose360.7
Decreased albumin340
Increased urate3010
Increased bilirubin266
Decreased potassium265
Decreased calcium172.7
Increased potassium122.1
Decreased glucose111.4
Table 5: Adverse Reactions (≥ 15%) in Patients Receiving PEMAZYRE in FIGHT-203
Adverse ReactionPEMAZYRE N=34
All Grades Graded per NCI CTCAE 4.03. (%)Grade 3 or 4 (%)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Hyperphosphatemia Includes hyperphosphatemia and blood phosphorous increased; graded based on clinical severity and medical interventions taken according to the "investigations-other, specify" category in NCI CTCAE v4.03.742.9
Decreased appetite246
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Nail toxicity Includes ingrowing nail, nail bed inflammation, nail bed tenderness, nail discoloration, nail disorder, nail dystrophy, nail growth abnormal, nail infection, nail pigmentation, onychalgia, onychoclasis, onycholysis, onychomadesis, onychomycosis, and paronychia.6221
Alopecia590
Rash Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, lichen planus, rash, rash macular, and skin exfoliation.356
Dry skin Includes dry skin and xerosis.240
Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia Includes palmar erythema, palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia, and plantar erythema.189
Gastrointestinal disorders
Stomatitis Includes aphthous ulcer, cheilitis, lip ulceration, mouth ulceration, pharyngeal inflammation, stomatitis, and tongue ulceration.5315
Diarrhea502.9
Abdominal pain Includes abdominal pain, abdominal pain lower, abdominal pain upper, and abdominal rigidity.352.9
Constipation322.9
Dry mouth320
Dyspepsia240
Nausea210
Eye disorders
Dry eye Includes dry eye, keratitis, lacrimation increased, meibomian gland dysfunction, and punctate keratitis506
Retinal pigment epithelial detachment Includes detachment of retinal pigment epithelium, maculopathy, retinal detachment, retinal disorder, retinal thickening, serous retinal detachment, and subretinal fluid.260
Vision blurred212.9
Trichiasis182.9
General disorders
Fatigue Includes asthenia and fatigue.449
Edema peripheral210
Pyrexia182.9
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Anemia3518
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders
Epistaxis290
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Pain in extremity2612
Back pain Includes back pain and spinal pain.249
Nervous system disorders
Dizziness210
Table 6: Select Laboratory Abnormalities (≥ 20%) Worsening from Baseline in Patients Receiving PEMAZYRE in FIGHT-203
Laboratory AbnormalityPEMAZYRE N=34 The denominator used to calculate the rate varied from 31 to 34 based on the number of patients with a baseline value and at least one post-treatment value.
All Grades Graded per NCI CTCAE 4.03. (%)Grade 3 or 4 (%)
Hematology
Decreased lymphocytes6516
Decreased leukocytes6515
Decreased hemoglobin539
Decreased neutrophils4512
Decreased platelets2915
Chemistry
Increased phosphate Graded per NCI CTCAE 5.0.972.9
Increased alkaline phosphatase629
Increased alanine aminotransferase5012
Increased aspartate aminotransferase479
Increased creatinine Based on comparison to upper limit of normal.440
Decreased phosphate4126
Decreased sodium419
Increased glucose333
Decreased calcium262.9
Increased calcium262.9
Decreased potassium242.9
Increased bilirubin210

Warnings & Cautions for Pemazyre

Ocular Toxicity Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment (RPED) PEMAZYRE can cause RPED, which may cause symptoms such as blurred vision, visual floaters, or photopsia. Clinical trials of PEMAZYRE did not conduct routine monitoring including optical coherence tomography (OCT) to detect asymptomatic RPED; therefore, the incidence of asymptomatic RPED with PEMAZYRE is unknown. The median time to first onset of RPED was 56 days.

RPED led to dose interruption of PEMAZYRE in 3.1% of patients, and dose reduction and permanent discontinuation in 1.3% and in 0.2% of patients, respectively. RPED resolved or improved to Grade 1 levels in 76% of patients who required dosage modification of PEMAZYRE for RPED. Perform a comprehensive ophthalmological examination including OCT prior to initiation of PEMAZYRE and every 2 months for the first 6 months and every 3 months thereafter during treatment.

For onset of visual symptoms, refer patients for ophthalmologic evaluation urgently, with follow-up every 3 weeks until resolution or discontinuation of PEMAZYRE. Modify the dose or permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE as recommended. Treat patients with ocular demulcents as needed.

Hyperphosphatemia and Soft Tissue Mineralization PEMAZYRE can cause hyperphosphatemia leading to soft tissue mineralization, cutaneous calcification, calcinosis, and non-uremic calciphylaxis. Increases in phosphate levels are a pharmacodynamic effect of PEMAZYRE. Among 635 patients who received a starting dose of PEMAZYRE 13.5 mg across clinical trials, hyperphosphatemia was reported in 93% of patients based on laboratory values above the upper limit of normal.

The median time to onset of hyperphosphatemia was 8 days (range 1-169). Phosphate lowering therapy was required in 33% of patients receiving PEMAZYRE. Monitor for hyperphosphatemia and initiate a low phosphate diet when serum phosphate level is > 5.5 mg/dL.

For serum phosphate levels > 7 mg/dL, initiate phosphate lowering therapy and withhold, reduce the dose, or permanently discontinue PEMAZYRE based on duration and severity of hyperphosphatemia.

Embryo-Fetal Toxicity Based on findings in an animal study and its mechanism of action, PEMAZYRE can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Oral administration of pemigatinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis caused fetal malformations, fetal growth retardation, and embryo-fetal death at maternal exposures lower than the human exposure based on area under the curve (AUC) at the clinical dose of 13.5 mg. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus.

Advise female patients of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with PEMAZYRE and for 1 week after the last dose.

Drug Interactions with Pemazyre

Effect of Other Drugs on PEMAZYRE Strong and Moderate CYP3A Inducers Concomitant use of PEMAZYRE with a strong or moderate CYP3A inducer decreases pemigatinib plasma concentrations, which may reduce the efficacy of PEMAZYRE. Strong and Moderate CYP3A Inhibitors Concomitant use of a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor with PEMAZYRE increases pemigatinib plasma concentrations, which may increase the incidence and severity of adverse reactions. Reduce PEMAZYRE dosage if concomitant use of strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors cannot be avoided.

Pregnancy Safety for Pemazyre

Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on findings in an animal study and its mechanism of action, PEMAZYRE can cause fetal harm or loss of pregnancy when administered to a pregnant woman. There are no available data on the use of PEMAZYRE in pregnant women. Oral administration of pemigatinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis at maternal plasma exposures below the human exposure at the clinical dose of 13.5 mg resulted in fetal malformations, fetal growth retardation, and embryo-fetal death (see Data).

Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is respectively. Data Animal Data Once daily oral administration of pemigatinib to pregnant rats during the period of organogenesis resulted in 100% embryofetal mortality due to post-implantation loss at doses ≥ 0.3 mg/kg (approximately 0.6 times the human exposure based on AUC at the clinical dose of 13.5 mg).

Fetal survival was unaffected at 0.1 mg/kg per day; however, once daily oral administration of pemigatinib at the 0.1 mg/kg dose level (approximately 0.2 times the human exposure based on AUC at the clinical dose of 13.5 mg) resulted in reduced mean fetal body weight and an increase in fetal skeletal and visceral malformations, major blood vessel variations, and reduced ossification.

Pediatric Use of Pemazyre

Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of PEMAZYRE have not been established in pediatric patients. Animal Toxicity Data In 4- or 13-week repeat-dose toxicology studies in rats and non-human primates, animals displayed toxicities in bone and teeth at pemigatinib exposures lower than the human exposure at the clinical dose of 13.5 mg. Physeal and cartilage dysplasia were present in multiple bones in both species, and tooth (incisor) abnormalities (complete loss of ameloblasts with associated secondary changes) occurred in rats.

Six weeks after cessation of dosing, these findings did not show complete evidence of recovery, and additional tooth-related findings (mal-aligned, whitened, broken, and trimmed/thinned incisors) developed in the 13-week study.

Clinical Studies of Pemazyre

Cholangiocarcinoma FIGHT-202 (NCT02924376), a multicenter open-label single-arm trial, evaluated the efficacy of PEMAZYRE in 107 patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma whose disease had progressed on or after at least 1 prior therapy and who had an FGFR2 gene fusion or non-fusion rearrangement, as determined by a clinical trial assay performed at a central laboratory. Qualifying in-frame fusions and other rearrangements were predicted to have a breakpoint within intron 17/exon 18 of the FGFR2 gene leaving the FGFR2 kinase domain intact. Patients received PEMAZYRE in 21-day cycles at a dosage of 13.5 mg orally once daily for 14 consecutive days, followed by 7 days off therapy.

PEMAZYRE was administered until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The major efficacy outcome measures were overall response rate (ORR) and duration of response (DoR) as determined by an independent review committee (IRC) according to RECIST v1.1. Ninety-eight percent of patients had intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Eighty-six percent of patients had in-frame FGFR2 gene fusions and the most commonly identified FGFR2 fusion was FGFR2-BICC1 (34%). Fourteen percent of patients had other FGFR2 rearrangements that could not be confidently predicted to be in-frame fusions, including rearrangements without an identifiable partner gene. Ninety-six percent of patients had received prior platinum-based therapy including 76% with prior gemcitabine/cisplatin.

Efficacy results are summarized in Table 7. The median time to response was 2.7 months (range 0.7 – 6.9 months). Table 7: Efficacy Results in FIGHT-202

Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms with FGFR1 Rearrangement FIGHT-203 (NCT03011372), a multicenter open-label, single-arm trial, evaluated the efficacy of PEMAZYRE in 28 patients with MLNs with FGFR1 rearrangement. Inclusion criteria included documented myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with 8p11 rearrangement shown to be an FGFR1 activating mutation, based on cytogenetic evaluation. Patients could have relapsed after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) or after a disease modifying therapy, or were not a candidate for allo-HSCT or other disease modifying therapies.

Patients received PEMAYZRE 13.5 mg once daily in 21-day cycles, either on a continuous schedule (the approved recommended starting dosage) or as an intermittent schedule (14 days on, 7 days off, an unapproved dosage regimen in MLN with FGFR1 rearrangement). In patients with chronic phase in the marrow with or without extramedullary disease (EMD) (N = 18), efficacy was established based on complete response (CR). CR was defined based on the MDS/MPN Working Group response criteria for MDS/MPN neoplasms with the additional requirement that peripheral eosinophils are < 0.5 × 10 9 /L, and, if relevant, CR in EMD using Lugano criteria (Cheson 2014).

The CR rate was The median time to response of CR was 104 days (range, 44 to 435 days). The median duration of CR was not reached (range, 1+ to 988+ days). In patients with blast phase in the marrow with or without EMD (N = 4), efficacy was established based on CR.

CR was defined as < 5% blasts in the bone marrow, no evidence of disease, and full recovery of peripheral blood counts (platelets > 100,000/microliter and absolute neutrophil counts > 1,000/microliter). Of the 4 patients with blast phase, two patients achieved a CR (duration: 1+ and 94 days). In patients with EMD only (N = 3), efficacy was established based on CR using Lugano criteria (Cheson 2014).

In the 3 patients with EMD only, 1 patient achieved a CR (duration: 64+ days). For all patients (N = 28 including 3 patients without evidence of morphologic disease), the complete cytogenetic response rate was

Table 7: Efficacy Results in FIGHT-202
Efficacy ParameterPEMAZYRE N = 107
ORR (95% CI)36% (27, 45)
Complete response2.8%
Partial response33%
Median DoR (months) (95% CI) The 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated using the Brookmeyer and Crowley's method. Note: Data are from IRC per RECIST v1.1, and complete and partial responses are confirmed.9.1 (6.0, 14.5)
Patients with DoR ≥ 6 months, n (%)24 (63%)
Patients with DoR ≥ 12 months, n (%)7 (18%)

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