On December 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to mosunetuzumab-axgb (Lunsumio®), a bispecific, CD20-directed, CD3 T-cell engager for adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) who’ve received two or more lines of systemic therapy.
Mosunetuzumab-axgb was evaluated in GO29781 (NCT02500407), an open-label, multicenter, multicohort study. The efficacy population consisted of 90 patients with relapsed or refractory FL who received at least two prior lines of systemic therapy, including an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and an alkylating agent.
The main efficacy outcome measure was objective response rate (ORR) assessed by an independent review facility according to standard criteria for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The ORR was 80% (95% CI = 70, 88), with 60% achieving complete responses. After a median follow-up of 14.9 months among responders, the estimated median duration of response (DOR) was 22.8 months (95% CI = 10, not reached) and the estimated DOR rate at 12 months and 18 months was 62% and 57%, respectively.
The package insert has a boxed warning for serious or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome (CRS). It also contains warnings and precautions for neurologic toxicity, infections, cytopenias, and tumor flare. Among 218 patients with hematologic malignancies who received mosunetuzumab-axgb at the recommended dose, CRS occurred in 39%, neurologic toxicity in 39% (including immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome in 1%), serious infections in 17%, and tumor flare in 4%. CRS was grade 2 in 15%, grade 3 in 2%, and grade 4 in 0.5%.
In the pooled safety population of 218 patients treated with mosunetuzumab-axgb, the most common adverse reactions reported in at least 20% were CRS, fatigue, rash, pyrexia, and headache. The most common grade 3–4 laboratory abnormalities reported in at least 10% of patients treated with mosunetuzumab-axgb were decreased lymphocyte count, decreased phosphate, increased glucose, decreased neutrophil count, increased uric acid, decreased white blood cell count, decreased hemoglobin, and decreased platelets.
The recommended mosunetuzumab-axgb dose is 1 mg on cycle 1, day 1; 2 mg on cycle 1, day 8; 60 mg on cycle 1, day 15; 60 mg on cycle 2, day 1; and 30 mg on day 1 in subsequent cycles. A treatment cycle is 21 days. Administer mosunetuzumab-axgb for eight cycles or until patients experience unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. After eight cycles, patients with a complete response should discontinue therapy. Patients with a partial response or stable disease should continue treatment for up to 17 cycles or until they experience progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity.
View the full prescribing information for mosunetuzumab-axgb.
The review used the Assessment Aid, a voluntary submission from the applicant to facilitate the FDA’s assessment.
The application was granted priority review and breakthrough designation. A description of FDA expedited programs is in the Guidance for Industry: Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions-Drugs and Biologics. The application also was granted orphan drug designation.
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