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NDA 21-877 Nelarabine
Proposed Indication Nelarabine is indicated for the treatment of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) whose disease has not responded to or has relapsed following treatment with at least two chemotherapy regimens.
Pediatric: Nelarabine 650 mg/m2/day administered intravenously over 1 hour daily for 5 consecutive days repeated every 21 days. Adult: Nelarabine 1,500 mg/m2 administered intravenously over 2 hours on days 1, 3 and 5 repeated every 21 days. Nelarabine Dose and Schedule
Response Definitions • CR: - no circulating blasts or extramedullary disease; - an M1 bone marrow (< 5% blasts); and ANC >1.5 × 103/mcL - platelets >100 × 103/mcL and Hgb >10 or 11 g/dL. • CR*: - Patients who have met all criteria for CR except for recovery of peripheral blood counts or marrow cellularity . Independent review of marrow aspirates and/or biopsies for responders whose slides were available
Study Objectives • Primary Objective - CR plus CR* rate • Secondary Objectives - Remission duration - Overall survival ( OS) - Safety
Inclusion criteria Age < 21 Refractory or recurrent T-ALL or T-LBL First or subsequent relapse Performance status >50 Adequate organ status Patients with >grade 2 neurotoxicity were excluded.
Study participants 78 Sites: United States and Canada 109 Investigators Independent pathology review
Safety Conclusions • Principal toxicities in pediatric patients were laboratory abnormalities • Principal toxicities in adult patients were hematologic, gastrointestinal, fever, fatigue and respiratory. • Neurologic toxicity was dose limiting. Most neurologic toxicity resolved over time.
Nelarabine Efficacy Considerations Traditional endpoints: - CR rate and duration, OS Study confounding factor: - Transplantation