Introduction: DARA is approved for NDMM and previously treated MM. In the primary analysis of the phase 2 GRIFFIN trial (NCT02874742) in autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT)-eligible NDMM pts (median follow-up, 13.5 mo), DARA plus RVd (D-RVd) improved the rate of stringent complete response (sCR) by the end of post-ASCT consolidation versus RVd (42.4% vs 32.0%, 1-sided P=0.068) (Voorhees PM, et al. Blood. 2020). With longer follow-up (median, 27.4 mo), responses deepened and were improved for D-RVd versus RVd (sCR rate: 63.6% vs 47.4%, 2-sided P=0.0253), as did the MRD-negativity (10 -5) rate (62.5% vs 27.2%, P<0.0001) (Kaufman JL, et al. Blood. 2020). Here, we present updated efficacy and safety results after 24 months of maintenance therapy or treatment discontinuation (median follow-up, 38.6 mo).

Methods: Pts with NDMM eligible for high-dose therapy (HDT) and ASCT were randomized 1:1 to receive RVd or D-RVd, stratified by ISS disease stage (I, II, or III) and creatinine clearance (30-50 or >50 mL/min). Pts received 4 RVd or D-RVd induction cycles, HDT, ASCT, 2 RVd or D-RVd consolidation cycles, and maintenance with lenalidomide (R) alone or with DARA (D-R) for 24 months. During induction and consolidation (21-day cycles), pts received R (25 mg PO on Days 1-14), bortezomib (1.3 mg/m 2 SC on Days 1, 4, 8, and 11), and dexamethasone (40 mg PO QW) ± DARA (16 mg/kg IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycles 1-4 and Day 1 of Cycles 5-6). During maintenance (Cycles 7-32; 28-day cycles), pts received R (10 mg PO on Days 1-21; if tolerated, 15 mg in Cycle 10+) ± DARA (16 mg/kg IV) Q8W (or Q4W per pt decision after protocol amendment 2) until disease progression or up to 24 months. The primary endpoint was sCR rate by the end of post-ASCT consolidation (tested at 1-sided α of 0.10). Responses were assessed per IMWG criteria by a validated computer algorithm. Key secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS) and MRD negativity assessed by NGS at the minimum sensitivity threshold of 10 -5, at suspected complete response or better (≥CR), at the end of induction and consolidation, and after 12 and 24 months of maintenance, regardless of response. Secondary analyses were evaluated using 2-sided α of 0.05, not adjusted for multiplicity.

Results: In total, 207 pts were randomized (D-RVd, n=104; RVd, n=103); baseline characteristics were well balanced. After 24 months of D-R or R maintenance therapy, the rate of sCR favored D-RVd versus RVd in the response-evaluable population (66.0% [66/100] vs 47.4% [46/97], 2-sided P=0.0096; Figure). In the intent-to-treat (ITT) population, MRD-negativity (10 -5) rates also remained higher for D-RVd versus RVd (64.4% [67/104] vs 30.1% [31/103], P<0.0001), as well as among pts who achieved ≥CR (78.0% [64/82] vs 47.5% [28/59], P=0.0003). Similarly, MRD-negativity (10 -6) rates favored D-RVd versus RVd in the ITT population (35.6% vs 14.6%, P=0.0007; Figure), as well as among pts who achieved ≥CR (42.7% vs 22.0%, P=0.0121). The rate of sustained MRD negativity (10 -5) lasting ≥12 months in the ITT population was >3-fold higher for D-RVd versus RVd (44.2% vs 12.6%, P<0.0001). With 38.6 months follow-up, median PFS was not reached in either arm but trended towards favoring D-RVd versus RVd (hazard ratio, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.21-1.01; Figure). The estimated 36-month PFS rate was 88.9% for D-RVd and 81.2% for RVd. In total, 14 pts died (D-RVd, n=7; RVd, n=7), 9 from progressive disease (D-RVd, n=5; RVd, n=4). No new safety concerns were observed with extended follow-up. In total, 86.9% (86/99) of D-RVd pts and 79.4% (81/102) of RVd pts developed grade 3/4 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). Serious TEAEs occurred in 46.5% of D-RVd pts and 52.0% of RVd pts. TEAEs led to discontinuation of study treatment at the same rate (D-RVd, 34.3%; RVd, 34.3%). One pt in each group died due to TEAEs, neither related to study treatment.

Conclusion: After 24 months of maintenance therapy, the addition of DARA to RVd induction and consolidation in conjunction with ASCT, followed by DARA plus R maintenance, continued to demonstrate deep and durable responses in pts with transplant-eligible NDMM, including sCR and MRD-negativity (10 -5 and 10 -6) rates. While this study was not powered for PFS, there is a positive trend towards improved PFS in the D-RVd group. No new safety concerns were observed with longer follow-up. These results support the use of D-RVd induction/consolidation and D-R maintenance in transplant-eligible NDMM pts.

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Kaufman: Sutro, Takeda: Research Funding; Incyte, TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Tecnofarma SAS, AbbVie: Honoraria; Janssen: Honoraria; Fortis Therapeutics: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Incyte, celgene: Consultancy; Heidelberg Pharma: Research Funding; Roche/Genetech, Tecnopharma: Consultancy, Honoraria; Genentech, AbbVie, Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding. Sborov: Sanofi: Consultancy; SkylineDx: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Reeves: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Speakers Bureau; Incyte Corporation: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; Pharma Essentia: Consultancy, Honoraria. Rodriguez: Janssen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Honoraria. Chari: Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Shattuck Labs: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Secura Bio: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi Genzyme: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Seattle Genetics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Antengene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Millenium/Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen Oncology: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Research Funding; BMS/Celgene: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Silbermann: Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi Genzyme: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Costa: Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Anderson: Celgene, BMS, Janssen, GSK, Karyopharm, Oncopeptides, Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Shah: GSK: Consultancy; Nektar: Research Funding; Kite: Consultancy; CareDx: Consultancy; CSL Behring: Consultancy; Indapta Therapeutics: Consultancy; Janssen: Research Funding; Poseida: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Consultancy; BMS/Celgene: Research Funding; Bluebird Bio: Research Funding; Oncopeptides: Consultancy; Teneobio: Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy; Precision Biosciences: Research Funding; Sutro Biopharma: Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy. Bumma: Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Speakers Bureau; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Holstein: Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Genentech, GSK, Janssen, Secura Bio, Sorrento: Honoraria; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Jakubowiak: Abbvie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GSK: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Gracell: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Wildes: Carevive: Consultancy; Seattle Genetics: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; Janssen: Consultancy. Orlowski: Asylia Therapeutics, Inc., BioTheryX, Inc., and Heidelberg Pharma, AG.: Other: Laboratory research funding; CARsgen Therapeutics, Celgene, Exelixis, Janssen Biotech, Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.: Other: Clinical research funding; Asylia Therapeutics, Inc.: Current holder of individual stocks in a privately-held company, Patents & Royalties; Amgen, Inc., BioTheryX, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Forma Therapeutics, Genzyme, GSK Biologicals, Janssen Biotech, Juno Therapeutics, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc., Kite Pharma, Neoleukin Corporation, Oncopeptides AB, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, I: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Amgen, Inc., BioTheryX, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, EcoR1 Capital LLC, Genzyme, GSK Biologicals, Janssen Biotech, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc., Neoleukin Corporation, Oncopeptides AB, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis, and Takeda P: Consultancy, Honoraria. Shain: AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen Inc: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Sanofi Genzyme: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; GlaxoSmithLine, LLC: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Janssen oncology: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: Consultancy. Cowan: BMS: Research Funding; Secura Bio: Consultancy; GSK: Consultancy; Harpoon: Research Funding; Cellectar: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Nektar: Research Funding. Pei: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Cortoos: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Patel: Janssen: Current Employment. Bartlett: Janssen: Current Employment. Vermeulen: Janssen: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Lin: Janssen: Current Employment. Richardson: Sanofi: Consultancy; Secura Bio: Consultancy; Regeneron: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Protocol Intelligence: Consultancy; Celgene/BMS: Consultancy, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Research Funding; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding. Voorhees: Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Oncopeptides: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Secura Bio: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Karyopharm: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.

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The specific regimen combination is not yet approved, but individual components are.

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