Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma Hearn Jay Cho MD, PhD Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Disclosures Clinical research support Laboratory research support Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Laboratory research support Cancer Research Institute NIH/NCI I will discuss investigational applications of FDA-approved and investigational agents
Rationale for Immunotherapy Durable complete remissions reported for allogeneic stem cell transplantation Immunologic therapy, “graft-versus-tumor effect” Donor lymphocyte infusion rescues patients who relapse after allo-transplant T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity Humoral and cellular immune responses against myeloma-associated antigens detected in patients Pre- and post-treatment, allo transplant
Immunotherapeutic Strategies “Targeting” monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) Immune checkpoint inhibitors Adoptive cell therapies Transgenic T cell receptor (TCR) Chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) Therapeutic tumor vaccines
“Targeting” mAbs Monoclonal antibody Antigenic target Elotuzumab SLAMF7 (CS-1) Daratumumab SAR650984 CD38 Siltuximab IL-6 Tocilizumab IL-6R Dacetuzumab CD40 MA5 MUC-1 BT-062* CD138 IPH-2101† KIR * Immunotoxin conjugate
Targeting mAbs
Targeting mAbs Elotuzumab Daratumumab Elo Len Dex Ph 2 relapse, PFS 33 months, ASCO 2013 FDA Breakthrough Therapy 2014 Daratumumab Dara ± Len Dex Ph1/2 relapse, high response rate, ASH 2013 FDA Breakthrough Therapy/ Fast Track 2014
Targeting mAbs Mechanisms Elotuzumab Activates NK cells, renders them capable of killing SLAMF7(-) tumor cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 62:1831 Daratumumab CD38 ectoenzyme catalyzes critical step in NADAdenosine metabolism, modulates TCR signaling. J Mol Med 91:165
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Antibody Target Ipilimumab* Tremelimumab CTLA-4 Pembrolizumab* Nivolumab Pidilizumab PD-1 MPDL3280A** MEDI4736 PD-L1 * FDA approved ** Breakthrough Therapy
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Checkpoint Inhibitors Trials Basket trials Ipilimumab + Nivolumab heme malignancy MPDL3280A in solid tumors and heme malignancy Combination Pembrolizumab + len/dex Pidilizumab + DC fusion vaccine Post-allo-SCT Ipilimumab
Vaccine Immunotherapy Cell-based vaccines Dendritic cell vaccines Tumor cell vaccines Autologous or cell lines MHC-restricted peptide vaccines “Universal” vaccines Recombinant proteins Synthetic long peptides Plasmid DNA vaccines
Myeloma-associated Antigens Idiotype Myeloma-specific Poor results in clinical trials Tumor-associated Antigens WT1 Muc1 hTERT Cancer-Testis Antigens Expressed in many cancers Restricted expression in normal tissue Type I MAGE (MAGE-A3 and CT7), NY-ESO-1, SSX2 expressed in myeloma
d0 auto-SCT + d3 PBL reinfusion LGS2009-005: Summary (overlay) by clinical site for MAGEA3 O/L Peptides Event 1 Event 2 4 Event 8 9 10 Event 11 12 Event 13 14 Event 15 16 Event 18 days d0 auto-SCT + d3 PBL reinfusion Days from auto-stem cell transplant days Cohen et al, ASH 2013
Future Directions Combination immuno- and targeted therapy Cytotoxic + immuno/ Auto-SCT + immuno ImiDs + immunotherapy Polyvalent vaccines Consolidation for non-auto-SCT candidates MGUS/ smoldering MM