The Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to loncastuximab tesirine-lypl, a CD19-directed antibody and alkylating agent conjugate, for adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, DLBCL arising from low-grade lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma.

Approval was based on LOTIS-2 (NCT03589469), an open-label, single-arm trial in 145 adult patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL or high-grade B-cell lymphoma after at least two prior systemic regimens.

Patients received loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl 0.15 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 2 cycles, then 0.075 mg/kg every 3 weeks for subsequent cycles.

Patients received treatment until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity.

The main efficacy outcome measure was the overall response rate (ORR), as assessed by an independent review committee using Lugano 2014 criteria.

The ORR was 48.3% (95% CI: 39.9, 56.7) with a complete response rate of 24.1% (95% CI: 17.4, 31.9). After a median follow-up of 7.3 months, the median response duration was 10.3 months (95% CI: 6.9, NE).

Of the 70 patients who achieved objective responses, 36% were censored for response duration before 3 months.

Most common (≥20%) adverse reactions in patients receiving loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl, including laboratory abnormalities, are thrombocytopenia, increased gamma-glutamyltransferase, neutropenia, anaemia, hyperglycaemia, transaminase elevation, fatigue, hypoalbuminemia, rash, oedema, nausea, and musculoskeletal pain.

The prescribing information provides warnings and precautions for adverse reactions including oedema and effusions, myelosuppression, infections, and cutaneous reactions.

The recommended loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl dosage is 0.15 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 2 cycles, then 0.075 mg/kg every 3 weeks for subsequent cycles, by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes on day 1 of each cycle (every 3 weeks).

Patients should be premedicated with dexamethasone 4 mg orally or intravenously twice daily for 3 days beginning the day before loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl.

View full prescribing information for loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl.

Source: FDA