A humanized non–FcR-binding anti-CD3 antibody, visilizumab, for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease

Blood - Tập 99 - Trang 2712-2719 - 2002
Paul A. Carpenter1,2,3, Frederick R. Appelbaum1,2,3, Lawrence Corey1,2,3, H. Joachim Deeg1,2,3, Kris Doney1,2,3, Theodore Gooley1,2,3, James Krueger1,2,3, Paul Martin1,2,3, Sandra Pavlovic1,2,3, Jean Sanders1,2,3, John Slattery1,2,3, Daniel Levitt1,2,3, Rainer Storb1,2,3, Ann Woolfrey1,2,3, Claudio Anasetti1,2,3
1Protein Design Labs, Fremont, CA.
2Rockefeller University, Department of Investigative Dermatology, New York, NY;
3From the Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle;

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Abstract

Visilizumab is a humanized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody characterized by a mutated IgG2 isotype, lack of binding to Fcγ-receptors, and ability to induce apoptosis selectively in activated T cells. To test pharmacokinetics, safety, and immunosuppressive activity of visilizumab, 17 patients with glucocorticoid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) were enrolled in a phase 1 study. Six patients were given 7 doses of visilizumab (0.25 or 1.0 mg/m2) on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. Because multiple doses of 1 mg/m2 caused delayed visilizumab accumulation and prolonged lymphopenia, the next 11 patients received a single dose of 3.0 mg/m2 on day 1. GVHD improved in all patients; 15 were evaluable through day 42. Multiple dosing resulted in 1 of 6 complete responses (CRs) and 5 partial responses (PRs), but all 6 patients died at a median of 87 days after starting visilizumab therapy. Single dosing resulted in 6 of 9 CRs, 3 PRs, and 7 of 11 patients surviving after 260 to 490 days (median, 359 days; P = .03). There were no allergic reactions and 3 grade 1 acute infusional toxicities. Plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA titers more than 1000 copies/mL and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) developed in 2 of the first 7 patients. Based on rising EBV DNA titers, 5 of the next 10 patients were given the B cell–specific monoclonal antibody, rituximab. EBV DNA became undetectable and no overt PTLD developed. Visilizumab is well tolerated and has activity in advanced GVHD. A phase 2 study incorporating preemptive therapy for PTLD is warranted to determine the efficacy of visilizumab in GVHD.


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