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My thoughts while attending the plenary session of Isa-KRd versus KRD: Appreciation/respect for investigators involved, while still feeling shame that the best my beloved subspecialty can bring to...
My thoughts while attending the plenary session of Isa-KRd versus KRD: Appreciation/respect for investigators involved, while still feeling shame that the best my beloved subspecialty can bring to...
IsKia the way to go? MRD as the primary endpoint: 1️⃣ precludes reg approval for isakrd - maybe IMROZ will get Isa into frontline? 2️⃣ sets the stage for understanding how change in MRD corresponds...
🔥🔥 Tune in for our #ASH23 #Myeloma recap with @bdermanmd! We discuss: PERSEUS ISKIA GMMG ReLApsE KarMMa-3 OS data @iStopMM serum FLC ratio...
#ASH23 plenary abstract on the Iskia trial presented by Dr. Gay: Not without bumps on the road and still a long way to the finish line, but I find fascinating to see how MRD has...
ITT✅, MRD@each phase✅, Analytically validated assay✅, "first pull"✅. IsKia is a model, aligned with international harmonization 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #ASH23...
#ASH23 Dont forget to checkout the younger, American sister to the #Plenary Iskia study! The SkyLark study, Isa-KRD in TE NDMM presented by @betsyodonnellmd...
AEs & QOL Key takeaway: manageable AE profiles w/ quads → preserved QOL Safety analysis: Tolerable AE profiles support use of upfront quad tx for appropriate pts w/ TE NDMM NCCN...
IsKia EMN24 study plenary presented by Dr Francesca Gay Phase 3 trial with IsaKRd vs KRd shows higher post consolidation MRD negativity rates with excellent introduction by @PlasmaCellPete...
@ManniMD1 Yet there is a lot to learn from nuances of ISKIA/EMN24. Just two quick (premature example): 1) do ISS 1 patients really need a quardruplet (MRD HR ratios were pretty close to 1 in...
IsKia is a Phase III, randomized trial evaluating the addition of isatuximab (Sarclisa) to carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (Isa-KRd) versus KRd alone as pre-transplant induction and post-transplant consolidation in transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. The trial enrolled 302 patients across 42 sites and demonstrated that the Isa-KRd quadruplet significantly increased MRD negativity rates at both 10-5 and 10-6 thresholds, with the benefit retained across all subgroups including high-risk and very high-risk patients.
Phase III, randomized, multicenter trial (NCT04483739). Patients randomized 1:1 to Isa-KRd or KRd. Four phases: (1) Induction: 4 cycles of Isa-KRd or KRd; (2) Mobilization + MEL200 + ASCT; (3) Full-dose consolidation: 4 cycles; (4) Light consolidation: 12 cycles with reduced dosing. Isatuximab 10 mg/kg IV on days 1, 8, 15, 22 cycle 1, then days 1, 15 cycles 2-4 (induction/consolidation), days 1, 15 (light consolidation). Carfilzomib 20/56 mg/m2, lenalidomide 25 mg (full-dose) or 10 mg (light), dexamethasone 40 mg (full-dose) or 20 mg (light). Stratified by centralized FISH cytogenetic risk.
Transplant-eligible adults under 70 years of age with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (stages I-IV). 43% vs 41% had R2-ISS stage III/IV disease; 9% vs 11% had 2 or more high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (del(17p), t(4;14), t(14;16), 1q+). Median age 61 (Isa-KRd) and 60 (KRd). Written informed consent required.
Arm A: Isatuximab + carfilzomib + lenalidomide + dexamethasone (Isa-KRd) through induction, ASCT, full-dose consolidation, and light consolidation. Arm B: Carfilzomib + lenalidomide + dexamethasone (KRd) alone through all phases. 83% of Isa-KRd patients completed induction and consolidation vs 90% of KRd.
Primary endpoint: MRD negativity rate by NGS at 10-5 threshold after post-ASCT full-dose consolidation. Key secondary endpoints: MRD negativity after induction, PFS, overall response rate, duration of response, 1-year sustained MRD negativity, OS, and safety.
The primary endpoint was met: post-consolidation MRD negativity (10-5) was 77% for Isa-KRd vs 67% for KRd (OR 1.67; p=0.049). At the stricter 10-6 threshold: 67% vs 48% (OR 2.29; p<0.001). MRD negativity improved over treatment phases: post-induction 45% vs 26% (10-5, OR 2.34; p<0.001), post-ASCT 64% vs 49% (10-5, OR 1.93; p=0.006). 1-year sustained MRD negativity (10-6): 52% vs 38% (OR 1.82; p=0.012). In very high-risk patients (2+ HRCAs), 1-year sustained MRD (10-6) was 62% vs 20% (OR 6.3). Post-consolidation response: VGPR or better 94% in both arms; CR or better 74% vs 72%; sCR 64% vs 67%.
PFS and OS data are not yet mature due to relatively short median follow-up (35 months at latest data cut). A meta-analysis of isatuximab regimens in NDMM reported an overall 34% reduction in progression or death risk (HR 0.66; 95% CI 0.52-0.84; p=0.001). Longer follow-up is needed to establish the correlation between the deep MRD negativity achieved and survival outcomes.
Any-grade hematologic toxicity: 55% (Isa-KRd) vs 44% (KRd). Neutropenia: 41% vs 26% any-grade; 36% vs 22% G3/4 (p=0.008). Thrombocytopenia: 34% vs 25% any-grade; 15% vs 17% G3/4. Non-hematologic toxicity: 90% vs 85% any-grade. Infusion reactions: 20% vs 1% any-grade; 3% vs 0% G3/4. Infections (excl. COVID): 36% vs 32% any-grade; 15% vs 11% G3/4. COVID-19: 26% vs 19%. Cardiac disorders: 7% vs 13% (lower with Isa-KRd). Treatment discontinuation: 17% vs 10% overall; 6% vs 5% due to AEs. Deaths: 4 (Isa-KRd) vs 1 (KRd), including 3 infection-related deaths in Isa-KRd. During light consolidation: 2 treatment-related deaths in Isa-KRd (pulmonary embolism, cerebral ischemia) vs 0 in KRd.
IsKia demonstrates that adding isatuximab to a carfilzomib-based quadruplet significantly deepens MRD responses in transplant-eligible NDMM, particularly at the stringent 10-6 threshold where the benefit was most pronounced (OR 2.29). The advantage was especially striking in very high-risk patients with 2+ HRCAs (62% vs 20% sustained MRD negativity). Isa-KRd is not FDA approved based on IsKia; isatuximab (Sarclisa) holds approvals in other settings (Isa-VRd for NDMM, Isa-Pd for RRMM). Key debates include whether anti-CD38 quadruplets should use daratumumab-VRd (PERSEUS/GRIFFIN) or isatuximab-KRd (IsKia), the carfilzomib vs bortezomib backbone question, whether 10-6 MRD negativity will translate to OS benefit, and feasibility of MRD-guided treatment discontinuation.