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New Drug Treatment Kyprolis® ▼ (carfilzomib) for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Launches in the UK


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12 Feb, 2016, 00:01 GMT

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CAMBRIDGE, England, February 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

In a clinical trial, relapsed patients treated with carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone lived 8.7 months longer without disease progression compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone 

Amgen today announced that Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone is now available in the UK for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. Carfilzomib is the first licensed irreversible proteasome inhibitor for use in combination treatment of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.[1]

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The European Commission licensed carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone based on the ASPIRE study in November 2015. Carfilzomib has shown significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to lenalidomide and dexamethasone, reinforcing the belief that it may provide a new treatment option for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.

"Multiple myeloma is a rare and aggressive blood cancer that often becomes resistant to treatment, which is why there is a need for new therapeutic options that extend the time patients live without their disease progressing," said Tony Patrikios, Executive Medical Director at Amgen UK.

He added, "Although advances in treatment have been made over recent decades, multiple myeloma remains an incurable disease. We deeply appreciate the commitment of patients in over 20 UK clinical centres who have participated in clinical trials that has allowed us to bring carfilzomib to patients in the UK. Carfilzomib provides an important new treatment option for relapsed multiple myeloma, helping to address a real unmet need for this rare blood cancer. We will continue to work with all our partners and stakeholders to ensure this new medicine is made available to patients in the UK."

Myeloma UK Chief Executive Eric Low said, "Myeloma is a relapsing and remitting cancer and so it's extremely important that we continue to see access to new effective treatments. To that end, we very much welcome the European approval of carfilzomib and we will work closely with Amgen and the various healthcare technology assessment bodies in the UK to ensure that patients get access as quickly as possible."

Amgen expects to make a submission to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence later in 2016 based on the ASPIRE study, already reflected in the current labelling for carfilzomib, and also the ENDEAVOR study.

In the pivotal Phase 3 ASPIRE (CArfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and DexamethSone versus Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone for the treatment of PatIents with Relapsed Multiple MyEloma) study, patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) treated with carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone achieved more than two years without disease progression. Of these approximately one out of three patients achieved a complete response or better.[2] These results indicate that carfilzomib is a step forward in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

Complete response in the study was defined as treatment outcomes where there are less than 5 percent plasma cells in the bone marrow and no evidence of myeloma proteins in the serum or urine as measured by standard laboratory techniques.[2]

In the ASPIRE study, carfilzomib in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (regimen referred to as KRd) increased median time to progressive disease or death by 8.7 months compared to patients treated with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (regimen referred to as Rd).[2] The median PFS was 26.3 months in the KRd arm compared to 17.6 months in the Rd arm (HR: 0.69; 95%CI: 0.57 to 0.83; P=0.0001).[2] In a pre-planned post-hoc analysis of PFS, patients who received KRd early in their treatment pathway (at 1st relapse) showed a more pronounced benefit with 12 months additional PFS (29.6 months compared with 17.6 months for Rd alone, HR 0.69 (0.52-0.94).[3]

Discontinuation of treatment due to adverse events occurred in 15 percent of patients in the KRd arm versus 18 percent of patients in the Rd arm.[2] In clinical trials with carfilzomib, the most common adverse reactions (occurring in more than 20 percent of patients) were anaemia, fatigue, diarrhoea, thrombocytopenia, nausea, pyrexia, dyspnoea, respiratory tract infection, cough and peripheral oedema.[1] Cases of hepatic failure (less than one percent) were also reported by patients in clinical studies with carfilzomib.[1]

The Phase 3 ENDEAVOR (RandomizEd, OpeN Label, Phase 3 Study of Carfilzomib Plus DExamethAsone Vs Bortezomib Plus DexamethasOne in Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma) trial compared PFS in patients with multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib plus dexamethasone versus those receiving Velcade® (bortezomib) plus dexamethasone.[4] The data from this study are currently being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency.

Although multiple myeloma is not as widely known as other types of cancer, it is the second most common haematological cancer in the UK,[5] characterised by unregulated plasma cell proliferation. With approximately 4,900 new cases diagnosed each year,[6] the UK incidence rate is ninth highest in Europe for males and eighth highest for females.[6] It is estimated that around 15,000-20,000 people are living with myeloma in the UK.[7] Multiple myeloma is an aggressive cancer with less than half of patients surviving for five years,[8] leading to more than 2,700 deaths in the UK in 2012.[9]

About Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) for Injection 

Carfilzomib is an irreversible proteasome inhibitor for use in the treatment of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma.[3] Proteasomes play an important role in cell function and growth by breaking down proteins that are damaged or no longer needed.[10] Carfilzomib has been shown to block proteasomes, leading to an excessive build-up of proteins within cells.[1] In some cells, carfilzomib can cause cell death, especially in myeloma cells because they are more likely to contain a higher amount of abnormal proteins.[1] The irreversibility of carfilzomib's binding has also been shown to offer sustained inhibition of the targeted enzymes.[11]

Important EU Product Safety Information for Carfilzomib 

▼ This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring. This will allow quick identification of new safety information. Healthcare professionals are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions.

Carfilzomib treatment should be supervised by a physician experienced in the use of anti-cancer therapy. The most serious side effects that may occur during carfilzomib treatment include cardiac toxicity, pulmonary toxicities, pulmonary hypertension, dyspnoea, hypertension including hypertensive crises, acute renal failure, tumour lysis syndrome, infusion reactions, thrombocytopenia, hepatic toxicity, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/haemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS).

Please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics for full European prescribing information: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/31222.

About Amgen 

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

For more information, visit http://www.amgen.co.uk and follow us on http://www.twitter.com/amgen.

References: 

  1. Kyprolis® (carfilzomib). Summary of Product Characteristics. November 19, 2015. Available at https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/31222  [accessed 04 Feb 2016]
  2. Stewart KA, Rajkumar VS, Dimopoulos MA, et al. Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. N Engl J Med. 2015; 372:142-152.
  3. Dimopoulos, MA, Stewart KA, Rajkumar VS, et al. Effect of Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide, and Dexamethasone vs Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed Multiple Myeloma by Line of Therapy: Secondary Analysis From an Interim Analysis of the Phase 3 Study ASPIRE (NCT 01080391). Poster 342 presented American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 29 - June 2, 2015; Chicago, Illinois.
  4. Clinicaltrials.gov: Phase 3 Study With Carfilzomib and Dexamethasone Versus Bortezomib and Dexamethasone for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Patients (ENDEAVOR). Available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01568866  [accessed 09 Feb 2016]
  5. Cancer Research UK. Cancer incidence for common cancers. Available at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/incidence/common-cancers-compared#heading-Zero [accessed 11 Feb 2016]
  6. Cancer Research UK. Myeloma statistics. Available at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/myeloma#heading-Zero [accessed 11 Jan 2016]
  7. Myeloma UK - Myeloma: Essential Guide. Available at: http://www.myeloma.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Myeloma-UK-Living-well-with-myeloma-Essential-Guide-Nov-2015.pdf [accessed 12 Jan 2016]
  8. Seer. Available at http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/mulmy.html [accessed 11 Jan 2016]
  9. Cancer Research UK. Myeloma mortality statistics. Available at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/myeloma/mortality#heading-Zero [accessed 11 Jan 2016]
  10. Moreau P, Richardson PG, Cavo M. et al. Proteasome Inhibitors in Multiple Myeloma: 10 Years Later. Blood. 2012; 120(5):947-959.
  11. Kortuem KM and Stewart AK. Carfilzomib. Blood. 2012; 121(6):893-897.

Job number: UKIE-CC-CARF-0116-123303
Date of preparation: February 2016

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