Immunotherapy with anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody in infants with high-risk neuroblastoma. 2023

Brian H Kushner, and Shakeel Modak, and Kim Kramer, and Ellen M Basu, and Fiorella Iglesias-Cardenas, and Stephen S Roberts, and Nai-Kong V Cheung
Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

Anti-GD2 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) improve the prognosis of high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB). Worldwide experience almost exclusively involves toddlers and older patients treated after multimodality or second-line therapies, that is, many months postdiagnosis. In contrast, at our center, infants received anti-GD2 mAbs because this immunotherapy started during or immediately after induction chemotherapy. We now report on the feasibility, safety, and long-term survival in this vulnerable age group. Thirty-three HR-NB patients were <19 months old when started on 3F8 (murine mAb; n = 21) or naxitamab (humanized-3F8; n = 12), with 30″ to 90″ intravenous infusions. Patients received analgesics and antihistamines. Common toxicities (pain, urticaria, cough) were manageable, allowing outpatient treatment. Capillary leak, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and mAb-related long-term toxicities did not occur. Two 3F8 cycles were aborted due to bradycardia (a preexisting condition) and asthmatic symptoms, respectively. One patient received ½ dose of Day 1 naxitamab because of hypotension; full doses were subsequently administered. Post-mAb treatments included chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and anti-NB vaccine. Among 3F8 patients, 17/21 are in complete remission off all treatment at 5.6+ to 24.1+ (median 13.4+) years from diagnosis. Among naxitamab patients, 10/12 remain relapse-free post-mAb at 1.7+ to 4.3+ (median 3.1+) years from diagnosis. Toxicity was similar with short outpatient infusions and matched that observed with these and other anti-GD2 mAbs in older patients. These findings were reassuring given that naxitamab is dosed >2.5× higher (~270 mg/m2 /cycle) than 3F8, dinutuximab, and dinutuximab beta (70-100 mg/m2 /cycle). HR-NB in infants proved to be highly curable.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007155 Immunologic Factors Biologically active substances whose activities affect or play a role in the functioning of the immune system. Biological Response Modifier,Biomodulator,Immune Factor,Immunological Factor,Immunomodulator,Immunomodulators,Biological Response Modifiers,Biomodulators,Factors, Immunologic,Immune Factors,Immunological Factors,Modifiers, Biological Response,Response Modifiers, Biological,Factor, Immune,Factor, Immunological,Factors, Immune,Factors, Immunological,Modifier, Biological Response,Response Modifier, Biological
D007167 Immunotherapy Manipulation of the host's immune system in treatment of disease. It includes both active and passive immunization as well as immunosuppressive therapy to prevent graft rejection. Immunotherapies
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D009364 Neoplasm Recurrence, Local The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site. Local Neoplasm Recurrence,Local Neoplasm Recurrences,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence,Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional,Neoplasm Recurrences, Local,Recurrence, Local Neoplasm,Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm,Recurrences, Local Neoplasm,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences,Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional,Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm
D009447 Neuroblastoma A common neoplasm of early childhood arising from neural crest cells in the sympathetic nervous system, and characterized by diverse clinical behavior, ranging from spontaneous remission to rapid metastatic progression and death. This tumor is the most common intraabdominal malignancy of childhood, but it may also arise from thorax, neck, or rarely occur in the central nervous system. Histologic features include uniform round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei arranged in nests and separated by fibrovascular septa. Neuroblastomas may be associated with the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2099-2101; Curr Opin Oncol 1998 Jan;10(1):43-51) Neuroblastomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000911 Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells. Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D000970 Antineoplastic Agents Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS. Anticancer Agent,Antineoplastic,Antineoplastic Agent,Antineoplastic Drug,Antitumor Agent,Antitumor Drug,Cancer Chemotherapy Agent,Cancer Chemotherapy Drug,Anticancer Agents,Antineoplastic Drugs,Antineoplastics,Antitumor Agents,Antitumor Drugs,Cancer Chemotherapy Agents,Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Agents,Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Drug,Agent, Anticancer,Agent, Antineoplastic,Agent, Antitumor,Agent, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Anticancer,Agents, Antineoplastic,Agents, Antitumor,Agents, Cancer Chemotherapy,Agents, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Chemotherapy Agent, Cancer,Chemotherapy Agents, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer,Chemotherapy Drugs, Cancer,Drug, Antineoplastic,Drug, Antitumor,Drug, Cancer Chemotherapy,Drug, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer,Drugs, Antineoplastic,Drugs, Antitumor,Drugs, Cancer Chemotherapy

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