AstraZeneca Showcases Broad Advances in Blood Cancer and Rare Disease Care With 65 Presentations at ASH 2025

05 December 2025 | Friday | News

New data highlight progress across T-cell engagers, CAR T-cell therapies, BTK inhibition, and complement inhibition—demonstrating potential to redefine hematology treatment across blood cancers and rare hematologic conditions.

Investigational T-cell engager, surovatamig, and CAR T-cell therapy, AZD0120, will show potential with initial data across multiple blood cancers

New results will showcase benefit of CALQUENCE® in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

New data will further support clinical benefits of ULTOMIRIS® in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and its potential to improve outcomes for pediatric patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy

AstraZeneca advances its ambition to redefine hematology care with new data from its diverse pipeline and portfolio at the 67th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, December 6-9, 2025.

This year’s ASH congress will feature the Company’s largest presence to date, with 65 abstracts across eight approved and investigational medicines, including 15 oral presentations.

Key presentations include:

  • Phase I trial of surovatamig: Updated results at three-year follow up from the ongoing first-in-human trial of surovatamig, a CD19xCD3 T-cell engager, in relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) (Oral Abstract #1005).
  • DURGA-1 Phase Ib/II study: Initial data for AZD0120 in patients with R/R multiple myeloma (MM). AZD0120 is an investigational BCMAxCD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy (Oral Abstract #269).
  • ECHO Phase III trial: Results after 50 months of follow up evaluating CALQUENCE®(acalabrutinib) plus bendamustine and rituximab in the first-line treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) (Oral Abstract #885).
  • ALXN1210-TMA-314 Phase III trial: Additional results from the open-label trial evaluating ULTOMIRIS® (ravulizumab-cwvz) in pediatric patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (HSCT-TMA) (Oral Abstract #1052).

Anas Younes, Senior Vice President, Hematology R&D and Chief Medical Officer, AstraZeneca, said: “We are advancing a broad pipeline of investigational therapies with the potential to redefine patient care across multiple types of blood cancer. At ASH, we are sharing meaningful progress with early efficacy and safety data for AZD0120, our first cell therapy, in multiple myeloma, and for surovatamig, a novel T-cell engager, in B-cell malignancies.”

Christophe Hotermans, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs, Alexion, said: “At ASH, we look forward to demonstrating how pioneering science can drive meaningful advances for people living with rare hematologic conditions. New data on ULTOMIRIS, including Phase III results in pediatric patients with HSCT-TMA, will show clinically meaningful overall survival and improved outcomes, highlighting our ongoing pursuit to realize the full potential of our medicines and their impact on treating rare conditions.”

Additional highlights include:

  • SYRUS Phase I/II trial: Updated safety and efficacy data for surovatamig in adolescent and adult patients with R/R B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Abstract #3345)
  • Phase I trial of surovatamig: Initial efficacy and safety data for surovatamig in R/R diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Abstract #5514)
  • AZD0120: Follow-up data from two investigator-initiated trials (IIT) in China evaluating AZD0120 as a first-line therapy in high-risk, newly diagnosed MM (Oral Abstract #258).
  • TrAVeRse Phase II trial: Preliminary results evaluating CALQUENCE plus venetoclax and rituximab in treatment-naïve MCL patients (Oral Abstract #884)
  • AMPLIFY Phase III trial: Exploratory analyses supporting the safety and efficacy profile of CALQUENCE in first-line chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with new subgroup data evaluating the impact of prognostic mutations on clinical outcomes (Poster Abstract #3898)
  • ALPHA Phase III trial: Sub-analysis of results evaluating VOYDEYA™ (danicopan) as add-on to ULTOMIRIS or SOLIRIS® (eculizumab) in adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) and clinically significant extravascular hemolysis, including in patients with advanced age (Oral Abstract #949)
  • ULTOMIRIS: Real-world evidence highlighting the impact of ULTOMIRIS in certain patient subgroups across approved indications, including in pregnant patients (Poster Abstracts #6238 and #4458)

Key presentations during the 67th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition

Lead Author

Abstract Title

Presentation Details (ET)

CALQUENCE® (acalabrutinib)

Awan, F et al.

Budget Impact of Fixed Duration Acalabrutinib in Combination with Venetoclax in Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients in the United States

Abstract #2627

Poster Abstract Session

Session 902. Health Services and Quality Improvement: Lymphoid Malignancies: Poster I

December 6, 2025

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Cheah, C et al.

Analysis of predictive factors for POD24 in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma receiving bendamustine-rituximab with or without acalabrutinib in the Phase 3 ECHO trial

Abstract #3578

Poster Abstract Session

Session 623. Mantle Cell, Follicular, Waldenstrom’s, and Other Indolent B Cell Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Ghia, P et al.

Impact of prognostic mutations on outcomes with fixed-duration acalabrutinib-venetoclax combinations versus chemoimmunotherapy: An exploratory analysis from AMPLIFY

Abstract #3898

Poster Abstract Session

Session 642. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Hawkes, E et al.

Acalabrutinib plus venetoclax and rituximab in patients with treatment-naive (TN) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL): Results from the phase 2 TrAVeRse study

Abstract #884

Oral Abstract Session

Session 623. Mantle Cell, Follicular, Waldenstrom’s, and Other Indolent B Cell Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological: Single Agent and Combination therapy for MCL

December 8, 2025

3:00 PM – 03:15 PM

Hou, J-Z et al.

Real-world incidence of treatment-emergent (TE) cardiovascular (CV) events among chronic lymphocytic (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) patients receiving acalabrutinib (acala) or zanubrutinib (zanu) monotherapy

Abstract #4506

Poster Abstract Session

Session 906. Outcomes Research: Lymphoid Malignancies Excluding Plasma Cell Disorders: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Seymour, JF et al.

A post hoc safety analysis of fixed-duration acalabrutinib-venetoclax combinations vs chemoimmunotherapy: Results from the Phase 3 AMPLIFY trial

Abstract #2118

Poster Abstract Session

Session 642. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Clinical and Epidemiological: Poster I

December 6, 2025

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Wang, ML et al.

Time to third-line treatment after bendamustine-rituximab with or without acalabrutinib in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma: Updated analysis of the phase 3 ECHO trial after 50 months of follow-up

Abstract #885

Oral Abstract Session

Session 623. Mantle Cell, Follicular, Waldenstrom's, and Other Indolent B Cell Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological: Single Agent and Combination therapy for MCL

December 8, 2025

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

ULTOMIRIS® (ravulizumab-cwvz)

Schoettler, M et al.

Outcomes in pediatric patients with HSCT-TMA treated with ravulizumab

Abstract #1052

Oral Abstract Session

Session 723. Allogeneic Transplantation: Long-term Follow-up, Complications, and Disease Recurrence: Outcomes, toxicities and late effects

December 8, 2025

4:45 PM – 05:00 PM

Chaudhury, S et al.

Organ dysfunction in pediatric patients with HSCT-TMA treated with ravulizumab

Abstract #4266

Poster Abstract Session

Session 723. Allogeneic Transplantation: Long-term Follow-up, Complications, and Disease Recurrence: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Sherrard, H et al.

Safety of ravulizumab use in pregnancy: Insights from a global pharmacovigilance analysis

Abstract #4458

Poster Abstract Session

Session 905. Outcomes Research: Non-Malignant Conditions Excluding Hemoglobinopathies: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Gandhi, S et al.

Real-world analysis of ravulizumab safety and effectiveness in advanced age patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: Insights from the international PNH registry

Abstract #6238

Poster Abstract Session

Session 905. Outcomes Research: Non-Malignant Conditions Excluding Hemoglobinopathies: Poster III

December 8, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

FASENRA® (benralizumab)

Klion et al.

Efficacy and safety of benralizumab in patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome: Results from the Phase 3 natron study

Abstract #79

Oral Abstract Session

Session 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical and Epidemiological: Expanding the Therapeutic and Prognostic Landscape in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Mastocytosis and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
December 6, 2025
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Klion et al.

Patient perspectives on the burden of hypereosinophilic syndrome: Results from the Phase 3 natron interview sub-study

Abstract #4465

Poster Presentation

Session 905. Outcomes Research: Non-Malignant Conditions Excluding Hemoglobinopathies: Poster II
December 7, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

VOYDEYA™ (danicopan)

Kulasekararaj, A et al.

Danicopan add-on therapy demonstrates positive efficacy and safety outcomes in advanced age adults with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and clinically significant extravascular hemolysis: A sub-analysis of the phase 3 ALPHA trial

Abstract #949

Oral Abstract Session

Session 905. Outcomes Research: Non-Malignant Conditions Excluding Hemoglobinopathies: Antithrombotic Roulette: Balancing Risk, Cost, and Care

December 8, 2025

2:45 PM – 03:00 PM

Surovatamig

Aldoss, I et al.

Safety and efficacy of surovatamig (AZD0486) in adolescent and adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL): Updated results from the Phase 1/2 SYRUS study

Abstract #3345

Poster Abstract Session

Session 613. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias: Therapies Excluding Allogeneic Transplantation: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Cheah, C et al.

SOUNDTRACK-B: A Phase 2 single-arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of surovatamig (AZD0486) in relapsed or refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract #3747 (TiP)

Poster Abstract Session

Session 629. Aggressive Lymphomas, Immunotherapy including Bispecific Antibodies: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Hou, JZ et al.

Three-year follow-up of the Phase 1 first-in-human study investigating surovatamig, a novel CD19xCD3 T-cell engager, in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL)

Abstract #1005

Oral Abstract Session

Session 623. Mantle Cell, Follicular, Waldenstrom's, and Other Indolent B Cell Lymphomas: Clinical and Epidemiological - Follicular Lymphoma

December 8, 2025

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM

Kim, TM et al.

Surovatamig (AZD0486), a CD19xCD3 T-cell engager (TCE), demonstrates high rate of minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative complete responses in relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), including in patients who previously progressed on CD20 TCE and CD19 CAR T-cell therapies

Abstract #5514

Poster Abstract Session

Session 629. Aggressive Lymphomas, Immunotherapy including Bispecific Antibodies: Poster III

December 8, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

AZD0120

Du, J et al.

A dual targeting BCMA and CD19 FasTCAR-T (GC012F/AZD0120) as first-line therapy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Abstract #258

Oral Abstract Session

Session 655. Multiple Myeloma: Cellular Therapies: Clinical Trial Advances in CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

December 6, 2025

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Richard, S et al.

Safety and efficacy of AZD0120, a BCMA/CD19 dual-targeting CAR T-cell therapy, in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: Preliminary results from the DURGA-1 Phase 1b/2 study

Abstract #269

Oral Abstract Session

Session 704. Multiple Myeloma: Cellular Therapies: Clinical Trial Advances in CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

December 6, 2025

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Feng, J et al.

One-year follow-up of CD19/BCMA dual-targeting FasTCAR-T GC012F (AZD0120) therapy in patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract #2384

Poster Abstract Session

Session 704. Cellular Immunotherapies: Early Phase Clinical Trials and Toxicities: Poster I

December 6, 2025

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Lentzsch, S et al.

ALACRITY: A Phase 1b/2 Study of AZD0120 (BCMA/CD19 CAR-T cell therapy) in Participants with Relapsed or Refractory Light Chain Amyloidosis (AL)

Abstract #8236

ePublication

November 3, 2025

 

AZD4512

Han, H et al.

AZD4512: A novel CD22-directed antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of b-cell malignancies

Abstract #3296

Poster Abstract Session

Session 605. Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Resistance: Lymphoid Neoplasms: Poster II

December 7, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

CALQUENCE is a Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor indicated:

  • In combination with bendamustine and rituximab (BR) for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who are ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
  • For the treatment of adult patients with MCL who have received at least one prior therapy.
  • For the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT CALQUENCE® (acalabrutinib) tablets

Serious and Opportunistic Infections

Fatal and serious infections, including opportunistic infections, have occurred in patients with hematologic malignancies treated with CALQUENCE.

Serious or Grade 3 or higher infections (bacterial, viral, or fungal) occurred in 32% of 1,764 patients exposed to CALQUENCE in clinical trials, most often due to respiratory tract infections (19% of all patients, including pneumonia in 9%). These infections predominantly occurred in the absence of Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia, with neutropenic infection reported in 2.7% of all patients. Opportunistic infections in recipients of CALQUENCE have included, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus reactivation, fungal pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, Epstein-Barr virus reactivation, cytomegalovirus, and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Consider prophylaxis in patients who are at increased risk for opportunistic infections. Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection and treat promptly.

Hemorrhage

Fatal and serious hemorrhagic events have occurred in patients treated with CALQUENCE. Major hemorrhage (serious or Grade 3 or higher bleeding or any central nervous system bleeding) occurred in 4.4% of patients, with fatal hemorrhage occurring in 0.2% of 1,764 patients exposed to CALQUENCE in clinical trials. Bleeding events of any grade, excluding bruising and petechiae, occurred in 40% of patients.

Use of antithrombotic agents concomitantly with CALQUENCE may further increase the risk of hemorrhage. In clinical trials, major hemorrhage occurred in 7% of patients taking CALQUENCE without antithrombotic agents and 4% of patients taking CALQUENCE with antithrombotic agents. Consider the risks and benefits of antithrombotic agents when co-administered with CALQUENCE. Monitor patients for signs of bleeding.

Consider the benefit-risk of withholding CALQUENCE for 3 to 7 days pre- and post-surgery depending upon the type of surgery and the risk of bleeding.

Cytopenias

CALQUENCE can cause Grade 3 or 4 cytopenias. Grade 3 or 4 cytopenias included absolute neutrophil count decreased (26%), platelets decreased (10%), hemoglobin decreased (10%), and absolute lymphocyte count decreased (10%) in patients treated with CALQUENCE alone or in combination with obinutuzumab; Grade 4 neutropenia developed in 14% of patients.

Monitor complete blood counts regularly during treatment. Interrupt treatment, reduce the dose, or discontinue treatment as warranted.

Second Primary Malignancies

Second primary malignancies, including skin cancers and other solid tumors, occurred in 18% of 1,764 patients exposed to CALQUENCE in clinical trials. The most frequent second primary malignancy was non-melanoma skin cancer, reported in 10% of patients, followed by other solid tumors in 9% (including melanoma, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, and genitourinary cancers) and hematologic malignancies (1%). Monitor patients for the development of second cancers and advise protection from sun exposure.

Cardiac Arrhythmias

Fatal and serious cardiac arrhythmias have occurred in patients treated with CALQUENCE. Grade 3 or 4 atrial fibrillation or flutter was reported in 2.6% of 1,764 patients treated with CALQUENCE, with all grades of atrial fibrillation or flutter reported in 7% of all patients. Grade 3 or higher ventricular arrhythmia events were reported in 0.6% of patients, including fatal cases in 0.3% of all patients. The risk of arrhythmias may be increased in patients with cardiac risk factors, hypertension, previous arrhythmias, and acute infection. Monitor for symptoms of arrhythmia (e.g., palpitations, dizziness, syncope, dyspnea) and manage as appropriate.

Hepatotoxicity, Including Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Hepatotoxicity, including severe, life-threatening, and potentially fatal cases of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), has occurred in patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including CALQUENCE.

Evaluate bilirubin and transaminases at baseline and throughout treatment with CALQUENCE. For patients who develop abnormal liver tests after CALQUENCE, monitor more frequently for liver test abnormalities and clinical signs and symptoms of hepatic toxicity. If DILI is suspected, withhold CALQUENCE. Upon confirmation of DILI, discontinue CALQUENCE.

 

Survey Box

Poll of the Week

Which area of biopharmaceutical research excites you the most?

× Please select an option to participate in the poll.
Processing...
× You have successfully cast your vote.
 {{ optionDetail.option }}  {{ optionDetail.percentage }}%
 {{ optionDetail.percentage }}% Complete
More polls
Stay Connected

Sign up to our free newsletter and get the latest news sent direct to your inbox

© 2025 Biopharma Boardroom. All Rights Reserved.

Show

Forgot your password?

Show

Show

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link to create a new password.

Back to log-in

Close