Mosunetuzumab Plus Polatuzumab Vedotin in Transplant-Ineligible Refractory/Relapsed Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Primary Results of the Phase III SUNMO Trial

L Lihua E. Budde (1City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA) W Won-Seog Kim (17Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea) E Eduardo M. Rego (5Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Sao Paulo, Brazil) D Danielle Leão Cordeiro de Farias (Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) A Adam J. Olszewski (10Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI) N Nikesh Shah (1Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute, Tampa, United States) S Shen Yin H Hao Wu I Iris To (12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA) W Wahib S. Ead (11Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States) J Joan Ashby (12Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States) M Martin Janousek (13F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, United States) S Song Pham (13Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada) J Jue Wang (Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering) A Antonia Kwan (12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA) C Connie L. Batlevi (11Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States) M Michael C. Wei (12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA) A Astrid Pavlovsky (6Fundaleu, Buenos Aires, Argentina) D Dorotea Fantl (7Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina) C Carolina Valeria Mahuad M Maria Custidiano (44Instituto Alexander Fleming (IAF), Buenos Aires, Argentina) L Laura Maria Fogliatto (11Department of Clinical Hematology, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil) E Eduardo Rego D Diego Villa Cle J Joao Farias D Danielle Farias J John Kuruvilla (1Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) S Stephane Doucet M Mark Bosch G Gwynivere Davies (1McMaster University, Department of Oncology, Hamilton, Canada) H Huilai Zhang X Xiaoxi Zhou (Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan) H Huangming Hong (2Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Chengdu, China) L Li Yu J Jianzhen Shen Y Yanyan Liu (College of Chemistry and Materials) H Hongyan Tong Z Zhiming Li I Itai Levi (5Soroka Medical Center, Hematology, Beer Sheva, Israel) U Uri Abadi (12Meir Medical Center, Hematology, Kfar Saba, Israel) I Irit Avivi (From Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Y.C.C., I.A.), and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University (Y.C.C., H.M., I.A.), Tel Aviv, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan (H.M.), and Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem (M.G.) — all in Israel; McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (M.S.), and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton (M.P.C.) — all in Canada; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (K.K.), Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea (C.-K.M.), and Seoul National University College of Medicine (S.-S.Y.) — all in Seoul, South Korea; Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander (E.M.O.), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Center for Applied Medical Research, Pamplona (P.R.-O.), Institut Català d’Oncologia, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, and the Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona (A.O.)...) K Keiko Aizawa D Dai Maruyama (Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Koto-ku, Tokyo) Y Yoshiaki Ogawa (24Tokai University of School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan) T Takahiro Kumode (15Kindai University, Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Osaka, Japan) N Noriko Fukuhara (1Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Hematology, Sendai, Japan) M Motoko Yamaguchi H Hideki Goto K Koji Kato T Tadakazu Kondo (1Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hematology, Kobe, Japan) T Tae Min Kim (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea) W Won Seog Kim H Ho-jin Shin (Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of) Y Young-Woo Jeon (Yeouido St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea) J Jin Seok Kim (10Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea) M Myungwon Lee (Chungnam National University Hospital, Jung-Gu, South Korea) L Luis Rubalcava D David Gomez Almaguer G Gladys Patricia Agreda Vasquez J Juan Manuel Perez Zuniga G Gilberto Barranco Lampon S Samar Issa C Cesar Samanez L Luz Ventura A Archrob Khuhapinant (7Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand) K Kitsada Wudhikarn L Lalita Norasetthada C Chinadol Wanitpongpun M Mehmet Turgut (Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey) S Senem Maral (Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey) I Inci Alacacioglu Z Zafer Gulbas (14Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye) M Muhit Ozcan (14Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye) A Ashraf Aziz E Elizabeth Budde (City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA) A Adam Olszewski J Jason Westin (3Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX) M Mark Fesler (9St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, United States) R Ruemu Birhiray (1Indy Hematology Education Inc, Carmel, United States) N Nihal Abdulla S Steven Liu (Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA) B Bei Hu Z Zaw Myint B Boone Goodgame (9Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States) I Izidore Lossos J Jason Salganick

Abstract

PURPOSE Prognosis for patients with refractory/relapsed large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) considered ineligible for curative-intent therapy is poor. The combination of mosunetuzumab, a T-cell–engaging bispecific antibody, and polatuzumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate (Mosun-Pola), represents a novel fixed-duration outpatient therapy. METHODS In the phase III SUNMO trial, patients with refractory/relapsed LBCL who were ineligible for autologous stem-cell transplant were randomly assigned (2:1) to receive Mosun-Pola or rituximab, gemcitabine, and oxaliplatin (R-GemOx). Dual primary end points were centrally assessed overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS). Overall survival was a key secondary end point. RESULTS A total of 208 patients were randomly assigned to receive Mosun-Pola (n = 138) or R-GemOx (n = 70). At a median follow-up of 23.2 months, the primary analysis of SUNMO demonstrated that the median PFS was significantly longer with Mosun-Pola than with R-GemOx (11.5 months [95% CI, 5.6 to 18] v 3.8 months [95% CI, 2.9 to 4.1]; hazard ratio for progression or death, 0.41 [95% CI, 0.3 to 0.6]; P < .0001). ORR was significantly greater with Mosun-Pola versus R-GemOx (70% v 40%; P < .0001), with complete response rates of 51% and 24%, respectively. In the Mosun-Pola group, the rate of grade ≥2 cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and usage of tocilizumab occurred in <5% of patients and patient-reported outcomes were improved compared with R-GemOx. CONCLUSION Mosun-Pola demonstrated superior efficacy versus R-GemOx, with significant improvements in both ORR and PFS, and infrequent CRS events with a manageable safety profile.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 43, Issue 36
Published December 20, 2025
Pages 3799-3811
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (86)

L

Lihua E. Budde

1City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA

W

Won-Seog Kim

17Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

E

Eduardo M. Rego

5Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Sao Paulo, Brazil

D

Danielle Leão Cordeiro de Farias

Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

A

Adam J. Olszewski

10Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI

N

Nikesh Shah

1Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute, Tampa, United States

S

Shen Yin

H

Hao Wu

I

Iris To

12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA

W

Wahib S. Ead

11Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States

J

Joan Ashby

12Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States

M

Martin Janousek

13F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, United States

S

Song Pham

13Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada

J

Jue Wang

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

A

Antonia Kwan

12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA

C

Connie L. Batlevi

11Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, United States

M

Michael C. Wei

12Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA

A

Astrid Pavlovsky

6Fundaleu, Buenos Aires, Argentina

D

Dorotea Fantl

7Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

C

Carolina Valeria Mahuad

M

Maria Custidiano

44Instituto Alexander Fleming (IAF), Buenos Aires, Argentina

L

Laura Maria Fogliatto

11Department of Clinical Hematology, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

E

Eduardo Rego

D

Diego Villa Cle

J

Joao Farias

D

Danielle Farias

J

John Kuruvilla

1Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

S

Stephane Doucet

M

Mark Bosch

G

Gwynivere Davies

1McMaster University, Department of Oncology, Hamilton, Canada

H

Huilai Zhang

X

Xiaoxi Zhou

Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

H

Huangming Hong

2Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Chengdu, China

L

Li Yu

J

Jianzhen Shen

Y

Yanyan Liu

College of Chemistry and Materials

H

Hongyan Tong

Z

Zhiming Li

I

Itai Levi

5Soroka Medical Center, Hematology, Beer Sheva, Israel

U

Uri Abadi

12Meir Medical Center, Hematology, Kfar Saba, Israel

I

Irit Avivi

From Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Y.C.C., I.A.), and the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University (Y.C.C., H.M., I.A.), Tel Aviv, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan (H.M.), and Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem (M.G.) — all in Israel; McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (M.S.), and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton (M.P.C.) — all in Canada; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine (K.K.), Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea (C.-K.M.), and Seoul National University College of Medicine (S.-S.Y.) — all in Seoul, South Korea; Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander (E.M.O.), Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Center for Applied Medical Research, Pamplona (P.R.-O.), Institut Català d’Oncologia, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, and the Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona (A.O.)...

K

Keiko Aizawa

D

Dai Maruyama

Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Y

Yoshiaki Ogawa

24Tokai University of School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

T

Takahiro Kumode

15Kindai University, Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Osaka, Japan

N

Noriko Fukuhara

1Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Hematology, Sendai, Japan

M

Motoko Yamaguchi

H

Hideki Goto

K

Koji Kato

T

Tadakazu Kondo

1Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Hematology, Kobe, Japan

T

Tae Min Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

W

Won Seog Kim

H

Ho-jin Shin

Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of

Y

Young-Woo Jeon

Yeouido St Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

J

Jin Seok Kim

10Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea

M

Myungwon Lee

Chungnam National University Hospital, Jung-Gu, South Korea

L

Luis Rubalcava

D

David Gomez Almaguer

G

Gladys Patricia Agreda Vasquez

J

Juan Manuel Perez Zuniga

G

Gilberto Barranco Lampon

S

Samar Issa

C

Cesar Samanez

L

Luz Ventura

A

Archrob Khuhapinant

7Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

K

Kitsada Wudhikarn

L

Lalita Norasetthada

C

Chinadol Wanitpongpun

M

Mehmet Turgut

Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey

S

Senem Maral

Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey

I

Inci Alacacioglu

Z

Zafer Gulbas

14Anadolu Medical Center Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye

M

Muhit Ozcan

14Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye

A

Ashraf Aziz

E

Elizabeth Budde

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA

A

Adam Olszewski

J

Jason Westin

3Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

M

Mark Fesler

9St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, United States

R

Ruemu Birhiray

1Indy Hematology Education Inc, Carmel, United States

N

Nihal Abdulla

S

Steven Liu

Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA

B

Bei Hu

Z

Zaw Myint

B

Boone Goodgame

9Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States

I

Izidore Lossos

J

Jason Salganick