Table 1.

CD19-directed CAR T-cell products for DLBCL: 1-year outcomes

Axicabtagene ciloleucel ZUMA-1 trial3,4 Tisagenlecleucel JULIET trial5,6 Lisocabtagene maraleucel TRANSCEND NHL 001 trial10 
US FDA approved Yes Yes No 
CAR construct Anti-CD19, CD28, CD3z Anti-CD19, 4-1BB, CD3z Anti-CD19, 4-1BB, CD3z (tEGFR) 
Costimulatory domain CD28 4-1BB 4-1BB 
Vector Retrovirus Lentivirus Lentivirus 
CAR T-cell manufacturing Bulk, fresh Bulk, cryopreserved CD8+ and CD4+ T cells: separate, fresh 
CAR T-cell dose 2.0 × 106 cells/kg, max 2.0 × 108 cells 0.6-6 × 108 cells 1.0 × 108 CD8+ and CD4+ cells 
Bridging therapy No Yes: 92% Yes: 59% 
Lymphodepletion Flu/Cy (30 mg/m2, 500 mg/m2) × 3 d Flu/Cy (25 mg/m2, 250 mg/m2) × 3 d or bendamustine (90 mg/m2) × 2 d Flu/Cy (30 mg/m2, 300 mg/m2) × 3 d 
Secondary CNS lymphoma No No Yes: small number 
ALC cutoff for manufacturing, per µL ALC ≥100 ALC ≥300 None 
Lymphoma subtypes enrolled DLBCL/HGBCL PMBL tFL DLBCL/ HGBCL tFL DLBCL HGBCL t-iNHL PMBL FL3B 
Evaluable patients, n 77 16 89 22 137 36 78 15 
Follow-up time, mo 15.4 14 12.3 
Efficacy, n 101 93 256 
Best ORR, % (CR%) 82 (54) 52 (40) 73 (53) 
DOR at 12 mo 11.1 mo/NR* NR NR (all patients) 
5.6 mo 10.8 mo NR (tFL) NR — 
DOR for CR at 12 mo NR NR NR 
OS at 12 mo, % 59 49 58 
Median follow-up for trial, mo 27 24 12 
Safety, n 101 111 269 
CRS ≥grade 3, % 13† 22‡ 2‡ 
CRS time to onset median duration (range) 2 d (range, 1-12) 3 d (range, 1-9) 5 d (range, 1-14) 
8 d (not reported) 7 d (range, 2-30) 5 d (1-17) 
Neurotoxicity ≥grade 3, % 28 12 10 
Neurotoxicity time to onset median duration (range) 5 d (range, 1-17) 6 d (range, 1-17) 9 d (range 1-66) 
not reported 14 d (not reported) 11 d (range, 1-86) 
Axicabtagene ciloleucel ZUMA-1 trial3,4 Tisagenlecleucel JULIET trial5,6 Lisocabtagene maraleucel TRANSCEND NHL 001 trial10 
US FDA approved Yes Yes No 
CAR construct Anti-CD19, CD28, CD3z Anti-CD19, 4-1BB, CD3z Anti-CD19, 4-1BB, CD3z (tEGFR) 
Costimulatory domain CD28 4-1BB 4-1BB 
Vector Retrovirus Lentivirus Lentivirus 
CAR T-cell manufacturing Bulk, fresh Bulk, cryopreserved CD8+ and CD4+ T cells: separate, fresh 
CAR T-cell dose 2.0 × 106 cells/kg, max 2.0 × 108 cells 0.6-6 × 108 cells 1.0 × 108 CD8+ and CD4+ cells 
Bridging therapy No Yes: 92% Yes: 59% 
Lymphodepletion Flu/Cy (30 mg/m2, 500 mg/m2) × 3 d Flu/Cy (25 mg/m2, 250 mg/m2) × 3 d or bendamustine (90 mg/m2) × 2 d Flu/Cy (30 mg/m2, 300 mg/m2) × 3 d 
Secondary CNS lymphoma No No Yes: small number 
ALC cutoff for manufacturing, per µL ALC ≥100 ALC ≥300 None 
Lymphoma subtypes enrolled DLBCL/HGBCL PMBL tFL DLBCL/ HGBCL tFL DLBCL HGBCL t-iNHL PMBL FL3B 
Evaluable patients, n 77 16 89 22 137 36 78 15 
Follow-up time, mo 15.4 14 12.3 
Efficacy, n 101 93 256 
Best ORR, % (CR%) 82 (54) 52 (40) 73 (53) 
DOR at 12 mo 11.1 mo/NR* NR NR (all patients) 
5.6 mo 10.8 mo NR (tFL) NR — 
DOR for CR at 12 mo NR NR NR 
OS at 12 mo, % 59 49 58 
Median follow-up for trial, mo 27 24 12 
Safety, n 101 111 269 
CRS ≥grade 3, % 13† 22‡ 2‡ 
CRS time to onset median duration (range) 2 d (range, 1-12) 3 d (range, 1-9) 5 d (range, 1-14) 
8 d (not reported) 7 d (range, 2-30) 5 d (1-17) 
Neurotoxicity ≥grade 3, % 28 12 10 
Neurotoxicity time to onset median duration (range) 5 d (range, 1-17) 6 d (range, 1-17) 9 d (range 1-66) 
not reported 14 d (not reported) 11 d (range, 1-86) 

Flu/Cy, fludarabine/cyclophosphamide; t-iNHL, transformed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma; FL3B: FL grade 3B; NR, not reached.

*

Per the independent review committee.

†Graded according to the Lee scale.

‡Graded according to the Penn scale.

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