Table 1.

Outcomes of patients treated with obinutuzumab after rituximab intolerance

Patient numberAge (y)Hematologic disorderGrade of rituximab reaction leading to discontinuationDescription of rituximab reactionDoses of rituximab before DHR leading to discontinuation (excluding desensitizations)Serum sicknessRituximab desensitization protocol usedRegimen with obinutuzumabLine of therapy obinutuzumab was added toDHR to obinutuzumab of any gradeDecription of obinutuzumab reactionGrade 3+
DHR to obinutuzumab
Obinutuzumab discontinuation due to DHRTotal doses of obinutuzumab givenBest response
38 TTP Grade 3 Severe arthralgia, rash, malaise, and fever Yes No Monotherapy Yes Nausea, light-headedness, and rigors with recurrence of symptoms Yes No CR 
64 MZL Grade 3 Uticarial rash No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
62 MZL Grade 4 Anaphylaxis No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine Yes Mild rigors that resolved without stopping infusion No No No response documented 
73 Transformed DLBCL from LPL Grade 3 Itching, chest pressure radiating to left arm, numbness, chills, and neurotoxicity No Yes Obinutuzumab + CHOP No N/A No No CR 
81 DLBCL Grade 4 Hemodynamic instability, unresponsive, subsequent code blue with epinephrine use No No Obinutuzumab + mini-CHOP Yes Flushing, shortness of breath, hypertension, and rigors Yes Yes No response documented 
75 LPL Grade 3 Flushing, neck rash, shortness of breath, hypotension with syncope, and rigors No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
65 Nodal MZL Grade 3 Fever, rash, itching, and myalgia 11 Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
41 FL Grade 4 Hives, throat closing, and shortness of breath No Yes Obinutuzumab + lenalidomide 5 and 7 No N/A No No 12 PR 
64 MCL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + lenalidomide Yes Rigors and nausea No No No response documented 
10 72 Transformed CNS DLBCL from FL Grade 4 Anaphylaxis No Yes Obinutuzumab + high dose methotrexate No N/A No No PR 
11 54 Cold agglutinin–induced hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with MAP2K1- mutated HCL Grade 4 Hypoxemia, hives, and bradycardia No No Trametinib + obinutuzumab Yes Chills, rigors, nausea No No Baseline transfusion dependent to Hg >10 and plt >100 000 for 6 months 
12 66 LPL Grade 3 Diffuse myalgia and limb swelling No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
13 61 FL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
14 59 LPL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No PR 
15 70 MZL Grade 3 Myalgia leading to gross motor dysfunction Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No Has not completed therapy to date 
16 78 MZL Grade 3 Unspecified infusion-related reaction No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine Yes Chest tightness, nausea, shortness of breath No No Has not completed therapy to date 
17 69 Multiple episodes of EBV reactivation Grade 3 Rash No No Obinutuzumab No N/A No No 14 Undetectable EBV by PCR 
Patient numberAge (y)Hematologic disorderGrade of rituximab reaction leading to discontinuationDescription of rituximab reactionDoses of rituximab before DHR leading to discontinuation (excluding desensitizations)Serum sicknessRituximab desensitization protocol usedRegimen with obinutuzumabLine of therapy obinutuzumab was added toDHR to obinutuzumab of any gradeDecription of obinutuzumab reactionGrade 3+
DHR to obinutuzumab
Obinutuzumab discontinuation due to DHRTotal doses of obinutuzumab givenBest response
38 TTP Grade 3 Severe arthralgia, rash, malaise, and fever Yes No Monotherapy Yes Nausea, light-headedness, and rigors with recurrence of symptoms Yes No CR 
64 MZL Grade 3 Uticarial rash No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
62 MZL Grade 4 Anaphylaxis No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine Yes Mild rigors that resolved without stopping infusion No No No response documented 
73 Transformed DLBCL from LPL Grade 3 Itching, chest pressure radiating to left arm, numbness, chills, and neurotoxicity No Yes Obinutuzumab + CHOP No N/A No No CR 
81 DLBCL Grade 4 Hemodynamic instability, unresponsive, subsequent code blue with epinephrine use No No Obinutuzumab + mini-CHOP Yes Flushing, shortness of breath, hypertension, and rigors Yes Yes No response documented 
75 LPL Grade 3 Flushing, neck rash, shortness of breath, hypotension with syncope, and rigors No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
65 Nodal MZL Grade 3 Fever, rash, itching, and myalgia 11 Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
41 FL Grade 4 Hives, throat closing, and shortness of breath No Yes Obinutuzumab + lenalidomide 5 and 7 No N/A No No 12 PR 
64 MCL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + lenalidomide Yes Rigors and nausea No No No response documented 
10 72 Transformed CNS DLBCL from FL Grade 4 Anaphylaxis No Yes Obinutuzumab + high dose methotrexate No N/A No No PR 
11 54 Cold agglutinin–induced hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with MAP2K1- mutated HCL Grade 4 Hypoxemia, hives, and bradycardia No No Trametinib + obinutuzumab Yes Chills, rigors, nausea No No Baseline transfusion dependent to Hg >10 and plt >100 000 for 6 months 
12 66 LPL Grade 3 Diffuse myalgia and limb swelling No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
13 61 FL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No CR 
14 59 LPL Grade 3 Fever, rash, and myalgia Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No PR 
15 70 MZL Grade 3 Myalgia leading to gross motor dysfunction Yes No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine No N/A No No Has not completed therapy to date 
16 78 MZL Grade 3 Unspecified infusion-related reaction No No Obinutuzumab + bendamustine Yes Chest tightness, nausea, shortness of breath No No Has not completed therapy to date 
17 69 Multiple episodes of EBV reactivation Grade 3 Rash No No Obinutuzumab No N/A No No 14 Undetectable EBV by PCR 

CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone; CNS, central nervous system; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; FL, folicular lymphoma; HCL, hairy cell leukemia; Hg, hemoglobin; LPL, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; MZL, marginal zone lymphoma; N/A, not applicable; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; plt, platelet; TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura.

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