Table 1.

Population characteristics by PML reporting status among patients treated with CD19-CAR-T and reported to FAERS

PML reports (n = 11)Non-PML reports (n = 4026)P value
Reporting region    
Americas 5/11 (45.5) 3291/4025 .010 
Europe 5/11 (45.5) 618/4025 
Asia 1/11 (9.0) 60/4025 
Australia 0/11 (0.00) 56/4025 
Reporter    
Health professional 10/11 (90.9) 3559/3914 (90.9) >.99 
Consumer/lawyer 1/11 (9.1) 355/3914 (9.1) 
Event year    
2018 0/8 (0.0) 729/2429 (29.9) .040 
2019 2/8 (25.0) 934/2429 (38.5) 
2020 6/8 (75.0) 705/2429 (29.0) 
2021  0/8 (0.0) 61/2429 (2.5) 
Age, y    
Median (IQR) 63 (58-67) n = 10 57 (28-67) n = 2882 .163 
Sex    
Female 7/10 (70.0) 1254/3255 (38.5) .052 
Male 3/10 (30.0) 2001/3255 (61.5) 
Product    
Axicabtagene-ciloleucel 7/11 (63.6) 2331/4026 (57.9) .770 
Tisagenlecleucel 4/11 (36.4) 1695/4026 (42.1) 
Indication    
NHL 9/10 (90.0) 2474/3316 (74.6) .544 
ALL 1/10 (10.0) 791/3316 (23.9) 
Other 0/10 (0.0) 51/3316 (1.5) 
Time to AE onset, mo    
Median (IQR) 8 (8-15) n = 10 0.13 (0.03-0.33) n = 1983 <.001 
Min-max 6-31 n = 10 0-82 n = 1983  
Reported fatality rate 7/9 (77.8) 906/3831 (23.6) <.001 
PML reports (n = 11)Non-PML reports (n = 4026)P value
Reporting region    
Americas 5/11 (45.5) 3291/4025 .010 
Europe 5/11 (45.5) 618/4025 
Asia 1/11 (9.0) 60/4025 
Australia 0/11 (0.00) 56/4025 
Reporter    
Health professional 10/11 (90.9) 3559/3914 (90.9) >.99 
Consumer/lawyer 1/11 (9.1) 355/3914 (9.1) 
Event year    
2018 0/8 (0.0) 729/2429 (29.9) .040 
2019 2/8 (25.0) 934/2429 (38.5) 
2020 6/8 (75.0) 705/2429 (29.0) 
2021  0/8 (0.0) 61/2429 (2.5) 
Age, y    
Median (IQR) 63 (58-67) n = 10 57 (28-67) n = 2882 .163 
Sex    
Female 7/10 (70.0) 1254/3255 (38.5) .052 
Male 3/10 (30.0) 2001/3255 (61.5) 
Product    
Axicabtagene-ciloleucel 7/11 (63.6) 2331/4026 (57.9) .770 
Tisagenlecleucel 4/11 (36.4) 1695/4026 (42.1) 
Indication    
NHL 9/10 (90.0) 2474/3316 (74.6) .544 
ALL 1/10 (10.0) 791/3316 (23.9) 
Other 0/10 (0.0) 51/3316 (1.5) 
Time to AE onset, mo    
Median (IQR) 8 (8-15) n = 10 0.13 (0.03-0.33) n = 1983 <.001 
Min-max 6-31 n = 10 0-82 n = 1983  
Reported fatality rate 7/9 (77.8) 906/3831 (23.6) <.001 

All values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

IQR, interquartile range.

Only cases reported before 31 March 2021 were included.

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