Table 1.

Baseline risk factors associated with outcomes for lymphoma patients treated with anti-CD19 CAR T-cell (on multivariate analysis)

Risk factorHazard ratio HR
• ECOG ≥2 (baseline) PFS: HR 1.7 (95% CI: 1.1-2.7; p  =  0.010)
OS: HR 1.8 (95% CI: 1.10-3.00; p  =  0.020)
PFS: HR 2.61 (1.90-3.60)
OS: HR 3.27 (2.37-4.52)10 
PFS: HR 5.446 (95% CI: 2.354-12.597; p  <  0.001)
OS: HR 4.306 (95% CI: 1.841-10.071; p  =  0.001)11 
OS: HR 1.63 (95% CI: 1.06-2.51; p  =  0.03), ECOG considered as 1-unit increase 
• Age ≥65 years old
• Age >60 years old 
ORR: OR 1.39 (95% CI: 1.05–1.83)10 
PFS: HR 1.6 (95% CI: 1.1–2.3; p  =  0.01) 
• Chemo-resistant disease prior to infusion PFS: HR 1.48 (95% CI: 1.21–1.79)
OS: HR 1.44 (95% CI: 1.15–1.81)10  
• Disease status (PD vs other) PFS: HR 1.804 (95% CI: 1.096-3.507; p  =  0.018)
OS: HR 2.561 (95% CI: 1.812-3.999; p  =  0.018)11  
• CIRS ≥7 or CIRS-3+ (baseline)
• “Severe4” score (baseline) 
OS: HR 2.39 (95% CI: 1.10-5.20; p  =  0.03)
PFS: HR 2.15 (95% CI: 1.54-2.99; p < 0.001)
OS: HR 1.94 (95% CI: 1.35-2.78; p < 0.001)13  
• aaIPI ≥2 at time of lymphodepletion PFS: HR 6.76 (95% CI: 2.21–20.69; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 7.91 (95% CI: 1.74–35.85; p  =  0.007)17  
• High LDH at CAR T-cell election Relapse: HR 2.04 (95% CI: 1.19-3.49; p  =  0.009)
Early relapse: 9.61 (95% CI: 1.23-75.41; p  =  0.031)19  
• High LDH at apheresis PFS: HR 2.181 (95% CI: 1.303-3.651; p  =  0.003)
OS: HR 1.809 (95% CI: 1.084-3.021; p  =  0.023)11  
• High LDH before lymphodepletion PFS: HR 1.9 (95% CI: 1.3-2.9; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 3.0 (95% CI: 1.7-5.4; p  =  0.0001) 
• Extranodal sites ≥2 at infusion Relapse: HR 2.50 (95% CI: 1.44-4.35; p  =  0.00111)
Early relapse: HR 4.67 (95% CI: 1.55-14.11; p  =  0.0063)
Death: HR 3.61 (95% CI: 1.55-8.38; p  =  0.0028319  
• High MTV pre-lymphodepletion


• Low MTV (baseline)

• High MTV (baseline) 
Relapse: HR 2.18 (95% CI: 1.23-3.89; p  =  0.00794)
Early relapse: HR 4.35 (95% CI: 1.32-14.37; p  =  0.016)
Death: HR 3.41 (95% CI: 1.41-8.26; p  =  0.0651)19 
PFS: HR 0.40; (95% CI: 0.18-0.89).
OS: HR 0.25; (95% CI: 0.10-0.66)18 
PFS: HR 3.44 (95% CI: 1.18-10.1; p  =  0.02)42  
• Use of bridging therapy
• Refractory to bridging therapy 
OS: HR 1.7 (95% CI: .04–2.70, 0.0300)
PFS: HR 2.273 (95% CI: 1.484-3.481; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 2.273 (95% CI: 1.324-3.901; p  =  0.003)21  
• Increased CRP at infusion Relapse: HR 1.12 (95% CI: 1.07-1.17; p  =  0.0001)
Early relapse: HR 1.15 (95% CI: 1.03-1.29; p  =  0.016)
Death: HR 1.12 (95% CI: 1.06-1.17; p  =  .0001)19  
• Presence of TP53 gene alterations CR: OR 3.61 (95% CI: 1.31-10.7; p  =  0.016)
OS: HR 2.03 (95% CI: 1.02-4.03; p  =  0.044)43  
• High focal copy number alterations before infusion PFS: HR 2.11 (95% CI: 1.36-3.275; p  =  0.0007)
OS: HR 2.10 (95% CI: 1.28-3.43; p  =  0.0026)24  
• CAR T-cell type
  Tisa-cel vs axi-cel
  Axi-cel vs tisa-cel 
PFS: HR 1.475 (95% CI: 1.122-1.942; p  =  0.005)21 
PFS: HR 0.61 (95% CI: 0.46-0.79; p  =  0.0003)
OS: HR 0.63 (95% CI: 0.45-0.88; p  =  0.0072)28  
Risk factorHazard ratio HR
• ECOG ≥2 (baseline) PFS: HR 1.7 (95% CI: 1.1-2.7; p  =  0.010)
OS: HR 1.8 (95% CI: 1.10-3.00; p  =  0.020)
PFS: HR 2.61 (1.90-3.60)
OS: HR 3.27 (2.37-4.52)10 
PFS: HR 5.446 (95% CI: 2.354-12.597; p  <  0.001)
OS: HR 4.306 (95% CI: 1.841-10.071; p  =  0.001)11 
OS: HR 1.63 (95% CI: 1.06-2.51; p  =  0.03), ECOG considered as 1-unit increase 
• Age ≥65 years old
• Age >60 years old 
ORR: OR 1.39 (95% CI: 1.05–1.83)10 
PFS: HR 1.6 (95% CI: 1.1–2.3; p  =  0.01) 
• Chemo-resistant disease prior to infusion PFS: HR 1.48 (95% CI: 1.21–1.79)
OS: HR 1.44 (95% CI: 1.15–1.81)10  
• Disease status (PD vs other) PFS: HR 1.804 (95% CI: 1.096-3.507; p  =  0.018)
OS: HR 2.561 (95% CI: 1.812-3.999; p  =  0.018)11  
• CIRS ≥7 or CIRS-3+ (baseline)
• “Severe4” score (baseline) 
OS: HR 2.39 (95% CI: 1.10-5.20; p  =  0.03)
PFS: HR 2.15 (95% CI: 1.54-2.99; p < 0.001)
OS: HR 1.94 (95% CI: 1.35-2.78; p < 0.001)13  
• aaIPI ≥2 at time of lymphodepletion PFS: HR 6.76 (95% CI: 2.21–20.69; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 7.91 (95% CI: 1.74–35.85; p  =  0.007)17  
• High LDH at CAR T-cell election Relapse: HR 2.04 (95% CI: 1.19-3.49; p  =  0.009)
Early relapse: 9.61 (95% CI: 1.23-75.41; p  =  0.031)19  
• High LDH at apheresis PFS: HR 2.181 (95% CI: 1.303-3.651; p  =  0.003)
OS: HR 1.809 (95% CI: 1.084-3.021; p  =  0.023)11  
• High LDH before lymphodepletion PFS: HR 1.9 (95% CI: 1.3-2.9; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 3.0 (95% CI: 1.7-5.4; p  =  0.0001) 
• Extranodal sites ≥2 at infusion Relapse: HR 2.50 (95% CI: 1.44-4.35; p  =  0.00111)
Early relapse: HR 4.67 (95% CI: 1.55-14.11; p  =  0.0063)
Death: HR 3.61 (95% CI: 1.55-8.38; p  =  0.0028319  
• High MTV pre-lymphodepletion


• Low MTV (baseline)

• High MTV (baseline) 
Relapse: HR 2.18 (95% CI: 1.23-3.89; p  =  0.00794)
Early relapse: HR 4.35 (95% CI: 1.32-14.37; p  =  0.016)
Death: HR 3.41 (95% CI: 1.41-8.26; p  =  0.0651)19 
PFS: HR 0.40; (95% CI: 0.18-0.89).
OS: HR 0.25; (95% CI: 0.10-0.66)18 
PFS: HR 3.44 (95% CI: 1.18-10.1; p  =  0.02)42  
• Use of bridging therapy
• Refractory to bridging therapy 
OS: HR 1.7 (95% CI: .04–2.70, 0.0300)
PFS: HR 2.273 (95% CI: 1.484-3.481; p  =  0.001)
OS: HR 2.273 (95% CI: 1.324-3.901; p  =  0.003)21  
• Increased CRP at infusion Relapse: HR 1.12 (95% CI: 1.07-1.17; p  =  0.0001)
Early relapse: HR 1.15 (95% CI: 1.03-1.29; p  =  0.016)
Death: HR 1.12 (95% CI: 1.06-1.17; p  =  .0001)19  
• Presence of TP53 gene alterations CR: OR 3.61 (95% CI: 1.31-10.7; p  =  0.016)
OS: HR 2.03 (95% CI: 1.02-4.03; p  =  0.044)43  
• High focal copy number alterations before infusion PFS: HR 2.11 (95% CI: 1.36-3.275; p  =  0.0007)
OS: HR 2.10 (95% CI: 1.28-3.43; p  =  0.0026)24  
• CAR T-cell type
  Tisa-cel vs axi-cel
  Axi-cel vs tisa-cel 
PFS: HR 1.475 (95% CI: 1.122-1.942; p  =  0.005)21 
PFS: HR 0.61 (95% CI: 0.46-0.79; p  =  0.0003)
OS: HR 0.63 (95% CI: 0.45-0.88; p  =  0.0072)28  

aaIPI, age-adjusted International Prognostic Index; CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; CRP, C-reactive protein; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; HR, hazard ratio; HR, hazard ration; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; MTV, metabolic tumor volume; OS, overall survival; PD, progression of disease; PFS, progression-free survival.

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