Table 3.

Cellular therapy clinical trial results in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma

TherapyLymphodepletionPatientsEfficacyToxicityReference
EBV-specific T cells None 14 (EBV+ HL) Active disease (11 patients): 18% CR, 9% PR, 45% SD
Some remissions up to 40 mo 
Flu-like symptoms (14%) Bollard et al.62  
LMP 1/2-specific T cells None 50 (EBV+ lymphoma)
25 HL 
Active disease (21 patients): 52% CR, 9.5% PR
2-y EFS: 50%
Adjuvant therapy (29 patients): 28 patients in CR at median 3.1 y of follow-up 
No DLT Bollard et al.54  
LMP 1/2 specific T cells with DNRII None 8 (EBV+ HL) Active disease (7 patients): 29% CR, 14% PR, 57% SD
2 patients with ongoing response >4 y 
No DLT
 
Bollard et al.55  
Multiantigen targeted T Cells None 32 (14 HL, 7 with active disease) Active disease (7 patients): 29% durable CR (>3 y) No DLT Vasileiou et al.56  
Multiantigen targeted T cells with nivolumab None 10 (6 received nivolumab) Active disease (8 patients): 13% CR, 88% SD
38% in SD at 1 y 
No DLT Dave et al.57  
CD30 CAR-T cells Flu/Cy; Gem/mustargen/Cy; nab-paclitaxel/Cy 18 39% PR, 33% SD
Median PFS 6 mo 
Grade 1-2 febrile syndrome within 24 h (100%)
Rash (11%) 
Wang et al.63  
CD30 CAR-T cells None 9 (7 HL) HL patients: 29% CR
1 durable CR >2.5 y 
No DLT Ramos et al.64  
CD30 CAR-T Cells Benda; Flu/Benda; Flu/Cy 41 ORR 62%; for patients with flu: ORR 72% with 59% CR;
1-y PFS: 36% 
Gr1 CRS (24%)
Rash (48%) 
Ramos et al.46  
CD30 CAR-T cells with PD-1 inhibitor Flu/Cy 12 (9 HL); 8 had prior CPI ORR 92%; 50% CR
Median follow-up 21.5 mo; PFS 45% 
CRS (25%)
Gr3 CRS (8%) 
Sang et al.51  
CD30 CAR-T cells Flu/Benda 15 ORR 73.3%; 60% CR
Median PFS 6.5 mo 
Gr1 CRS (7%) Ahmed et al.47  
CD30 CAR-T cells (HSP-CAR30) Flu/Benda 10 (8 HL) ORR 100% with 50% CR
Mean PFS: 235 d
All CRs maintained 
Gr1 CRS (60%)
Rash (40%) 
Caballero Gonzalez et al.50  
CD30.CCR4 CAR-T cells Flu/Benda 12 (10 HL) HL: 70% CR, 30% PR
Median follow-up 8.5 mo; mPFS for HL not reached 
CRS (33%)
Gr1 CRS (17%)
Gr2 CRS (17%) 
Grover et al.49  
CD30.CAR—modified EBV-specific T cells (Allogeneic) Flu/Cy 16 ORR 75% (38% CR, 38% PR) Gr1 CRS (31%) Ramos et al.58  
AFM13 + NK cells Flu/Cy 30 (28 HL) ORR 97% with 67% CR
EFS at 8 mo: 57% 
Infusion reactions with AFM13 (37%)
Gr3 infusion reaction (3%)
Gr2 infusion reaction (33%) 
Nieto et al.60  
TherapyLymphodepletionPatientsEfficacyToxicityReference
EBV-specific T cells None 14 (EBV+ HL) Active disease (11 patients): 18% CR, 9% PR, 45% SD
Some remissions up to 40 mo 
Flu-like symptoms (14%) Bollard et al.62  
LMP 1/2-specific T cells None 50 (EBV+ lymphoma)
25 HL 
Active disease (21 patients): 52% CR, 9.5% PR
2-y EFS: 50%
Adjuvant therapy (29 patients): 28 patients in CR at median 3.1 y of follow-up 
No DLT Bollard et al.54  
LMP 1/2 specific T cells with DNRII None 8 (EBV+ HL) Active disease (7 patients): 29% CR, 14% PR, 57% SD
2 patients with ongoing response >4 y 
No DLT
 
Bollard et al.55  
Multiantigen targeted T Cells None 32 (14 HL, 7 with active disease) Active disease (7 patients): 29% durable CR (>3 y) No DLT Vasileiou et al.56  
Multiantigen targeted T cells with nivolumab None 10 (6 received nivolumab) Active disease (8 patients): 13% CR, 88% SD
38% in SD at 1 y 
No DLT Dave et al.57  
CD30 CAR-T cells Flu/Cy; Gem/mustargen/Cy; nab-paclitaxel/Cy 18 39% PR, 33% SD
Median PFS 6 mo 
Grade 1-2 febrile syndrome within 24 h (100%)
Rash (11%) 
Wang et al.63  
CD30 CAR-T cells None 9 (7 HL) HL patients: 29% CR
1 durable CR >2.5 y 
No DLT Ramos et al.64  
CD30 CAR-T Cells Benda; Flu/Benda; Flu/Cy 41 ORR 62%; for patients with flu: ORR 72% with 59% CR;
1-y PFS: 36% 
Gr1 CRS (24%)
Rash (48%) 
Ramos et al.46  
CD30 CAR-T cells with PD-1 inhibitor Flu/Cy 12 (9 HL); 8 had prior CPI ORR 92%; 50% CR
Median follow-up 21.5 mo; PFS 45% 
CRS (25%)
Gr3 CRS (8%) 
Sang et al.51  
CD30 CAR-T cells Flu/Benda 15 ORR 73.3%; 60% CR
Median PFS 6.5 mo 
Gr1 CRS (7%) Ahmed et al.47  
CD30 CAR-T cells (HSP-CAR30) Flu/Benda 10 (8 HL) ORR 100% with 50% CR
Mean PFS: 235 d
All CRs maintained 
Gr1 CRS (60%)
Rash (40%) 
Caballero Gonzalez et al.50  
CD30.CCR4 CAR-T cells Flu/Benda 12 (10 HL) HL: 70% CR, 30% PR
Median follow-up 8.5 mo; mPFS for HL not reached 
CRS (33%)
Gr1 CRS (17%)
Gr2 CRS (17%) 
Grover et al.49  
CD30.CAR—modified EBV-specific T cells (Allogeneic) Flu/Cy 16 ORR 75% (38% CR, 38% PR) Gr1 CRS (31%) Ramos et al.58  
AFM13 + NK cells Flu/Cy 30 (28 HL) ORR 97% with 67% CR
EFS at 8 mo: 57% 
Infusion reactions with AFM13 (37%)
Gr3 infusion reaction (3%)
Gr2 infusion reaction (33%) 
Nieto et al.60  

Benda, bendamustine; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; Cy, cyclophosphamide; DLT, dose-limiting toxicity; DNRII, dominant-negative TGF-β receptor type 2; Flu, fludarabine; Gem, gemcitabine; Gr, grade; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; LMP, latency membrane protein; mPFS, median progression free survival; SD, stable disease.

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