Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics before conditioning therapy and association with high-grade ICANS

Baseline characteristicsTotal (N = 100)Grade 0-2 ICANS (n = 59)Grade ≥3 ICANS (n = 41)P
Age, median [range], y 60 [18-85] 60 [18-85] 60 [24-85] .94 
Male 74 (74) 46 (78) 28 (68) .36 
ECOG performance status >0 69 (69) 36 (61) 33 (80) .05 
Diffuse LBCL* 77 (77) 47 (80) 30 (73) .70 
Ann Arbor stage III-IV 84 (84) 50 (85) 34 (83) 
IPI score 3-4 55 (55) 28 (47) 27 (66) .10 
Prior neuro-psychiatric disease 41 (41) 26 (44) 15 (37) .54 
Disease site 
 Head and neck involvement 40 (40) 22 (37) 18 (44) .54 
 Bone marrow biopsy involvement 22 (22) 17 (29) 5 (12) .05 
 Prior CNS lymphoma 8 (8) 3 (5) 5 (12) .27 
Previous treatment 
 Previous therapies, median [range], n 4 [2-15] 4 [2-15] 4 [2-11]  
 Refractory disease 89 (89) 53 (90) 36 (88) .76 
 Previous autologous SCT 29 (29) 16 (27) 13 (32) .66 
 Previous CAR T therapy 5 (5) 4 (7) 1 (2) .65 
Blood counts, median [range] 
 Absolute neutrophil count, ×109/L 2.8 [0-20] 2.8 [0-20] 2.9 [0-18] .86 
 Absolute lymphocyte count, ×109/L 0.6 [0-2] 0.6 [0-2] 0.5 [0-1.4] .54 
 Absolute monocyte count, ×109/L 0.5 [0.02-2] 0.6 [0.06-2] 0.4 [0.02-1.4] .22 
 Hemoglobin, g/dL 10 [5-16] 10 [5-16] 10 [6-14] .59 
 Platelet count, ×109/L 141 [9-391] 140 [9-391] 141 [9-389] .88 
Inflammatory markers, median [range] 
 C-reactive protein, mg/L 33 [0.3-284] 23 [0.7-275] 37 [0.3-284] .44 
 Ferritin, mg/L 812 [13-38 964] 690 [13-4395] 1 088 [187-38 964] .23 
 Albumin, g/dL 3.8 [2.4-4.9] 3.9 [2.5-4.9] 3.7 [2.4-4.6] .04 
Disease burden markers, median [range] 
 LDH fold increase above ULN 1.4 [0-17.4] 1.3 [0-8.4] 1.6 [0.3-17.4] .09 
 LDH > ULN 74 (74) 41 (69) 33 (80) .25 
Renal function and electrolytes, median [range] 
 Creatinine clearance, mL/min 84 [35-152] 86 [36-135] 83 [35-152] .57 
 Magnesium, mg/dL 2 [1-3.3] 2 [1-2.7] 1.9 [1.5-3.3] .40 
Baseline characteristicsTotal (N = 100)Grade 0-2 ICANS (n = 59)Grade ≥3 ICANS (n = 41)P
Age, median [range], y 60 [18-85] 60 [18-85] 60 [24-85] .94 
Male 74 (74) 46 (78) 28 (68) .36 
ECOG performance status >0 69 (69) 36 (61) 33 (80) .05 
Diffuse LBCL* 77 (77) 47 (80) 30 (73) .70 
Ann Arbor stage III-IV 84 (84) 50 (85) 34 (83) 
IPI score 3-4 55 (55) 28 (47) 27 (66) .10 
Prior neuro-psychiatric disease 41 (41) 26 (44) 15 (37) .54 
Disease site 
 Head and neck involvement 40 (40) 22 (37) 18 (44) .54 
 Bone marrow biopsy involvement 22 (22) 17 (29) 5 (12) .05 
 Prior CNS lymphoma 8 (8) 3 (5) 5 (12) .27 
Previous treatment 
 Previous therapies, median [range], n 4 [2-15] 4 [2-15] 4 [2-11]  
 Refractory disease 89 (89) 53 (90) 36 (88) .76 
 Previous autologous SCT 29 (29) 16 (27) 13 (32) .66 
 Previous CAR T therapy 5 (5) 4 (7) 1 (2) .65 
Blood counts, median [range] 
 Absolute neutrophil count, ×109/L 2.8 [0-20] 2.8 [0-20] 2.9 [0-18] .86 
 Absolute lymphocyte count, ×109/L 0.6 [0-2] 0.6 [0-2] 0.5 [0-1.4] .54 
 Absolute monocyte count, ×109/L 0.5 [0.02-2] 0.6 [0.06-2] 0.4 [0.02-1.4] .22 
 Hemoglobin, g/dL 10 [5-16] 10 [5-16] 10 [6-14] .59 
 Platelet count, ×109/L 141 [9-391] 140 [9-391] 141 [9-389] .88 
Inflammatory markers, median [range] 
 C-reactive protein, mg/L 33 [0.3-284] 23 [0.7-275] 37 [0.3-284] .44 
 Ferritin, mg/L 812 [13-38 964] 690 [13-4395] 1 088 [187-38 964] .23 
 Albumin, g/dL 3.8 [2.4-4.9] 3.9 [2.5-4.9] 3.7 [2.4-4.6] .04 
Disease burden markers, median [range] 
 LDH fold increase above ULN 1.4 [0-17.4] 1.3 [0-8.4] 1.6 [0.3-17.4] .09 
 LDH > ULN 74 (74) 41 (69) 33 (80) .25 
Renal function and electrolytes, median [range] 
 Creatinine clearance, mL/min 84 [35-152] 86 [36-135] 83 [35-152] .57 
 Magnesium, mg/dL 2 [1-3.3] 2 [1-2.7] 1.9 [1.5-3.3] .40 

Values are n (%) except as noted. Range of normal for LDH was 313 to 618 U/L for the first 16 patients and 135 to 215 U/L for the subsequent 84. P value reflects comparison of grade 0-2 ICANS to grade ≥3 ICANS. Bold numbers indicate significant P values.

SCT, stem cell transplant; ULN, upper limit of normal.

*

Includes high-grade B-cell lymphoma compared with transformed follicular lymphoma and primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma.

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