PMID- 32698673 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210419 LR - 20211204 IS - 1542-6270 (Electronic) IS - 1060-0280 (Linking) VI - 55 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Mar TI - Axicabtagene Ciloleucel: Clinical Data for the Use of CAR T-cell Therapy in Relapsed and Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma. PG - 390-405 LID - 10.1177/1060028020944233 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the literature for axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel), a first-in-class chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, in the treatment of relapsed/refractory (r/r) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). DATA SOURCES: We conducted a PubMed (inception to June 22, 2020) and ClinicalTrials.gov search using the following terms: CD19, chimeric antigen receptor, and lymphoma. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All retrospective and prospective studies evaluating the use of axi-cel in LBCL were reviewed. DATA SYNTHESIS: In the pivotal ZUMA-1 trial, axi-cel exhibited unprecedented overall and complete response rates of 83% and 58%, respectively. With a median follow-up of 27.1 months, 39% of patients had ongoing responses. Furthermore, postmarketing retrospective analyses found similar response rates in a more clinically diverse LBCL patient population. Novel CAR T-cell therapy elicits unique and potentially life-threatening toxicities that include cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). Studies reported grade >/=3 CRS in 7% to 14% of patients and grade >/=3 ICANS in 31% to 55% of patients. RELEVANCE TO PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE: Axi-cel was the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved genetically engineered autologous CAR T-cell agent in r/r LBCL, representing an important milestone and paradigm shift in cancer treatment. Adoptive T-cell immunotherapy is a breakthrough treatment modality requiring careful patient selection, multidisciplinary collaboration, comprehensive patient counseling, and expert training to ensure optimal treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The initial and ongoing results with axi-cel are encouraging, but long-term safety and efficacy data are lacking. Additional studies are required to identify axi-cel's ideal place in LBCL therapy. FAU - Halford, Zachery AU - Halford Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7032-0398 AD - Union University College of Pharmacy, Jackson, TN, USA. FAU - Anderson, Mary Kate AU - Anderson MK AD - Union University College of Pharmacy, Jackson, TN, USA. FAU - Bennett, Lunawati L AU - Bennett LL AD - Union University College of Pharmacy, Jackson, TN, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200722 PL - United States TA - Ann Pharmacother JT - The Annals of pharmacotherapy JID - 9203131 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD19) RN - 0 (Biological Products) RN - 0 (Receptors, Chimeric Antigen) RN - U2I8T43Y7R (axicabtagene ciloleucel) SB - IM MH - Antigens, CD19/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Biological Products MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy, Adoptive/*methods MH - Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Prospective Studies MH - Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/*metabolism MH - Recurrence MH - Retrospective Studies OTO - NOTNLM OT - CAR T-cell OT - NHL OT - axicabtagene ciloleucel OT - chimeric antigen receptor OT - cytokine release syndrome OT - immunotherapy OT - large B-cell lymphoma EDAT- 2020/07/24 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/20 06:00 CRDT- 2020/07/24 06:00 PHST- 2020/07/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/1060028020944233 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Pharmacother. 2021 Mar;55(3):390-405. doi: 10.1177/1060028020944233. Epub 2020 Jul 22.