PMID- 37082780 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230627 LR - 20230627 IS - 1365-2141 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1048 (Linking) VI - 202 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jul TI - CAR T in patients with large B-cell lymphoma not fit for autologous transplant. PG - 65-73 LID - 10.1111/bjh.18810 [doi] AB - Large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) patients with comorbidities and/or advanced age are increasingly considered for treatment with CD19 CAR T, but data on the clinical benefit of CAR T in the less fit patient population are still limited. We analysed outcomes of consecutive patients approved for treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) or tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel) by the UK National CAR T Clinical Panel, according to fitness for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). 81/404 (20%) of approved patients were deemed unfit for ASCT. Unfit patients were more likely to receive tisa-cel versus axi-cel (52% vs. 48%) compared to 20% versus 80% in ASCT-fit patients; p < 0.0001. The drop-out rate from approval to infusion was significantly higher in the ASCT-unfit group (34.6% vs. 23.5%; p = 0.042). Among infused patients, response rate, progression-free and overall survival were similar in both cohorts. CAR T was well-tolerated in ASCT-unfit patients with an incidence of grade >/=3 cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity of 2% and 11%, respectively. Results from this multicentre real-world cohort demonstrate that CD19 CAR T can be safely delivered in carefully selected older patients and patients with comorbidities who are not deemed suitable for transplant. CI - (c) 2023 British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Kuhnl, A AU - Kuhnl A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4952-2550 AD - Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. FAU - Kirkwood, A A AU - Kirkwood AA AD - Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK. FAU - Roddie, C AU - Roddie C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4901-5858 AD - Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. AD - UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK. FAU - Menne, T AU - Menne T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3289-2344 AD - Department of Haematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK. FAU - Tholouli, E AU - Tholouli E AD - Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. FAU - Bloor, A AU - Bloor A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4550-220X AD - Department of Haematology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK. FAU - Besley, C AU - Besley C AD - Department of Haematology, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Bristol, UK. FAU - Chaganti, S AU - Chaganti S AD - Department of Haematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK. FAU - Osborne, W AU - Osborne W AD - Department of Haematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK. FAU - Norman, J AU - Norman J AD - Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK. FAU - Gibb, A AU - Gibb A AD - Department of Haematology, The Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK. FAU - Sharplin, K AU - Sharplin K AD - Department of Haematology, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Bristol, UK. FAU - Cuadrado, M AU - Cuadrado M AD - Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. FAU - Correia de Farias, M AU - Correia de Farias M AD - Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. FAU - Cheok, K AU - Cheok K AD - Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. FAU - Neill, L AU - Neill L AD - Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. FAU - Latif, A L AU - Latif AL AD - Department of Haematology, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Gonzalez Arias, C AU - Gonzalez Arias C AD - Department of Haematology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK. FAU - Uttenthal, B AU - Uttenthal B AD - Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. FAU - Jones, C AU - Jones C AD - Department of Haematology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. FAU - Johnson, R AU - Johnson R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0441-8688 AD - Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Leeds, UK. FAU - McMillan, A AU - McMillan A AD - Department of Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK. FAU - Sanderson, R AU - Sanderson R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4915-2833 AD - Department of Haematology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. FAU - Townsend, W AU - Townsend W AD - Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230420 PL - England TA - Br J Haematol JT - British journal of haematology JID - 0372544 RN - 0 (Receptors, Chimeric Antigen) RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Antigens, CD19) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Autografts MH - *Receptors, Chimeric Antigen MH - Transplantation, Autologous MH - *Transplants MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing MH - Antigens, CD19 MH - Cytokine Release Syndrome MH - *Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy MH - Immunotherapy, Adoptive/adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - ASCT unfit OT - CD19 CAR T OT - cellular therapies OT - large B-cell lymphoma EDAT- 2023/04/21 06:41 MHDA- 2023/06/27 06:42 CRDT- 2023/04/21 02:32 PHST- 2023/03/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/27 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/21 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/21 02:32 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/bjh.18810 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Haematol. 2023 Jul;202(1):65-73. doi: 10.1111/bjh.18810. Epub 2023 Apr 20.