PMID- 37983485 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240109 LR - 20240229 IS - 2643-3249 (Electronic) IS - 2643-3230 (Print) IS - 2643-3230 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan 8 TI - Product Attributes of CAR T-cell Therapy Differentially Associate with Efficacy and Toxicity in Second-line Large B-cell Lymphoma (ZUMA-7). PG - 21-33 LID - 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-23-0112 [doi] AB - Treatment resistance and toxicities remain a risk following chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Herein, we report pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and product and apheresis attributes associated with outcomes among patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) in ZUMA-7. Axi-cel peak expansion associated with clinical response and toxicity, but not response durability. In apheresis material and final product, a naive T-cell phenotype (CCR7+CD45RA+) expressing CD27 and CD28 associated with improved response durability, event-free survival, progression-free survival, and a lower number of prior therapies. This phenotype was not associated with high-grade cytokine release syndrome (CRS) or neurologic events. Higher baseline and postinfusion levels of serum inflammatory markers associated with differentiated/effector products, reduced efficacy, and increased CRS and neurologic events, thus suggesting targets for intervention. These data support better outcomes with earlier CAR T-cell intervention and may improve patient care by informing on predictive biomarkers and development of next-generation products. SIGNIFICANCE: In ZUMA-7, the largest randomized CAR T-cell trial in LBCL, a naive T-cell product phenotype (CCR7+CD45RA+) expressing CD27 and CD28 associated with improved efficacy, decreased toxicity, and a lower number of prior therapies, supporting earlier intervention with CAR T-cell therapy. In addition, targets for improvement of therapeutic index are proposed. This article is featured in Selected Articles from This Issue, p. 4. CI - (c)2023 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research. FAU - Filosto, Simone AU - Filosto S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7854-998X AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Vardhanabhuti, Saran AU - Vardhanabhuti S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1558-2755 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Canales, Miguel A AU - Canales MA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6550-2621 AD - Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. FAU - Poire, Xavier AU - Poire X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1897-0227 AD - Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium. FAU - Lekakis, Lazaros J AU - Lekakis LJ AUID- ORCID: 0009-0008-2077-7032 AD - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida. FAU - de Vos, Sven AU - de Vos S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6715-4851 AD - David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. FAU - Portell, Craig A AU - Portell CA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9487-8345 AD - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. FAU - Wang, Zixing AU - Wang Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3127-5280 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - To, Christina AU - To C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7164-8072 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Schupp, Marco AU - Schupp M AUID- ORCID: 0009-0007-5881-6765 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Poddar, Soumya AU - Poddar S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9758-8722 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Trinh, Tan AU - Trinh T AUID- ORCID: 0009-0000-8980-3579 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Warren, Carmen M AU - Warren CM AUID- ORCID: 0009-0008-4421-9182 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Aguilar, Ethan G AU - Aguilar EG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3600-0913 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Budka, Justin AU - Budka J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0908-1508 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Cheng, Paul AU - Cheng P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9436-7764 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Chou, Justin AU - Chou J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7310-3225 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Bot, Adrian AU - Bot A AUID- ORCID: 0009-0006-3137-2271 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Shen, Rhine R AU - Shen RR AUID- ORCID: 0009-0000-8883-0727 AD - Kite, a Gilead Company, Santa Monica, California. FAU - Westin, Jason R AU - Westin JR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1824-2337 AD - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. LA - eng GR - N/A/ PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Blood Cancer Discov JT - Blood cancer discovery JID - 101764786 RN - 0 (CD28 Antigens) RN - 0 (Receptors, CCR7) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Leukocyte Common Antigens) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Immunotherapy, Adoptive/adverse effects MH - CD28 Antigens MH - Receptors, CCR7 MH - *Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy MH - Research Personnel MH - Cytokine Release Syndrome MH - Leukocyte Common Antigens PMC - PMC10772511 EDAT- 2023/11/20 18:44 MHDA- 2024/01/09 06:42 PMCR- 2023/11/17 CRDT- 2023/11/20 15:02 PHST- 2023/06/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/09 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/20 18:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/20 15:02 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 732332 [pii] AID - BCD-23-0112 [pii] AID - 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-23-0112 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Blood Cancer Discov. 2024 Jan 8;5(1):21-33. doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-23-0112.