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Kamdar M, Solomon SR, Arnason J, Johnston PB, Glass B, Bachanova V, Ibrahimi S, Mielke S, Mutsaers P, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Izutsu K, Morschhauser F, Lunning M, Maloney DG, Crotta A, Montheard S, Previtali A, Stepan L, Ogasawara K, Mack T, Abramson JS. Lisocabtagene maraleucel versus standard of care with salvage chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation as second-line treatment in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (TRANSFORM): results from an interim analysis of an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2022; 399:2294-2308. [PMID: 35717989 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00662-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 117.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) primary refractory to or relapsed within 12 months of first-line therapy are at high risk for poor outcomes with current standard of care, platinum-based salvage immunochemotherapy and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel), an autologous, CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, has previously demonstrated efficacy and manageable safety in third-line or later LBCL. In this Article, we report a prespecified interim analysis of liso-cel versus standard of care as second-line treatment for primary refractory or early relapsed (within 12 months after response to initial therapy) LBCL. METHODS TRANSFORM is a global, phase 3 study, conducted in 47 sites in the USA, Europe, and Japan, comparing liso-cel with standard of care as second-line therapy in patients with primary refractory or early (≤12 months) relapsed LBCL. Adults aged 18-75 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 1 or less, adequate organ function, PET-positive disease per Lugano 2014 criteria, and candidates for autologous HSCT were randomly assigned (1:1), by use of interactive response technology, to liso-cel (100 × 106 CAR+ T cells intravenously) or standard of care. Standard of care consisted of three cycles of salvage immunochemotherapy delivered intravenously-R-DHAP (rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 1, dexamethasone 40 mg on days 1-4, two infusions of cytarabine 2000 mg/m2 on day 2, and cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1), R-ICE (rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 1, ifosfamide 5000 mg/m2 on day 2, etoposide 100 mg/m2 on days 1-3, and carboplatin area under the curve 5 [maximum dose of 800 mg] on day 2), or R-GDP (rituximab 375 mg/m2 on day 1, dexamethasone 40 mg on days 1-4, gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day 1)-followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous HSCT in responders. Primary endpoint was event-free survival, with response assessments by an independent review committee per Lugano 2014 criteria. Efficacy was assessed per intention-to-treat (ie, all randomly assigned patients) and safety in patients who received any treatment. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03575351, and is ongoing. FINDINGS Between Oct 23, 2018, and Dec 8, 2020, 232 patients were screened and 184 were assigned to the liso-cel (n=92) or standard of care (n=92) groups. At the data cutoff for this interim analysis, March 8, 2021, the median follow-up was 6·2 months (IQR 4·4-11·5). Median event-free survival was significantly improved in the liso-cel group (10·1 months [95% CI 6·1-not reached]) compared with the standard-of-care group (2·3 months [2·2-4·3]; stratified hazard ratio 0·35; 95% CI 0·23-0·53; stratified Cox proportional hazards model one-sided p<0·0001). The most common grade 3 or worse adverse events were neutropenia (74 [80%] of 92 patients in the liso-cel group vs 46 [51%] of 91 patients in the standard-of-care group), anaemia (45 [49%] vs 45 [49%]), thrombocytopenia (45 [49%] vs 58 [64%]), and prolonged cytopenia (40 [43%] vs three [3%]). Grade 3 cytokine release syndrome and neurological events, which are associated with CAR T-cell therapy, occurred in one (1%) and four (4%) of 92 patients in the liso-cel group, respectively (no grade 4 or 5 events). Serious treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in 44 (48%) patients in the liso-cel group and 44 (48%) in the standard-of-care group. No new liso-cel safety concerns were identified in the second-line setting. There were no treatment-related deaths in the liso-cel group and one treatment-related death due to sepsis in the standard-of-care group. INTERPRETATION These results support liso-cel as a new second-line treatment recommendation in patients with early relapsed or refractory LBCL. FUNDING Celgene, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manali Kamdar
- Division of Hematology, Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Transplant and Cellular Therapy Clinic, University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine at Huddinge, Center of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (CAST), Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, on behalf of HOVON/LLPC
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Département d'Hématologie, Université de Lille, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, Lille, France
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- Hematology/Oncology Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, USA
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- Lymphoma Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Makita S, Yamamoto G, Maruyama D, Asano‐Mori Y, Kaji D, Ananthakrishnan R, Ogasawara K, Stepan L, Schusterbauer C, Rettby N, Hasskarl J, Izutsu K. Phase 2 results of lisocabtagene maraleucel in Japanese patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Med 2022; 11:4889-4899. [PMID: 35619325 PMCID: PMC9761090 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product, lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel), is administered at equal target doses of CD8+ and CD4+ CAR+ T cells. This analysis assessed safety and efficacy of liso-cel in Japanese patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) aggressive large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) in Cohort 3 of TRANSCEND WORLD (NCT03484702). Liso-cel (100 × 106 total CAR+ T cells) was administered 2-7 days after lymphodepletion. The primary efficacy endpoint was objective response rate (ORR; Lugano 2014 criteria) assessed by an independent review committee. Fourteen patients were enrolled; 10 received liso-cel infusion (median time to liso-cel availability, 23 days) and were evaluable at data cutoff (median follow-up, 12.5 months). Grade ≥ 3 treatment-emergent adverse events were neutropenia (90%), leukopenia (80%), anemia (70%), and thrombocytopenia (70%). All-grade cytokine release syndrome (CRS) was observed in 50% of patients, though no grade ≥3 CRS events were reported. Grade 1 neurological events occurred in 1 patient but were resolved without any intervention. Prolonged cytopenia (grade ≥ 3 at day 29) was reported for 60% of patients. The ORR was 70%, and complete response rate was 50%. The median duration of response was 9.1 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.1-not reached), and overall survival was 14.7 months (95% CI, 1.7-not reached). One patient diagnosed with central nervous system involvement after screening but before liso-cel infusion, responded to liso-cel. Liso-cel demonstrated meaningful efficacy and a manageable safety profile in Japanese patients with R/R LBCL.
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- Celgene, a Bristol‐Myers Squibb CompanyBoudrySwitzerland
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- Celgene, a Bristol‐Myers Squibb CompanyBoudrySwitzerland
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Kamdar M, Solomon SR, Arnason JE, Johnston PB, Glass B, Bachanova V, Ibrahimi S, Mielke S, Mutsaers P, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Izutsu K, Morschhauser F, Lunning M, Maloney DG, Crotta A, Montheard S, Previtali A, Stepan L, Ogasawara K, Mack T, Abramson JS. Lisocabtagene Maraleucel (liso-cel), a CD19-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Therapy, Versus Standard of Care (SOC) with Salvage Chemotherapy (CT) Followed By Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) As Second-Line (2L) Therapy in Patients (Pts) with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Large B-Cell Lymphoma (LBCL): Results from the Randomized Phase 3 Transform Study. Transplant Cell Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-6367(22)00227-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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