Background <p>Although chemotherapy-free regimens have improved initial remission rates in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + B-ALL), outcomes for relapsed or refractory (R/R) Ph + B-ALL remain poor. This study reports the efficacy and safety of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in R/R Ph + B-ALL.</p> Methods <p>This study retrospectively analyzed 93 patients with R/R Ph + B-ALL who received CD19 CAR T-cell therapy across China between August 2015 and March 2024. We evaluated the overall response rates, long-term efficacy, safety, and prognostic factors associated with CD19 CAR T-cell therapy.</p> Results <p>Complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete hematologic recovery rate was 87.1% (81/93), with 96.3% (78/81) of responders achieving minimal residual disease negativity by flow cytometry. Molecular response rate was 78.5% (73/93), including 63.4% achieving complete molecular remission and 15.1% major molecular remission. Twenty patients underwent consolidative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). After a median follow-up of 25.4&#xa0;months (range, 0.1–68.5), the median overall survival (OS) was 20.8&#xa0;months, and the median leukemia-free survival (LFS) was 8.1&#xa0;months. Better Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and absence of adverse genetic features were associated with improved OS and LFS. In contrast, consolidative allo-HSCT following CAR T-cell therapy was not independently associated with improved OS or LFS. Grade ≥ 3 cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity occurred in 14.0% and 2.2% of patients, respectively. The most common and predictable adverse events were hematologic, primarily cytopenias, which were manageable with supportive care.</p> Conclusions <p>CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can achieve high response rates and long-term clinical benefits for patients with R/R Ph + B-ALL, with a manageable safety profile.</p> Statement of prior presentation <p>The preliminary study was presented as a poster presentation (Publication Number: 4201) at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, on December 7–10, 2024.</p>

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Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a multicenter retrospective study

  • Jinglei Yu,
  • Fengmei Song,
  • Mingming Zhang,
  • Mingfeng Zhao,
  • Wei Sang,
  • Songfu Jiang,
  • Lixin Wang,
  • Xingbing Wang,
  • Sanfang Tu,
  • Yuhua Li,
  • He Huang,
  • Yongxian Hu,
  • Guoqing Wei

摘要

Background

Although chemotherapy-free regimens have improved initial remission rates in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + B-ALL), outcomes for relapsed or refractory (R/R) Ph + B-ALL remain poor. This study reports the efficacy and safety of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in R/R Ph + B-ALL.

Methods

This study retrospectively analyzed 93 patients with R/R Ph + B-ALL who received CD19 CAR T-cell therapy across China between August 2015 and March 2024. We evaluated the overall response rates, long-term efficacy, safety, and prognostic factors associated with CD19 CAR T-cell therapy.

Results

Complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete hematologic recovery rate was 87.1% (81/93), with 96.3% (78/81) of responders achieving minimal residual disease negativity by flow cytometry. Molecular response rate was 78.5% (73/93), including 63.4% achieving complete molecular remission and 15.1% major molecular remission. Twenty patients underwent consolidative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). After a median follow-up of 25.4 months (range, 0.1–68.5), the median overall survival (OS) was 20.8 months, and the median leukemia-free survival (LFS) was 8.1 months. Better Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status and absence of adverse genetic features were associated with improved OS and LFS. In contrast, consolidative allo-HSCT following CAR T-cell therapy was not independently associated with improved OS or LFS. Grade ≥ 3 cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity occurred in 14.0% and 2.2% of patients, respectively. The most common and predictable adverse events were hematologic, primarily cytopenias, which were manageable with supportive care.

Conclusions

CD19 CAR T-cell therapy can achieve high response rates and long-term clinical benefits for patients with R/R Ph + B-ALL, with a manageable safety profile.

Statement of prior presentation

The preliminary study was presented as a poster presentation (Publication Number: 4201) at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, on December 7–10, 2024.