KTE-X19 CAR T-Cell therapy in relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma

M. Wang, J. Munoz, A. Goy, F. L. Locke, C. A. Jacobson, B. T. Hill, J. M. Timmerman, H. Holmes, S. Jaglowski, I. W. Flinn, P. A. McSweeney, D. B. Miklos, J. M. Pagel, M. J. Kersten, N. Milpied, H. Fung, M. S. Topp, R. Houot, A. Beitinjaneh, W. PengL. Zheng, J. M. Rossi, R. K. Jain, A. V. Rao, P. M. Reagan

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma who have disease progression during or after the receipt of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor therapy have a poor prognosis. KTE-X19, an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, may have benefit in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. METHODS In a multicenter, phase 2 trial, we evaluated KTE-X19 in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. Patients had disease that had relapsed or was refractory after the receipt of up to five previous therapies; all patients had to have received BTK inhibitor therapy previously. Patients underwent leukapheresis and optional bridging therapy, followed by conditioning chemotherapy and a single infusion of KTE-X19 at a dose of 2×106 CAR T cells per kilogram of body weight. The primary end point was the percentage of patients with an objective response (complete or partial response) as assessed by an independent radiologic review committee according to the Lugano classification. Per the protocol, the primary efficacy analysis was to be conducted after 60 patients had been treated and followed for 7 months. RESULTS A total of 74 patients were enrolled. KTE-X19 was manufactured for 71 patients and administered to 68. The primary efficacy analysis showed that 93% (95% confidence interval [CI], 84 to 98) of the 60 patients in the primary efficacy analysis had an objective response; 67% (95% CI, 53 to 78) had a complete response. In an intentionto- treat analysis involving all 74 patients, 85% had an objective response; 59% had a complete response. At a median follow-up of 12.3 months (range, 7.0 to 32.3), 57% of the 60 patients in the primary efficacy analysis were in remission. At 12 months, the estimated progression-free survival and overall survival were 61% and 83%, respectively. Common adverse events of grade 3 or higher were cytopenias (in 94% of the patients) and infections (in 32%). Grade 3 or higher cytokine release syndrome and neurologic events occurred in 15% and 31% of patients, respectively; none were fatal. Two grade 5 infectious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS KTE-X19 induced durable remissions in a majority of patients with relapsed or refractory mantle-cell lymphoma. The therapy led to serious and life-threatening toxic effects that were consistent with those reported with other CAR T-cell therapies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1331-1342
Number of pages12
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume382
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2 2020

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antigens, CD19/therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive/adverse effects
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Leukapheresis
  • Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Recurrence
  • Survival Analysis
  • T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
  • Vidarabine/analogs & derivatives

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