CAR-HEMATOTOX: a model for CAR T-cell–related hematologic toxicity in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma

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Rejeski, Kai | Perez, Ariel | Sesques, Pierre | Hoster, Eva | Berger, Carolina | Jentzsch, Liv | Mougiakakos, Dimitrios | Frölich, Lisa | Ackermann, Josephine | Bücklein, Veit | Blumenberg, Viktoria | Schmidt, Christian | Jallades, Laurent | Fehse, Boris | Faul, Christoph | Karschnia, Philipp | Weigert, Oliver | Dreyling, Martin | Locke, Frederick | von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael | Mackensen, Andreas | Bethge, Wolfgang | Ayuk, Francis | Bachy, Emmanuel | Salles, Gilles | Jain, Michael | Subklewe, Marion

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International audience. Abstract Hematotoxicity represents a frequent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell–related adverse event and remains poorly understood. In this multicenter analysis, we studied patterns of hematopoietic reconstitution and evaluated potential predictive markers in 258 patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) or tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel) for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma. We observed profound (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] <100 cells per µL) neutropenia in 72% of patients and prolonged (21 days or longer) neutropenia in 64% of patients. The median duration of severe neutropenia (ANC < 500 cells per µL) was 9 days. We aimed to identify predictive biomarkers of hematotoxicity using the duration of severe neutropenia until day +60 as the primary end point. In the training cohort (n = 58), we observed a significant correlation with baseline thrombocytopenia (r = −0.43; P = .001) and hyperferritinemia (r = 0.54; P < .0001) on univariate and multivariate analysis. Incidence and severity of cytokine-release syndrome, immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome, and peak cytokine levels were not associated with the primary end point. We created the CAR-HEMATOTOX model, which included markers associated with hematopoietic reserve (eg, platelet count, hemoglobin, and ANC) and baseline inflammation (eg, C-reactive protein and ferritin). This model was validated in independent cohorts, one from Europe (n = 91) and one from the United States (n = 109) and discriminated patients with severe neutropenia ≥14 days to <14 days (pooled validation: area under the curve, 0.89; sensitivity, 89%; specificity, 68%). A high CAR-HEMATOTOX score resulted in a longer duration of neutropenia (12 vs 5.5 days; P < .001) and a higher incidence of severe thrombocytopenia (87% vs 34%; P < .001) and anemia (96% vs 40%; P < .001). The score implicates bone marrow reserve and inflammation prior to CAR T-cell therapy as key features associated with delayed cytopenia and will be useful for risk-adapted management of hematotoxicity.

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