Abstract
CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy is a promising option to treat relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL). However, the majority of CAR T-treated patients will eventually progress and require salvage treatment, for which there is no current standard. In this study, we analyzed data from 6 patients with R/R DLBCL who experienced progression following CD19-CAR T therapy, and then received CD19-specific CAR T cells that express a PD-1/CD28 chimeric switch-receptor (CD19-PD-1/CD28-CAR T) as salvage therapy at our institution. After the second infusion of CAR T cells, 3 of 6 patients achieved complete remissions and the duration of the response of responsive patients ranged from 8 to 25 months. One patient showed a stable disease. In contrast, 2/6 patients died on 60 days because of progression disease. Importantly, no severe neurologic toxicity or cytokine release syndrome was observed. These data suggest that CD19-PD-1/CD28-CAR-T cells, a novel anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy, elicit a potent and durable anticancer response, and can be used in the post-CD19-CAR T failure setting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 26 |
Journal | Journal of Hematology and Oncology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CAR T cell therapy
- DLBCL
- PD-1/CD28 chimeric switch receptor
- Salvage therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Molecular Biology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research