1. Axicabtagene Ciloleucel in Patients Ineligible for ZUMA-1 Because of CNS Involvement and/or HIV: A Multicenter Experience
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Yuen, Carlen A, Hsu, Jing-Mei, Van Besien, Koen, Reshef, Ran, Iwamoto, Fabio M, Haggiagi, Aya, Liechty, Benjamin, Zhang, Cenai, Wesley, Sarah F, and Magge, Rajiv
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Immunology ,Lymphoma ,Clinical Research ,Cancer ,Neurosciences ,Pediatric ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Hematology ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Rare Diseases ,Infection ,Antigens ,CD19 ,Biological Products ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Immunotherapy ,Adoptive ,Lymphoma ,Large B-Cell ,Diffuse ,Neoplasms ,Second Primary ,Retrospective Studies ,axicabtagene ciloleucel ,Yescarta ,chimeric antigen receptor therapy ,secondary central nervous system lymphoma ,human immunodeficiency virus ,neurotoxicity ,Oncology and carcinogenesis - Abstract
Secondary central nervous system lymphoma (SCNSL) is associated with poor prognosis and new therapeutic approaches are needed. The pivotal trial that led to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of axicabtagene ciloleucel excluded patients with SCNSL and human immunodeficiency virus. In this multi-institutional retrospective study, 14 SCNSL patients treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel, 3 of whom had human immunodeficiency virus, experienced rates of severe neurotoxicity and complete response of 32% and 58%, respectively. This is similar to rates observed in the pivotal ZUMA-1 trial that led to the approval of axi-cel at median follow-up of 5.9 months. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is potentially a life-saving therapy for SCNSL patients and should not be withheld.
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- 2022