Autologous CD19-Targeted CAR T Cells in Patients with Residual CLL following Initial Purine Analog-Based Therapy.
Mol Ther
; 26(8): 1896-1905, 2018 08 01.
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| ID: mdl-29910179
ABSTRACT
Patients with residual chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) following initial purine analog-based chemoimmunotherapy exhibit a shorter duration of response and may benefit from novel therapeutic strategies. We and others have previously described the safety and efficacy of autologous T cells modified to express anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) in patients with relapsed or refractory B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and CLL. Here we report the use of CD19-targeted CAR T cells incorporating the intracellular signaling domain of CD28 (19-28z) as a consolidative therapy in 8 patients with residual CLL following first-line chemoimmunotherapy with pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab. Outpatients received low-dose conditioning therapy with cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2), followed by escalating doses of 3 × 106, 1 × 107, or 3 × 107 19-28z CAR T cells/kg. An objective response was observed in 3 of 8 patients (38%), with a clinically complete response lasting more than 28 months observed in two patients. Self-limited fevers were observed post-CAR T cell infusion in 4 patients, contemporaneous with elevations in interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, IL-2, and TGF-α. None developed severe cytokine release syndrome or neurotoxicity. CAR T cells were detectable post-infusion in 4 patients, with a longest observed persistence of 48 days by qPCR. Further strategies to enhance CAR T cell efficacy in CLL are under investigation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
T-Lymphocytes
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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
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Immunotherapy, Adoptive
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Antigens, CD19
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Cyclophosphamide
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Ther
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States