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Adoptive transfer of genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells is becoming a promising treatment option for hematological malignancies. However, T cell immunotherapies have mostly failed in individuals with solid tumors. Here, with a CRISPR-Cas9 pooled library, we performed an in vivo targeted loss-of-function screen and identified ST3 ß-galactoside α-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (ST3GAL1) as a negative regulator of the cancer-specific migration of CAR T cells. Analysis of glycosylated proteins revealed that CD18 is a major effector of ST3GAL1 in activated CD8+ T cells. ST3GAL1-mediated glycosylation induces the spontaneous nonspecific tissue sequestration of T cells by altering lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) endocytic recycling. Engineered CAR T cells with enhanced expression of ßII-spectrin, a central LFA-1-associated cytoskeleton molecule, reversed ST3GAL1-mediated nonspecific T cell migration and reduced tumor growth in mice by improving tumor-specific homing of CAR T cells. These findings identify the ST3GAL1-ßII-spectrin axis as a major cell-intrinsic program for cancer-targeting CAR T cell migration and as a promising strategy for effective T cell immunotherapy.
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Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos , Animales , Ratones , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Antígeno-1 Asociado a Función de Linfocito , Espectrina , Humanos , FemeninoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: In an analysis of the primary outcome of this phase 3 trial, patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who received axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel), an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, as second-line treatment had significantly longer event-free survival than those who received standard care. Data were needed on longer-term outcomes. METHODS: In this trial, we randomly assigned patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma in a 1:1 ratio to receive either axi-cel or standard care (two to three cycles of chemoimmunotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients who had a response). The primary outcome was event-free survival, and key secondary outcomes were response and overall survival. Here, we report the results of the prespecified overall survival analysis at 5 years after the first patient underwent randomization. RESULTS: A total of 359 patients underwent randomization to receive axi-cel (180 patients) or standard care (179 patients). At a median follow-up of 47.2 months, death had been reported in 82 patients in the axi-cel group and in 95 patients in the standard-care group. The median overall survival was not reached in the axi-cel group and was 31.1 months in the standard-care group; the estimated 4-year overall survival was 54.6% and 46.0%, respectively (hazard ratio for death, 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54 to 0.98; P = 0.03 by stratified two-sided log-rank test). This increased survival with axi-cel was observed in the intention-to-treat population, which included 74% of patients with primary refractory disease and other high-risk features. The median investigator-assessed progression-free survival was 14.7 months in the axi-cel group and 3.7 months in the standard-care group, with estimated 4-year percentages of 41.8% and 24.4%, respectively (hazard ratio, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.67). No new treatment-related deaths had occurred since the primary analysis of event-free survival. CONCLUSIONS: At a median follow-up of 47.2 months, axi-cel as second-line treatment for patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma resulted in significantly longer overall survival than standard care. (Funded by Kite; ZUMA-7 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03391466.).
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Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos , Productos Biológicos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Humanos , Antígenos CD19/uso terapéutico , Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico , Productos Biológicos/uso terapéutico , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/efectos adversos , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/métodos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Análisis de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The prognosis of patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after the receipt of first-line chemoimmunotherapy is poor. METHODS: In this international, phase 3 trial, we randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with large B-cell lymphoma that was refractory to or had relapsed no more than 12 months after first-line chemoimmunotherapy to receive axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel, an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy) or standard care (two or three cycles of investigator-selected, protocol-defined chemoimmunotherapy, followed by high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with a response to the chemoimmunotherapy). The primary end point was event-free survival according to blinded central review. Key secondary end points were response and overall survival. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS: A total of 180 patients were randomly assigned to receive axi-cel and 179 to receive standard care. The primary end-point analysis of event-free survival showed that axi-cel therapy was superior to standard care. At a median follow-up of 24.9 months, the median event-free survival was 8.3 months in the axi-cel group and 2.0 months in the standard-care group, and the 24-month event-free survival was 41% and 16%, respectively (hazard ratio for event or death, 0.40; 95% confidence interval, 0.31 to 0.51; P<0.001). A response occurred in 83% of the patients in the axi-cel group and in 50% of those in the standard-care group (with a complete response in 65% and 32%, respectively). In an interim analysis, the estimated overall survival at 2 years was 61% in the axi-cel group and 52% in the standard-care group. Adverse events of grade 3 or higher occurred in 91% of the patients who received axi-cel and in 83% of those who received standard care. Among patients who received axi-cel, grade 3 or higher cytokine release syndrome occurred in 6% and grade 3 or higher neurologic events in 21%. No deaths related to cytokine release syndrome or neurologic events occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Axi-cel therapy led to significant improvements, as compared with standard care, in event-free survival and response, with the expected level of high-grade toxic effects. (Funded by Kite; ZUMA-7 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03391466.).
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Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico , Productos Biológicos/uso terapéutico , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/efectos adversos , Productos Biológicos/efectos adversos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Supervivencia sin Progresión , Trasplante de Células Madre , Trasplante AutólogoRESUMEN
In phase 2 of ZUMA-1, a single-arm, multicenter, registrational trial, axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy demonstrated durable responses at 2 years in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). Here, we assessed outcomes in ZUMA-1 after 5 years of follow-up. Eligible adults received lymphodepleting chemotherapy followed by axi-cel (2 × 106 cells per kg). Investigator-assessed response, survival, safety, and pharmacokinetics were assessed in patients who had received treatment. The objective response rate in these 101 patients was 83% (58% complete response rate); with a median follow-up of 63.1 months, responses were ongoing in 31% of patients at data cutoff. Median overall survival (OS) was 25.8 months, and the estimated 5-year OS rate was 42.6%. Disease-specific survival (excluding deaths unrelated to disease progression) estimated at 5 years was 51.0%. No new serious adverse events or deaths related to axi-cel were observed after additional follow-up. Peripheral blood B cells were detectable in all evaluable patients at 3 years with polyclonal B-cell recovery in 91% of patients. Ongoing responses at 60 months were associated with early CAR T-cell expansion. In conclusion, this 5-year follow-up analysis of ZUMA-1 demonstrates sustained overall and disease-specific survival, with no new safety signals in patients with refractory LBCL. Protracted B-cell aplasia was not required for durable responses. These findings support the curative potential of axi-cel in a subset of patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas. This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, as #NCT02348216.
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Productos Biológicos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos , Adulto , Humanos , Estudios de Seguimiento , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/efectos adversos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/patología , Antígenos CD19/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
The relative efficacy of autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (auto-HCT) vs chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who achieve a partial remission (PR) after salvage chemotherapy is not known. Using the Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research registry database, we identified adult patients with DLBCL who received either an auto-HCT (2013-2019) or CAR-T treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (2018-2019) while in a PR by computed tomography or positron emission tomography scan. We compared the clinical outcomes between the 2 cohorts using univariable and multivariable regression models after adjustment for relevant baseline and clinical factors. In the univariable analysis, the 2-year progression-free survival (52% vs 42%; P = .1) and the rate of 100-day nonrelapse mortality (4% vs 2%; P = .3) were not different between the 2 cohorts, but consolidation with auto-HCT was associated with a lower rate of relapse/progression (40% vs 53%; P = .05) and a superior overall survival (OS) (69% vs 47%; P = .004) at 2 years. In the multivariable regression analysis, treatment with auto-HCT was associated with a significantly lower risk of relapse/progression rate (hazard ratio = 1.49; P = .01) and a superior OS (hazard ratio = 1.63; P = .008). In patients with DLBCL in a PR after salvage therapy, treatment with auto-HCT was associated with a lower incidence of relapse and a superior OS compared with CAR-T. These data support the role of auto-HCT as the standard of care in transplant-eligible patients with relapsed DLBCL in PR after salvage therapy.
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Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Autoinjertos , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/mortalidad , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/terapia , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia , Tasa de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
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 intention-to-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. (Funded by Kite, a Gilead company; ZUMA-2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02601313.).
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Antígenos CD19/uso terapéutico , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Linfoma de Células del Manto/terapia , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Adulto , Anciano , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/efectos adversos , Infusiones Intravenosas , Leucaféresis , Linfoma de Células del Manto/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células del Manto/mortalidad , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia , Análisis de Supervivencia , Linfocitos T/trasplante , Vidarabina/análogos & derivados , Vidarabina/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after first-line treatment who are not intended for haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) have poor outcomes and limited treatment options. We assessed the antitumour activity and safety of lisocabtagene maraleucel, an autologous, CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product, as second-line treatment in adults with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma not intended for HSCT. METHODS: PILOT, an open-label, phase 2 trial done at 18 clinical sites in the USA, included adults aged 18 years or older who had relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma and PET-positive disease, had received first-line therapy containing an anthracycline and a CD20-targeted agent, were not intended for HSCT by their physician, and met at least one prespecified transplantation not intended criterion. Patients received lymphodepleting chemotherapy (intravenous fludarabine 30 mg/m2 and intravenous cyclophosphamide 300 mg/m2 daily for 3 days) followed 2-7 days later by two sequential lisocabtagene maraleucel infusions (equal target doses of CD8+ and CD4+ CAR+ T cells for a total target dose of 100 × 106 CAR+ T cells). The primary endpoint was the overall response rate and was assessed in all patients who received lisocabtagene maraleucel and had confirmed PET-positive disease before lisocabtagene maraleucel administration based on an independent review committee according to the Lugano 2014 criteria. Safety was assessed in all patients who received lisocabtagene maraleucel. Patient follow-up is ongoing. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03483103. FINDINGS: Between July 26, 2018, and Sept 24, 2021 (data cutoff for the primary analysis), 74 patients underwent leukapheresis and 61 received lisocabtagene maraleucel (efficacy and safety sets); median age was 74 years (IQR 70-78), 24 (39%) patients were women versus 37 (61%) men, and 54 (89%) patients were White. 16 (26%) of 61 patients had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 2, 33 (54%) had refractory disease, 13 (21%) relapsed within 1 year of first-line therapy, and 15 (25%) relapsed after 12 months of first-line therapy. Median on-study follow-up was 12·3 months (IQR 6·1-18·0). 49 (80% [95% CI 68-89]; p<0·0001) patients had an overall response. The most common grade 3 or worse treatment-emergent adverse events were neutropenia (29 [48%] patients), leukopenia (13 [21%]), and thrombocytopenia (12 [20%]). Lisocabtagene maraleucel-related serious treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in 13 (21%) patients. There were no treatment-related deaths. Cytokine release syndrome occurred in 23 (38%; grade 3 in one) patients and neurological events in 19 (31%; grade 3 in three) patients, with no grade 4 events or deaths. INTERPRETATION: These results support lisocabtagene maraleucel as a potential second-line treatment in patients with large B-cell lymphoma for whom HSCT is not intended. FUNDING: Juno Therapeutics, a Bristol-Myers Squibb company.
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Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Linfoma Folicular , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Trombocitopenia , Adulto , Anciano , Antígenos CD19/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Linfoma Folicular/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/patología , Trombocitopenia/inducido químicamenteRESUMEN
Axicabtagene ciloleucel and brexucabtagene autoleucel are anti-CD19 T-cell therapies that utilize the same second-generation chimeric antigen receptor with a CD28 costimulatory subunit. They have demonstrated high rates of response in high-risk patients with relapsed and refractory B-cell malignancies in multicenter clinical trials, including diffuse large B-cell and mantle cell lymphomas. The high clinical activity has led to the US FDA approval of axicabtagene ciloleucel for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and brexucabtagene autoleucel for mantle cell lymphoma. While they are highly effective, they have significant toxicities, including cytokine release syndrome and neurologic toxicities, which can be severe and require specialized management. This review will discuss the development, efficacy and safety of axicabtagene ciloleucel and brexucabtagene autoleucel in B-cell lymphomas.
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Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico , Productos Biológicos/uso terapéutico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/terapia , Linfoma de Células del Manto/terapia , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/uso terapéutico , Antígenos CD19/inmunología , Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/inmunología , Productos Biológicos/inmunología , Antígenos CD28/metabolismo , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos , Humanos , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/inmunología , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/patología , Linfoma de Células del Manto/inmunología , Linfoma de Células del Manto/patología , Complejo Receptor-CD3 del Antígeno de Linfocito T/metabolismo , Receptores Quiméricos de Antígenos/inmunología , Recurrencia , Seguridad , Linfocitos T/inmunología , Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Linfocitos T/trasplante , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Axicabtagene ciloleucel is an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. In the previous analysis of the ZUMA-1 registrational study, with a median follow-up of 15·4 months (IQR 13·7-17·3), 89 (82%) of 108 assessable patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel achieved an objective response, and complete responses were noted in 63 (58%) patients. Here we report long-term activity and safety outcomes of the ZUMA-1 study. METHODS: ZUMA-1 is a single-arm, multicentre, registrational trial at 22 sites in the USA and Israel. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older, and had histologically confirmed large B-cell lymphoma-including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, and transformed follicular lymphoma-according to the 2008 WHO Classification of Tumors of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue; refractory disease or relapsed after autologous stem-cell transplantation; an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1; and had previously received an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody containing-regimen and an anthracycline-containing chemotherapy. Participants received one dose of axicabtagene ciloleucel on day 0 at a target dose of 2â×â106 CAR T cells per kg of bodyweight after conditioning chemotherapy with intravenous fludarabine (30 mg/m2 body-surface area) and cyclophosphamide (500 mg/m2 body-surface area) on days -5, -4, and -3. The primary endpoints were safety for phase 1 and the proportion of patients achieving an objective response for phase 2, and key secondary endpoints were overall survival, progression-free survival, and duration of response. Pre-planned activity and safety analyses were done per protocol. ZUMA-1 is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02348216. Although the registrational cohorts are closed, the trial remains open, and recruitment to extension cohorts with alternative endpoints is underway. FINDINGS: Between May 19, 2015, and Sept 15, 2016, 119 patients were enrolled and 108 received axicabtagene ciloleucel across phases 1 and 2. As of the cutoff date of Aug 11, 2018, 101 patients assessable for activity in phase 2 were followed up for a median of 27·1 months (IQR 25·7-28·8), 84 (83%) had an objective response, and 59 (58%) had a complete response. The median duration of response was 11·1 months (4·2-not estimable). The median overall survival was not reached (12·8-not estimable), and the median progression-free survival was 5·9 months (95% CI 3·3-15·0). 52 (48%) of 108 patients assessable for safety in phases 1 and 2 had grade 3 or worse serious adverse events. Grade 3 or worse cytokine release syndrome occurred in 12 (11%) patients, and grade 3 or worse neurological events in 35 (32%). Since the previous analysis at 1 year, additional serious adverse events were reported in four patients (grade 3 mental status changes, grade 4 myelodysplastic syndrome, grade 3 lung infection, and two episodes of grade 3 bacteraemia), none of which were judged to be treatment related. Two treatment-related deaths (due to haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and cardiac arrest) were previously reported, but no new treatment-related deaths occurred during the additional follow-up. INTERPRETATION: These 2-year follow-up data from ZUMA-1 suggest that axicabtagene ciloleucel can induce durable responses and a median overall survival of greater than 2 years, and has a manageable long-term safety profile in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma. FUNDING: Kite and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Therapy Acceleration Program.
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Antígenos CD19/uso terapéutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Linfoma Folicular/terapia , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/terapia , Adulto , Anciano , Antígenos CD19/administración & dosificación , Antígenos CD19/efectos adversos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efectos adversos , Productos Biológicos , Ciclofosfamida/administración & dosificación , Ciclofosfamida/efectos adversos , Ciclofosfamida/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/efectos adversos , Linfoma Folicular/mortalidad , Linfoma Folicular/patología , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/mortalidad , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis de Supervivencia , Resultado del Tratamiento , Vidarabina/administración & dosificación , Vidarabina/efectos adversos , Vidarabina/análogos & derivados , Vidarabina/uso terapéuticoAsunto(s)
Productos Biológicos/administración & dosificación , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Proteínas de Neoplasias/inmunología , Escape del Tumor/efectos de los fármacos , Adulto , Antígenos CD19/inmunología , Productos Biológicos/efectos adversos , Femenino , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/diagnóstico por imagen , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/inmunología , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recurrencia , Escape del Tumor/genéticaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: The B-cell receptor (BCR) pathway is a crucial aspect of mature lymphocytes and is maintained in B-cell neoplasms. Many small module inhibitors targeting kinases within the BCR pathway are approved, with others in development, offering alternative treatment options to standard chemoimmunotherapy. Areas covered: This review covers both approved inhibitors and investigational inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) in the treatment of B-cell lymphomas. To collect relevant articles, a literature search was completed through the use of PubMed and abstracts from ASH and ASCO national meetings. Search terms including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and BCR inhibitors, as well as the individual drug names, were utilized. The majority of included studies are dated from 2012 to March 2018. Expert opinion: BCR pathway inhibitors, such as ibrutinib and idelalisib, are novel treatments for non-Hodgkin lymphomas. While providing alternative treatment options to those with high-risk disease, poor functional status, and relapsed disease, outside of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), they have been limited to the relapsed/refractory setting. Their mechanisms of action, off/on-target effects, and resistance patterns create unique therapeutic dilemmas. It is our opinion that more specific inhibitors, as well as combination therapy, will define the future for BCR inhibitors.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Diseño de Fármacos , Linfoma no Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Adenina/análogos & derivados , Humanos , Linfoma no Hodgkin/patología , Terapia Molecular Dirigida , Piperidinas , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Purinas/farmacología , Purinas/uso terapéutico , Pirazoles/farmacología , Pirazoles/uso terapéutico , Pirimidinas/farmacología , Pirimidinas/uso terapéutico , Quinazolinonas/farmacología , Quinazolinonas/uso terapéutico , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos B/metabolismoRESUMEN
The addition of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to the treatment of B-cell malignancies has dramatically affected the field as well as the lives of patients. Rituximab in particular has been combined safely with conventional chemotherapy and has resulted in improved overall survival in major histologic subtypes of B-cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is incorporated into the standard initial treatment of nearly all of these diseases. Novel anti-CD20 antibodies are currently under development. Two of these agents, ofatumumab and obinutuzumab, have been approved for use in certain clinical settings. Research comparing these newer antibodies with rituximab is ongoing. As these newer antibodies are further studied and developed, improvements in response and progression-free survival need to be considered in the context of clinical benefit as well as toxicity, especially in indolent diseases. Research involving rituximab biosimilars is ongoing as well, and recent preliminary data demonstrate similar efficacy and tolerability when compared with rituximab. An additional focus of ongoing research is the use of extended schedules of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, as the optimal duration of therapy remains ill-defined in many histologic subtypes. To maximize the use of these agents, well-validated clinical trial endpoints will need to be carefully considered.
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/uso terapéutico , Antígenos CD20/uso terapéutico , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B/terapia , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/inmunología , Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados/uso terapéutico , Antígenos CD20/inmunología , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/terapiaAsunto(s)
Lenalidomida/administración & dosificación , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/mortalidad , Anciano , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores de Riesgo , Tasa de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
Radioimmunotherapy is an effective treatment modality with an acceptable toxicity profile in both indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and histologic transformation. Its ease of administration from a patient's perspective sets it apart from chemoimmunotherapy regimens. It has demonstrated efficacy in a range of different treatment scenarios. Despite its promise as a treatment modality, radioimmunotherapy has been seldom used, and one of the previously available agents is now off the market. Radioimmunotherapy has shown impressive activity in both the relapsed and upfront settings in follicular lymphoma, histologic transformation, as consolidation after chemotherapy, and in conjunction with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell support. Future efforts should focus on its optimal employment in the upfront setting for follicular lymphoma as well as further investigation of the promising activity in histologic transformation.
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Linfoma no Hodgkin/radioterapia , Radioinmunoterapia , Ensayos Clínicos como Asunto , Terapia Combinada , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Humanos , Linfoma Folicular/patología , Linfoma Folicular/radioterapia , Linfoma no Hodgkin/patología , Linfoma no Hodgkin/terapia , Radioinmunoterapia/efectos adversos , Radioinmunoterapia/métodos , Retratamiento , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Opinion statement: The optimal initial treatment of follicular lymphoma (FL) is not known, and initial management of patients varies considerably between providers and institutions. The assertion that patients with low tumor burden can be observed for a period of time is being challenged owing to the safety and tolerability of novel therapeutics and the movement of the field away from traditional chemotherapy agents. Single agent rituximab has become increasingly popular as initial management of patients with low tumor burden disease, and there is evidence that prolonged treatment with rituximab can improve progression-free survival (PFS) when compared to induction with rituximab or observation. Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) has similarly shown efficacy in low tumor burden disease. Novel agents such as lenalidomide, idelalisib, and ibrutinib are being studied in the first-line setting. Importantly, none of these strategies have demonstrated an improved overall survival in a randomized study versus observation. It is the opinion of the authors that endpoints such as PFS alone, while important, should not drive changes in management with limited resources. Composite endpoints including quality of life are more informative on the true impact of treatments on patients with follicular lymphoma. Providers should encourage all patients to be treated in the context of an appropriate clinical trial when possible. If a patient is not a clinical trial candidate, we typically treat patients with advanced stage and high tumor burden with chemoimmunotherapy. The decision to give maintenance rituximab is individualized to the patient, as there is no overall survival benefit. In patients with early stage disease, we favor consideration of radiation therapy if the patient is a candidate. Our initial recommendation to patients with advanced stage, low tumor burden disease, is close observation or "watch and wait." We have observed that most patients become comfortable over time with an observation approach. If a patient is not comfortable with this recommendation, we will use single agent rituximab. If the patient responds to therapy, we do not recommend maintenance rituximab in low tumor burden disease but rather prefer a retreatment strategy or an extended schedule of four additional doses of rituximab.
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Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Linfoma Folicular/tratamiento farmacológico , Rituximab/administración & dosificación , Espera Vigilante , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Esquema de Medicación , Humanos , Linfoma Folicular/patología , Linfoma Folicular/radioterapia , Selección de Paciente , Calidad de Vida , Radioinmunoterapia , Carga TumoralRESUMEN
Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic subgroups in cancer clinical trials remains a persistent challenge. Restrictive clinical trial eligibility criteria have been shown to exacerbate this problem. We previously identified that up to 24% of patients treated with standard immunochemotherapy (IC) would have been excluded from recent first-line trials in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) based on 5 lab-based criteria. These ineligible patients had worse clinical outcomes and increased deaths related to lymphoma progression suggesting the potential exclusion of patients who could have benefited most from the novel therapies being evaluated. Utilizing data from the prospectively enrolled Lymphoma Epidemiology Outcomes (LEO) Cohort study, with demographics broadly similar to the U.S. patients diagnosed with lymphoma, we evaluated the impact of laboratory eligibility criteria from recent first-line DLBCL trials across various racial and ethnic backgrounds. There were significant differences in the baseline lab values by race/ethnicity with Black/African American (AA) patients having the lowest mean hemoglobin and highest creatinine clearance. Based on recent clinical trial eligibility criteria, AA and Hispanic patients had higher rates of lab-based ineligibility compared to Non-Hispanic Whites. The largest gap in the clinical outcomes between eligible (ref) and non-eligible patients was noted within AA patients with an overall survival hazard ratio based on POLARIX clinical trial criteria of 4.09, 95% CI: 1.83-9.14. A thoughtful approach to the utility of each criterion and cut offs for eligibility needs to be evaluated in the context of its differential impact across various racial/ethnic groups.
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ABSTRACT: The optimal management of patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) after disease progression or lack of response to second-line (2L) therapy remains unclear. Here, we report outcomes among patients who received subsequent antilymphoma therapy per investigator discretion separately by their randomized 2L arm in ZUMA-7, namely axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) vs standard of care (SOC). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated from 3L therapy initiation. In the SOC arm, 127 of 179 randomized patients (71%) received 3L therapy. Median PFS among those who received 3L cellular immunotherapy (n = 68) vs those who did not (n = 59) was 6.3 vs 1.9 months, respectively; median OS was 16.3 vs 9.5 months, respectively. In the axi-cel arm, 84 of 180 randomized patients (47%) received 3L therapy. Median PFS among those who received 3L chemotherapy (n = 60) vs cellular immunotherapy (n = 8) was 1.7 vs 3.5 months, respectively; median OS was 8.1 months vs not reached, respectively. Of the 60 patients who received 3L chemotherapy, 10 underwent stem cell transplantation (SCT) after salvage chemotherapy. Median PFS was 11.5 vs 1.6 months, and median OS was 17.5 vs 7.2 months for those who did vs did not reach SCT, respectively. Eight patients received 3L cellular immunotherapy after 2L axi-cel. Of these, 6 patients received subsequent SCT in any line; all 6 were alive at data cutoff. These findings help inform subsequent treatment choices after 2L therapy failure for relapsed/refractory LBCL. The trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03391466.
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Productos Biológicos , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso , Nivel de Atención , Humanos , Productos Biológicos/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/terapia , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/tratamiento farmacológico , Linfoma de Células B Grandes Difuso/mortalidad , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/uso terapéutico , Inmunoterapia Adoptiva/métodosRESUMEN
Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors are an effective therapeutic agent for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia but require indefinite treatment that can result in cumulative toxicities. Novel combinations of agents that provide deep remissions could allow for fixed duration therapy. Acalabrutinib, unlike ibrutinib, does not inhibit anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis, making it a suitable partner drug to rituximab. Using standard dosing (375 mg/m2) of rituximab causes loss of target membrane CD20 cells and exhaustion of the finite cytotoxic capacity of the innate immune system. Alternatively, using high-frequency, low-dose (HFLD), subcutaneous rituximab limits loss of CD20 and allows for self-administration at home. The combination of HFLD rituximab 50 mg administered twice a week for 6 cycles of 28 days with the addition of acalabrutinib starting in week 2 was evaluated in a phase II study of 38 patients with treatment naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Patients achieving a complete response with undetectable minimal residual disease after 12 or 24 cycles of acalabrutinib could stop therapy. All patient responded, including one with a complete response with undetectable minimal residual disease in the peripheral blood and bone marrow at 12 months who stopped therapy. At a median follow-up of 2.3 years 2 patients with high-risk features have progressed while on acalabrutinib monotherapy. We conclude that HFLD rituximab in combination with acalabrutinib is an effective and tolerable self-administered home combination that provides a platform to build upon regimens that may more reliably allow for fixed-duration therapy. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov #NCT03788291.
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Antineoplásicos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B , Humanos , Rituximab/efectos adversos , Leucemia Linfocítica Crónica de Células B/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasia Residual/tratamiento farmacológico , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a promising treatment option for several hematologic cancers. However, efforts to achieve the same level of therapeutic success in solid tumors have largely failed mainly due to CAR-T cell exhaustion and poor persistence at the tumor site. Although immunosuppression mediated by augmented programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) expression has been proposed to cause CAR-T cell hypofunction and limited clinical efficacy, little is known about the underlying mechanisms and immunological consequences of PD-1 expression on CAR-T cells. With flow cytometry analyses and in vitro and in vivo anti-cancer T cell function assays, we found that both manufactured murine and human CAR-T cell products displayed phenotypic signs of T cell exhaustion and heterogeneous expression levels of PD-1. Unexpectedly, PD-1high CAR-T cells outperformed PD-1low CAR-T cells in multiple T cell functions both in vitro and in vivo. Despite the achievement of superior persistence at the tumor site in vivo, adoptive transfer of PD-1high CAR-T cells alone failed to control tumor growth. Instead, a PD-1 blockade combination therapy significantly delayed tumor progression in mice infused with PD-1high CAR-T cells. Therefore, our data demonstrate that robust T cell activation during the ex vivo CAR-T cell manufacturing process generates a PD-1high CAR-T cell subset with improved persistence and enhanced anti-cancer functions. However, these cells may be vulnerable to the immunosuppressive microenvironment and require combination with PD-1 inhibition to maximize therapeutic functions in solid tumors.
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Neoplasias Hematológicas , Neoplasias , Humanos , Animales , Ratones , Receptor de Muerte Celular Programada 1 , Neoplasias/terapia , Traslado Adoptivo , Anticuerpos , Microambiente TumoralRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Adolescent and Young Adults (AYAs) are an underserved, high-risk population. Identifying health care utilization patterns, and particularly acute care visits, is important as these are high-intensity, expensive services. We investigated whether differences exist in health care utilization between the AYA lymphoma population compared to their older adult counterparts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two correlated outcomes were used to measure health care utilization: 4 or more acute visits (emergency department or urgent care) and number of nonacute visits (office or telephone visits). We studied 442 patients with aggressive lymphoma patients 15 years or older at time of diagnosis managed at our cancer center within 2 years of their diagnosis. A multivariate generalized linear mixed model simultaneously estimated the effect of baseline predictors on 4 or more acute care visit with robust Poisson regression and nonacute visit counts with negative binomial regression allowing for a within-subject random effect. RESULTS: AYAs had increased risk of having ≥4 acute visits (RR = 1.96; P = .047) compared to their older counterparts. Obesity (RR = 2.04, P = .015) and living less than 50 miles from the cancer center (RR = 3.48, P = .015) were independently associated with higher risk of acute care usage. Acute care visits for psychiatric or substance use related reasons were significantly higher (P = .0001) among AYA (10/114, 8.8%) vs. non-AYA (3/328, 0.9%). CONCLUSION: Disease-targeted interventions to address high acute health care utilization is needed amongst AYAs. Additionally, early multidisciplinary involvement after cancer diagnosis particularly with psychiatric expertise amongst AYAs and palliative care involvement in both groups is needed.