Real-world data for tisagenlecleucel in patients with R/R B-ALL: subgroup analyses from the CIBMTR registry
John S, Curran KJ, Hall EM, Keating A, Baumeister SHC, Nikiforow S, Driscoll T, Moskop A, McNerney KO, Phillips CL, Pulsipher MA, Hsieh EM, Rouce RH, Pasquini MC, Tiwari R, Willert J, Ramos RJ, Krueger J, Guest E, Grupp SA
Since the first approval of tisagenlecleucel in 2017, pediatric and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) may receive this CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. We report real-world data from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (>2.5 years of follow-up). As of May 4, 2022, 768 patients with B-ALL had received tisagenlecleucel. Patients ≥18 and <18 (including <3) years old were treated in first relapse (26.6% and 26.7% [<3 years old: 44.8%], respectively) or primary refractory disease (12.4% and 12.1% [<3 years old: 15.5%]) with 17.6% and 11.6% [< 3 years old: 13.8%] having high disease burden (≥50% bone marrow [BM] blasts) and 20.2% and 20.2% [<3 years old: 13.8%] having low disease burden (>0 to <5% BM blasts). Among patients with ≥12 months post-infusion follow-up (N=578; median follow-up 32.1 months), the best overall response of complete remission/complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery was 86.0%. Twelve-month relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were 61.8% and 79.4%, while 24-month RFS and OS were 50.3% and 63.8%, respectively. Age (<18 years) and disease burden (<50% BM blasts) were associated with better outcomes. Prior inotuzumab therapy and KMT2A rearrangement were associated with worse outcomes. Older patients (≥18 years) experienced a higher rate of any-grade cytokine release syndrome (CRS) associated with higher disease burden prior to infusion. Any-grade CRS and neurotoxicity were lower in patients <3 years old. Extended follow-up continues to demonstrate high rates of RFS and favorable safety in this population.
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Blood advances, 2025-06-26