scholarly journals Novel Single Agents Are Equivalent to Conventional Chemotherapy Inpatients with Relapsed and Refractory Mature T-Cell Lymphomas: A Meta-Analysis

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1431-1431
Author(s):  
Nazila Shafagati ◽  
Robert N. Stuver ◽  
Leora Boussi ◽  
Min Jung Koh ◽  
Allison Park ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Patients with advanced peripheral and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (PTCL and CTCL) have an unfavorable prognosis . Primary refractoriness to traditional chemotherapy and relapse is common. Few FDA-approved "novel" single agents (SA) are available but their effectiveness as salvage agents relative to traditional multiagent cytotoxic chemotherapy (CC) regimens remains unknown. Therefore, we conducted a systematic meta-analysis to compare the response rates of approved and experimental single agents to conventional chemotherapy for patients with relapsed and refractory (R/R) PTCL and CTCL. Methods: This systematic review is reported in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Briefly a Harvard University Librarian (PB) systematically searched the publication libraries of: MEDLINE (through Ovid SP), Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, and Cochrane's Central Register for adult patients with R/R PTCL and CTCL enrolled in phase I, II, and III clinical trials of novel single and cytotoxic drugs. Agents determined as novel included antifolates, histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi), antibody-drug conjugates, therapeutic antibodies, hypomethylating agents, cereblon modulators, inhibitors of PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK/STAT, aurora kinase, farnesyl transferase and proteosome pathways, and CD4 CAR T- cells. Conventional chemotherapy agents included ifosfamide-, gemcitabine-, anthracycline-, and platinum-based treatments. Three researchers (NS, RS and LB) independently reviewed eligible studies and extracted data for baseline demographics, histological subtype, treatment characteristics including response rates, duration of response, overall and progression free survival, toxicity, and risk of bias assessment. Primary outcome was overall response rate (ORR), defined as the best reported partial response (PR) or better. Meta-analyses were conducted for ORR and the scale of logarithm of odd using the generic inverse variance method. The random effects model was used to pool the effect sizes for each study assuming a normal distribution of the random effects. Preplanned subgroup by therapy type and histological subtypes of lymphoma were treated as fixed effects and compared using Wald test. The degree of statistical heterogeneity was evaluated by inconsistency index (I2). Results: Our literature search identified 1873 articles, which after filtering for inclusion and exclusion criteria, ruling in only papers including T-cell lymphoma specific response, was narrowed to 128 studies for data extraction. Of these 128 studies, 35 were phase I trials, 70 phase II, 13 phase III, and 10 were combination. First, we divided all studies into upfront (n=33) versus R/R (n=100) based on timing of their treatments. We specifically focused on patients with R/R TCLs and subdivided those studies into the novel SA (n=84) and conventional chemotherapy (n=16) categories. The ORR for novel agents was lower at 37% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 34, 41) in comparison with 55% (95% CI: 40, 69) for standard chemotherapy agents (p=0.02). When stratified by histological subtype, patients with PTCL-NOS (n=751) had comparable ORR to novel agents (31%; 95% CI: 27, 35) and conventional chemotherapy (40%; 95% CI: 31,50; p=0.08). Similar results were seen with patients with AITL (n=296) who achieved equivocal ORR to single agents (45%; 95% CI: 38, 52) when contrasted with conventional chemotherapy (55%; 95% CI: 27, 80; p=0.52). Similar efficacy was seen for patients with CTCL (n=612) across SA (34%, 95% CI:29, 40) and CC (44%; 95% CI: 33, 56; p=0.11). Conclusions: Our meta-analysis highlights that for particular histological subtypes of PTCL such as PTCL-NOS and AITL, single agents are non-inferior to cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens in the R/R setting. These findings warrant serious consideration in the design and development of clinical trials for patients with R/R PTCL and the need for tailored treatments. Our meta-analysis also informs clinicians and patients about the benefits of single agents in comparison with standard chemotherapy while making clinical decisions for specified histologies. Disclosures Foss: Mallinckrodt: Honoraria; Kyowa: Honoraria; Kura: Honoraria; Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Acrotech: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Daiichi Sankyo: Honoraria. Jain: Trillium Therapeutics, Inc: Research Funding; Acro Biotech, Inc: Research Funding; Abcuro, Inc: Research Funding.

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 4574-4574
Author(s):  
Vikram R Paralkar ◽  
Sunita Dwivedy Nasta ◽  
Kelly Morrissey ◽  
Jacqueline Smith ◽  
Pavel Vassilev ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4574 Background CTCLs are generally incurable with conventional therapies. In particular, advanced mycosis fungoides (MF), Sézary syndrome (SS) and gamma delta varieties of CTCL have poor survival rates and are often refractory to traditional chemotherapy. Allogeneic SCT may provide a GVL effect and improve outcomes for these patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed at the University of Pennsylvania to identify all patients with CTCL who underwent allogeneic transplantation. 12 patients were identified who were transplanted between 2004 to 2010. A chart review was performed to obtain data about demographics, diagnosis, staging, treatment, transplantation and outcomes. Results Median age at diagnosis was 49 yrs and M:F ratio was 5:7. Prior to transplantation, 4 had MF (stages IIB, IIIB, IVA1, IVB; 2 with nodal transformation), 4 had SS (one stage IVA1, three IVA2; 1 with nodal transformation), and 3 had gamma delta T-cell lymphoma (all T3b). Median time from diagnosis to transplantation was 3.3 yrs (range 0.5@02b97 yrs). Patients had received a median of 8 non-chemotherapy, and 2 chemotherapy-based treatment modalities before being transplanted. Only 3 patients were in complete remission (CR) at the time of conditioning and 9 had evidence of active disease. Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) was used in 10 cases (Flu/Bu, Flu/Cy or Flu/Mel), and conventional myeloablative conditioning (Cy/TBI) was used in 2. GVHD prophylaxis consisted of calcineurin inhibitor and methotrexate in all patients. The median follow up for all pts is 6.6 months (range 1.4 to 37.1 months) and 11.2 months for surviving patients. All patients engrafted with an ANC >500 a median 13 days after SCT. Median donor chimerism at day 100 after SCT in 10 evaluable pts was 97%. 7 of 12 patients developed acute GVHD, 4 of whom had grade 3 GVHD. Two patients died within the first 100 days, from sepsis with active disease. At day 100, 7 of 10 evaluable patients were in CR, with an additional patient achieving CR shortly after; therefore transplant induced and maintained CR in 6 pts with active disease. 3 patients relapsed after achieving CR a median of 11.4 months (range 5.3–13.0 months) after SCT. 2 patients never achieved CR, and progressed within a month of transplantation. The median PFS for all pts was 31 wks, and 1 yr and 2 yr PFS were 48% and 32% without an obvious plateau. 2 year OS was 53% (Figure 1). Median OS is not reached. 6 patients have died from progression (5) and GVHD (1), 5 remain in CR and 1 is alive with active disease. Conclusion RIC SCT can provide long-term disease control in patients with advanced CTCL otherwise refractory to immunotherapy and chemotherapy. Given the limited TRM, consideration for earlier transplant should be given. Larger retrospective and ideally prospective studies will further define the role of allogeneic SCT in this disease. Disclosures: Rook: Therakos: Speakers Bureau; HY Biopharma: Consultancy. Kim:TenX: Research Funding; Biocryst: Research Funding; Genmab: Research Funding; Glouchester: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Eisai: Consultancy.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 1501-1501
Author(s):  
Matthew J Maurer ◽  
Fredrik Ellin ◽  
James Cerhan ◽  
Stephen Ansell ◽  
Brian K Link ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Peripheral T-Cell lymphomas (PTCLs) constitute approximately 10% of lymphoid malignancies and consist of several distinct entities based on pathologic and clinical characteristics. With the exception of a few subtypes (e.g., ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and some primary cutaneous or leukemic forms of PTCL), a majority of PTCLs are aggressive as characterized by poor treatment response, rapid disease progression and poor overall survival. We have shown that landmark timepoints of event-free survival after diagnosis can stratify subsequent overall survival (OS) in diffuse large B-cell and follicular lymphoma. Here we evaluate this approach in newly diagnosed aggressive PTCLs treated with anthracyline-based or related chemotherapy. Methods. Newly diagnosed PTCL patients were prospectively enrolled in the University of Iowa/Mayo Clinic Lymphoma SPORE Molecular Epidemiology Resource (MER) from 2002-2012. Clinical data were abstracted from medical records using a standard protocol. For this analysis, we included patients receiving anthracycline-based or other multiagent chemotherapy for the following PTCL subtypes: ALK-negative ALCL (N=24); angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL, N=34); PTCL, not otherwise specified (NOS; N=60); enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL, N=8); extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTL, N=11); and hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL, N=1). Patients were prospectively followed, and event-free survival (EFS) was defined as time from diagnosis to progression, re-treatment, or death due to any cause. Landmark EFS timepoints were assessed at 12 (EFS12) and 24 (EFS24) months after the date of diagnosis. Subsequent OS was defined as time from a specific endpoint (diagnosis, event or EFS landmark). Replication was performed in a population-based cohort of T-cell lymphomas diagnosed from 2000-2009 from the Swedish Lymphoma Registry. Results. 138 eligible patients were enrolled in the MER from 2002-2012, the median age at diagnosis was 58 years (range, 19-88), 66% were male, 73% had Stage III-IV disease, and 33% had IPI 0-1. At a median follow-up of 47 months (range 11-120), 87 patients (63%) had an event and 70 patients (51%) had died. From diagnosis, only 60 patients were event-free at 12 months (EFS12 45%). Patients who failed to achieve EFS12 had a poor subsequent OS from event (median OS = 6.8 months, 95% CI: 5.3-14.0, figure 1). In contrast, patients who achieved EFS12 had a favorable subsequent OS (median unreached, figure 2). Of the 427 eligible patients in the Swedish registry, the median age at diagnosis was 66 years (range, 18-88), 63% were male, 68% had Stage III-IV disease, and 25% had IPI 0-1. PTCL subtypes were: ALK-negative ALCL (N=89); AITL (N=80); PTCL, NOS (N=183); EATL (N=44); ENKTL (N=24); and HSTCL (N=7). At a median follow-up of 86 months (range 40-158), 333 patients (79%) had an event and 316 patients (74%) had died. From diagnosis, 183 patients were event-free at 12 months (EFS12 44%). Similar to the MER cohort, Swedish patients failing EFS12 had poor subsequent survival (median OS = 3.7 months, 95% CI: 2.9-5.3, figure 1). Swedish patients achieving EFS12 had a favorable subsequent OS (median OS = 89 months, figure 2). Similar results were obtained when conducting landmark analysis at 24 months after diagnosis (EFS24). Conclusion. Relapse and re-treatment events within the first 12 months of diagnosis are associated with very poor OS in PTCL treated with anthracyclines or related chemotherapy, while patients achieving EFS12 have encouraging subsequent OS. Stratifying patients into prognostically distinct subsets using EFS12 may help focus biologic and biomarker studies. EFS12 has potential as an early endpoint for studies of newly diagnosed PTCL. Further investigation of determinants related to post-EFS12 survival is needed. Disclosures Maurer: Kite Pharma: Research Funding. Cerhan:Kite Pharma: Research Funding. Ansell:Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Celldex: Research Funding. Link:Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite Pharma: Research Funding. Thompson:Kite Pharma: Research Funding. Relander:Respiratorius: Patents & Royalties: valproate for DLBCL.


Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 2927-2927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosaku Watatani ◽  
Yasuharu Sato ◽  
Kenji Nishida ◽  
Hiroaki Miyoshi ◽  
Yuichi Shiraishi ◽  
...  

Abstract Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative disorders arising from mature T-cells. Among them, PTCL-not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) is a diagnosis of exclusion, comprising the largest fraction of PTCL with a diverse underlying pathogenesis. Recently, the concept of nodal T-cell lymphomas with T-follicular helper (TFH) phenotype, including angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and PTCL-NOS that manifests a TFH phenotype, has been proposed, a distinguishing feature of which is the high frequency of TET2, IDH2, DNMT3A, and RHOA(G17V) mutations. Although recent large-scale genetic studies have uncovered mutational landscapes of several other subtypes of PTCLs, such as cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), the entire picture of somatic alterations in PTCL-NOS still remains elusive. In addition, their similarities and differences among various histological subtypes in PTCLs have not been fully elucidated. To address this issue, we initially analyzed our and publicly available whole-exome/genome as well as transcriptome sequencing data from PTCL-NOS and other related PTCLs. Then, we carried out an extensive investigation of somatic mutations and structural variations (SVs) in PTCL-NOS using targeted-capture sequencing of 118 PTCL-NOS samples. Consistent with previous reports, TET2 (35%) was the most frequently mutated gene in PTCL-NOS with the majority (78%) affected by multiple mutations, followed by RHOA (25%), TP53 (16%), KMT2C (12%), PLCG1 (12%), and HLA-B (11%). Besides them, a considerable proportion of patients harbored mutations in components of T-cell receptor (TCR) /NF-κB pathway (such as PRKCB, CARD11, IRF4, and PRDM1), other signal transduction molecules (STAT3, NOTCH1, and SOCS1), chemokine receptors (CCR4 and CCR7), epigenetic modifiers (CREBBP, KDM6A, IDH2, and DNMT3A), transcriptional regulators (GATA3 and TBL1XR1), and molecules associated with immune evasion (HLA-A, HLA-B, FAS, B2M, and CD58). In addition to deteriorating SVs involving frequently affected genes (TP53, FAS, GATA3, and TBL1XR1), we discovered several genes almost exclusively affected by SVs, including TP73, IKZF2, and NFKB2, and CD274. Novel targets of recurrent mutation were also identified, including PDCD1, YTHDF2, and LRP1B, which were frequently targeted by nonsense and frameshift mutations distributed throughout the entire genes. Among them, PDCD1encodes PD-1 receptor transmitting an inhibitory signal from PD-L1 and PD-L2 ligands in T cells, and its loss of function seems to enable tumor cells to escape from the suppression by this negative signal. Although the roles of YTHDF2, a reader protein of N6-methyladenosine, and LRP1B, a member of the low density lipoprotein receptor family, in T cells are not immediately apparent, these findings shed light on a new biological function of these genes. Next, we investigated the co-existence relationship between frequently altered genes in PTCL-NOS. Interestingly, mutations characteristic of TFH lymphomas (TET2, RHOA, IDH2, and DNMT3A) tended to co-occur in a subset of PTCL-NOS cases, whereas they were almost mutually exclusive with mutations in TP53 and TCR/NF-κB pathway genes. This observation reveals the molecular distinction between TFH and non-TFH lymphomas in PTCL-NOS: the former is similar to AITL, although TET2 mutations did not show higher allelic burden than RHOA and IDH2mutations. In contrast, the latter is at least partly characterized by the genetic alterations shared with ATL. In summary, our findings illuminate the landscape of somatic alterations in PTCL-NOS and provide a novel insight into their genetic and molecular heterogeneity, which would help us to exploit a new therapeutic strategy to combat this disease. Disclosures Ohshima: CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD.: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Ogawa:Kan research institute: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma: Research Funding; Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding. Kataoka:Kyowa Hakko Kirin: Honoraria; Yakult: Honoraria; Boehringer Ingelheim: Honoraria.


2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Y. Hwang ◽  
R. H. S. Liang

T-cell lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of diseases. Except for ALK positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma responds to conventional chemotherapy unfavourably, and most patients carry poor prognosis. In recent years, efforts have been made to improve the outcome of T-cell lymphoma patients. Novel agents, high-dose therapy, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation are studied, and various results are reported in literature. This paper looks into the prognostication and treatment approach of different entities of noncutaneous T-cell lymphoma and would focus on the latest updates in its management.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 4035-4035
Author(s):  
Sang Eun Yoon ◽  
Seok Jin Kim ◽  
Tsai-Yun Chen ◽  
Yong Park ◽  
Li Mei Poon ◽  
...  

Introduction T-cell lymphoma is a group of heterogeneous diseases with various clinical behaviors and treatment outcomes, representing 10-15% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Owing to its rarity and heterogeneity, the standard treatment approach for T-cell lymphoma is still not established. Accordingly, conventional chemotherapy regimens adapted from B-cell lymphoma treatment has been used for T-cell lymphoma. However, their outcome is still not satisfactory, and there are limited data representing the real-world situation in terms of clinical features and treatment outcomes. Given the incidence of T-cell lymphoma is relatively higher in Asian than Western countries; a comprehensive registry study focusing on Asian patients with T-cell lymphoma could be helpful for better understanding of T-cell lymphoma as well as the development of more effective treatment strategy. Methods We performed a multi-national, multi-center, prospective registry study for patients with T-cell lymphoma and enrolled patients between 01-March-2016 and 31-January-2019. All patients received chemotherapy with curative intent after diagnosis, and were pathologically diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma according to the 2008 World Health Organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms. Patients belonged to any one of following clinical situations could be enrolled: (1) newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients; (2) patients who started treatment or completed treatment; (3) relapsed or refractory patients. After we enrolled the planned number of patients (n = 500), we analyzed clinical features and treatment outcomes. Results Out of 500 patients enrolled from nine Asian countries (Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladeshi, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Philippines), 490 patients were analyzed because 10 patients with insufficient information were excluded. The median age was 59 years (range, 20-85), male patients (59%) were predominant compared to female patients (41%). Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) was the most common (28%) and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) was the second common (24%). Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not-otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS, 20%) and ALK+/- anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL, 16%) were also major subtypes of T-cell lymphoma. The proportion of stage IV was 40%, however, the distribution of stage was different between ENKTL and nodal T-cell lymphomas such as PTCL-NOS. The CHOP (Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) or CHOP-like regimens accounted for the mainstay of primary treatment for nodal T-cell lymphoma whereas non-anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens such as SMILE (steroid, methotrexate, ifosfamide, L-asparaginase, and etoposide) and GemOx-L (gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, and L-asparagainase) were mainly used for ENKTL. The overall survival of ENKTL was not significantly different from that of PTCL-NOS, AITL and ALK+/- ALCL. Conclusions Our study showed the distribution of T-cell lymphoma subtypes and tumor burdens at the time of diagnosis in Asian countries. Although clinical features of ENKTL are different from that of nodal T-cell lymphomas consisting of PTCL-NOS, AITL and ALK+/- ALCL, and the different types of treatment were used, survival outcome of patients were not significantly different. This finding might be associated with improved treatment outcomes of ENKTL compared to the past. However, considering a substantial number of patients experienced treatment failure in patients with PTCL-NOS as well as ENKTL, more effective treatment strategy should be warranted. Figure Disclosures Kim: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd: Research Funding; Celltrion: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Donga: Research Funding; Kyowa-Kirin: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; J + J: Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2913-2913
Author(s):  
Thomas A Ollila ◽  
John L. Reagan ◽  
Adam J Olszewski

Abstract Background: Recent studies (Maurer et al., JCO 2018, Olszewski et al., BJH 2018) have identified short diagnosis-to-treatment interval (DTI) of less than 15 days as a high-risk feature in B-cell lymphomas, independently of other clinical factors. T-cell lymphomas (TCL) pose a challenge because of their heterogeneity, rarity, and poor outcomes. Patients who respond to initial induction chemotherapy frequently proceed to consolidative high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation (SCT). Our objective was to examine the association between short DTI, receipt of SCT, and survival in 4 most common types of aggressive NK/TCL: peripheral TCL not otherwise specified (PTCL), angioimmunoblastic TCL (AITL), anaplastic large-cell TCL (ALCL), and extranodal NK-/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTL). Methods: From the National Cancer Data Base, a registry containing >80% of lymphomas diagnosed in the US, we selected patients age 18 to 70, diagnosed with PTCL, AITL, ALCL, or ENKTL in 2004-2014, who received multi-agent chemotherapy within 120 days of diagnosis. Short DTI was defined as less than 15 days from diagnosis to start of chemotherapy. We analyzed the use of SCT as part of first course of treatment (before relapse) in a hierarchical logistic model adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, TCL histology, stage, extranodal origin, and type of hospital (academic or community), reporting adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Overall survival (OS) from start of chemotherapy was examined using Cox models adjusting for the same variables, reporting adjusted hazard ratios (HR). To investigate the differential impact of early mortality, we conducted sensitivity analyses in pre-specified subgroups excluding patients who died within 3 or 6 months of starting chemotherapy, and in the subset who underwent SCT (after presumably favorable response to initial chemotherapy). Results: Among 8,194 patients (Table; median age 54 years, 38% women), median DTI was 22 days (interquartile range, 11 to 38). The proportion undergoing SCT (11% overall) varied by histology, and was higher in academic centers (17%) compared with other types of hospitals (7%, P<.001). DTI of less than 15 days was associated with a significantly lower likelihood of undergoing SCT overall (OR, 0.71; 95%CI, 0.60-0.85, P=.0002), and this association was present in every histologic subtype except for ALCL, where the use of SCT was altogether rare. The association between short DTI and less frequent SCT persisted in the subset of patients surviving >3 months from the start of chemotherapy (OR, 0.78; 95%CI, 0.65-0.94, P=.012). With a median follow-up of 10.1 years, survival varied by histology, and was significantly worse for patients with short DTI in PTCL, ALCL and ENKTL, but not in AITL (Fig. A-D). Worse prognosis with short DTI persisted in the subsets patients who survived >3 months (overall HR, 1.32; 95%CI, 1.14-1.33; P<.0001) or >6 months (overall HR, 1.14; 95%CI, 1.04-1.25; P=.005) from the start of chemotherapy. However, in the subgroup of patients who successfully underwent SCT, a short DTI was no longer prognostic (Fig. E; HR, 0.91; 95%CI, 0.66-1.26; P=.57). Conclusions: Patients with TCL who need to start chemotherapy within 15 days of diagnosis have a lower likelihood of undergoing subsequent SCT. This association is not fully explained by early mortality, and may reflect a more aggressive biology, including worse response to standard chemotherapy-a hypothesis supported by the fact that achievement of SCT nullifies the poor prognostic value of short DTI. Short DTI is thus a novel risk factor in TCL that identifies a high-risk population well suited to experimental treatment strategies, and clinical researchers should strive to enroll these patients. Outcomes from clinical trials in which subjects start therapy after a screening period lasting >15 days from diagnosis should not be uncritically extrapolated to patients who start urgent chemotherapy in general practice. Further research should examine molecular characteristics and response rates to chemotherapy among patients with TCL who require immediate treatment upon diagnosis. Disclosures Reagan: Takeda Oncology: Research Funding; Alexion: Honoraria; Pfizer: Research Funding. Olszewski:Genentech: Research Funding; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Research Funding.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 4831-4831
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umair Mushtaq ◽  
Moazzam Shahzad ◽  
Ali Hussain ◽  
Amna Y Shah ◽  
Raheel S Siddiqui ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy is an adoptive T cell immunotherapy that employs the genetically modified T cell to attack the cancer cell. It is widely studied across various hematological and solid organ malignancies. Several autologous CD19 CAR-T cell therapy constructs are now approved for various B cell lymphomas, including aggressive B cell lymphomas, indolent follicular lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Autologous CD19 CAR-T cell therapy has unprecedented success in relapsed and refractory disease. Long time to manufacture (2-5 weeks) and manufacture failure are challenges associated with risk of interim death and deterioration of CAR-T candidates with rapidly progressive disease. T cell fitness of the autologous product in heavily pretreated patients is also potentially compromised. To overcome these shortcomings, universal "off the shelf" allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy constructs are being developed and studied. Donor sources include healthy donors and cord or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). These CAR-T constructs have additional gene modifications to mitigate the risk of rejection and graft versus host disease (GVHD). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the safety and efficacy of allogeneic CD19 CAR-T cell therapy. Methods: Four databases (Web of Science/MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Registry of Controlled Trials) were searched for this systematic review and meta-analysis following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines using MeSH terms and keywords for "Receptors, Chimeric antigen" OR "Artificial-T-cell receptor" OR "immunotherapy, adoptive" OR "CD-19". Our search produced 3506 articles and after removing duplicates, 2243 records were screened. After excluding reviews and irrelevant articles, we included 8 prospective trials of allogeneic CD-19 CAR-T cell therapy enrolling two or more than two patients from Jan 2013 to Nov 2020. We also searched ASH 2020 abstracts to include any additional trials. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using NIH quality assessment tool. Inter-study variance was calculated using the Der Simonian-Laird Estimator. Proportions along with 95% confidence Interval (CI) were extracted to compute pooled analysis using the 'meta' package by Schwarzer et al. in the R programming language (version 4.16-2). Results: A total of 68 patients from 8 studies were evaluated. Median age was 22.5 (4.8-64) years. (Table 1) The median follow-up time was 10 (2-18) months with median number of prior therapies of 3.2 (2-11) as reported by 5 studies. Underlying diagnosis was acute lymphocytic lymphoma (n=49, 72%), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (n=6, 9%), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n=13, 19%). The pooled overall response rate (ORR) was 77% (95% CI 0.63-0.89, I 2 =22%, n=68) with a complete response (CR) of 75% (95% CI 0.57-0.90, I 2 =48%, n=65). The pooled incidence of cytokine release syndrome grade I/II and grade III/IV was 53% (95% CI 0.16-0.89, I 2 =89%, n=65) and 10% (95% CI 0.01-0.25, I 2 =50%, n=65) respectively. Neurotoxicity grade I/II was 12% (95%CI 0.01-0.30, I 2 =47%, p=0.09, n=47) and GVHD grade I/II was 8% (95%CI 0.01-0.19, I 2 =0%, p=0.57 n=53). None of the clinical trials reported the duration of response. Conclusion: "Off the shelf" universal CAR-T therapy is early in development. Our available data suggest that allogeneic CD19 CAR-T constructs offer high ORR and CR rates with acceptable safety profiles. GVHD was mainly low grade (grade I-II). Given these findings, allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy is an attractive option to improve timely access compared to available autologous therapy. Extensive preclinical research to develop novel constructs and several phase I/II clinical trials are ongoing to shape the future of "off the shelf" CAR-T cell therapy. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Hoffmann: Pharmcyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria; TG Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria. Abhyankar: Incyte/Therakos: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. McGuirk: Fresenius Biotech: Research Funding; Gamida Cell: Research Funding; Pluristem Therapeutics: Research Funding; EcoR1 Capital: Consultancy; Novartis: Research Funding; Astelllas Pharma: Research Funding; Kite/ Gilead: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: travel accommodations, expense, Kite a Gilead company, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Juno Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Magenta Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Bellicum Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Allovir: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding.


Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2921
Author(s):  
Gabor Dobos ◽  
Anne Pohrt ◽  
Caroline Ram-Wolff ◽  
Céleste Lebbé ◽  
Jean-David Bouaziz ◽  
...  

Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) are a heterogenous group of rare diseases. Many studies have reported on local epidemiology or geographic clustering, however we lack information from a global perspective. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in Medline and the Cochrane Library based on a previously registered protocol and according to the preferred reporting of items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA). We selected publications that enrolled at least 100 patients with primary cutaneous lymphomas according to the current classifications. The relative frequencies (proportions) of subtypes were compared between studies and geographic regions in a meta-analysis. In total, 26 studies met our inclusion criteria, reporting on altogether 16,953 patients. Within primary cutaneous lymphomas, CTCL appeared to be 15% more frequent in Asian populations. Mycosis fungoides (MF) accounted for 62% of CTCL, with an important heterogeneity in frequencies between studies and continents. The proportion of Sézary syndrome (SS) was 3%, stable worldwide. Rare CTCL, such as NK/T-cell lymphoma or subcutaneous panniculitis-like lymphoma, were more frequent in Asian studies. This global meta-analysis of CTCL confirmed the predominance of CTCL among primary cutaneous lymphomas (83% on average) in the three analyzed continents, most of which were MF cases. It revealed the same proportions of SS across continents, and the heterogeneity of MF frequencies, suggesting the possible role of environmental factors in the pathophysiology of the latter. Registration number: CRD42020148295 (PROSPERO).


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