Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Tisagenlecleucel Recipients for B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel) is an approved CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy for relapsed/refractory B cell malignancies. Given potentially life-threatening toxicities, including cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, inpatient tisa-cel infusion and toxicity monitoring are often considered; however, the toxicity profile of tisa-cel may be conducive to outpatient administration. Here we review the characteristics and outcomes of tisa-cel recipients treated in the outpatient setting. Patients age ≥18 years with B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma who received tisa-cel between June 25, 2018, and January 22, 2021, at 9 US academic medical centers were included in a retrospective analysis. Six of the 9 representative centers (75%) had an outpatient program in place. A total of 157 patients were evaluable, including 93 (57%) in the outpatient treatment group and 64 (43%) in the inpatient treatment group. Baseline characteristics, toxicity and efficacy, and resource utilization were summarized. The most common lymphodepletion (LD) regimen was bendamustine in the outpatient group (65%) and fludarabine/cyclophosphamide (91%) in the inpatient group. The outpatient group had more patients with a Charlson Comorbidity Index of 0 (51% versus 15%; P < .001), fewer patients with an elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level above the normal range at the time of LD (32% versus 57%, P = .003) compared to the inpatient group, and a lower Endothelial Activation and Stress Index score (.57 versus 1.4; P < .001). Any-grade CRS and ICANS were lower in the outpatient group (29% versus 56% [P < .001] and 10% versus 16% [P = .051], respectively). Forty-two outpatient tisa-cel recipients (45%) required an unplanned admission, with a median length of stay of 5 days (range, 1 to 27 days), compared to 13 days (range, 4 to 38 days) in the inpatient group. The median number of tocilizumab doses administered was similar in the 2 groups as were the rate of intensive care unit (ICU) transfer (5% versus 8%; P = .5) and median length of ICU stay (6 days versus 5 days; P = .7). There were no toxicity-related deaths in the 30 days post-CAR-T infusion in either group. Progression-free survival and overall survival were similar in the 2 groups. With careful patient selection, outpatient tisa-cel administration is feasible and associated with similar efficacy outcomes as inpatient treatment. Outpatient toxicity monitoring and management may help optimize healthcare resource utilization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Transplantation and cellular therapy - 29(2023), 7 vom: 30. Juli, Seite 449.e1-449.e7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ahmed, Nausheen [VerfasserIn]
Wesson, William [VerfasserIn]
Mushtaq, Muhammad Umair [VerfasserIn]
Porter, David L [VerfasserIn]
Nasta, Sunita D [VerfasserIn]
Brower, Jamie [VerfasserIn]
Bachanova, Veronika [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Nastoupil, Loretta J [VerfasserIn]
Oluwole, Olalekan O [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Vivek G [VerfasserIn]
Oliai, Caspian [VerfasserIn]
Riedell, Peter A [VerfasserIn]
Bishop, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Gunjan L [VerfasserIn]
Perales, Miguel-Angel [VerfasserIn]
Schachter, Levanto [VerfasserIn]
Maziarz, Richard T [VerfasserIn]
McGuirk, Joseph P [VerfasserIn]

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B cell malignancies
CD19 CAR-T
Cell-associated neurotoxicity
Journal Article
Outcomes
Outpatient
Q6C9WHR03O
Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Tisagenlecleucel

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Date Completed 05.07.2023

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtct.2023.04.019

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NLM356235270