Infection epidemiology in relation to different therapy phases in patients with haematological malignancies receiving CAR T-cell therapy

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BACKGROUND: We described the real-life epidemiology and causes of infections on the different therapy phases in patients undergoing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells directed towards CD19+ or BCMA+ cells.

METHODS: All consecutive patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy at our institution were prospectively followed-up. We performed various comparative analyses of all patients and subgroups with and without infections.

RESULTS: Ninety-one adults mainly received CAR T-cell therapy for acute leukaemia (53%) and lymphoma (33%). We documented a total of 77 infections in 47 (52%) patients, 37 (48%) during the initial neutropenic phase and 40 (52%) during the non-neutropenic phase. Infections during the neutropenic phase were mainly due to bacterial (29, 78%): catheter infections (11 [38%] cases), endogenous source (5 [17%]), and Clostridioides difficile (5 [17%]). Patients receiving corticosteroids after CAR T-cell therapy had a higher risk of endogenous infection (100% vs. 16%; p = .006). During the non-neutropenic phase, bacterial infections remained very frequent (24, 60%), mainly with catheter source (8, 33%). Respiratory tract infections were common (17, 43%).

CONCLUSIONS: Infections after CAR T-cell therapy were frequent. During the neutropenic phase, it is essential to prevent nosocomial infections and balance the use of antibiotics to lower endogenous bacteraemia and Clostridial infection rates.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:112

Enthalten in:

European journal of haematology - 112(2024), 3 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 371-378

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garcia-Pouton, Nicol [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz-Maldonado, Valentín [VerfasserIn]
Peyrony, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Chumbita, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Aiello, Tommaso Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Monzo-Gallo, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Lopera, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Magnano, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Cibrian, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Pitart, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Juan, Manel [VerfasserIn]
Delgado, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez De Larrea, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Soriano, Álex [VerfasserIn]
Urbano-Ispizua, Álvaro [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Vidal, Carolina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens, CD19
CAR T-cell
Epidemiology
Haematological malignancies
Infections
Journal Article

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Date Completed 19.02.2024

Date Revised 19.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ejh.14122

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363720529