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. 2024 Oct 7;7(10):e2437222. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37222

Table. Study and Patient Characteristics.

Characteristic Median (IQR)
Study characteristics
Cohort size, No. (%)
<100 5 (38)
≥100 8 (62)
Design, No. (%)
Prospective 3 (23)
Retrospective 10 (77)
Single center 10 (77)
Multicenter 3 (23)
Origin, No. (%)
US 11 (85)
Europe 1 (8)
Asia 1 (8)
Duration of follow-up, d 487 (294-530)
Patient characteristics
Age, y 61.0 (58.7-63.0)
Sex, No. (%)
Male 1016 (66)
Female 512 (34)
BMI 27.3 (27.0-28.4)
Diabetes, % 12.5 (9.8-17.0)
Hypertension, % 37.5 (34.7-43.0)
Hypercholesterolemia, % 32.0 (22.8-38.5)
Smoking history, % 35.0 (21.9-40.4)
Atrial fibrillation, % 12.0 (8.4-13.0)
Heart failure, % 5.5 (3.7-7.8)
Coronary artery disease, % 8.9 (7.1-10.2)
LVEF, % 59.8 (58.3-61.0)
Underlying malignant neoplasm, %
Leukemia 7.9 (0.8-20.8)
Lymphoma 80.0 (30.0-98.0)
Myeloma 0.0 (0.0-8.5)
CAR T-cell product, %
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) 50.0 (39.0-61.1)
Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) 12.0 (6.0-16.8)
Brexucabtagene autoleucel (Tecartus) 0.0 (0.0-4.0)
Previous anthracycline therapy, % 85.0 (80.0-87.1)
Previous radiotherapy, % 17.5 (10.5-26.8)
Previous stem cell transplant, % 27.0 (24.3-40.0)
CRS, %
Overall 75.0 (60.0-81.7)
Grade ≥2a 31.0 (17.0-54.0)
Tocilizumab use 49.6 (41.4-55.4)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CAR, chimeric antigen receptor; CRS, cytokine release syndrome; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction.

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Grades 1 to 4, with higher grades indicating increased severity.