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. 2025 Aug 8;138(19):2399–2410. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000003655

Table 5.

Comparative analysis of BCMA CAR-T cell therapies in clinical trials.

Items CT103A (IASO) Cilta-cel (legend) Cilta-cel (legend) CT053 (Shanghai KECHOW Pharma) Ide-cel (BMS)
Clinical trial phase (Country) 1b/2 (China) 2 (China) 1b/2 (USA) 2 (China) 2 (USA)
Number of patients enrolled 103 (91 without prior CAR-T) 48 97 102 100
Dosage 1 × 106 CAR-T cells/kg 0.75 × 106 CAR-T cells/kg 0.5–1.0 × 106 CAR-T cells/kg 1.5 × 108 CAR-T cells 300–460 × 106 CAR-T cells
Median follow-up time (months) 18.07 26 18 20.3 13.3
Best objective response rate (%) 98.9 89.6 97.9 92.2 73
Best CR rate (CR/sCR) (%) 82.4 77.1 82.5 71.6 33
MRD negativity rate 97.8% NA NA NA 26%
Median time to response 16 days 0.95 month 1 month 29 days 1 month
12-month PFS rate 85.5% 77% 77% 76.8% NA
12-month sustained MRD negativity rate 81.7% NA 53.1% NA 19.5%
Median CAR persistence time 24-month persistence rate: 40%
Median persistence duration: 419 days
Median persistence duration: 69 days 6-month persistence rate: undetectable in most Median duration: 140 days 12-month persistence rate: 36%
≥Grade 3 cytokine release syndrome (%) 1 35.4 5 6.9 5
≥Grade 3 ICANS 0 0 5% 0 3%

BCMA: B-cell maturation antigen; CAR-T: Chimeric antigen receptor T; CR: Complete response; DoR: Duration of response; ICANS: Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome; NA: Not available; MM: Multiple myeloma; MRD: Minimal residual disease; ORR: Overall response rate; OS: Overall survival; PCT: Physician’s choice of treatment; PFS: Progression-free survival; RRMM: Relapsed/refractory MM; sCR: Stringent complete response.