Skip to main content
. 2017 Oct 3;9(12):979–993. doi: 10.2217/imt-2017-0062

Table 1. . Chimeric antigen receptor-T therapy trials in adults with B-cell malignancy.

Study (year) Study center Patient number Patient population Infused CART- celldose CAR construct and signaling/(generation) Origin type of the CAR T cells (autologous vs allogeneic) Conditioning chemotherapy Complete remission Partial remission Stable disease Progressive disease
Brentjens et al. (2011) MSKCC 8 Refractory CLL8 3 × 106, to 1–3 × 107 T cells/kg scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide     2 CLL 5 CLL

Kochenderfer et al. (2012) NCI 8 B-cell lymphoma: Follicular 3, CLL
4, Splenic marginal zone lymphoma 1
0.3 × 107 to
3.0 × 107CAR T cells/kg
scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine 1
CLL = 1
6
CLL = 2
Lym = 4
1
CLL = 1
 

Brudno et al (2016) NCI 20 5 CLL
5DLBCL
5 ALL
5 MCL (mantle celllymphoma)
0.4–8.2 × 106 cells/kg scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Allogenic Cyclophosphamide, fludarabine 6
CLL = 1
ALL = 4
Lym = 1
2
CLL = 1
Lym = 1
8
CLL = 1
Lym = 7
4
CLL = 2
ALL = 1
Lym = 1

Kochenderfer (2015) NCI 13 5-DLBCL
4-PMBCL, 1-NHL
3-chronic lymphocytic leukemia
1–5 × 106 cells/kg scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous Bendamustine 1 Bendamustine/Rituximab 1 Pentostatin/Cyclophosphamide1 7
CLL = 2
Lym = 5
3
CLL = 1
Lym = 2
1 Lymp  

Kalos et al. (2011) UPENN 3 Chemotherapy- resistantCLL 1.1–5.8 × 109 cells/kg scFv-CD-137- CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Vincristine Etoposide, methotrexate, cytarabine and adriamycin 2
CLL = 2
1
CLL = 1
   

Maude et al. (2014) UPENN 5 Relapsed ALL 0.76 × 10to
20.6 × 106
CTL019 cells/kg
scFv-CD-137- CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide 3, pentostatin/cyclophosphamide 5, bendamustine 6 5
ALL = 5
     

Porter et al. (2015) UPENN 14 Refractory CLL 0.08–1.4 × 108 cells/m2 scFv-4-1BB-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD 19)
Autologous Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide 3, pentostatin/cyclophosphamide 5, bendamustine 6 4 4
CLL = 4
  6

Cruz et al. (2013) BCM 8 Relapsed B-ALL, 1
Pre-BALL2
B-ALL1
B-CLL4
1.5–4.5 × 107 cells/m2, and 1.2 × 108 cells/m2 scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
or
scFv-CD3ζ
(1st generation)
(Anti-CD19)
Allogenic NA 3
Pre-B ALL = 2
Pre-ALL = 1
1 CLL 1 CLL 3
CLL = 2
Pre-B-ALL = 1

Savoldo et al. (2011) BCM 6 Relapsed or refractoryNHL 1SLL
2 Follicular 3 DLBCL
1–2 × 108 cells/m2 scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
or
scFv-CD3ζ
(1st generation)
(anti-CD19)
Autologous NA   4
Lym = 4
2
Lym = 2
 

Jensen et al. (2010) COH 4 Relapsed diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLCL)2
Relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL)2
1 × 108 – 2 × 109 cells/m2 scFv-CD3ζ (1st generation) (anti-CD 19 and anti-CD 20) Autologous HSCT/
Fludarabine Rituximab3
2 Lym     2 Lym

Wang et al. (2014) Chinese PLA
General Hospital
7 Relapsed or refractory CD20 + DLBCL NR scFv-CD-137- CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(Anti-CD 20)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Doxorubicin, Etoposide and Carboplatin cytarabine. 1
Lym = 1
3 Lym 1 Lym 1 Lym

Dai et al. (2015) Chinese PLA General hospital 9 Relapsed and refractory ALL 1 × 10– 1.27 × 107 cells/kg scFv-CD-137- CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD 19)
Autologous/a llogenic (n = 2) C-MOAD2, none7 2 ALL 2 ALL   3 ALL

Till et al. (2012) Fred hutchins on cancer research center, seattle, WA 4 MCL 3
FL 1
1 × 108 –
3.3 × 109 cells/m2
scFv-CD-137-CD- 28-CD3ζ
(3rd generation)
(Anti-CD20)
Autologous Rituximab3, fenretinide2, CHOP4, fludarabine1, bortezomib   1
Lym = 1
2
Lym = 2
 

Till et al. (2008) Fred Hutchins on Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 7 FL 7 108/m2 – 3.3 × 109 cells/m2 CD3ζ
(1st generation)
(anti-CD20)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (CVP) 4 FND = fldarabine, mitoxantrone and dexamethasone2
None2
131I-tositumomab 1
2 Lym 1 Lym 4 Lym  

Turtle (2015) Fred Hutchins on Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 34 CLL 6
DLBCL18
FL6
MCL4
2 × 105 – 2 × 107 cells/kg scFv, CD-137, CD3ζ (anti-CD19) Autologous Cyclophosphamide
+/- etoposide or cyclophosphamide andfludarabine.
9
CLL = 3
Lym = 6
9
CLL = 1
Lym = 8
  11
CLL = 2
Lym = 9

Park (2015) MSKCC 45 Relapse/refractory
ALL
1 × 106 to 3 × 106 cells/kg scFv-CD28-CD3ζ
(2nd generation)
(anti-CD 19)
Autologous Cyclophosphamide or cyclophosphamide+ fludarabine. 37      

ALL: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BCM: Baylor College of Medicine; CLL: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; COH: City of hope; HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; MSKCC: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; NCI: National Cancer Institute; scFv: Single-chain variable fragment.