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Published in final edited form as: Cell Immunol. 2019 Aug 13;345:103964. doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2019.103964

Table 2:

BCMA-CAR T therapy trials.

NCI MSK University of Pennsylvania Bluebird 2121 Nanjing Legend
Authors/presentation Ali et al, Blood 2016. 128:1688 Brudno et al, ASH 2017 Mailankody et al, ASH 2018. Cohen et al, ASH 2016 Cohen et al, ASH 2017 Cohen et al, JCI 2019 Berdeja et al. ASH 2017 Raje et al. ASCO 2018 Raje et al. NEJM, 2019. Fan et al, ASCO 2017 Zhao et al. J Hem Onc 2018
n 26 11 24 43 57
vector Retroviral vector Retrovial Vector Lentiviral vector Lentiviral vector Lentiviral vector
Costimulatory domain CD28 4–1BB 4–1BB 4–1BB 4–1BB
Activation domain CD3-zeta CD3-zeta CD3-zeta CD3-zeta CD3-zeta
conditioning Cyclophospham ide+fludarabine 3 day Cy+Flu (300 + 30mg/m2) or 1 day Cy (3000mg/m2) With or without Cy Cy+Flu (day −5, −4 and −3) Cy
Dosing 4 dose levels: 0.3 ×; 1 ×; 3 ×; and 9 × 106 CAR T cells/kg 3+3 Dose Escalation: 3 at 1 × 106 3 at 150 × 106 4 at 450 × 106 1 at 800 × 106 3 cohorts: 1–5 × 108 CAR T; Cy 1.5g/m2 + 1–5 × 107 CAR T; Cy 1.5g/m2 + 1–5 × 108 CAR T (Cy: day −3; CAR split: 10% day 0; 30% day 1; 60% day 2 1 infusion; Dose escalation: 50×, 150×, 450×, and 800× 106 0.07 to 2.1 × 106 CAR T cells/kg
Prior lines Of treatment (median) 11 6 7. 100% PI and IMiD refractory; 67% dara-refractory; 95% high risk cytogenetics. 7–8 More than 2
CRS On the highest dose, 92% had CRS (grade 1–4) 6/10 And 3/4 at ≥450×106 Cohort 1: 8/9; Cohort 2 and 3: 9/12 Manageable; 27/43 (63%): 2: >grade 3, no DLTs, No neurotoxicities Grade 3 AE: 37/57 (65%); CRS: 51/57 (90%); grade 3 CRS 4/57 (7%)
Response On the highest dose, 9/11 (82%) ORR: 2 sCR, 5 VGPR, 2 PR At ≥450×106 2/5 still at VGPR and 3/5 have progressed. 5/11 VGPR Cohort 1: 6/9 (1 sCR, 2 VGPR, 1PR, 1MR) Cohort 2: 2/5 (1 PR, 1 MR) Cohort 3: 5/6 (1 CR, 3 PR, 1 MR)Cohort 1: 6/9 (1 sCR, 2 VGPR, 1PR, 1MR) Cohort 2: 2/5 (1 PR, 1 MR) Cohort 3: 5/6 (1 CR, 3 PR, 1 MR) On the highest dose, ORR: 95.5%; CR 50%; VGPR 36.4%, PR 9.1% ORR: 88%: 39/57 (68%) CR; 3/57 (5%) VGPR; 8/57 (14%) PR
MRD 8/10 MRD negative by flow Not Assessed 16/16 MRD negative: PFS: 17.7 Months 36/57 (63%) MRD negative at 1 × 104 PFS: 15 months