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. 2020 Nov 12;4(22):5607–5615. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003001

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients at TT, including lymphodepletion and CAR T-cell infusion according to relapse

Nonrelapse (n = 61) Relapse (n = 55) HR (95% CI) P
Age ≥65 y 24 (39) 18 (33) 0.74 (0.41 -1.33) .24
Males 36 (59) 39 (71) 1.79 (0.97-3.29) .06
Lymphoma
 DLBCL 44 (72) 49 (89) 1.00
 PMBL 3 (5) 3 (6) 0.92 (0.28-2.96) .89
 Transformed FL 14 (23) 3 (5) 0.34 (0.11-1.10) .07
BCL2 expression >70%, n 14 5 0.60 (0.23-1.53) .29
MYC expression, n
 >40% 10 11 1.07 (0.43-2.66) .88
 >80% 2 6 1.82 (0.66-5.08) .25
 Missing data 42 34
Primary refractory 42 (64) 35 (70) 1.19 (0.42-3.35) .74
Prior lines (IQR), n 3 (2-4) 3 (2-4) 0.99 (0.82-1.18) .89
Prior lines ≥4 18 (29) 16 (29) 1.06 (0.59-1.90) .85
Prior autograft 18 (29) 15 (27) 0.84 (0.46-1.52) .56
ECOG PS
 0 30 (49) 20 (36) 1.00
 1 27 (44) 25 (45) 1.37 (0.77-2.44) .28
 2 4 (7) 10 (18) 2.05 (0.87-4.84) 0.10
Ann Arbor
 Stage 0-I-II 20 (33) 7 (13
 Stage III 6 (10) 7 (13) 1.00
 Stage IV 35 (57) 41 (75) 1.96 (1.05-3.66) .034
EN sites (IQR), n 1 (0-1) 1 (1-2) 1.54 (1.26-1.90) <.0001
EN sites ≥2 10 (16) 23 (42)
Elevated LDH at day 0 21 (34) 34 (62) 4.03 (2.34-6.94) <.0001
IPI
 Low IPI 24 (39) 12 (22) 0.21 (0.09-0.49) <.0001
 Low-intermediate IPI 20 (33) 15 (27) 0.28 (0.13-0.63) .002
 High-intermediate IPI 13 (21) 15 (27) 0.51 (0.24-1.10) .086
 High IPI 4 (6) 13 (24) 1.00
R-IPI
 Very good R-IPI 8 (13) 2 (4) 0.25 (0.03-1.88) .18
 Good R-IPI 36 (59) 25 (45) 1.00
 Poor R-IPI 17 (28) 28 (51) 2.91 (1.66-5.11) .0002
CRP at day 0 >30 mg/L 8 (13) 29 (57) 5.57 (3.10-10.0) <.0001
Bulky mass >5 cm 20 (33) 34 (62) 2.83 (1.62-4.93) .0003
Bulky mass >10 cm 5 (8) 10 (18) 1.80 (0.87-3.68) .11
Time between enrollment and apheresis (IQR), d 10 (7-18) 7 (3.5-13.5) 1.00 (0.99-1.01) .83
Time between apheresis and delivery (IQR), d 31 (29-34) 35 (29-38) 1.00 (0.98-1.01) .58
Time between delivery and infusion (IQR), d 7 (6-8.5) 7 (5-8) 1.00 (0.95-1.04) .72
CAR T-cell .005
 Kymriah 16 (26) 33 (60) 1.00
 Yescarta 45 (74) 22 (40) 0.47 (0.27-0.60)
Bridging therapy 47 (77) 54 (98) 10.2 (1.42-74.1) .021
Type of bridging therapy .006
 High 35 (57) 43 (78) 1.00
 Low 26 (43) 12 (22) 0.39 (0.20-0.76)
Cycles during bridging therapy, median (range), n 1.5 (1-2) 2 (2-3) 1.51 (1.20-1.91) .0005
Status at infusion
 Partial response 12 (20) 10 (18) 1.00
 Stable disease 16 (26) 2 (4) 0.26 (0.06-1.24) .092
 Progressive disease 33 (54) 43 (78) 1.98 (0.93-4.22) .076

Unless otherwise noted, data are n (%). TT includes lymphodepletion and CAR T-cell infusion.

CI, confidence interval; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; R-IPI, revised IPI.