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ArticleBlood advances2020

CAR T cells or allogeneic transplantation as standard of care for advanced large B-cell lymphoma: an intent-to-treat comparison.

Peter Dreger, Sascha Dietrich, Maria-Luisa Schubert, Lorenz Selberg, Andrea Bondong, Mandy Wegner, Peter Stadtherr, Christoph Kimmich, Florentina Kosely, Anita Schmitt and 8 more

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Article in Blood advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter DregerDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Sascha DietrichDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Maria-Luisa SchubertDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Lorenz SelbergDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Andrea BondongDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Mandy WegnerDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Peter StadtherrDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Christoph KimmichDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Florentina KoselyDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Anita SchmittDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Petra PavelInstitute for Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nora LiebersDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Thomas LuftDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Ute HegenbartDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Aleksandar RadujkovicDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Anthony Dick HoDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Carsten Müller-TidowDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Michael SchmittDepartment of Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; and.
Heidelberg University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment has evolved as standard of care (SOC) for multiply relapsed/refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). However, its potential benefit over allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) remains unclear. We compared outcomes with both types of cellular immunotherapy (CI) by intention to treat (ITT). Eligble were all patients with R/R LBCL and institutional tumor board decision recommending SOC CAR T-cell treatment between July 2018 and February 2020, or alloHCT between January 2004 and February 2020. Primary end point was overall survival (OS) from indication. Altogether, 41 and 60 patients for whom CAR T cells and alloHCT were intended, respectively, were included. In both cohorts, virtually all patients had active disease at indication. CI was recommended as part of second-line therapy for 21 alloHCT patients but no CAR T-cell patients. Median OS from indication was 475 days with CAR T cells vs 285 days with alloHCT (P = .88) and 222 days for 39 patients for whom alloHCT beyond second line was recommended (P = .08). Of CAR T-cell and alloHCT patients, 73% and 65%, respectively, proceeded to CI. After CI, 12-month estimates for nonrelapse mortality, relapse incidence, progression-free survival, and OS for CAR T cells vs alloHCT were 3% vs 21% (P = .04), 59% vs 44% (P = .12), 39% vs 33% (P = .97), and 68% vs 54% (P = .32), respectively. In conclusion, CAR T-cell outcomes were not inferior to alloHCT outcomes, whether measured by ITT or from CI administration, supporting strategies preferring CAR T cells over alloHCT as first CI for multiply R/R LBCL.

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Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalStandard of CareAntigens, CD19HumansT-LymphocytesTransplantation, HomologousAntigens, CD19

Identifiers

PMID33351108
PMCPMC7756983
OpenAlexW3112524531

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