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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Timing of Tocilizumab Administration Under the Guidance of IL-6 in CAR-T Therapy for R/R Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Yinqiang Zhang, Fen Zhou, Zhuolin Wu, Yingnan Li, Chenggong Li, Mengyi Du, Wenjing Luo, Haiming Kou, Cong Lu, Heng Mei

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02965092 phase1 / phase2unknown statusnot on this map

Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Malignancies by CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-Modified T Cells

TypeinterventionalSponsorWuhan Sian Medical Technology Co., LtdRan2015 to 2021Enrolled80ConditionsAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B Cell LymphomaArmsSecond generation CAR-T cells
NCT04008251 phase1unknown statusnot on this map

Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Malignancies by Humanized CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-Modified T Cells

TypeinterventionalSponsorWuhan Sian Medical Technology Co., LtdRan2019 to 2022Enrolled10ConditionsAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, B Cell LymphomaArmsSecond generation humanized CAR-T cells
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. [Recent research on chimeric antigen receptor T cells in children with refractory/relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yinqiang ZhangInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Fen ZhouHubei Clinical Medical Center of Cell Therapy for Neoplastic Disease, Wuhan, China.
Zhuolin WuInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yingnan LiInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chenggong LiInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Mengyi DuInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Wenjing LuoInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Haiming KouInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Cong LuInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Heng MeiInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hubei Cancer Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells targeting CD19 have achieved great clinical responses in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute B lymphoblastic leukemia. However, severe adverse events such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome restrict it to further application. Tocilizumab is the corner stone for the treatment of severe CRS. It has been used to treat mild CRS in recent years, whereas some statistical supports clarifying the suitable timing of its administration are lacking. Sixty-seven patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) were treated with CD19-CART and enrolled in the study, of which 33 patients received Tocilizumab. Application of Tocilizumab in patients with grade 2 CRS in American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) criteria can significantly shorten the duration of CRS without affecting side effects and long-term efficacy. However, a number of patients still developed severe CRS with early use of Tocilizumab, indicating the significance of the introduction of clinical laboratories to assist medications. Statistically, patients with less than fourfold increase in IL-6 levels had a higher incidence of severe CRS after receiving Tocilizumab (37.5% versus. 0%, p=0.0125), which provided a basis for refining CRS intervention strategies under the guidance of IL-6. Clinical Trial Registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02965092 and NCT04008251.

Indexed as

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAcute DiseaseAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, CD19Cytokine Release SyndromeHumansInterleukin-6Receptors, Antigen, T-CellUnited StatesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntigens, CD19Interleukin-6Receptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric Antigentocilizumabacute lymphoblastic leukemiachimeric antigen receptor T cellcytokine release syndromeinterleukin-6tocilizumab

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PMID35799791
PMCPMC9253384
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