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ArticleClinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia2025

Novel Neurocognitive Testing Tool for Early Neurotoxicity Detection Following Anti-CD19 and Anti-BCMA Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy: A Pilot Study.

Arvind Suresh, Heather A Wishart, Maeen N Arslan, Raphael A Lizcano, Parth S Shah, Swaroopa PonnamReddy, Christi Ann Hayes, Bryce S Jacobson, Grant Moncrief, Pablo Martinez-Camblor and 3 more

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Arvind SureshDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: arvind.suresh@ucsf.edu.
Heather A WishartDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Maeen N ArslanDartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
Raphael A LizcanoTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Parth S ShahTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Swaroopa PonnamReddyTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Christi Ann HayesTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Bryce S JacobsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Grant MoncriefDepartment of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Pablo Martinez-CamblorDepartment of Biomedical Data Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH.
Amy M ChanTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
Kenneth R MeehanTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
John M HillTransplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.

Funding

Translational Engineering in Cancer (TEC)P30CA023108 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Fred W Kolling IV · 1985 to 2026
$91.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023108
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Abstract

backgroundImmune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) can be a severe, life-threatening toxicity following CAR T-cell therapy. While currently evaluated by the immune effector cell-associated encephalopathy (ICE) score, not all patients have changes in their ICE score and not all signs and symptoms of neurotoxicity are captured.

methodsWe conducted a prospective, single center cohort pilot study to evaluate a novel, rapid neurocognitive assessment tool (CART-NS) in detecting early, subtle neurotoxicity prior to the onset of ICANS and any deterioration in the ICE score. CART-NS includes 8 abbreviated forms of neurocognitive tests and 2 symptom questionnaires. Following baseline measurements, CART-NS was administered at 8-hour intervals during the first 30 days after CAR T-cell infusion.

resultsPerformance on all measures was significantly lower when patients developed Grade 1 or 2 ICANS (P < .05). Performance on Oral Symbol Digit, Stroop, and the Paced Visual Serial Addition Test was lower between Day 0 and +3 in patients who developed ICANS and persisted even after clinical resolution. Early changes in the Stroop test (AUC = 0.857, 95% CI 0.628-1.000) were most predictive of ICANS onset when measured during the first 36 hour following CAR T-cell infusion. Significant elevations in CRP, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFNγ, IL-10, IL-15, IL-27, and MIG/CXCL-9 were associated with ICANS development.

conclusionBrief neurocognitive testing can be feasibly applied for the early detection of ICANS after CAR T-cell therapy, predict which patients may go on to develop ICANS in the first 30 days, and overcome limitations of the ICE assessment tool.

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Antigens, CD19Immunotherapy, AdoptiveNeuropsychological TestsNeurotoxicity SyndromesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesAntigens, CD19Receptors, Chimeric AntigenBiomarkersEarly detectionICANS

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PMCPMC13086173

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