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ArticleTransplantation and cellular therapy2025

Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes in Adult Patients Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapies.

Anna Barata, P Connor Johnson, Tejaswini M Dhawale, Richard A Newcomb, Hermion L Amonoo, Mitchell W Lavoie, Dagny Vaughn, Kyle Karpinski, Bridget Coffey, Giuliana V Zarrella and 4 more

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Article in Transplantation and cellular therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Age as a moderator of neurocognitive performance in patients with large B-cell lymphoma treated with axicabtagene ciloleucel.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. Neurological complications of current and emerging CAR-T cell therapies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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14 authors.

Anna BarataDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts. Electronic address: abarata@mgh.harvard.edu.
P Connor JohnsonHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Tejaswini M DhawaleHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Richard A NewcombHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hermion L AmonooHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Mitchell W LavoieUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester Massachusetts.
Dagny VaughnUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee.
Kyle KarpinskiDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Bridget CoffeyDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Giuliana V ZarrellaDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Melissa M GardnerDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jorg DietrichHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Areej El-JawahriHarvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael W ParsonsDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts.

Funding

Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Measure Assessing Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy-Related Side EffectsR03CA259489 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BARATA, ANNA · 2022 to 2023
$134k
NCI NIH HHS R03 CA259489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCAR T-cell therapy (CAR-T) is leading to durable responses in patients with cancer but there is concern that cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity may impact survivors' cognitive function. We assessed long-term cognitive function in CAR-T recipients and examine factors associated with change in cognition over time.

methodsWe assessed perceived cognition (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognition) and neurocognitive performance (standardized neuropsychological battery) in adult patients prior to receiving CAR-T and at 6 month follow-up. We examined changes in cognitive outcomes using paired T-tests. We used univariate and multivariate linear regression models to explore whether patient-, disease-, or CAR-T specific factors were associated with change in cognition over time.

resultsWe included 106 participants (mean age = 62.7 years, 60.4% male, 56.6% diagnosed with non-Hodgkin´s lymphoma), of whom 70 reported perceived cognition data and 26 underwent neurocognitive performance assessments at both timepoints. There were no changes in perceived cognition (P = .560), overall neurocognitive performance (P = .924), or neurocognitive domains (P´s > .05) from baseline to 6 months post CAR-T. At 6 months, 32.9% reported improved, 47.1% stable, and 20.0% declined perceived cognition relative to baseline. In unadjusted analyses, progressive disease (β = -8.86, P = .012), baseline elevated C-reactive protein (β = -5.60, P = .076) and baseline neurologic comorbidity (β = -11.4, P = .052) were numerically associated with worse perceived cognition over time. In multivariate analyses, only progressive disease was statistically significantly associated with worse perceived cognition (β = -7.32, P = .032) over time.

conclusionsWe found stable cognition among CAR-T recipients and identified an association of therapy response with change in perceived cognition over time.

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CognitionImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsTreatment OutcomeReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-T Cell TherapyCognitionMultiple MyelomaNon-Hodgkin LymphomaPatient-Reported Outcomes

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PMCPMC12204036

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