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ReviewHaematologica2025

Immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity: mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and management strategies.

Ofrat Beyar-Katz, Kai Rejeski, Roni Shouval

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Review in Haematologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ofrat Beyar-KatzDepartment of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa. o_katz@rmc.gov.il.
Kai RejeskiAdult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA; Department of Medicine III - Hematology/Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany; Bavarian Cancer Research Center (BZKF), partner site Munich, Munich.
Roni ShouvalAdult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
A multimodal approach for precision immuno-oncology in lymphoma treated with CAR-T cellsK08CA282987 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Roni Shouval · 2023 to 2026
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA282987NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has transformed the treatment landscape for hematologic malignancies. However, it is frequently complicated by immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity (ICAHT), a potentially life-threatening adverse event encompassing neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. These cytopenias elevate the risk of severe infections, transfusion dependence, and prolonged hospital stays, contributing substantially to morbidity and non-relapse mortality. This review delineates the incidence, mechanisms, and risk factors for ICAHT, highlighting the complex interplay between disease burden, a patient's immune status, and features of the CAR T-cell products. Standardized grading systems, based on the depth and duration of neutropenia, have improved the classification of ICAHT and enabled more consistent risk stratification. Current prophylactic and therapeutic strategies, ranging from growth factor administration to hematopoietic stem cell boosts for refractory cases, are discussed, emphasizing tailored approaches to mitigate severe and prolonged hematotoxicity. These management strategies highlight the need for targeted interventions to prevent ICAHT without compromising the efficacy of the CAR T cells. As CAR T-cell therapy broadens to new indications, optimized ICAHT management could enhance patients' outcomes, reduce healthcare utilization, and increase therapy accessibility.

Indexed as

AnemiaHematologic NeoplasmsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeutropeniaThrombocytopeniaDisease ManagementHumansReceptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

Identifiers

PMID39973361
PMCPMC12130777

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