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ArticleBlood cancer journal2025

CAR T-cell therapy response varies by extranodal disease site in large B-cell lymphoma.

Alejandro Luna, Sean M Devlin, Kai Rejeski, Jessica R Flynn, Magdalena Corona, Efrat Luttwak, Alfredo Rivas-Delgado, Ivan Landego, Giulio Cassanello, Marina Gomez-Llobell and 16 more

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Article in Blood cancer journal, 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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26 authors.

Alejandro LunaAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-3091
Sean M DevlinDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6801-720X
Kai RejeskiAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-0251
Jessica R FlynnDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Magdalena CoronaAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Efrat LuttwakLymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0212-2135
Alfredo Rivas-DelgadoLymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ivan LandegoLymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Giulio CassanelloAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Marina Gomez-LlobellAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3116-0915
Sandeep S RajAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Parastoo B DahiAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0794-3226
Richard J LinAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0834-7880
Allison ParascondolaAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
M Lia PalombaLymphoma Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5099-9156
Gunjan L ShahAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-0456
Michael ScordoAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ana Alarcon TomasAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-1061
Doris LeithnerDepartment of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
Akshay BedmuthaDepartment of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5683-4918
Heiko SchöderDepartment of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
Brandon S ImberDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1281-5915
Gilles SallesDepartment of Medicine III, Hematology/Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-8666
Jae H ParkDepartment of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2903-5130
Miguel-Angel PeralesAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5910-4571
Roni ShouvalAdult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. shouvalr@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9827-8032

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001873 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI REILLY, MUREDACH P · 2016 to 2025
$99.0M
Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
T LYMPHOCYTE SUBSET FUNCTION POST-TRANSPLANTATIONP01CA023766 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI PERALES, MIGUEL-ANGEL · 1985 to 2023
$59.0M
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
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001873NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NCI NIH HHS K08 CA282987NCI NIH HHS P01 CA023766NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) K08CA282987U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of extranodal (EN) sites as potential sanctuary regions resistant to CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) remains unclear. To investigate this, we retrospectively analyzed 283 adults treated with commercial CD19 CAR-T therapy, assessing 958 PET-CT scans across four time points: pre-apheresis, pre-lymphodepletion, best response, and relapse. EN involvement prior to CAR-T therapy was common (76%). Outcomes for patients with exclusive EN disease were similar to those with nodal (ND) disease alone; however, patients with concomitant EN and ND disease (EN + ND) had lower complete response rates and shorter progression-free survival. Site-specific outcomes varied: lungs/pleura/pericardium and gastrointestinal/peritoneum involvement had the lowest local response rates (48% and 51%, respectively). Notably, the risk of same-site relapse was highest in the lungs/pleura/pericardium (hazard ratio [HR] 7.8) and gastrointestinal/peritoneum (HR 5.97). Among patients relapsing after CAR-T, two-year overall survival rates from time of relapse were significantly lower in those with EN relapse (23% for exclusive EN; 25% for EN + ND) compared to exclusive ND relapse (64%; p = 0.008). These findings underscore the high prevalence of EN disease in CAR-T recipients and its site-specific impact on outcomes, highlighting the need for organ-targeted strategies to enhance treatment efficacy. Differential site-specific response and relapse/progression risk according to pre-CAR-T therapy anatomical site involvement in Large B-cell Lymphoma. Risk of site-specific relapse or progression was not evaluable for CNS/orbital/cranial sinuses, adrenal/genitourinary, hepatobiliary/pancreas, and spleen due to insufficient number of events.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

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PMID40229268
PMCPMC11997148

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