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ArticleEJHaem2025

Early Epcoritamab Administration Revives CAR-T Cells in Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Lymphomas.

Kensuke Yanashima, Yoshiki Furukawa, Midori Ishii, Shintaro Kinoshita, Yasuharu Hamano, Naoki Watanabe, Yutaka Tsukune, Hajime Yasuda, Jun Ando, Miki Ando

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Article in EJHaem, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Kensuke YanashimaDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yoshiki FurukawaDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Midori IshiiDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Shintaro KinoshitaDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yasuharu HamanoDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Naoki WatanabeDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yutaka TsukuneDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Hajime YasudaDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-7737
Jun AndoDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Miki AndoDepartment of Hematology Juntendo University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-1330

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bispecific antibodies are effective for relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma patients even after CAR-T therapy. Methods: Peripheral blood CAR-T kinetics and functional analysis in vivo were carried out pre- and post-epcoritamab infusion in B-cell lymphoma patients relapsing after CAR-T therapy. Results: CAR copy numbers spiked at relapse and rose again following epcoritamab administration. Expression levels of CAR-T exhaustion markers did not increase, whereas perforin and granzyme B expression increased after epcoritamab induction. Conclusion: Early epcoritamab administration without cytotoxic agents at relapse after CAR-T therapy revives CAR-T cell numbers and cytotoxicity, which may potentially lead to favorable clinical outcomes.

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PMCPMC12172560

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