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ArticleCancer research and treatment2026

Effectiveness of CAR-T Cell Therapies for Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma: An External Control Arm Study.

Hee-Jin Seo, Ju Hwan Kim, Sang Eun Yoon, Won Seog Kim, Dong Keon Yon, Ju-Young Shin, Seok Jin Kim

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Article in Cancer research and treatment, 2026. 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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  1. Anbalcabtagene Autoleucel: First Approval.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2026
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7 authors.

Hee-Jin Seo *Department of Biohealth Regulatory Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Ju Hwan Kim *Department of Biohealth Regulatory Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
Sang Eun YoonDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won Seog KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Keon YonCenter for Digital Health, Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ju-Young ShinDepartment of Biohealth Regulatory Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea. shin.jy@skku.edu.
Seok Jin KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kstwoh@skku.edu.

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute HE23C002800Ministry of Food and Drug Safety RS-2024-00332632Ministry of Health and Welfare HR20C0025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel), tisagenlecleucel (tisa-cel), and lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) have received regulatory approval for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL). However, the data are scarce on their comparative effectiveness against the salvage therapies available in real-world settings. This study aimed to indirectly compare treatment outcomes of axi-cel, tisa-cel, and liso-cel versus usual care in South Korean patients with FL. Materials and Methods: To assess effectiveness in real-world data, aggregate data from the ZUMA-5, ELARA, and TRANSCEND FL studies were compared with individual patient data from the Samsung Medical Center-Lymphoma Cohort Study (SMC-LCS). Patients meeting ZUMA-5, ELARA, and TRANSCEND FL eligibility criteria were selected as the external control arm. All eligible treatment lines per patient were analyzed as independent episodes and weighted using the matching-adjusted indirect comparison method. Timeto-event outcomes were assessed with weighted Kaplan-Meier analysis, and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models. Results: Axi-cel included 127 patients, tisa-cel included 94, liso-cel included 101, and 121 episodes from 49 patients were analyzed in the external control arm. The weighted HRs for overall survival and progression-free survival for axi-cel versus the external control were 0.37 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.21 to 0.64) and 0.35 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.59), respectively. For tisa-cel, the HRs were 0.24 (95% CI, 0.11 to 0.53), and 0.35 (95% CI, 0.20 to 0.60), respectively. For liso-cel, the HRs were 0.38 (95% CI, 0.13 to 1.04) and 0.36 (95% CI, 0.15 to 0.88), respectively. Conclusion: All three chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies showed outstanding effectiveness compared to conventional treatments in usual care in South Korea.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, FollicularNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalAdultAgedBiological ProductsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRepublic of KoreaSalvage TherapyTreatment Outcomeaxicabtagene ciloleucelBiological ProductsReceptors, Antigen, T-CelltisagenlecleucelAxicabtagene ciloleucelExternal control armFollicular lymphomaLymphomaTisagenlecleucel

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PMID40968610
PMCPMC13680073

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