Applying the EHA/EBMT grading for ICAHT after CAR-T: comparative incidence and association with infections and mortality

Applying the EHA/EBMT grading for ICAHT after CAR-T: comparative incidence and association with infections and mortality

23 APRIL 2024 - VOLUME 8, NUMBER 8 | Kai Rejeski, Yucai Wang, Doris K. Hansen, Gloria Iacoboni, Emmanuel Bachy, Radhika Bansal, Olaf Penack, Fabian Müller, Wolfgang Bethge, Javier Munoz, Razan Mohty, Veit L. Bücklein, Pere Barba, Frederick L. Locke, Yi Lin, Michael D. Jain, and Marion Subklewe
The study evaluates the novel EHA/EBMT grading system for Immune Effector Cell-Associated HematoToxicity (ICAHT) in a large cohort of patients treated with BCMA- or CD19-directed CAR-T therapy for refractory B-cell malignancies. The ICAHT grading system, which incorporates both the depth and duration of neutropenia, was applied to 549 patients, and its clinical implications were assessed. Key findings include: 1. **Correlation with Severe ICAHT**: Severe ICAHT was strongly associated with the cumulative duration of severe neutropenia, the presence of multilineage cytopenias, and the use of platelet and red blood cell transfusions. 2. **Disease-Specific Differences**: Severe ICAHT was more frequent in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) compared to those with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and multiple myeloma (MM). 3. **Infectious Complications**: Patients with severe ICAHT had a significantly higher rate of severe infections (49% vs 13%), increased nonrelapse mortality (NRM) (14% vs 4%), and inferior survival outcomes (1-year progression-free survival: 35% vs 51%, 1-year overall survival: 52% vs 73%). 4. **Superior Discrimination**: The ICAHT grading system demonstrated superior discrimination for severe infections compared to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grading (c-index 0.73 vs 0.55, P < .0001). The study highlights the clinical relevance of the EHA/EBMT ICAHT grading system and supports its use in reporting ICAHT severity in clinical trials evaluating CAR-T therapies.The study evaluates the novel EHA/EBMT grading system for Immune Effector Cell-Associated HematoToxicity (ICAHT) in a large cohort of patients treated with BCMA- or CD19-directed CAR-T therapy for refractory B-cell malignancies. The ICAHT grading system, which incorporates both the depth and duration of neutropenia, was applied to 549 patients, and its clinical implications were assessed. Key findings include: 1. **Correlation with Severe ICAHT**: Severe ICAHT was strongly associated with the cumulative duration of severe neutropenia, the presence of multilineage cytopenias, and the use of platelet and red blood cell transfusions. 2. **Disease-Specific Differences**: Severe ICAHT was more frequent in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) compared to those with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) and multiple myeloma (MM). 3. **Infectious Complications**: Patients with severe ICAHT had a significantly higher rate of severe infections (49% vs 13%), increased nonrelapse mortality (NRM) (14% vs 4%), and inferior survival outcomes (1-year progression-free survival: 35% vs 51%, 1-year overall survival: 52% vs 73%). 4. **Superior Discrimination**: The ICAHT grading system demonstrated superior discrimination for severe infections compared to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grading (c-index 0.73 vs 0.55, P < .0001). The study highlights the clinical relevance of the EHA/EBMT ICAHT grading system and supports its use in reporting ICAHT severity in clinical trials evaluating CAR-T therapies.
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