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Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Version 3.2025, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology
Loren, Alison W. , Bolaños‐Meade, Javier , Brammer, Jonathan E. , Cowden, Meredith , Stasi, Antonio Di , El‐Jawahri, Areej , Elmariah, Hany , Gundabolu, Krishna , Gutman, Jonathan A. , Ho, Vincent T. , Hoeg, Rasmus T. , Horwitz, Mitchell E. , Jamy, Omer , Dabaja, Mohamed Kharfan, Lee, Lauren , Luszcak, Christina, Magenau, John, Martin, Thomas , Mittal, Varun , Moreira, Jonathan , Muffly, Lori , Nakamura, Ryotaro , Nawas, Mariam, Ninos, Cameron , Oliai, Caspian , Pidala, Joseph A. , Randolph, Brion, Tessier, Jeffrey, Topal, Jeffrey , Varshavsky‐Yanovsky, Asya, Jones, Frankie, Stehman, Katie, Elmariah, Hany , Jamy, Omer , Muffly, Lori , Mielcarek, Marco B. , Kassim, Adetola A , Logan, Aaron C , Nawas, Mariam T. , Nieto, Yago , Oliai, Caspian H , Papanicolaou, Genovefa A. , Schroeder, Mark A. , Tzachanis, Dimitrios

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Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | October 9, 2025 | Volume: 23 | Issue: 10 | Pages: No page available

10.6004/jnccn.2025.0047 | PMID 41067275 Get It

The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) provide expert, multidisciplinary recommendations for autologous and allogeneic HCT based on current evidence. The NCCN Guidelines focus on pretransplant recipient evaluation, hematopoietic cell mobilization, conditioning, and the diagnosis and management of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a common complication of allogeneic HCT that is associated with significant morbidity. This selection from the NCCN Guidelines for HCT focuses on the diagnosis, workup, and management of acute and chronic GVHD, as well as important supportive care considerations.
Long-Term (≥5-Year) Remission and Survival After Treatment With Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in CARTITUDE-1 Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Jagannath, Sundar , Martin, Thomas G. , Lin, Yi , Cohen, Adam D. , Raje, Noopur , Htut, Myo, Deol, Abhinav , Agha, Mounzer , Berdeja, Jesús G. , Liegel, Jessica J., Dhakal, Binod , Parekh, Samir , de, Rocío Montes , Plaks, Vicki , Sun, Huabin, Banerjee, Arnob , Schecter, Jordan M. , Lendvai, Nikoletta , Lengil, Tamar, Zhu, Jieqing, Koneru, Mythili, Akram, Muhammad, Patel, Nitin , Filho, Octavio Costa, Voorhees, Peter M. , Liegel, Jessica J , Rossi, Adriana , Lieberman-Cribbin, Alex , Usmani, Saad , Dhakal, Binod , Parekh, Samir , Montes de Oca, Rocio , Jakubowiak, Andrzej , Voorhees, Peter , Cohen, Adam D , Jagannath, Sundar , Lin, Yi , Berdeja, Jesús G , Raje, Noopur S , Htut, Myo , Lesokhin, Alexander M. , Rossi, Adriana , Usmani, Saad Z. , Li, Hui, Wang, Rui , Madduri, Deepu , Jakubowiak, Andrzej

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 3, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 25 | Pages: 2766-2771

10.1200/jco-25-00760 | PMID 40459151 Get It

CARTITUDE-1 evaluated ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We describe overall survival (OS), ≥5-year progression-free outcomes, associated biomarkers, and safety, with a median study follow-up of 61.3 months. For the 97 treated patients, median OS was 60.7 months (95% CI, 41.9 to not estimable). One third (32/97) of patients remain alive and progression-free for ≥5 years after a single cilta-cel infusion, without maintenance treatment. Twelve of these patients treated at a single center underwent serial minimal residual disease (MRD) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography assessments, and all (100%) were MRD-negative (at least 10 −5 threshold) and imaging-negative at year 5 or later after cilta-cel. Baseline characteristics, including the presence of high-risk cytogenetics and extramedullary disease, were generally comparable for the 32 patients who were progression-free for ≥5 years versus patients who had progressive disease by year 5. A trend of lower baseline tumor burden, higher fraction of naïve T-cells in the cilta-cel drug product, higher T cell-to-neutrophil ratio, higher hemoglobin and platelets at baseline, and higher effector-to-target ratio were associated with ≥5-year progression-free status. The safety profile of cilta-cel remained consistent with previous reports. To our knowledge, our data provide the first evidence that cilta-cel is potentially curative in patients with RRMM.
NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Multiple Myeloma, Version 1.2025
Kumar, Shaji , Adekola, Kehinde , Anderson, Larry , Costello, Caitlin , D’Angelo, Christopher R. , Derman, Benjamin A. , Elsedawy, Noura, Godara, Amandeep , Godby, Kelly, Hillengaß, Jens , Holmberg, Leona , Htut, Myo , Huff, Carol Ann , Hultcrantz, Malin , Larson, Sarah , Liedtke, Michaela , Omel, James, Robinson, Timothy, Valent, Jason , Varshavsky‐Yanovsky, Asya, Kovách, E, Holmberg, Leona , Anderson, Larry D. , Anderson, Larry D , Derman, Benjamin A , Callander, Natalie S. , Baljević, Muhamed , Baz, Rachid , Campagnaro, Erica , Devarakonda, Srinivas , Kang, Yubin , Lee, Hans C. , Martin, Thomas G. , Rosenberg, Aaron , Schroeder, Mark A. , Sherbenou, Daniel W , Suvannasankha, Attaya , Valent, Jason Neil , Vogl, Dan T. , Kovach, Emily, Kumar, Rashmi

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Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | May 8, 2025 | Volume: 23 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 132-140

10.6004/jnccn.2025.0023 | PMID 40340857 Get It

The NCCN Guidelines for Multiple Myeloma (MM) provide recommendations for diagnosis, initial workup, treatment, follow-up, and supportive care for patients with MM. These NCCN Guidelines Insights highlight the important updates and changes specific to systemic therapy for patients with newly diagnosed as well as previously treated MM included in Version 1.2025 of the NCCN Guidelines for MM.
Universal driving restrictions beyond 4 weeks appear unnecessary following CAR-T therapy in multiple myeloma
Banerjee, Rahul , Richards, Alicia, Midha, Shonali , Afrough, Aimaz , Anwer, Faiz , Atanackovic, Djordje , Bachanová, Veronika , Bhurtel, Jenny , Cicero, Kara I. , Davis, James A. , Dhakal, Binod , Ferreri, Christopher J. , Forsberg, Peter A. , Freeman, Ciara L. , Khouri, Jack , Kumar, Anupama, Liu, Yuxin , Mikkilineni, Lekha , Peres, Lauren C. , Purvey, Sneha , Raza, Shahzad , Sborov, Douglas W. , Shune, Leyla , Wagner, Charlotte B , Zanwar, Saurabh , Sidana, Surbhi , Patel, Krina K. , Kumar, Shaji , Lin, Yi , Martin, Thomas G. , Voorhees, Peter M. , Anderson, Larry D. , Cowan, Andrew J., Chhabra, Saurabh , Davis, James A , Dhakal, Binod , Freeman, Ciara L , Herr, Megan M. , Jain, Tania , Khouri, Jack , Kocoglu, Mehmet H , McGuirk, Joseph , Parrondo, Ricardo D , Pasvolsky, Oren , Sborov, Douglas W , Wagner, Charlotte , Zanwar, Saurabh S , Sidana, Surbhi , Patel, Krina , Kumar, Shaji K , Voorhees, Peter , Anderson, Larry D , Kaur, Gurbakhash , Bachanova, Veronika , Banerjee, Rahul , Raza, Shahzad , Anwer, Faiz , Atrash, Shebli , Beitinjaneh, Amer , Puglianini, Omar Castañeda , Chhabra, Saurabh , Dima, Danai , Jain, Tania , Janakiram, Murali , Kocoglu, Mehmet H. , Locke, Frederick L. , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Nadeem, Omar , Pasvolsky, Oren , Reshef, Ran , Richard, Shambavi , Rossi, Adriana , Hansen, Doris K. , Kaur, Gurbakhash

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Blood Advances | March 15, 2025 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 2336-2340

10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016131 | PMID 40088469 Get It

Comparison of Standard-of-Care Idecabtagene Vicleucel and Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Hansen, Doris K. , Peres, Lauren C. , Dima, Danai , Richards, Alicia, Shune, Leyla , Afrough, Aimaz , Midha, Shonali , Dhakal, Binod , Kocoglu, Mehmet H. , Atrash, Shebli , Ferreri, Christopher, Davis, James A. , Bhurtel, Jenny , Wagner, Charlotte B , Bansal, Radhika , Smith, Kinaya, Avila, Gabriel De, Purvey, Sneha , Hosoya, Hitomi , Mikkilineni, Lekha , Oswald, Laura B. , Gaballa, Mahmoud , Forsberg, Peter A. , Janakiram, Murali , Htut, Myo , Maringanti, Sireesha Asoori, Kalariya, Nilesh, Hashmi, Hamza , Sborov, Douglas W. , Khouri, Jack , Raza, Shahzad , Atanackovic, Djordje , Alsina, Melissa , Freeman, Ciara Louise , Voorhees, Peter M. , Anderson, Larry D. , Martin, Thomas, Patel, Krina K. , Sidana, Surbhi , Castaneda Puglianini, Omar , Davis, James A , Bhurtel, Evguenia , McGuirk, Joseph , Wagner, Charlotte , Bansal, Radhika , Lieberman-Cribbin, Alex , De Avila, Gabriel , Purvey, Sneha , Hosoya, Hitomi , Kaur, Gurbakhash , Herr, Megan M. , Janakiram, Murali , Reshef, Ran , Sborov, Douglas W , Anwer, Faiz , Khouri, Jack , Alsina, Melissa , Locke, Frederick L , Voorhees, Peter , Anderson, Larry D , Lin, Yi , Patel, Krina , Sidana, Surbhi , Dima, Danai , Kocoglu, Mehmet H , Raza, Shahzad , Atrash, Shebli , Hansen, Doris K , Dhakal, Binod , Puglianini, Omar Castañeda , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Costello, Patrick , Kaur, Gurbakhash , Pasvolsky, Oren , Reshef, Ran , Nadeem, Omar , Anwer, Faiz , Locke, Frederick L. , Richard, Shambavi , Lin, Yi

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Journal of Clinical Oncology | February 18, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 13 | Pages: 1597-1609

10.1200/jco-24-01730 | PMID 39965175 Get It

PURPOSE Idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) and ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), two B-cell maturation antigen–directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We compare safety, efficacy, and survival among patients with RRMM treated with standard-of-care (SOC) ide-cel or cilta-cel. METHODS Data were from a retrospective chart review of patients with RRMM leukapheresed by December 31, 2022, with the intent to receive SOC ide-cel or cilta-cel at 19 institutions. An inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) approach was used to compare outcomes by therapy type. RESULTS A total of 641 patients were leukapheresed by December 31, 2022, with ide-cel (n = 386) and cilta-cel (n = 255). Five hundred eighty-six patients were infused (n = 350 for ide-cel; n = 236 for cilta-cel) with a median follow-up of 12.6 and 13.0 months for ide-cel and cilta-cel, respectively. After IPTW, patient characteristics were well balanced. Cilta-cel was associated with higher likelihood of grade ≥3 cytokine release syndrome (CRS; odds ratio [OR], 6.80 [95% CI, 2.28 to 20.33]), infections (OR, 2.03 [95% CI, 1.41 to 2.92]), second primary malignancies (OR, 1.77 [95% CI, 0.89 to 3.56]), and delayed neurotoxicity (OR, 20.07 [95% CI, 4.46 to 90.20]). Cilta-cel was also associated with better treatment responses (≥complete response: OR, 2.42 [95% CI, 1.63 to 3.60]), longer progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR], 0.48 [95% CI, 0.36 to 0.63]), and longer overall survival (HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.46 to 0.97]). No associations were observed between therapy type and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome, any CRS, severe cytopenia at days 30 and 90, or nonrelapse mortality. We observed consistent findings when repeating the analyses restricting the ide-cel cohort to patients infused during the same time period as Food and Drug Administration approval for cilta-cel (≥March 2022). CONCLUSION Cilta-cel demonstrated superior efficacy and survival, with higher incidence of certain toxicities, compared with ide-cel.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes of Multiple Myeloma Patients Treated with Idecabtagene Vicleucel or Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel
Peres, Lauren C. , Richards, Alicia, Sidana, Surbhi , Oswald, Laura B. , Afrough, Aimaz , Shune, Leyla , Midha, Shonali , Castaneda, Omar, Ferreri, Christopher J. , Blue, Brandon , Ouchveridze, Evguenia, Bansal, Radhika , Smith, Kinaya, Avila, Gabriel De, Purvey, Sneha , Hosoya, Hitomi , Mikkilineni, Lekha , Gaballa, Mahmoud , Forsberg, Peter A. , Freeman, Ciara L. , Htut, Myo , Asoori, Sireesha, Kalariya, Nilesh, Atanackovic, Djordje , Dhakal, Binod , Khouri, Jack , Alsina, Melissa , Anderson, Larry D. , Martin, Thomas , Voorhees, Peter M. , Patel, Krina K. , Hansen, Doris K., Sborov, Douglas W. , Davis, James A. , Sidana, Surbhi , Anderson, Larry D , Davis, James A , Hosoya, Hitomi , Dima, Danai , Puglianini, Omar Castañeda , Davis, James A, Pasvolsky, Oren , Dillard, Christen , Herr, Megan M. , Kocoglu, Mehmet H. , Atrash, Shebli , Ouchveridze, Evguenia, McGuirk, Joseph P. , Wagner, Charlotte B , Costello, Patrick , Lieberman-Cribbin, Alex , Kaur, Gurbakhash , Janakiram, Murali , Dhakal, Binod , Raza, Shahzad , Reshef, Ran , Locke, Frederick L. , Nadeem, Omar , Anwer, Faiz , Richard, Shambavi , Lin, Yi , Hansen, Doris K.

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Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3785-3785

10.1182/blood-2024-210078 Get It

*Authors contributed equally. Introduction. Two chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have been FDA approved for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM): idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) and ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel). Prior work from our consortium identified racial and ethnic differences in safety and response to ide-cel among patients treated in the standard of care (SOC) setting; despite these differences, survival was similar across race and ethnicity. Here, we extend this work to investigate racial and ethnic differences in safety, efficacy, and outcomes in a larger cohort of patients treated with SOC ide-cel with longer follow-up and patients treated with SOC cilta-cel. Methods. Data for RRMM patients who underwent leukapheresis by 12/31/2022 and were treated with SOC ide-cel or cilta-cel were pooled across 19 institutions in the U.S. Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium. We compared Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic (any race) patients, excluding other racial and ethnic groups due to small sample sizes that precluded sub-group investigations. Separately for each CAR T-cell therapy, racial and ethnic differences in baseline patient characteristics, safety, and treatment responses were examined using chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis rank sum tests. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank tests were used to examine progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) by race and ethnicity. Results. Among 332 RRMM patients treated with ide-cel, Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients comprised 17% and 10% of the cohort, respectively. Hispanic patients were younger at infusion compared to Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White patients (55.5 vs. 63 vs. 66 years, p<0.001). Non-Hispanic Black patients had a higher disease burden (≥ 50% bone marrow plasma cell percentage) compared to Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic patients (35% vs. 20% vs. 19%, p=0.05), while a higher proportion of Non-Hispanic White patients had high-risk cytogenetics compared to Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients (37% vs. 23% vs. 10%, p=0.003). Non-Hispanic Black patients were more likely to develop severe (≥ grade 3) cytopenia at day 30 (p<0.001) and day 90 (p=0.01) post-infusion, and these differences were particularly driven by higher rates of severe neutropenia among Non-Hispanic Black patients at these time points. Non-Hispanic White patients were more likely to achieve a best response of partial response (PR) or better (82%) compared to Non-Hispanic Black (75%) and Hispanic patients (63%, p=0.02). No other racial and ethnic differences in baseline patient characteristics (including cytopenias), safety, PFS, and OS were observed (p>0.05). Among 222 RRMM patients treated with cilta-cel, Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients comprised 12% and 9% of the cohort, respectively. At baseline, Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to have anemia (p=0.01), and Non-Hispanic Black patients were more likely to have thrombocytopenia (p=0.02) and neutropenia (p=0.06) compared to Non-Hispanic White patients. No other differences in baseline patient characteristics were observed by race and ethnicity. While not statistically significant, a higher rate of severe (≥ grade 3) cytopenia at day 90 post-infusion was observed among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients compared to Non-Hispanic White patients (33% vs. 44% vs. 21%, p=0.07), similar to the ide-cel cohort. This finding was primarily driven by higher rates of severe neutropenia among Non-Hispanic Black patients and higher rates of anemia among Hispanic patients. No other racial and ethnic differences in safety, responses to cilta-cel, PFS, or OS were not observed in the cilta-cel cohort (p>0.05). Conclusion. In a large cohort of RRMM patients treated with SOC ide-cel or cilta-cel, we observed a higher rate of cytopenias post-infusion and inferior ide-cel responses among racial and ethnic minority patients compared to Non-Hispanic White patients. Despite these differences, survival was similar across race and ethnicity, suggesting that both available CAR T-cell therapies for RRMM patients can be utilized across all populations. Future studies that include larger patient cohorts of racially and ethnically diverse patients should be conducted to confirm these findings and additionally evaluate long-term outcomes.
Post-CAR-T Driving Restrictions after Week 4 Appear Unnecessary: Data from the United States Myeloma Immunotherapy Consortium
Richards, Alicia, Khouri, Jack , Cicero, Kara I. , Shune, Leyla , Ouchveridze, Evguenia, Afrough, Aimaz , Zanwar, Saurabh , Ferreri, Christopher J. , Mikkilineni, Lekha , Purvey, Sneha , Peres, Lauren C. , Freeman, Ciara L. , Midha, Shonali , Forsberg, Peter A. , Sborov, Douglas W. , Dhakal, Binod , Voorhees, Peter M. , Anderson, Larry D. , Martin, Thomas , Sidana, Surbhi , Patel, Krina K. , Cowan, Andrew J. , Davis, James A. , Sidana, Surbhi , Anderson, Larry D , Davis, James A , Banerjee, Rahul , Janakiram, Murali , Dima, Danai , Kocoglu, Mehmet H. , Ouchveridze, Evguenia, Jain, Tania , Pasvolsky, Oren , Beitinjaneh, Amer , Davis, James A, Wagner, Charlotte B , Herr, Megan M. , Richard, Shambavi , Reshef, Ran , Dhakal, Binod , Bachanová, Veronika , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Lin, Yi , Hansen, Doris K. , Kaur, Gurbakhash

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Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3765-3765

10.1182/blood-2024-199609 Get It

Background: The FDA package inserts for all approved chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies state that patients should universally refrain from driving for 8 weeks following infusion. However, there are no clear data to support this recommendation, particularly in multiple myeloma (MM) which all CAR-T therapies use 4-1BB as opposed to CD28 costimulatory domains. Specifically, no seizures were reported in the KarMMa, KarMMa-3, CARTITUDE-1, or CARTITUDE-4 trials. Because patients typically return to their referring oncologists after Day (D) +28 following CAR-T infusion, an additional month of driving restrictions can create confusion for referring oncologists, impose significant burdens for patients and caregivers, and potentially even affect the choice of MM therapy for patients living in remote areas. Methods: We conducted a two-part study within the US MM Immunotherapy Consortium. Firstly, we analyzed data from commercial idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) and ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) recipients (leukapheresis cutoff December 31, 2023) to identify the prevalence of CRS, ICANS, or death between Weeks 5-8 (D+29 to D+56) following CAR-T (Day 0). Patients with index hospital stays lasting over 4 weeks and patients with <8 weeks of post-CAR-T follow-up were excluded. Secondly, we surveyed Consortium members about the prevalence of impaired driving risk (defined as “anything that could impair a patient's ability to drive safely, e.g. seizures, altered mental status, blindness, etc.”) and used 1-5 Likert scales to gauge the perceived importance of driving restrictions (assuming no FDA guidance existed) during Weeks 0-4 vs 5-8. This anonymous IRB-exempted survey was distributed via email to 63 CAR-T-prescribing physicians within the Consortium. Results: Of 553 analyzed patients, 41% (n=224) had received cilta-cel and 59% (n=329) ide-cel. The median age was 64 (IQR 58-70), 42% (n=231) were female, 78% White (n=434), 13% (n=72) Black, and 9% (n=51) Hispanic. ECOG PS at infusion was ≥2 in 11% (n=63) of patients, and 5% (n=28) had had previous CNS co-morbidities such as prior strokes. One patient (0.2%) developed Grade 2 CRS during Weeks 5-8 (onset D+47, resolution one day later); no patients had de novo ICANS after D+28. There were 16 cases of non-ICANS neurotoxicity (including 2 cases of Parkinsonism) diagnosed a median of 24 days after CAR-T (range: 17-147 days), of which 3 cases (all non-Parkinsonian) were first diagnosed during Weeks 5-8. There were 10 deaths (2%) during Weeks 5-8, one due to infection and the remainder from progressive MM. The survey was completed by 45 oncologists (71% response rate), 41 of whom had managed both >5 ide-cel and >5 cilta-cel recipients. Regarding impaired driving during Weeks 0-4, 20% of physicians felt this was never a risk, 36% a risk for 1-2% of patients, 29% a risk for 3-10% of patients, and 16% a risk for >10% of patients. The distribution was significantly different (p < 0.01) for Weeks 5-8: 49% never a risk, 36% a risk for 1-2% of patients, 16% a risk for 3-10% of patients, while no respondents felt this remained a risk for >10% of patients. For Weeks 0-4, 73% agreed that patients should be advised not to drive while 9% disagreed. In contrast, for Weeks 5-8, 14% of physicians agreed with driving restrictions while 78% disagreed (p < 0.01 compared to Weeks 0-4). Discussion: Our two-part study demonstrates that driving restrictions following Week 4 after CAR-T therapy in MM may not be required. The incidence of de novo CRS or any-type neurotoxicity being diagnosed during Weeks 5-8 was <1%, and - if such toxicities developed - patients and physicians could be expected to set appropriate restrictions at that juncture. While 73% of CAR-T-prescribing oncologists agreed that patients should refrain from driving during Weeks 0-4, 78% disagreed with this recommendation during Weeks 5-8. These findings complement other real-world studies (Wesson, Dima, et al, TCT 2024; Ahmed et al, Blood Advances 2024) reporting the rarity of CRS and ICANS after the first month in both MM and lymphoma. Our study is limited by a lack of patient-reported data, which was done intentionally to avoid asking patients about activities undertaken against medical advice. Nevertheless, we believe that narrowing universal driving restrictions to Weeks 0-4 following CAR-T therapy would constitute an evidence-based modification to the package inserts for ide-cel and cilta-cel.
Long-Term Follow-up of Real-World Teclistamab Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma from the IMWG Immunotherapy Working Group Committee
Tan, Carlyn , Asoori, Sireesha, Brunaldi, Larissa, Popat, Rakesh , Lau, Chris, Kastritis, Efstathios , Martínez‐López, Joaquín , Bansal, Radhika , Corraes, Andre De Menezes Silva , Mactier, Catriona, Marín, Adolfo Jesús Sáez, Mian, Hira , Durie, Brian G.M. , Lin, Yi, Sáez, Adolfo , Kastritis, Efstathios , Martinez-Lopez, Joaquin , Mian, Hira , Nemirovsky, David , Derkach, Andriy , Popat, Rakesh , Lau, Chris, Chhabra, Saurabh , Parrondo, Ricardo D , Ailawadhi, Sikander , Fotiou, Despina , Dimopoulos, Meletios Α. , Yong, Kwee , Corona, Magdalene , Usmani, Saad Z. , Martin, Thomas G.

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Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 5166-5166

10.1182/blood-2024-210518 Get It

Introduction: Teclistamab (Tec) is the first approved BCMA x CD3 bispecific antibody for the treatment of triple-class-exposed patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) based on the pivotal MajesTEC-1 study. Tec was associated with high overall response rate (ORR) of 63% in heavily pretreated patients. After a longer follow-up of 30.4 months, CR rate was 46.1%, median duration of response (DOR) was 24 months (95% CI, 17.0 - not estimable), and median progression-free survival (PFS) was 11.4 months (95% CI, 8.8 - 16.4). Herein, we present updated analysis of real-world outcomes and safety with tec in RRMM with extended follow-up of more than 12 months. Methods: This is an international multicenter retrospective study of patients with RRMM treated with tec on-label at 9 academic centers from 5 countries (United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, and Canada) through the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) Immunotherapy Committee. Patients with RRMM treated with commercial tec at the respective institutions between May 24, 2022 to January 4, 2024 were included. Median follow-up was 14 months with data collected until July 15, 2024. High-risk cytogenetic abnormalities (HRCA) was defined as 1q+, t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), and/or del(17p). Response was assessed using the IMWG consensus criteria. Patient characteristics were summarized by frequency (percentage) or median (interquartile range [IQR] or range). PFS, overall survival (OS), DOR were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: There were 223 patients included in this analysis with the following characteristics: median age of 67 (range 33-91) with 24% ≥75 years; 45% female; 74% White, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 7% other/unknown; 86 of 176 (49%) with high risk cytogenetics, including del(17p), t(4;14), t(14;16), t(14;20), and gain/amp 1q; 29.4% (37/126) with known extramedullary disease; 14% with creatinine clearance ≤30 ml/min. Patients received a median of 6 (IQR, 4-8) prior lines of therapy with 52% (107/206) being penta-drug refractory. Among 212 patients with available data, 161 (75.9%) patients would have been ineligible for MajesTEC-1. There were 94 (42%) patients who received prior BCMA-directed therapy (29.8% antibody-drug conjugate [ADC] alone; 45.7% CART alone; 6.3% bispecific antibody alone; 17.0% ADC and CART). Median time from diagnosis to tec initiation was 6.1 (range 0.6-29.2) years. For the 206 response-evaluable patients, ORR was 66%, including 25.2% ≥CR, 33.5% VGPR, and 7.3% PR. ORR for the 90 response-evaluable patients with prior BCMA-directed therapy was 54.5% (21.1% ≥CR, 26.7% VGPR, 6.7% PR). After a median follow-up of 14 (95%CI, 13-14) months, median PFS and OS were 8.8 (95% CI, 5.5-14) and 20 (95% CI, 18-not reached [NR]) months, respectively. 12-month PFS estimate was 46% (95% CI, 40%-54%), and 12-month OS rate was 65% (95% CI, 59%-72%). Median DOR was 17 (95% CI, 17-NR) months with 12-month estimate of 68% (95% CI, 60%-77%). Tec step-up dosing occurred in the outpatient setting for 57 (25.6%) patients. CRS occurred in 119 out of 222 (53.6%) patients with almost all being grade 1-2, except for 1 grade 4 event. ICANS occurred in 18 out of 216 (8.3%) patients (grade 1-2: 5.1%; grade 3-4: 2.8%). Any grade infection occurred in 130 (58.3%) patients; 25.1% of patients had grade ≥3 infection, including 10 patients with grade 5 infection. While receiving teclistamab, 79 (35.4%) patients had ≥2 infections. IVIG was given in 114 out of 164 (69.5%) patients. Conclusion: In this multicenter international real-world analysis of outcomes and safety associated with tec, ORR was high at 66% with 25.2% of patients achieving ≥CR. CR rates may be underestimated due to infrequent bone marrow confirmation in the real-world datasets. Encouragingly, ORR was 54.5% in BCMA exposed RRMM patients, including 21.1% with ≥CR. After a median follow-up of 14 months, heavily pretreated patients including patients with prior BCMA therapy had durable responses with median PFS of 8.8 months and median DOR of 17 months. There were no new safety signals noted in this real-world study. This is the largest real-world study to date of teclistamab with long-term follow-up of more than 12 months. Additional data including more patients, longer follow-up and results from difficult to treat subgroups will be presented at the meeting.
Development of the ASH Research Collaborative Multiple Myeloma Program: A Multicenter, Real-World Evidence Generation Network
Kumar, Shaji , Anderson, Kenneth C., Semmel, Emily A., James, Shandra, Hewitt, Kathleen, Zonder, Jeffrey A. , Rubinstein, Samuel M. , Martin, Thomas G , Vij, Ravi , Bhutani, Manisha , Voorhees, Peter M. , Geyer, Susan M. , Craige, Michael W., Walters, Sam , Wood, William A. , Anderson, Kenneth C. , James, Shandra, Neuberg, Donna , Schroeder, Mark A. , Chung, David J , Rosenberg, Aaron , D’Souza, Anita , Chari, Ajai , Nooka, Ajay K. , Sperling, Adam S. , Craige, Michael W. , Derkach, Andriy , Usmani, Saad Z.

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Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3792.5-3792.5

10.1182/blood-2024-210957 Get It

Background: Contemporary questions about treatment and outcomes of patients (pts) living with multiple myeloma (MM) demand efficient and timely evidence generation methods, where real-world/ everyday practice data can play an important role. Relevant potential applications include understanding and addressing disparities in treatment access, mitigating toxicities of novel therapies while maintaining quality of life, appropriately sequencing treatments within long-term management strategies, and disseminating and appropriately using surrogate endpoints in practice, such as minimal residual disease. However, existing real-world data (RWD) repositories are limited by an inability to implement interventions in response to issues identified through retrospective data analysis, which is pivotal for the use of newer therapies. The ASH Research Collaborative (ASH RC) MM Data Hub Program was developed to address these gaps. Methods: We developed a multicenter network of US-based tertiary academic medical centers, engaging site clinicians, patients, biostatisticians, informaticians, and data scientists. Initial activities included constructing a shared real-world MM data model comprised of consensus core data elements. Pt data from each site, dating back to at least 2019, is currently being entered through electronic case report forms, batch uploaded utilizing existing institutional data repositories, and soon direct electronic health record import in standard data acquisition formats. Data are aggregated in the Data Hub and shared in a confidential Site Portal with each site. The Portal allows sites to track their own pts, analyze outcomes, and identify ways to improve the quality of care provided to individuals living with MM. We also developed an innovative evidence generation learning community of site clinicians who meet monthly and collaborate on the “COVID-19 OutcomeS in Myeloma and the Impact of VaCcines (COSMIC)” study, a prospective, decentralized observational study that rapidly accrued pts and collects relevant practice information. The group also shares best practices in study conduct to accelerate study enrollment and execution. Results: The MM Data Hub Program now contains twelve centers: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of California San Francisco, University of California Davis, Medical College of Wisconsin, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, University of North Carolina Medical Center at Chapel Hill, Emory University Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Atrium Health. From this Network, six centers have contributed data from 8,824 pts (2,825 with sufficiently complete data are included in this analysis). The median age at time of MM diagnosis is 63, and of the 627 deceased pts, the median age at death is 70.6 years, with median time to death from first MM diagnosis of 6 years. The proportions of pts by decade of diagnoses are 34.9% from 2020-2024; 57.6% from 2010-2019; 7.3% from 2000-2009; and 0.9% prior to 2000. 83.1% of pts had a diagnosis of plasma cell myeloma (non-light chain), and 14.4% of pts had a diagnosis of light chain myeloma. 42.3% of pts are female, and the self-reported patient races are: 85.0% white; 9.2% black or African; and 4.3% all other races (race was not documented in 1.5% of pts). 2.8% of pts are of Hispanic ethnicity. Participant data files are currently undergoing completion and cleaning procedures; the analysis will include updated results at the meeting, and a Network-wide analytic data set will be available for initial retrospective data analyses in early 2025. The COSMIC study opened for enrollment on January 22, 2024, and completed enrollment of 200 pts on May 17, 2024. Conclusions: The ASH RC Data Hub MM Program launched in 2023 and is comprised of 12 sites that collectively have contributed participant files for 8,824 pts thus far. Utilizing the structure of the Network, we successfully implemented and established the feasibility of collecting data directly from pts electronically to monitor SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and COVID-19 related outcomes. The Program serves as a successful proof-of-concept model, providing an enduring RWD resource and a prospective evidence generation platform for the myeloma community.
Delayed Neurotoxicity after CAR-T in Multiple Myeloma: Results from a Global IMWG Registry
Kumar, Anupama, Hashmi, Hamza , Corraes, Andre De Menezes Silva , Htut, Myo, Scheller, Lukas , Kadel, Sofie‐Katrin , Hájek, Roman , Martínez‐López, Joaquín , Biran, Noa , Abrahamsen, Ingerid Weum , Chen, Szu-Ying, Ng, Melissa , Harrison, Simon J, Costello, Caitlin , Matos, Isadora, Gupta, Sasha , Lin, Yi, Hajek, Roman , Martinez-Lopez, Joaquin , Abrahamsen, Ingerid Weum , Atallah‐Yunes, Suheil Albert , Rajeeve, Sridevi , Abdelhak, Ahmed , Htut, Myo , Rodríguez‐Otero, Paula , Parrondo, Ricardo D , Chhabra, Saurabh , Kortüm, K. Martin , Einsele, Hermann , Donk, Niels W.C.J. van de , Mihalyova, Jana , Larrea, Carlos Fernández de , Chen, Szu‐Ying , Patiño-Escobar, Bonell , Harrison, Simon J , Matos, Isadora, Crusoé, Edvan de Queiroz , Costa, Luciano J. , Wiita, Arun P. , Martin, Thomas G. , Chari, Ajai

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Blood | December 6, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 4758-4758

10.1182/blood-2024-201783 Get It

Background Emerging evidence has demonstrated rare subacute to late neurological toxicities (NTs) after BCMA CAR T-cell therapy (CAR-T) in multiple myeloma (MM). These adverse events can be categorized as: 1) Parkinsonism (PD), 2) cranial nerve (CN) palsies, and 3) peripheral neuropathies/Guillan Barré syndrome (GBS). These toxicities can cause significant morbidity, but given their relative rarity in clinical trials, there is limited data regarding evaluation and treatment. To our knowledge, this is the largest and only global registry of delayed NTs after BCMA CAR-T. Methods We retrospectively established a registry of NTs via the Immune Therapy Working Committee of the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG). We gathered data pertaining to demographics, MM characteristics, MM response, NT signs/symptoms, diagnostic workup, and treatment. Result A total of 52 patients with delayed neurotoxicity were included from 14 institutions and 6 countries; 92% received ciltacel, 4% idecel, and 4% investigational CAR-T. Median age at CAR-T infusion was 65 years; 69% were male and 88% were Caucasian. Median bone marrow plasma cell (PC) burden was 15% prior to CAR-T (range 0-95%). Patients received a median of 4 prior lines of therapy (LOT), with 67% progressing on last LOT. Seventeen percent had pre-existing neurological diagnoses (including stroke, epilepsy, migraines). We identified sixteen cases of PD (94% with movement disorder, 69% with cognitive impairment, 75% with personality changes), occurring at a median of 26 days (range: 15-87) after CAR-T. Ninety four percent had CRS (grade (G)1 50%, G2 38%, G3 6%, G4 0%), while 19% had ICANS (G1 13%, G2 6%, G3-G4 0%). Median peak absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) was 9.5 x 109/L, peak C-reactive protein (CRP) 60.9 mg/L, and peak ferritin 1893.5 ug/L within the first 30 days. Concurrently, 3 upper respiratory infections (URIs) and 2 low-level HHV7 in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were detected. A median of 73% of T-cells in the CSF were CAR-T, based on a flow cytometry assay. Ten patients received steroids (median 19 days after symptoms, 70% partial response, 20% no response, 10% unknown), 2 received intrathecal (IT) methotrexate-based therapy (median 32 days after symptoms, 1 with no response, 1 unknown), 5 received intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide (median 31 days after symptoms, 40% full response, 20% partial response, 40% no response), 4 received high-dose IVIG ≥1g/kg for one or more dose (50% partial response, 50% no response), and 6 received dopamine agonists. There were 37 CN palsies (76% CN7, 15% CN6, 7% CN5, 2% CN3), occurring at a median of 37.5 days (range: 7-482) after CAR-T. Eighty one percent had CRS (G1 68%, G2 14%, G3-G4 0%); 11% had G1 ICANS (G2-G4 0%). Median peak ALC was 4.1 x 109/L, CRP 25.4 mg/L, and ferritin 543 ug/L within the first 30 days. We identified 2 concurrent URIs, 4 CMV viremia (50% with viral load >1500 IU/mL), 1 HHV6 viremia, and 1 HSV in the CSF. Thirty-two (86%) received steroids for a median duration of 12 days, 50% with full response, 3% with no response, and 47% with partial response (of which 43% had later full recovery without further intervention). One received IT methotrexate and another received IV cyclophosphamide without response. Thirteen (41%) received IVIG, of which 38% was high-dose IVIG. Four patients with CN palsies developed peripheral neuropathy/GBS. Eight patients (15%) in this cohort were not heavily pre-treated (≤1 prior LOT); 7 developed CN palsies (6 after ciltacel, 1 after investigational CAR-T) and 1 PD (after idecel). These patients had median <5% PC; none had extramedullary disease. Median ALC was 4.14 x 109/L, CRP 33 mg/L, and ferritin 448.5 ug/L within the first 30 days. Conclusions Delayed NT requires prompt recognition, evaluation for alternative causes, and treatment. In our cohort, the majority of patients were male and Caucasian, suggesting that sex and race may impact the likelihood of developing NT. Individuals with PDs had greater inflammatory response (CRS, ALC, CRP, ferritin) compared to those with CN palsies. CN palsies responded to steroids and/or IVIG, whereas PD had at best partial response to steroids, prompting additional therapy. These toxicities notably did occur in less heavily pre-treated patients, perhaps driven by immune fitness and greater circulating T-cells rather than MM burden. At the time of the annual meeting, data will be updated with additional NTs from less heavily pre-treated patients.