Real-world outcomes of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in patients (pt) with Richter transformation (RT) from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR).

Abstract

7010 Background: Pts with RT have poor prognosis and no standard treatment options with median OS of 3–12 mo (Eyre TA. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2023), indicating an unmet need. We report the largest cohort of real-world pts with RT treated with commercial liso-cel, an autologous, CD19-directed, 4-1BB CAR T cell product. Methods: This analysis included US pts with RT from the CIBMTR who received commercial liso-cel between 02/2021 and 02/2023. Primary outcomes included ORR, CR rate, duration of response (DOR), PFS, OS, and safety (including cytokine release syndrome [CRS] and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome [ICANS] based on Lee 2018 criteria, and prolonged cytopenia defined as grade [gr] 4 thrombocytopenia and/or neutropenia persistent at 30 d after infusion). Results: At data cutoff (08/04/2023), 30 pts with RT were included. Demographics and baseline characteristics at liso-cel infusion are shown in the Table; additional data regarding the pts’ indolent disease and treatment history will be provided in the presentation. Median time from leukapheresis to liso-cel infusion was 35 d (range, 28–63). At median follow-up of 12.3 mo, ORR was 76% among evaluable pts (n = 29) with 66% in CR. Median time to first response was 1.1 mo (range, 0–3.1). Median DOR was not reached (NR); 12-mo DOR rate was 77% (95% CI, 49.5–91). Median PFS (n = 29) and median OS (n = 30) were NR; estimated 12-mo PFS was 54% (95% CI, 33–72) and 12-mo OS was 67% (95% CI, 44–83). Overall, 70% of pts had CRS (gr 3, 0; gr 4, 3%; gr 5, 3% [this pt also had hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis]); most common CRS treatments were corticosteroids and tocilizumab (23%) and tocilizumab (20%). ICANS was seen in 47% of pts (gr 3, 17%; gr 4, 10%; gr 5, 0) and most commonly treated with corticosteroids (23%), antiepileptics and corticosteroids (7%), and antiepileptics (7%). Prolonged cytopenia occurred in 17% of pts. One pt had a second primary malignancy (gastrointestinal). Eight (27%) pts died, including 7 because of progression. Conclusions: Pts with RT have poor prognosis with a high unmet need. Here, we show that liso-cel provided meaningful clinical benefit with low incidences of gr ≥ 3 CRS and ICANS observed. The high CR rate is promising in this difficult-to-treat population, and longer follow-up in a larger cohort is needed. [Table: see text]