Table 5 Brexucel real-world studies in r/r MCL.

From: How we treat mantle cell lymphoma with cellular therapy in 2025: the European and American perspectives

 

UK [82]

DESCAR-T [87]

SIE [83]

DRST/GLA/ SAKK [98]

US CART consortium [26]

Study type

Registry retrospective

Registry retrospective

Registry retrospective

Registry retrospective

Registry retrospective

Eligibility

≥2L incl. BTKi; PS 0-1; no CNS disease

EMA label

≥2L; r/r to BTKi; ZUMA-2 eligible

EMA label

FDA label

N

 # intended

119

178

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

 # apheresed (%)

104 (87%)

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

189

 # infused (%)

83 (70%)

152 (85%)

106

111

168 (89%)

Period

2021–2023

2019–2023

2019–2024

2021–2023

2020–2021

Age (years; median (range))

68 (41–80)

68 (39–83)

63 (42–79)

68 (50–84)

67 (34–89)

PS > 1 (ECOG)

0

12%

0

7%

14%

High-risk features

 Ki-67 ≥ 30%

78%

79%

54%

79%

78%

 Blastoid/pleomorph.

42%

31%

30%

33%

40%

 TP53abn

53%

30%

29%

27%

48%

 POD24

57%

n.a.

42%

n.a.

51%

Prior lines/median (range)

2 (2–7)

3 (1–9)

3 (2–5)

3 (1–8)

3 (1–10)

Prior autoHCT

34%

40%

58%

55%

28%

Prior alloHCT

13%

6%

-

8%

3%

BTKi refractory

30%

n.a.

35%

58%

76%

Holding/Bridging

90%

83%

79%

74%

68%

 CIT

50%

n.a.

31%

35%

34%

 BTKi  ± CD20.

17%

n.a.

45%

28%

24%

 Venetoclax ± x

10%

n.a.

13%

20%

27%

 Response to Bridging

41% (37/91)

41% (51/125)

18% (15/83)

65% (42/65)

33% (32/95)

Toxicity

 Neurotox ≥ G3 (any)

22% (55%)

15% (55%)

18% (48%)

28% (54%)

32% (61%)

 Late ICAHT ≥ G2

59%

9% (≥G3)

4.4% (≥G3)

n.a.

>18%

 Severe infection

>30%

>25%

n.a.

31%

>21%

 ICU admission

27%

34%

18%

22%

20%

T cell recovery 6mo

na

na

na

23%

na

Non-relapse mortality (12mo)

18%d

18%a

7.3%

10%a

7.1% 10.7%d

Best ORR/CR

87%/81%

85%/72%

88%/75%

88%/64%

90%/82%

PFS from infusion (12mo)

62%

46%

62%

69%

69%

OS from infusion (12mo)

74%

70%c

82%

74%

82%

Median follow-up (months)

13

12

12

12

14

  1. BTKi Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors, CIT chemoimmunotherapy, EMA European Medical Agency, FDA Federal Drug Administration, HCT hematopoietic cell transplantation, ORR overall response rate, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, PS performance status, r/r relapsed/refractory,
  2. aCrude rate.
  3. bRelapsed and primary refractory patients, respectively.
  4. cEstimated from published survival plot.
  5. dPoint estimate according to Cordas Santos et al. [59].