Table 3 Case-seriousness rates calculated for cardiovascular and inflammatory adverse events associated with the CAR-T therapies of tisagenlecleucel and axicabtagene ciloleucel for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients

From: Cardiotoxic profiles of CAR-T therapy and bispecific T-cell engagers in hematological cancers

Adverse Reaction

Total Cases

Number of Fatal Cases (% of Total)

Number of Life-Threatening Cases (% of Total)

Number of Caused/ Prolonged Hospitalization Cases (% of Total)

Tisagenlecleucel

Atrial fibrillation

8

4 (50.0%)

1 (12.5%)

2 (25.0%)

Tachycardia

12

11 (91.7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Sinus tachycardia

1

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Cardiac arrest

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Pericardial effusion

2

1 (50.0%)

0 (0%)

1 (50.0%)

Cardiac failure

7

6 (85.7%)

0 (0%)

1 (14.3%)

Hypotension

54

27 (50.0%)

2 (3.7%)

7 (13.0%)

Capillary leak syndrome

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Axicabtagene Ciloleucel

Atrial fibrillation

3

1 (33.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (33.3%)

Atrial flutter

1

0 (0%)

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

Tachycardia

3

1 (33.3%)

0 (0%)

2 (66.7%)

Cardiac arrest

1

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Hypotension

18

1 (5.6%)

4 (22.2%)

9 (50.0%)