Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of DLBCL patients who received auto-HCT or CAR-T while in a PR

Auto-HCTCAR-TP value*
Number of patients 266 145  
Number of centers 88 40  
Demographics    
Patient age    
  Median, y (range) 58 (18-80) 60 (24-91) .07 
  ≥60 y (%) 118 (44) 73 (50) .25§ 
 Male sex 167 (63) 89 (61) .78§ 
Race   <.001§ 
  Caucasian 166 (62) 123 (83)  
  African American 58 (22) 10 (7)  
  Other 11 (4) 1 (1)  
  Missing 11(4) 7 (5)  
At diagnosis    
Stage at diagnosis   .99§ 
  III-IV, no. (%) 163 (61) 80 (55)  
  Missing 42 (16) 35 (24)  
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements, no. (%) 10 (16) 25 (17) .84§ 
  Missing (not collected before 2018) 204   
LDH elevated at diagnosis 74 (28) 37 (26) .53§ 
  Missing 152 (57) 92 (63)  
Extranodal involvement at diagnosis, no. (%) 136 (51) 72 (50) .51§ 
  Missing 42 (16) 19 (13)  
Prior treatments    
Refractory to first-line therapy, no. (%) 160 (60) 79 (55) .61§ 
  Missing 6 (2) 22 (15)  
Time from diagnosis to auto-HCT or CAR-T, mo, no. (%)   .30§ 
  ≤12 mo 103 (39) 64 (44)  
  >12 mo 162 (61) 81 (56)  
  Missing 1 (0)  
Lines of therapy before auto-HCT or CAR-T    
  Median (range) 2 (1-6) 3 (2-11) <.001 
  More than 2 lines, no. % 89 (33) 97 (67) <.001§
  Number of prior treatment lines    
   1 48 (18)  
   2 124 (47) 42 (29)  
   3 55 (21) 52 (36)  
   4 22 (8) 23 (16)  
   5 or more 12 (4) 22 (15)  
   Missing 5 (2) 6 (4)  
Pre auto-HCT or CAR-T    
KPS   .09§ 
  ≥90 136 (51) 56 (39)  
  Missing 2 (3) 13 (9)  
Largest node before auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   .05§ 
  <3 cm 41 (15) 21 (15)  
  3-5 cm 65 (24) 26 (18)  
  >5 cm 76 (29) 60 (41)  
  Missing 84 (32) 38 (26)  
Imaging before auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   .36§ 
  PET or PET/CT 222 (83) 126 (87)  
  CT 44 (17) 19 (13)  
Conditioning regimen, no. (%)    
  BEAM 203 (76) N/A  
  Bu/Cy 15 (6) N/A  
  CBV 43 (16) N/A  
  Other 43 (16) N/A  
Lymphodepletion regimen, no. (%)    
  Flu/Cy N/A 145 (100)  
Year of auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   <.001§ 
  2018 and after 66 (20) 145 (100)  
Follow-up, median, mo (range) 38 (3-79) 12 (3-26)  
Auto-HCTCAR-TP value*
Number of patients 266 145  
Number of centers 88 40  
Demographics    
Patient age    
  Median, y (range) 58 (18-80) 60 (24-91) .07 
  ≥60 y (%) 118 (44) 73 (50) .25§ 
 Male sex 167 (63) 89 (61) .78§ 
Race   <.001§ 
  Caucasian 166 (62) 123 (83)  
  African American 58 (22) 10 (7)  
  Other 11 (4) 1 (1)  
  Missing 11(4) 7 (5)  
At diagnosis    
Stage at diagnosis   .99§ 
  III-IV, no. (%) 163 (61) 80 (55)  
  Missing 42 (16) 35 (24)  
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements, no. (%) 10 (16) 25 (17) .84§ 
  Missing (not collected before 2018) 204   
LDH elevated at diagnosis 74 (28) 37 (26) .53§ 
  Missing 152 (57) 92 (63)  
Extranodal involvement at diagnosis, no. (%) 136 (51) 72 (50) .51§ 
  Missing 42 (16) 19 (13)  
Prior treatments    
Refractory to first-line therapy, no. (%) 160 (60) 79 (55) .61§ 
  Missing 6 (2) 22 (15)  
Time from diagnosis to auto-HCT or CAR-T, mo, no. (%)   .30§ 
  ≤12 mo 103 (39) 64 (44)  
  >12 mo 162 (61) 81 (56)  
  Missing 1 (0)  
Lines of therapy before auto-HCT or CAR-T    
  Median (range) 2 (1-6) 3 (2-11) <.001 
  More than 2 lines, no. % 89 (33) 97 (67) <.001§
  Number of prior treatment lines    
   1 48 (18)  
   2 124 (47) 42 (29)  
   3 55 (21) 52 (36)  
   4 22 (8) 23 (16)  
   5 or more 12 (4) 22 (15)  
   Missing 5 (2) 6 (4)  
Pre auto-HCT or CAR-T    
KPS   .09§ 
  ≥90 136 (51) 56 (39)  
  Missing 2 (3) 13 (9)  
Largest node before auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   .05§ 
  <3 cm 41 (15) 21 (15)  
  3-5 cm 65 (24) 26 (18)  
  >5 cm 76 (29) 60 (41)  
  Missing 84 (32) 38 (26)  
Imaging before auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   .36§ 
  PET or PET/CT 222 (83) 126 (87)  
  CT 44 (17) 19 (13)  
Conditioning regimen, no. (%)    
  BEAM 203 (76) N/A  
  Bu/Cy 15 (6) N/A  
  CBV 43 (16) N/A  
  Other 43 (16) N/A  
Lymphodepletion regimen, no. (%)    
  Flu/Cy N/A 145 (100)  
Year of auto-HCT or CAR-T, no. (%)   <.001§ 
  2018 and after 66 (20) 145 (100)  
Follow-up, median, mo (range) 38 (3-79) 12 (3-26)  

BEAM, carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan; Bu/Cy, busulfan/cyclophosphamide; CBV, cy, carmustine, etoposide; CT, computed tomography; Flu/Cy, fludarabine, cyclophosphamide; KPS, Karnofsky performance score; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.

*

P values were calculated ignoring the missing values.

This includes 11 patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphomas in the auto-HCT group and 4 in the CAR-T therapy group.

Hypothesis testing Kruskal-Wallis test.

§

Hypothesis testing Pearson χ2 test.

Patient race – other: auto-HCT: 1 native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander, 5 American Indian or Alaska Native, 5 more than 1 race. CAR-T: 1 more than 1 race.

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