Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics at diagnosis and before CAR T-cell therapy

CharacteristicTotal cohort (n = 96)
Median age, y (range) 56 (18-79) 
Sex, n (%)  
Male 65 (67.7) 
Lymphoma histology, n (%)  
DLBCL 51 (53.1) 
Transformed lymphoma 20 (20.8) 
HGBL 9 (9.4) 
PMBCL 8 (8.3) 
THRLBCL 6 (6.2) 
Nontransformed follicular lymphoma 2 (2.1) 
Cell of origin, n (%)  
GCB 39 (55.6) 
Non-GCB 31 (44.3) 
Missing/unknown 26 
DEL, n (%)  
Yes 28 (45.2) 
No 34 (54.8) 
Missing/unknown 34 
DHL, n (%)  
Yes 16 (22.2) 
No 56 (77.8) 
Missing/unknown 24 
ECOG PS, n (%)  
32 (40.5) 
36 (45.6) 
10 (12.7) 
1 (1.3) 
Missing/unknown 17 
Ann-Arbor stage, n (%)  
2 (2.2) 
II 14 (15.1) 
III 22 (23.7) 
IV 55 (59.1) 
Missing/unknown 
B symptoms, n (%)  
Yes 38 (46.9) 
No 43 (53.1) 
Missing/unknown 15 
Extranodal disease, n (%)  
No 28 (30.4) 
Yes, only 1 site 38 (41.3) 
Yes, >1 site 26 (28.3) 
Missing/unknown 
LDH > upper limit of normal, n (%)  
Yes 51 (75.0) 
No 17 (25.0) 
Missing/unknown 28 
CNS involvement present at diagnosis, n (%)  
Yes 6 (6.5) 
No 87 (93.5) 
Missing/unknown 
R-IPI score, n (%)  
18 (25.4) 
17 (23.9) 
23 (32.4) 
11 (15.5) 
2 (2.8) 
Missing/unknown 25 
Treatment received before CAR-T  
Median lines of therapy before CAR-T, n (range) 3 (1-10) 
Primary refractory disease, n (%) 48 (50) 
Previous radiation therapy, n (%) 35 (36.5) 
Previous transplant, n (%) 26 (27.1) 
Previous immunomodulatory agent therapy, n (%) 16 (16.7) 
Previous BTK inhibitor therapy, n (%) 11 (11.5) 
Previous CPI therapy, n (%) 7 (7.3) 
CharacteristicTotal cohort (n = 96)
Median age, y (range) 56 (18-79) 
Sex, n (%)  
Male 65 (67.7) 
Lymphoma histology, n (%)  
DLBCL 51 (53.1) 
Transformed lymphoma 20 (20.8) 
HGBL 9 (9.4) 
PMBCL 8 (8.3) 
THRLBCL 6 (6.2) 
Nontransformed follicular lymphoma 2 (2.1) 
Cell of origin, n (%)  
GCB 39 (55.6) 
Non-GCB 31 (44.3) 
Missing/unknown 26 
DEL, n (%)  
Yes 28 (45.2) 
No 34 (54.8) 
Missing/unknown 34 
DHL, n (%)  
Yes 16 (22.2) 
No 56 (77.8) 
Missing/unknown 24 
ECOG PS, n (%)  
32 (40.5) 
36 (45.6) 
10 (12.7) 
1 (1.3) 
Missing/unknown 17 
Ann-Arbor stage, n (%)  
2 (2.2) 
II 14 (15.1) 
III 22 (23.7) 
IV 55 (59.1) 
Missing/unknown 
B symptoms, n (%)  
Yes 38 (46.9) 
No 43 (53.1) 
Missing/unknown 15 
Extranodal disease, n (%)  
No 28 (30.4) 
Yes, only 1 site 38 (41.3) 
Yes, >1 site 26 (28.3) 
Missing/unknown 
LDH > upper limit of normal, n (%)  
Yes 51 (75.0) 
No 17 (25.0) 
Missing/unknown 28 
CNS involvement present at diagnosis, n (%)  
Yes 6 (6.5) 
No 87 (93.5) 
Missing/unknown 
R-IPI score, n (%)  
18 (25.4) 
17 (23.9) 
23 (32.4) 
11 (15.5) 
2 (2.8) 
Missing/unknown 25 
Treatment received before CAR-T  
Median lines of therapy before CAR-T, n (range) 3 (1-10) 
Primary refractory disease, n (%) 48 (50) 
Previous radiation therapy, n (%) 35 (36.5) 
Previous transplant, n (%) 26 (27.1) 
Previous immunomodulatory agent therapy, n (%) 16 (16.7) 
Previous BTK inhibitor therapy, n (%) 11 (11.5) 
Previous CPI therapy, n (%) 7 (7.3) 

BTK, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase; GCB, germinal center B-cell; R-IPI, Revised International Prognostic Index.