Table 1.

Incidence of post CAR-T cytopenias in clinical trials

Trial/productDiseaseTarget/endodomain/vectorLymphodepletionGrade ≥3 neutropenia, %Grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia, %Grade ≥3 anemia, %Reference
ZUMA-3
Brexu-cel 
BCP-ALL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 25  mg/m2  ×  3
Cy 900  mg/m2  ×  1 
27% 30% 49% Shah et al. Lancet 2021 
ZUMA-1
Axi-cel 
LBCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2  ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2  ×  3 d 
78% 38% 43% Locke et al. Lancet Oncol 201973  
JULIET
Tisa-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 25  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 250  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
33% 28% 39% Schuster et al. NEJM 201974  
TRANSCEND
Liso-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
60% 27% 37% Abramson et al. Lancet 202075  
ZUMA-7
Axi-cel 
LBCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
69% 15% 30% Locke et al. NEJM 2022 
TRANSFORM
Liso-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
82% 50% 52% Abramson et al. Blood 2023 
ZUMA-2
Brexu-cel 
MCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
85% 51% 50% Wang et al. NEJM 2020 
ELARA
Tisa-cel 
FL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 25  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 250  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
32% 9% 13% Fowler et al. Nat Med 202276  
ZUMA-5
Axi-cel 
FL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
33% 9% 25% Jacobson et al. Lancet Oncol 202277  
KarMMa-1
Ide-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
89% 52% 60% Munshi et al. NEJM 202178  
KarMMa-3
Ide-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
76% 42% 51% Rodriguez-Otero et al. NEJM 202379  
CARTITUDE-1
Cilta-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
95% 60% 68% Berdeja et al. Lancet 202180  
CARTITUDE-4
Cilta-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
90% 41% 36% San-Miguel et al. NEJM 202381  
Trial/productDiseaseTarget/endodomain/vectorLymphodepletionGrade ≥3 neutropenia, %Grade ≥3 thrombocytopenia, %Grade ≥3 anemia, %Reference
ZUMA-3
Brexu-cel 
BCP-ALL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 25  mg/m2  ×  3
Cy 900  mg/m2  ×  1 
27% 30% 49% Shah et al. Lancet 2021 
ZUMA-1
Axi-cel 
LBCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2  ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2  ×  3 d 
78% 38% 43% Locke et al. Lancet Oncol 201973  
JULIET
Tisa-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 25  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 250  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
33% 28% 39% Schuster et al. NEJM 201974  
TRANSCEND
Liso-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
60% 27% 37% Abramson et al. Lancet 202075  
ZUMA-7
Axi-cel 
LBCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
69% 15% 30% Locke et al. NEJM 2022 
TRANSFORM
Liso-cel 
LBCL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
82% 50% 52% Abramson et al. Blood 2023 
ZUMA-2
Brexu-cel 
MCL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
85% 51% 50% Wang et al. NEJM 2020 
ELARA
Tisa-cel 
FL CD19/4-1BB/LV Flu 25  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 250  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
32% 9% 13% Fowler et al. Nat Med 202276  
ZUMA-5
Axi-cel 
FL CD19/CD28z/RV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 500  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
33% 9% 25% Jacobson et al. Lancet Oncol 202277  
KarMMa-1
Ide-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
89% 52% 60% Munshi et al. NEJM 202178  
KarMMa-3
Ide-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
76% 42% 51% Rodriguez-Otero et al. NEJM 202379  
CARTITUDE-1
Cilta-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
95% 60% 68% Berdeja et al. Lancet 202180  
CARTITUDE-4
Cilta-cel 
MM BCMA/4-1BB/LV Flu 30  mg/m2 ×  3 d
Cy 300  mg/m2 ×  3 d 
90% 41% 36% San-Miguel et al. NEJM 202381  

Cytopenias are graded according to clinical trial reporting (common terminology of adverse events—CTCAE).

Axi-cel, axicabtagene ciloleucel; BCMA, B-cell maturation antigen; BCP-ALL, B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia; brexu-cel ,  brexucabtagene autoleucel; CD, cluster of differentiation; cilta-cel, ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cy, cyclophosphamide; d,  day; FL,  follicular lymphoma; flu, fludarabine; ide-cel,  idecabtagene vicleucel; G,  grade; MCL ,  mantle cell lymphoma; MM, multiple myeloma; LBCL ,  large B-cell lymphoma; LV ,  lentiviral vector; liso-cel , lisocabtagene maraleucel; RV,  γ-retroviral vector; tisa-cel ,  tisagenlecleucel.