Table 1.

Characteristics of patients receiving CD19 CAR T-cell immunotherapy with concurrent ibrutinib (N = 19)

CharacteristicData
Age, y  
 Median, IQR 65 (56-69) 
 Range 40-71 
Sex  
 Female 7 (37) 
 Male 12 (63) 
ECOG score  
 0 10 (53) 
 1 9 (47) 
History of Richter’s transformation 4 (21) 
High-risk cytogenetics* 17 (89) 
17p deletion 14 (74) 
Complex karyotype 14 (74) 
Cross-sectional tumor area, mm2  
 Median (IQR) 1538 (840-3958) 
 Range 0-9097 
Bulky disease (largest node ≥ 5 cm) 4 (21) 
Maximum SUV  
 Median (IQR) 4.4 (3.4-7.0) 
 Range 0.0-24.0 
Serum LDH concentration (U/L)  
 Median (IQR) 155 (135-206) 
 Range 90-387 
Absolute lymphocyte count – blood (109cells/L)  
 Median (IQR) 1.12 (0.84-3.95) 
 Range 0.20-59.00 
Absolute CLL cell count – blood (109cells/L)  
 Median (IQR) 0.45 (0.13-3.13) 
 Range 0.01-54.00 
Marrow CLL burden  
 Immunohistochemistry (bone marrow biopsy, % cellularity)  
  Median (IQR) 35 (9-70) 
  Range 0-90 
 Flow cytometry (bone marrow aspirate, % of leukocytes)  
  Median (IQR) 26 (12-60) 
  Range 2-90 
Prior therapies  
 Median (IQR) 5 (4-7) 
 Range 1-10 
 Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation 3 (16) 
 Prior intolerance to ibrutinib 2 (10) 
Duration of last treatment with ibrutinib, d§  
 Median (IQR) 105 (26-741) 
 Range 14-2185 
Prior idelalisib treatment 4 (21) 
Prior venetoclax treatment 11 (58) 
CharacteristicData
Age, y  
 Median, IQR 65 (56-69) 
 Range 40-71 
Sex  
 Female 7 (37) 
 Male 12 (63) 
ECOG score  
 0 10 (53) 
 1 9 (47) 
History of Richter’s transformation 4 (21) 
High-risk cytogenetics* 17 (89) 
17p deletion 14 (74) 
Complex karyotype 14 (74) 
Cross-sectional tumor area, mm2  
 Median (IQR) 1538 (840-3958) 
 Range 0-9097 
Bulky disease (largest node ≥ 5 cm) 4 (21) 
Maximum SUV  
 Median (IQR) 4.4 (3.4-7.0) 
 Range 0.0-24.0 
Serum LDH concentration (U/L)  
 Median (IQR) 155 (135-206) 
 Range 90-387 
Absolute lymphocyte count – blood (109cells/L)  
 Median (IQR) 1.12 (0.84-3.95) 
 Range 0.20-59.00 
Absolute CLL cell count – blood (109cells/L)  
 Median (IQR) 0.45 (0.13-3.13) 
 Range 0.01-54.00 
Marrow CLL burden  
 Immunohistochemistry (bone marrow biopsy, % cellularity)  
  Median (IQR) 35 (9-70) 
  Range 0-90 
 Flow cytometry (bone marrow aspirate, % of leukocytes)  
  Median (IQR) 26 (12-60) 
  Range 2-90 
Prior therapies  
 Median (IQR) 5 (4-7) 
 Range 1-10 
 Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation 3 (16) 
 Prior intolerance to ibrutinib 2 (10) 
Duration of last treatment with ibrutinib, d§  
 Median (IQR) 105 (26-741) 
 Range 14-2185 
Prior idelalisib treatment 4 (21) 
Prior venetoclax treatment 11 (58) 

Unless otherwise noted, data are n (%). All variables were assessed prior to lymphodepletion chemotherapy, unless specified.

ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IQR, interquartile range; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; SUV, standardized uptake value.

*

Defined as 17p deletion and/or complex karyotype.

Defined as ≥3 chromosomal abnormalities.

In patients with evaluable nodal disease (n = 16); sum of the product of the diameters of up to 6 of the largest lymph nodes or masses evaluated on the prelymphodepletion CT scan.

§

Duration of the last continuous ibrutinib therapy before leukapheresis.

Six of 11 patients had progressed on venetoclax.