Consensus recommendations for CAR T-cell administration in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a modified Delphi study

L Lori Muffly (1Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) N Noelle V. Frey (Cell Therapy and Transplant Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) G Gregory W. Roloff (3Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL) J Jae A. Park (4Division of Hematology Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY) B Bhagirathbhai Dholaria A Anjali Advani (6Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH) V Veronika Bachanova R Ryan D. Cassaday (8Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA) M Michael Daunov (9University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH) K Kaitlyn C. Dykes (10Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA) V Vivian Irizarry Gatell (11Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX) M Michael R. Grunwald (12Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC) T Talal Hilal (13Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ) L LaQuisa C. Hill (14Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX) O Omer Jamy (15Division of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL) V Vamsi K. Kota (16Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, GA) M Muthu Veera Kumaran (17University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, AR) C Chenyu Lin (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University) A Aaron C. Logan (19Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA) M Marlise R. Luskin (20Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA) K Kristen M. O'Dwyer (21University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY) C Caspian Oliai O Olalekan O. Oluwole J Joshua P. Sasine (24Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA) M Marc S. Schwartz (25Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO) M Melhem M. Solh (26The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA) W Wendy Stock S Stephanie B. Tsai (27Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL) M Matthew Ulrickson (28Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ) S Sumithira Vasu (29Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH) E Eunice S. Wang (30Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY) F Fevzi Firat Yalniz (31Division of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY) S Stephen A. Strickland (32Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network, Nashville, TN) J Jessica T. Leonard (33Division of Hematology Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR) B Bijal D. Shah (34Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL) I Ibrahim Aldoss

Abstract

Abstract The use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is increasing for adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), with 3 CD19 CAR T-cell products commercially available. Several key clinical questions related to best practices for CAR T-cell administration in this population exist, and limited prospective randomized trials have been conducted to fill these knowledge gaps. Thus, to help guide clinical practice, we conducted a modified Delphi study to develop and validate consensus recommendations on the administration of commercially available CAR T-cell therapy for adults with B-ALL. Consensus panelists (n = 9) included principal investigators (PIs) from Real World Outcomes Collaborative of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Adult ALL (ROCCA) consortium sites and were selected based on expertise and CAR T-cell center volume. Final panel consensus recommendations were distributed for rating by the remaining PIs from ROCCA consortium sites, which served as the validation group (n = 27). Consensus topics included patient selection, bridging and pre–CAR T-cell leukemia staging, lymphodepletion, and CAR T-cell treatment setting, specific toxicity prevention and management, post–CAR T-cell response assessment and disease monitoring, and the role of consolidation and/or maintenance therapies after CAR T-cell therapy. Initially, 58 recommendation statements were evaluated for consensus. After 2 panel meetings, a total of 34 statements achieved consensus rating among the expert panel. After rating by the validation group, all but 1 recommendation statement continued to meet consensus, for a total of 33 consensus recommendation statements on the administration of CAR T-cell therapy in adult B-ALL.

Article Details

Journal Blood
Volume / Issue Vol. 148, Issue 6
Published August 06, 2026
Pages 657-668
ISSN 0006-4971
Publisher Elsevier BV

Journal Info

Blood

Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0006-4971 Health Sciences

Authors (36)

L

Lori Muffly

1Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

N

Noelle V. Frey

Cell Therapy and Transplant Program, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

G

Gregory W. Roloff

3Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

J

Jae A. Park

4Division of Hematology Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

B

Bhagirathbhai Dholaria

A

Anjali Advani

6Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH

V

Veronika Bachanova

R

Ryan D. Cassaday

8Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

M

Michael Daunov

9University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

K

Kaitlyn C. Dykes

10Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

V

Vivian Irizarry Gatell

11Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

M

Michael R. Grunwald

12Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC

T

Talal Hilal

13Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

L

LaQuisa C. Hill

14Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

O

Omer Jamy

15Division of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

V

Vamsi K. Kota

16Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, Augusta, GA

M

Muthu Veera Kumaran

17University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, AR

C

Chenyu Lin

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

A

Aaron C. Logan

19Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

M

Marlise R. Luskin

20Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

K

Kristen M. O'Dwyer

21University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

C

Caspian Oliai

O

Olalekan O. Oluwole

J

Joshua P. Sasine

24Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

M

Marc S. Schwartz

25Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

M

Melhem M. Solh

26The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA

W

Wendy Stock

S

Stephanie B. Tsai

27Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

M

Matthew Ulrickson

28Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, AZ

S

Sumithira Vasu

29Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

E

Eunice S. Wang

30Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

F

Fevzi Firat Yalniz

31Division of Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

S

Stephen A. Strickland

32Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network, Nashville, TN

J

Jessica T. Leonard

33Division of Hematology Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

B

Bijal D. Shah

34Department of Malignant Hematology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

I

Ibrahim Aldoss