Real-world outcomes for lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma

J Jennifer L. Crombie (1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA) S Sairah Ahmed (2Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX) M Matthew J. Frigault (3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA) B Bradley D. Hunter (4Intermountain LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT) M M. Lia Palomba (5Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY) A Abu-Sayeef Mirza (6Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL) M Matthew Lunning (Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, Omaha) O Ogechukwu Egini (8Rutgers Cancer Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ) M Maria Silvina Odstrcil Bobillo (9Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT) A Avyakta Kallam (10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA) S Swetha Kambhampati Thiruvengadam (10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA) D Dasom C. Lee (11Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA) S Saurabh Dahiya M Mehdi Hamadani (12Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI) A Alex F. Herrera (10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA) C Catherine J. Lee (13Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA) K Krish Patel (C. U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, India) S Sagar S. Patel (15Huntsman Cancer Institute, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT) P Patrick M. Reagan (16University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY) M Mazyar Shadman D David Bernasconi (17Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland) S Soyoung Kim F Fei Fei Liu (19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ) D Debasmita Roy (19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ) M Marcelo C. Pasquini (18Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI) I Iris Isufi

Abstract

Abstract This study assessed real-world effectiveness and safety of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), including those with high-risk disease, secondary central nervous system (sCNS) involvement, comorbidities, and poor fitness, using data in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Registry from 5 February 2021 to 4 February 2025. Eligible patients (N = 1116) received liso-cel and had ≥1 effectiveness and safety assessment after infusion, including 195 in the second-line setting, 71 with sCNS, and 257 with transformed LBCL. Median age was 71.1 years (range, 21.5-91.2), with 72.3% aged ≥65 years. Within the overall population, 6.6% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of ≥2, 53.4% had ≥1 comorbidity, and the median number of previous lines of therapy was 3 (range, 1-16). Median study follow-up was 12.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 12.5-12.8). Among effectiveness-evaluable patients (n = 1109), objective response rate was 81.2% and complete response rate was 71.3%. Duration of response, progression-free survival, and overall survival rates at 12 months were 60.2% (95% CI, 56.4-63.9), 51.2% (95% CI, 48.0-54.4), and 67.6% (95% CI, 64.5-70.6), respectively. Cytokine release syndrome was reported in 51.0% of patients, with grade ≥3 events in 2.5%. Immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome was reported in 26.6% of patients, with grade ≥3 events in 9.2%. The 12-month nonrelapse mortality rate was 6.1% (95% CI, 4.6-7.8). These real-world data reinforce the effectiveness and safety of liso-cel in this broad population of patients with R/R LBCL, including younger patients and those with high-risk disease features.

Article Details

Journal Blood
Volume / Issue Vol. 148, Issue 3
Published July 16, 2026
Pages 348-360
ISSN 0006-4971
Publisher Elsevier BV

Journal Info

Blood

Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0006-4971 Health Sciences

Authors (26)

J

Jennifer L. Crombie

1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

S

Sairah Ahmed

2Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

M

Matthew J. Frigault

3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

B

Bradley D. Hunter

4Intermountain LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT

M

M. Lia Palomba

5Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

A

Abu-Sayeef Mirza

6Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

M

Matthew Lunning

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, Omaha

O

Ogechukwu Egini

8Rutgers Cancer Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

M

Maria Silvina Odstrcil Bobillo

9Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

A

Avyakta Kallam

10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

S

Swetha Kambhampati Thiruvengadam

10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

D

Dasom C. Lee

11Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

S

Saurabh Dahiya

M

Mehdi Hamadani

12Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

A

Alex F. Herrera

10Duarte Cancer Center, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

C

Catherine J. Lee

13Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

K

Krish Patel

C. U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, India

S

Sagar S. Patel

15Huntsman Cancer Institute, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

P

Patrick M. Reagan

16University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

M

Mazyar Shadman

D

David Bernasconi

17Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland

S

Soyoung Kim

F

Fei Fei Liu

19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ

D

Debasmita Roy

19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ

M

Marcelo C. Pasquini

18Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

I

Iris Isufi