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Table 1 BCMA-targeted CAR-T clinical trials in multiple myeloma

From: Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapies for multiple myeloma

Trial site/company

No. of patients

Costimulatory domain

Conditioning

Study design

Efficacy

Safety

Registration number/references

National Cancer Institute, phase 1

24

CD28

CP/Flu

0.3/1/3/9 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 20% (2 of 10) with 1 VGPR, 1 PR (lower doses)

ORR, 86% (12 of 14) with 1 sCR, 8 VGPRs, 3 PRs (highest dose)

CRS: Gr3/4, none (lower doses)

CRS: Gr3/4, 38% pts (highest dose)

CRES: Gr3/4, 19% pts (highest dose)

NCT02215967 [6, 8]

Multisite phase 1, Bluebird (bb2121)

33

4-1BB

CP/Flu

50/150/450/800 × 106 CAR+T cells

ORR, 85% (28 of 33) with 12 sCRs, 3 CRs, 9 VGPRs, 4 PRs

CRS: Gr1/2, 70% pts; Gr3, 6% pts

CRES: Gr1/2, 39% pts; Gr4, 3% pts

NCT02658929 [20]

Multisite phase 1, Bluebird (bb21217)

8

4-1BB

CP/Flu

150/450/800/1200 × 106 CAR+T cells

ORR, 86%(6 of 7) with 1 sCR, 3 VGPRs, 2 PRs

CRS: Gr1/2, 50% pts; Gr3, 12.5% pts

CRES: Gr4, 12.5% pts

NCT03274219 [23]

Multisite phase1/2, Nanjing Legend, China (LCAR-B38M)(XJTU)

57

4-1BB

CP

0.07–2.1 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 88% (50 of 57) with 39 CRs, 3 VGPRs, 8 PRs

CRS: Gr1/2, 83% pts; Gr3/4, 7% pts

CRES: Gr1, 1.8% pts

NCT03090659 [9]

Multisite phase1/2,Nanjing Legend, China (LCAR-B38M)(RJ, JS, CZ)

17

4-1BB

CP/Flu

0.21–1.52 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 88.2% (15 of 17) with 13 sCRs, 2 VGPRs

Mild CRS, 10 pts; severe but manageable CRS, 6 pts; died of a very severe toxic reaction, 1 pt

ChiCTR-ONH-17012285 [24]

Multisite phase 1, Poseida (P-BCMA-101)

12

4-1BB

CP/Flu

48–430 × 106 CAR+T cells

ORR, 89% (8 of 9 ) with 1 sCR,1 near CR, 1 VGPR, 5 PRs

CRS: Gr2, 1 pt

NCT03288493 [25, 26]

Multisite phase1/2, Juno (JCARH125)

19

4-1BB

CP/Flu

50/150 × 106 CAR+T cells

ORR, 100% (8 of 8) with 1 PR, 2 sCRs 1 CR, 2 VGPRs, 1 PR, 1 MR

CRS: Gr1/2, 75% pts,

CRES, 38% pts

NCT03430011 [27]

Multisite phase1, China (CT053)

16

4-1BB

CP/Flu

0.5/1.5/1.8 × 108 CAR+T cells

ORR, 100% (13 of 13) with 3 CRs, 6 VGPRs, 4 PRs

CRS: only 3 pts 1 each for Gr1-3

CRES: none

NCT03915184 [28]

Celgene/MSKCC, phase 1 (MCARH171)

11

4-1BB

CP/Flu

72/137/475/818 × 106 CAR+T cells

ORR, 64%

CRS: Gr1/2, 40% pts; Gr3, 20% pts

CRES: Gr2, 10% pts

NCT03070327 [29]

Single site phase 1 (BRD015)

28

CD28

CP/Flu

5.4–25.0 × 106CAR+T cells/kg

ORR: BCMA strong expression group, 87%; BCMA weak expression group, 100%

CRS: Gr3, 14% pts

ChiCTR-OPC-16009113 [30]

Single site phase 1 (CT103A)

9

4-1BB

CP/Flu

1/3/6 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 100%(9 of 9) with 4 CRs, 1 VGPR, 4 PRs

Mild CRS (first two dose levels)

DLT: n = 1 (highest dose)

ChiCTR1800018137 [31]

Single site phase 1 (CART-BCMA)

25

4-1BB

CP or none

1–50 × 107 CAR+T cells

ORR, 48%(12 of 25) with 1 sCR, 1 CR, 5 VGPRs, 5 PRs

CRS:Gr3/4, 32% pts

CRES, 12% pts

NCT02546167 [33]

Single site phase 1, HRAIN Biotechnology, China

17

4-1BB

CP/Flu

9 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 79%(11 of 14) with 3 sCRs, 4 CRs, 2 VGPRs, 2 MRs

Mild CRS

NCT03093168 [34]

Multisite phase 1 in China

4

4-1BB

CP/Flu

5/10 × 106 CAR+T cells/kg

ORR, 100% (4 of 4) with 1 CR, 3 PRs

All CRS under Gr3

NCT03661554 [35]

Soochow University, China (BCMA- and CD19-targeted CAR-T combination trial)

8

OX40, CD28

CP/Flu

1 × 107/kg CD19-targeted CAR+T cells; 2.5–8.2 × 107/kg BCMA-targeted CAR+T cells

ORR, 80% (4 of 5) with 1 sCR, 1 VGPR, 2 PRs

Mild CRS

NCT03196414 [36]

Soochow University, China (BCMA- and CD19- targeted CAR-T combination trial)

9

OX40, CD28

Bu-CP + ASCT

1 × 107/kg CD19-targeted CAR+T cells; 2.5-8.2 × 107/kg BCMA-targeted cells

ORR, 100% (9 of 9) with 3 CRs, 6 VGPRs

Mild CRS

NCT03455972 [37]

Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, China (BCMA- and CD19-targeted CAR-T combination trial)

21

4-1BB

CP/Flu

1 × 106/kg both BCMA-and CD19-targeted CAR+T cells

ORR, 95% (20 of 21) with 9 sCRs, 3 CRs, 5 VGPRs, 3PRs

CRS: Gr1–2, 86%

Gr3, 5%

ChiCTR-OIC-17011272 [42]

  1. Abbreviations: BCMA B cell maturation antigen, CAR chimeric antigen receptor, CRS cytokine release syndrome, CRES cell related encephalopathy syndrome, pts patients, Gr grade, VGPR very good partial response, SD stable disease, CR complete response, PR partial response, sCR stringent complete response, ORR overall response rate, MR minimal response, RRMM relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, DLT dose-limiting toxicity, ASCT autologous stem cell transplantation, CP cyclophosphamide, Flu fludarabine, Bu busulphan