@article{ZugmaierToppAlekaretal.2014, author = {Zugmaier, G. and Topp, M. S. and Alekar, S. and Viardot, A. and Horst, H.-A. and Neumann, S. and Stelljes, M. and Bargou, R. C. and Goebeler, M. and Wessiepe, D. and Degenhard, E. and Goekbuget, N. and Klinger, M.}, title = {Long-term follow-up of serum immunoglobulin levels in blinatumomab-treated patients with minimal residual disease-positive B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia}, series = {Blood Cancer Journal}, volume = {4}, journal = {Blood Cancer Journal}, number = {e244}, issn = {2044-5385}, doi = {10.1038/bcj.2014.64}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-115433}, year = {2014}, abstract = {No abstract available.}, language = {en} } @article{GoekbugetKelshChiaetal.2016, author = {G{\"o}kbuget, N. and Kelsh, M. and Chia, V. and Advani, A. and Bassan, R. and Dombret, H. and Doubek, M. and Fielding, A. K. and Giebel, S. and Haddad, V. and Hoelzer, D. and Holland, C. and Ifrah, N. and Katz, A. and Maniar, T. and Martinelli, G. and Morgades, M. and O'Brien, S. and Ribera, J.-M. and Rowe, J. M. and Stein, A. and Topp, M. and Wadleigh, M. and Kantarjian, H.}, title = {Blinatumomab vs historical standard therapy of adult relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia}, series = {Blood Cancer Journal}, volume = {6}, journal = {Blood Cancer Journal}, doi = {10.1038/bcj.2016.84}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-164495}, pages = {e473}, year = {2016}, abstract = {We compared outcomes from a single-arm study of blinatumomab in adult patients with B-precursor Ph-negative relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (R/R ALL) with a historical data set from Europe and the United States. Estimates of complete remission (CR) and overall survival (OS) were weighted by the frequency distribution of prognostic factors in the blinatumomab trial. Outcomes were also compared between the trial and historical data using propensity score methods. The historical cohort included 694 patients with CR data and 1112 patients with OS data compared with 189 patients with CR and survival data in the blinatumomab trial. The weighted analysis revealed a CR rate of 24\% (95\% CI: 20-27\%) and a median OS of 3.3 months (95\% CI: 2.8-3.6) in the historical cohort compared with a CR/CRh rate of 43\% (95\% CI: 36-50\%) and a median OS of 6.1 months (95\% CI: 4.2-7.5) in the blinatumomab trial. Propensity score analysis estimated increased odds of CR/CRh (OR=2.68, 95\% CI: 1.67-4.31) and improved OS (HR=0.536, 95\% CI: 0.394-0.730) with blinatumomab. The analysis demonstrates the application of different study designs and statistical methods to compare novel therapies for R/R ALL with historical data.}, language = {en} } @article{ToppvanMeertenHouotetal.2021, author = {Topp, Max S. and van Meerten, Tom and Houot, Roch and Minnema, Monique C. and Bouabdallah, Krimo and Lugtenburg, Pieternella J. and Thieblemont, Catherine and Wermke, Martin and Song, Kevin W. and Avivi, Irit and Kuruvilla, John and D{\"u}hrsen, Ulrich and Zheng, Yan and Vardhanabhuti, Saran and Dong, Jinghui and Bot, Adrian and Rossi, John M. and Plaks, Vicki and Sherman, Marika and Kim, Jenny J. and Kerber, Anne and Kersten, Marie Jos{\´e}}, title = {Earlier corticosteroid use for adverse event management in patients receiving axicabtagene ciloleucel for large B-cell lymphoma}, series = {British Journal of Haematology}, volume = {195}, journal = {British Journal of Haematology}, number = {3}, doi = {10.1111/bjh.17673}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-258342}, pages = {388-398}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is an autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy approved for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL). To reduce axi-cel-related toxicity, several exploratory safety management cohorts were added to ZUMA-1 (NCT02348216), the pivotal phase 1/2 study of axi-cel in refractory LBCL. Cohort 4 evaluated the rates and severity of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurologic events (NEs) with earlier corticosteroid and tocilizumab use. Primary endpoints were incidence and severity of CRS and NEs. Patients received 2 × 106 anti-CD19 CAR T cells/kg after conditioning chemotherapy. Forty-one patients received axi-cel. Incidences of any-grade CRS and NEs were 93\% and 61\%, respectively (grade ≥ 3, 2\% and 17\%). There was no grade 4 or 5 CRS or NE. Despite earlier dosing, the cumulative cortisone-equivalent corticosteroid dose in patients requiring corticosteroid therapy was lower than that reported in the pivotal ZUMA-1 cohorts. With a median follow-up of 14·8 months, objective and complete response rates were 73\% and 51\%, respectively, and 51\% of treated patients were in ongoing response. Earlier and measured use of corticosteroids and/or tocilizumab has the potential to reduce the incidence of grade ≥ 3 CRS and NEs in patients with R/R LBCL receiving axi-cel.}, language = {en} }