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作者: Jadlowsky, Julie K.  ; Frey, Noelle V.  ; June, Carl H.  ; Barta, Stefan K.  ; Chew, Anne  ; Rech, Andrew  ; Cook, Michael  ; Hwang, Wei-Ting  ; Nasta, Sunita D.  ; Rojas-Levine, Juliana  ; Gonzalez, Vanessa  ; Cervini, Amanda  ; Marshall, Amy  ; Svoboda, Jakub  ; Hexner, Elizabeth  ; Landsburg, Daniel J.  ; Chong, Elise A.  ; Leskowitz, Rachel M.  ; Fraietta, Joseph A.  ; Ruella, Marco  ; Paruzzo, Luca  ; Four, Megan  ; Schuster, Stephen J.  ; Plesa, Gabriela  ; Levine, Bruce L.  ; Shea, Joanne  ; Gerson, James  ; Porter, David L.  ; Pequignot, Edward  ; Siegel, Donald L.  ; Ghassemi, Saba  ; Scholler, John  ; Noll, Julia Han  ; Davis, Megan M. 
BACKGROUND:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting CD19 have transformed the treatment of B-cell cancers, but many patients do not have long-term remission. We designed an anti-CD19 enhanced (armored) CAR T-cell product (huCART19-IL18) that secretes interleukin-18 to enhance antitumor activity.
 METHODS:In this study, we assessed the safety, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of huCART19-IL18 in patients with relapsed or refractory lymphoma after previous anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy. Using a 3-day manufacturing process, we administered huCART19-IL18-positive cells in doses ranging from 3×106 to 3×108.
 RESULTS:A total of 21 patients received huCART19-IL18. Cytokine release syndrome occurred in 62% of the patients (47% with grade 1 or 2), and immune effector-cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome occurred in 14% (all grade 1 or 2). No unexpected adverse events were observed. Robust CAR T-cell expansion was detected across all dose levels. At 3 months after infusion, a complete or partial response was seen in 81% of the patients (90% confidence interval [CI], 62 to 93) and a complete response in 52% (90% CI, 33 to 71). With a median follow-up of 17.5 months (range, 3 to 34), the median duration of response was 9.6 months (90% CI, 5.5 to not reached).
 CONCLUSIONS:In this small study, huCART19-IL18 had a safety profile consistent with other CAR T-cell treatments and showed promising efficacy at low cell doses in patients with lymphoma after the failure of previous anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04684563.).