Table 3.

Bacterial site infectious events and organ system involvement by CAR-T target in first 30 daysa

CD19-CAR-T infectious eventsBCMA-CAR-T infection events
Study (patients on study)Wudhikarn et al 2020 (n  =  59)12 Baird et al 2021 (n  =  41)31 Logue et al 2021 (n  =  85)7 Mikkilineni et al 2021 (n  = 20)11 Hill et al 2018 (n  =  133)14 Vora et al 2020 (n  =  83)10 Mikkilineni et al 2021 (n = 24)11 Kambhampati et al 2022 (n  =  55)13 Logue et al 2022 (n  =  52)6 
Disease DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL NHL ALL/CLL/ NHL ALL Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma 
Infectious events in first 30 days 37 25 38 43 37 13 22 
Bacterial infections, n (%) 25 (68) 8 (32) 24 (63) 4 (67) 24 (56) 20 (54) 9 (69) 3 (42) 15 (68) 
Organ system involved 
Respiratory tract, n (%) 2 (5) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (5) NR 0 (0) NR 6 (27) 
GI/hepatobiliary, n (%) (excluding Clostridioides difficile1 (3) NR 1 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) NR 1 (5) 
Clostridioides difficile infection 7 (19) 3 (12) 12 (32) 3 (50) 5 (12) NR 4 (31) NR 3 (14) 
Skin, n (%) 4 (11) NR 1 (3) 0 (0) 3 (7) NR 0 (0) NR 3 (14) 
CNS, n (%) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) NR 0 (0) 
Head/neck, n (%) 1 (3) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2) NR 0 (0) NR 2 (9) 
Other, n (%) 0 (0) NR 4 (11) 0 (0) 1 (2) NR 4 (31) NR 0 (0) 
Specific organisms reported per study 1 case of Salmonella sp.
1 polymicrobial infection.
7 cases without identified organism. 
Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. Other specific organism not reported in first 30 days. Bacteremia with Bacteroides fragilisBacteremias: 4 cases coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus; 2 cases streptococcal species; 1 case Enterococcus faecium; 1 case Escherichia coli; 1 case Acinetobacter ursingi; 1 case Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; 1 case Capnocytophaga sputigena; 1 case Mycoplasma hominis.
Other site infection organisms not specified. 
Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. Bacteremia with Staphylococcus aureus. Other specific organism not reported in first 30 days. Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. 4 cases of unspecified pneumonia; 1 case of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia;
1 case of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection; 1 case of Bacteroides fragilis colitis. 
CD19-CAR-T infectious eventsBCMA-CAR-T infection events
Study (patients on study)Wudhikarn et al 2020 (n  =  59)12 Baird et al 2021 (n  =  41)31 Logue et al 2021 (n  =  85)7 Mikkilineni et al 2021 (n  = 20)11 Hill et al 2018 (n  =  133)14 Vora et al 2020 (n  =  83)10 Mikkilineni et al 2021 (n = 24)11 Kambhampati et al 2022 (n  =  55)13 Logue et al 2022 (n  =  52)6 
Disease DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL NHL ALL/CLL/ NHL ALL Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma 
Infectious events in first 30 days 37 25 38 43 37 13 22 
Bacterial infections, n (%) 25 (68) 8 (32) 24 (63) 4 (67) 24 (56) 20 (54) 9 (69) 3 (42) 15 (68) 
Organ system involved 
Respiratory tract, n (%) 2 (5) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (5) NR 0 (0) NR 6 (27) 
GI/hepatobiliary, n (%) (excluding Clostridioides difficile1 (3) NR 1 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) NR 1 (5) 
Clostridioides difficile infection 7 (19) 3 (12) 12 (32) 3 (50) 5 (12) NR 4 (31) NR 3 (14) 
Skin, n (%) 4 (11) NR 1 (3) 0 (0) 3 (7) NR 0 (0) NR 3 (14) 
CNS, n (%) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NR 0 (0) NR 0 (0) 
Head/neck, n (%) 1 (3) NR 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2) NR 0 (0) NR 2 (9) 
Other, n (%) 0 (0) NR 4 (11) 0 (0) 1 (2) NR 4 (31) NR 0 (0) 
Specific organisms reported per study 1 case of Salmonella sp.
1 polymicrobial infection.
7 cases without identified organism. 
Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. Other specific organism not reported in first 30 days. Bacteremia with Bacteroides fragilisBacteremias: 4 cases coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus; 2 cases streptococcal species; 1 case Enterococcus faecium; 1 case Escherichia coli; 1 case Acinetobacter ursingi; 1 case Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; 1 case Capnocytophaga sputigena; 1 case Mycoplasma hominis.
Other site infection organisms not specified. 
Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. Bacteremia with Staphylococcus aureus. Other specific organism not reported in first 30 days. Other specific organism/ sites not reported in first 30 days. 4 cases of unspecified pneumonia; 1 case of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia;
1 case of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection; 1 case of Bacteroides fragilis colitis. 
a

Highlights selected studies that reported infections in the first 30 days with distinction between site of infection vs bacteremia. Some studies further defined infection by site.

ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CNS, central nervous system; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; GI, gastrointestinal; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; NR, not reported: specific site infections prior to D30 were not reported in study.

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