Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics and eligibility according to ZUMA-1 criteria

Variablesn (%)
UC study cohort N = 416 
Baseline characteristics  
Primary disease type, n (%)  
DLBCL 335 (80.5) 
DLBCL/TFL/PMBCL 81 (19.5) 
Age  
Median (range), y 63.0 (54-70) 
≥65, n (%) 192 (46.1) 
Male sex, n (%) 271 (65.1) 
BMI (kg/m2)  
Median (range) 25.6 (23.1-28.9) 
≥25, n (%) 245 (58.9) 
Race, n (%)  
White 232 (55.8) 
Asian 43 (10.3) 
Black or African American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native 15 (3.6) 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (1.2) 
Other or unknown 126 (30.3) 
Previous autologous stem cell transplant, n (%) 31 (7.5) 
Previous allogeneic stem cell transplant, n (%) 5 (1.2) 
CAR-T preparation procedures, median (range)  
Leukapheresis to infusion days (v2v) 28 (26-34) 
Initiation of LD therapy (days before axi-cel) 5 (5-5) 
Received LD for >3 days, n (%) 17 (4.1) 
Deviation from the recommended axi-cel infusion timeline, n (%) 94 (22.6) 
Last day of LD, median (range) 3 (3-3) 
Eligibility at leukapheresis  
Inadequate hematological, organ function, or having infection, n (%) 66 (15.9) 
Inadequate hematological profile, n (%) 66 (15.9) 
ANC of <1000 × 106/L 13 (3.1) 
Lymphocyte count of <100 × 106/L 1 (0.2) 
Platelet count at <75 000 × 106/L 18 (4.3) 
Organ function and infection, n (%)  
ALT > 2.5 ULN 4 (1.0) 
AST > 2.5 ULN 2 (0.5) 
Total bilirubin of >1.5 mg/dL 4 (1.0) 
EGFR < 60 mL/min 23 (5.5) 
EF < 50% 1 (0.2) 
O2 of <92% on room air 0 (0.0) 
Active infection 0 (0.0) 
Having history or presence of comorbidities, n (%) 139 (33.4) 
CNS disorders 31 (7.5) 
CNS lymphoma or metastasis 4 (1.0) 
Myocardial complications 81 (19.5) 
Thrombosis 51 (12.3) 
Autoimmune diseases 30 (7.2) 
Bridging therapy  
Required bridging therapy, n (%) 165 (39.7) 
Rituximab-containing regimen 104 (63.0) 
RW patients who would not have been eligible and studied in ZUMA-1, n (%)
(Patients did not meet eligibility criteria or required bridging therapies) 
239 (57.5) 
Variablesn (%)
UC study cohort N = 416 
Baseline characteristics  
Primary disease type, n (%)  
DLBCL 335 (80.5) 
DLBCL/TFL/PMBCL 81 (19.5) 
Age  
Median (range), y 63.0 (54-70) 
≥65, n (%) 192 (46.1) 
Male sex, n (%) 271 (65.1) 
BMI (kg/m2)  
Median (range) 25.6 (23.1-28.9) 
≥25, n (%) 245 (58.9) 
Race, n (%)  
White 232 (55.8) 
Asian 43 (10.3) 
Black or African American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native 15 (3.6) 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (1.2) 
Other or unknown 126 (30.3) 
Previous autologous stem cell transplant, n (%) 31 (7.5) 
Previous allogeneic stem cell transplant, n (%) 5 (1.2) 
CAR-T preparation procedures, median (range)  
Leukapheresis to infusion days (v2v) 28 (26-34) 
Initiation of LD therapy (days before axi-cel) 5 (5-5) 
Received LD for >3 days, n (%) 17 (4.1) 
Deviation from the recommended axi-cel infusion timeline, n (%) 94 (22.6) 
Last day of LD, median (range) 3 (3-3) 
Eligibility at leukapheresis  
Inadequate hematological, organ function, or having infection, n (%) 66 (15.9) 
Inadequate hematological profile, n (%) 66 (15.9) 
ANC of <1000 × 106/L 13 (3.1) 
Lymphocyte count of <100 × 106/L 1 (0.2) 
Platelet count at <75 000 × 106/L 18 (4.3) 
Organ function and infection, n (%)  
ALT > 2.5 ULN 4 (1.0) 
AST > 2.5 ULN 2 (0.5) 
Total bilirubin of >1.5 mg/dL 4 (1.0) 
EGFR < 60 mL/min 23 (5.5) 
EF < 50% 1 (0.2) 
O2 of <92% on room air 0 (0.0) 
Active infection 0 (0.0) 
Having history or presence of comorbidities, n (%) 139 (33.4) 
CNS disorders 31 (7.5) 
CNS lymphoma or metastasis 4 (1.0) 
Myocardial complications 81 (19.5) 
Thrombosis 51 (12.3) 
Autoimmune diseases 30 (7.2) 
Bridging therapy  
Required bridging therapy, n (%) 165 (39.7) 
Rituximab-containing regimen 104 (63.0) 
RW patients who would not have been eligible and studied in ZUMA-1, n (%)
(Patients did not meet eligibility criteria or required bridging therapies) 
239 (57.5) 

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ANC, absolute neutrophil count; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; CNS, central nervous system; EF, ejection fraction; EGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LD, lymphodepleting; PMBCL, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma; TFL, transformed follicular lymphoma; v2v, vein-to-vein.

History of allogeneic stem cell transplants was part of the exclusion criteria described in ZUMA-1.

Of 94 patients, 87 received axi-cel >3 days after the completion of lymphodepleting therapy; the remaining 7 patients received axi-cel within 1 and 2 days after the completion of lymphodepleting therapy.

Indicates number and percentage of patients with comorbidities who would have been excluded in ZUMA-1. This includes allogeneic stem cell transplantation listed earlier in the table.

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