Secondary donor-derived CD19 CAR-T therapy is safe and efficacious in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with extramedullary relapse after first autologous CAR-T therapy

Secondary donor-derived CD19 CAR-T therapy is safe and efficacious in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with extramedullary relapse after first autologous CAR-T therapy 自体CAR-T治疗后髓外复发的性淋巴细胞白血病患者再次应用供体来源的CD19 CAR-T治疗是安全有效的 1 2 3 4 first-author 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 corresp Yongxian HU, 1313016@zju.edu.cn Yongxian HU, 1313016@zju.edu.cn 1313016@zju.edu.cn https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9564-1852 Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院骨髓移植中心，中国杭州市，310003 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院骨髓移植中心，中国杭州市，310003 Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou 311121, China Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou 311121, China 浙江大学医学中心良渚实验室，中国杭州市，311121 浙江大学医学中心良渚实验室，中国杭州市，311121 Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China 浙江大学血液学研究所，中国杭州市，310058 浙江大学血液学研究所，中国杭州市，310058 Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou 310058, China Zhejiang Province Engineering Laboratory for Stem Cell and Immunity Therapy, Hangzhou 310058, China 干细胞与细胞免疫治疗浙江省工程研究中心，中国杭州市，310058 干细胞与细胞免疫治疗浙江省工程研究中心，中国杭州市，310058 Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院放射科，中国杭州市，310003 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院放射科，中国杭州市，310003 目的： 2 尽管嵌合抗原受T（CAR-T）细胞桥接异基因造血干细胞移植（allo-HSCT）对于难治/复发B细胞恶性肿瘤已经显示出了显著的治疗效果，但仍有一小部分患者会出现疾病复发。 创新点： 2 供体来源的CAR-T细胞可通过移植物的抗白血病作用发挥抗肿瘤作用，且安全性较好，因此可作为移植后复发B系急性淋巴细胞白血病（B-ALL）治疗的选择之一。 方法： 2 本研究报告了一位62岁的女性患者，她被诊断为CD19阳性B-ALL。在首次自体CAR-T桥接异基因造血干细胞治疗后，患者很快出现髓外复发。随后患者接受了供体来源的CD19 CAR-T治疗。在回输一个月后，患者骨髓常规检查结果表明髓内无白血病细胞，并且MRD阴性。此外，正电子发射计算机断层扫描系统（PET/CT）提示髓外病灶完全消失。 结论： 2 二次异体CAR-T治疗可以快速有效地治疗髓外白血病，且移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）发生风险低，因此可作为移植后疾病复发的治疗选择之一。 嵌合抗原受T细胞（CAR-T） 髓外复发 异基因造血干细胞移植 Despite the advancement of treatments, adults with relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) have poor prognosis, with an expected five-year overall survival (OS) rate of 10%‒20% ( Nguyen et al., 2008 Nguyen et al., 2008 ; Oriol et al., 2010 Oriol et al., 2010 ). Extramedullary relapse of B-ALL is regarded as a high-risk factor generally associated with poor survival, occurring in about 15% to 20% of all relapsed patients ( Ding et al., 2017 Ding et al., 2017 ; Sun et al., 2018 Sun et al., 2018 ). The central nervous system (CNS) and the testes are the most common sites of extramedullary relapse of B-ALL. In addition, extramedullary leukemia can appear in the skin, eyes, breasts, bones, muscles, and abdominal organs. The prognosis of relapsed extramedullary B-ALL after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is extremely poor ( Spyridonidis et al., 2012 Spyridonidis et al., 2012 ; Dahlberg et al., 2019 Dahlberg et al., 2019 ). Conventional chemotherapy or radiation is often ineffective in such patients. At present, there are no optimal treatment strategies for treating extramedullary leukemia after allo-HSCT. In recent years, chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) targeting cluster of differentiation 19 (CD19) has shown remarkable therapeutic efficacy for R/R B-cell malignancies ( Huang et al., 2020 Huang et al., 2020 ), with a minimal residual disease (MRD)‍-negative complete remission (CR) of 60%‍‒‍90% ( Maude et al., 2014 Maude et al., 2014 , 2018 2018 ; Lee et al., 2015 Lee et al., 2015 ; Park et al., 2018 Park et al., 2018 ). Yet 30%‍‒50% of patients failed to exhibit durable remission and relapsed after CAR-T therapy ( Maude et al., 2018 Maude et al., 2018 ). The efficacy of second CAR-T immunotherapy against the same target is often limited. For relapsed patients after HSCT, donor-derived CAR-T cell therapy has been considered as a possible approach to reinduce remission. However, experience using second CAR-T cells derived from donors against extramedullary leukemia has been limited. This is partly due to the exclusion of such patients from pivotal clinical studies. Herein, we report the application of second donor-derived CD19 CAR-T immunotherapy to treat an older patient with multi-site extramedullary relapses after the first auto-CAR-T therapy, followed by haploidentical HSCT (haplo-HSCT). A 62-year-old woman was referred to the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, due to fever and abdominal discomfort for one week on July 21, 2020. She had a history of hepatitis B. Bone marrow (BM) examination indicated an increase in blasts up to 88%. The detection of MRD by flow cytometry revealed that 82.69% of blasts were positive for CD19, CD22, CD200, cytoplasmic CD79a (cyCD79a), nuclear terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase (nTdT), and CD10. The karyotype analysis yielded 46, XX, t(1, 19). A positive result for E2A-PBX1 fusion gene was identified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Next-generation sequence analysis of BM revealed SET domain-containing 2 ( SETD2 ), suppressor of Zeste 12 ( SUZ12 ), and Runt-related transcription factor 1 ( RUNX1 ) mutations. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with B-ALL. Induction chemotherapy with venetoclax and prednisone was initiated but this failed to achieve any response. The patient then received reinduction therapy of hyper-CVAD-A chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vindesine, epirubicin, and dexamethasone. The morphology of BM after the chemotherapy indicated CR with an MRD value of 0.011%. Following the second course of hyper-CVAD-A, repeated BM assessment demonstrated ALL relapse with 16% blast cells and MRD of 2.38%. Considering the poor response to conventional chemotherapy, the patient was enrolled in CD19 CAR-T trial at our center. She was infused with autologous CAR-T targeting CD19 at a dose of 2.99×10 6 kg -1 (transduction efficiency, 51.5%) following a FC regimen (fludarabine 30 mg/m 2 from Days -‍4 to -‍2, cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m 2 from Days -‍3 to -‍2). On Day +7 post-CAR-T cells, the patient developed grade 2 cytokine release syndrome (CRS), which was treated with single tocilizumab (400 mg). On Day +30, the patient achieved CR with negative MRD. Three months later, she underwent human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‍-haploidentical HSCT with peripheral blood stem cells taken from her daughter after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) with fludarabin/cyclophosphamide/anti-thymocyte globulin (Flu/Cy/ATG) in February 2021. The counts of mononuclear cells (MNCs) and CD34 + were 12.25×10 8 kg -1 and 14.98×10 6 kg -1 , respectively. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporin A, methotrexate, and low-dose mycophenolate mofetil. Neutrophil and platelet engraftments were observed on Days +18 and +20. One month after HSCT, complete donor chimerism (99.9%) was achieved, and the BM assessment indicated CR. In April 2021, two months after allo-HSCT, the patient presented progressive blurred vision and pain in the left eye for weeks. The intraocular pressure of the left eye was 35 mmHg (1 mmHg=133.322 Pa). The clinical examination result of the right eye was normal. The BM evaluation showed no evidence of leukemia with MRD negativity. Subsequently, left eye enucleation was performed at our hospital, and the postoperative pathological result demonstrated extramedullary B-ALL. At six months after HSCT, the patient was admitted to the gastroenterology department of our hospital for a gradually increased level of carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA; peak of 18.1 ng/mL within one month). She complained of muscle pain in the left leg. The histopathological and immunohistochemical examination of biopsies sampled during gastroscopy revealed the recurrence of extramedullary B-ALL with positive staining for TdT, B cell-specific activation protein (BSAP or PAX-5), CD19, and CD22. The positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning detected irregular soft tissue density masses in the right retroperitoneal cavities (size of 3.5 cm×4.7 cm×12.6 cm) and left pelvic wall (size of 2.5 cm×4.3 cm×8.8 cm), with increased 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) metabolism ( Fig. 1 Fig. 1 a). No leukemic cells were detectable in the BM with MRD negativity. The lumbar puncture was also negative. These findings confirmed isolated extramedullary ALL relapses after allo-HSCT. Due to multiple relapses, chemorefractory, and HSCT, donor-derived CD19 CAR-T therapy was recommended. Before the second CAR-T cell infusion, good functional immune reconstitution post-HSCT was observed in the patient. Meanwhile, she developed skin rash over her entire body, suggestive of chronic GVHD and treatment with prednisone. On Sept. 29, 2021, the patient received a lymphodepletion regimen with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, followed by the second infusion of donor-derived CD19 CAR-T with a total dose of 2.01×10 6 kg -1 (transduction efficiency, 56.2%). On Day +1 after the infusion, she presented persistent fever with a maximum temperature of 39 ℃, accompanied by the increased level of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, and interferon‍-‍γ (IFN-‍γ), suggestive of grade 2 CRS ( Fig. 2 Fig. 2 a). Single tocilizumab (480 mg) was administrated on Day +8 and the body temperature returned normal on Day +12. The allogeneic CAR-T cells reached the highest level in the peripheral blood on Day +14 and then declined gradually ( Fig. 2 Fig. 2 b). One month after the second infusion, the patient was re-examined and the morphology of BM showed CR with negative MRD. PET/CT performed one month after the second CAR-T infusion identified lesion reduction in the right retroperitoneal cavities and a regression of lesions in the left pelvic wall ( Fig. 1 Fig. 1 b). BM analysis also suggested CR. The third follow-up PET/CT was conducted three months after the second CAR-T infusion, and it indicated the full resolution of all extramedullary leukemia lesions ( Fig. 1 Fig. 1 c). Additionally, 6.7% of CAR-T cells were still detected in the peripheral blood. However, the level of platelets remained consistently low after the second CAR-T therapy, and she was treated with eltrombopag of 50 mg once daily. At the last follow-up of Mar. 6, 2022, the patient was in good clinical condition without evidence of disease. No signs of acute GVHD (aGVHD) were observed during the entire treatment. The latest blood routine examination showed a white blood cell count of 3.3×10 9 L -1 , a hemoglobin level of 130 g/L, and a platelet count of 6.5×10 10 L -1 . The therapeutic process is presented by Fig. 2 Fig. 2 c. Despite the era of new drugs, extramedullary relapse of ALL after HSCT remains intractable. Extramedullary tissue presents a haven for tumor cells’ escape from the immune system, and conventional chemotherapy treatments have weak effects. Meanwhile, the role of CAR-T therapy in R/R extramedullary disease remains to be determined. Talekar et al. (2017) Talekar et al. (2017) reported that 6 in 10 patients with extramedullary relapse of ALL after HSCT achieved durable remission after CAR-T therapy. Another study of 55 pediatric R/R B-ALL patients with extramedullary involvement (both CNS and non-CNS) observed an 87.5% (35/40) CR rate in patients with CNS and 66.7% (10/15) with non-CNS after CAR-T treatment ( Fabrizio et al., 2022 Fabrizio et al., 2022 ). These results suggested that CAR-T therapy is a reasonable option to eradicate extramedullary lesions in B-ALL. Compared to the first CAR-T therapy, the efficacy of the second CAR-T infusion against the same target is usually unsatisfactory. In a retrospective analysis of 44 B-ALL patients relapsed or refractory to the first CAR-T infusion, Gauthier et al. (2021) Gauthier et al. (2021) reported low CR rates of 22% in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), 19% in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and 21% in ALL patients after the second autologous CAR-T infusion, even for relatively high infused dose. The failure mechanisms of second CAR T-cell therapy are not clearly understood, and the possible relevant factors include poor T function, an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, the loss of expression of the targeted antigen, and anti-CAR immune responses primed in reaction to the first CAR-T ( Turtle et al., 2016 Turtle et al., 2016 ; Gauthier et al., 2021 Gauthier et al., 2021 ). Compared with autologous CAR-T therapy, donor-derived CAR-T as the second infusion seems to be a better strategy to improve the outcome of patients relapsed after allo-HSCT. Therapy with donor-derived CAR-T cells is free from the influence of patient’s T cell dysfunction and such cells are easier to harvest. Some clinical trials have reported successful treatments with allogeneic CAR-T cells for patients relapsed after allo-HSCT ( Cruz et al., 2013 Cruz et al., 2013 ; Kochenderfer et al., 2013 Kochenderfer et al., 2013 ; Maude et al., 2014 Maude et al., 2014 ; Brudno et al., 2016 Brudno et al., 2016 ). The safety of allogeneic CAR-T cells, particularly that regarding severe GVHD and CRS, is a major concern. Thus far, no cases of severe aGVHD following donor-derived CAR-T cells treatment have been reported among patients relapsed after allo-HSCT, and only few patients developed mild chronic GVHD. These patients also exhibited good tolerance to donor-derived CAR-T cells with mild-to-moderate CRS ( Cruz et al., 2013 Cruz et al., 2013 ; Kochenderfer et al., 2013 Kochenderfer et al., 2013 ; Maude et al., 2014 Maude et al., 2014 ; Brudno et al., 2016 Brudno et al., 2016 ). Altogether, donor-derived CAR-T therapy can exert graft-versus-leukemic effects mediated by alloreactive effector T cells but is incapable of causing severe GVHD. The case of this study demonstrated a good efficacy of allogenic CAR-T for treating extramedullary lesions. Obviously, during the first infusion, autologous CAR-T cells did not expand well in vivo and were not detectable at Day +40 after infusion. Thus, although the patient subsequently bridged to allo-HSCT, multiple-site EM leukemia emerged rapidly. Conversely, during the second infusion, we observed that the second donor-derived CAR-T cells had significantly higher peak expansion up to 78.1%, compared with the first CAR-T therapy at 37.1%. The allogeneic CAR-T cells could still be detected until +3 months after infusion. On the other hand, in the first and second CAR-T therapies, the patient only presented mild CRS and the related symptoms were controlled after the administration of tocilizumab. No signs of GVHD after all-HSCT were observed. Consequently, the expansion and persistence of allogenic CAR-T cells would not be affected by the first CAR-T infusion, showing no increased risk of potential complications. In conclusion, although the follow-up period was relatively short, our case report indicated that the second donor-derived CAR-T can be feasible and safe in patients relapsed after the first CAR-T therapy and those with extramedullary involvement. The second donor-derived CAR-T may serve as a bridge to transplantation or other immunotherapies, such as sequential CD22 CAR-T therapy, which further consolidates its efficacy and prevents leukemia relapse. 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He HUANG and Yongxian HU were mainly in charge of the patient, and critically reviewed the patient and the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript, and therefore, have full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity and security of the data. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81730008, 82130003, and 81870153). 10.1631/jzus.B2200128 1673-1581（2022）10-0876-05 This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81730008, 82130003, and 81870153). 2022-03-14 2022-05-17 2022-10-15 2022-12-27 2022-08-23 Copyright © Zhejiang University and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022 2022 浙江大学出版社 Delin KONG, Tingting YANG, Jia GENG, Ruirui JING, Qiqi ZHANG, Guoqing Wei, He HUANG, and Yongxian HU declare that they have no conflict of interest. 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