An alternative fully human anti-BCMA CAR-T shows response for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma with anti-BCMA CAR-T exposures previously.

Cancer Gene Ther

Department of Hematology, Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Institute of Hematology, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China.

Published: March 2024

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells therapy has made remarkable progress in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) treatment. Unfortunately, patients still eventually experience disease progression or relapse even after receiving anti-BCMA CAR-T therapy. At present, there are limited data on available treatment options for patients who have progressed on anti-BCMA CAR-T therapy. In this study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of fully human anti-BCMA CAR-T (HRC0202) in seven R/R MM patients who were previously exposed to anti-BCMA CAR-T therapy. Three patients received 6.0 × 10 CART cells/kg, one patient received 10.0 × 10 CART cells/kg and three patients received 15.0 × 10 CART cells/kg. Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) of grades 1-2 occurred in three patients (42.9%) and grade ≥3 in two patients (28.6%). Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxic syndrome (ICANS) was not observed in any of the patients. The best overall response rate (ORR) was 71.4% (5/7), with a stringent complete response/complete response (sCR/CR) achieved in three patients. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 269 days, and median overall survival (OS) for all patients was not reached. The median peak concentration (C) of HRC0202 was 30117.70 (range, 6084.35-147415.10) copies/μg DNA. This study indicated that fully human anti-BCMA CAR-T (HRC0202) is a promising treatment for R/R MM patients who relapsed or refractory from prior anti-BCMA CAR-T infusion.

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