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Long-term follow-up of third generation anti-CD30 CAR T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory CD30+ lymphomas: a single-arm, multicentre, phase 1-2 trial.

Anti-CD30 CAR T cells achieve durable remission in over 70% of resistant lymphoma patients at three-year follow-up.

In this single-arm multicentre phase 1/2 trial, 44 patients with relapsed/refractory CD30+ lymphoma received third-generation anti-CD30 CAR-T cells and achieved 95.5% ORR with manageable toxicity (grade ≥3 CRS 4.5%). At 3-year follow-up, OS was 79.0% and PFS 74.2%, with patients receiving consolidation auto-HSCT showing significantly better best CR rates (75% vs 45%) and survival outcomes compared to CAR-T alone.

What the study was

Study design
phase 1/2 clinical trial
Population
relapsed/refractory CD30+ lymphoma patients (33 Hodgkin lymphoma)
Sample size
44
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Clinical Cancer Research

Why it surfaced

First 3-year follow-up data from a multicentre phase 1/2 trial establishes durable long-term responses with third-generation anti-CD30 CAR-T in r/r lymphoma; auto-HSCT consolidation strategy clearly improves outcomes and provides guidance for future pivotal trial design.

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