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The trial that showed a gentler CAR-T design could treat adult ALL with a fraction of the severe side effects.

127 infused: ORR 77%, CR 55%, median EFS 11.9 months; grade ≥3 CRS 2.4%, grade ≥3 ICANS 7%; ~40% event-free at 24 months, most without consolidative transplant. NEJM 2024 (Roddie et al.). FDA approval 8 November 2024 without a REMS.

Setting
Relapsed or refractory B-ALL, adults: obecabtagene autoleucel single split-dose course
Phase
Phase 1/2
Sponsor
Autolus
Registry
Headline result
ORR 77%, CR 55%; grade ≥3 CRS 2.4%.
Reported
2024
Enrolled
153
Replication
ALLCAR19 (the UCL phase 1 predecessor) showed the same low-toxicity, high-remission profile.

Outcomes

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In plain words
What these results mean for people, not percentages
153 people took part
Overall remission (CR + CRi)primarysurrogate endpoint
  • 77 out of 100 people reached this endpoint with Obe-cel.
  • There was no comparison group, so this number cannot tell you how much of the effect is due to the treatment.
Complete remissionsurrogate endpoint
  • 55 out of 100 people had no sign of cancer on scans or tests with Obe-cel.
  • There was no comparison group, so this number cannot tell you how much of the effect is due to the treatment.
Event-free survival (median)surrogate endpoint
  • Median 11.9 months with Obe-cel.
  • A median is a midpoint: half the people did better than this and half did worse.
Be careful
  • This is a surrogate endpoint: it measures the cancer being controlled or absent on scans and tests, which often, but not always, translates into living longer.
  • These results apply to the people the trial enrolled: Relapsed or refractory B-ALL, adults: obecabtagene autoleucel single split-dose course. People in a different situation may not see the same effect.

Numbers are from the trial as recorded here; see the source links in the table below. This is orientation, not medical advice: ask your team how closely the trial population matches you.

153 participants enrolled.

Overall remission (CR + CRi)primary
Obe-cel77 of 100
n = 127
Source
Complete remission
Obe-cel55 of 100
Event-free survival (median)
Obe-cel
11.9 mo
EndpointArmnValueHR (95% CI)pSource
Overall remission (CR + CRi)primaryObe-cel12777%link
Complete remissionObe-cel55%
Event-free survival (median)Obe-cel11.9 months
Replication
ALLCAR19 (the UCL phase 1 predecessor) showed the same low-toxicity, high-remission profile.

Connected

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