Real-World Experience with Approved CAR T-Cell Therapies Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in 1272 Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Population-Defining ICD-10 Codes
2.3. Index Event and Date
2.4. Outcomes
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Survival Outcomes: Cilta-Cel
Subgroup Analyses in the Cilta-Cel Cohort

3.2. Survival Outcomes: Ide-Cel
Subgroup Analyses in the Ide-Cel Cohort
3.3. Safety
3.3.1. Systemic and Neurological Toxicities
3.3.2. Infections and Hypogammaglobulinemia
3.3.3. Serious Hematologic Toxicities
3.4. Exploratory Sub-Analysis in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Renal Impairment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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| Cilta-Cel (n = 697) | Ide-Cel (n = 575) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years)—median (range) | 65 (range 24–84) | 67 (range 30–89) |
| Males—n (%) | 392 (56.2) | 344 (59.8) |
| Race—n (%) | ||
| White | 502 (72.0) | 425 (73.9) |
| Black or African American | 113 (16.2) | 96 (16.7) |
| Asian | 15 (2.2) | 10 (1.7) |
| Other | 67 (9.6) | 44 (7.7) |
| Hispanic or Latino—n (%) | 30 (4.3) | 29 (5.0) |
| Extramedullary plasmacytoma—n (%) | 10 (1.4) | 15 (2.3) |
| ISS a—n (%) | ||
| 1 | 274 (57.7) | 192 (48.7) |
| 2 | 142 (29.9) | 154 (39.1) |
| 3 | 59 (12.4) | 48 (12.2) |
| ECOG PS—median (range) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) |
| eGFR b—median (range) | 85.8 (30.4) | 82.8 (36.5) |
| Renal dysfunction c—n (%) | 160 (23.0) | 164 (28.5) |
| Previous LoT a—median (range) | 3 (1–6) | 4 (1–6) |
| PI and/or IMiD exposure—n (%) | 697 (100.0) | 575 (100.0) |
| Anti-CD38 exposure—n (%) | 256 (36.7) | 207 (36.0) |
| Daratumumab | 246 (35.3) | 196 (34.1) |
| Isatuximab | 10 (1.4) | 11 (1.9) |
| Anti-BCMA exposure—n (%) | 7 (1.0) | 15 (2.6) |
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Filippatos, C.; Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, I.; Briasoulis, A.; Malandrakis, P.; Terpos, E.; Gavriatopoulou, M. Real-World Experience with Approved CAR T-Cell Therapies Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in 1272 Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients. Cancers 2026, 18, 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18061013
Filippatos C, Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I, Briasoulis A, Malandrakis P, Terpos E, Gavriatopoulou M. Real-World Experience with Approved CAR T-Cell Therapies Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in 1272 Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients. Cancers. 2026; 18(6):1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18061013
Chicago/Turabian StyleFilippatos, Charalampos, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Alexandros Briasoulis, Panagiotis Malandrakis, Evangelos Terpos, and Maria Gavriatopoulou. 2026. "Real-World Experience with Approved CAR T-Cell Therapies Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in 1272 Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients" Cancers 18, no. 6: 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18061013
APA StyleFilippatos, C., Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, I., Briasoulis, A., Malandrakis, P., Terpos, E., & Gavriatopoulou, M. (2026). Real-World Experience with Approved CAR T-Cell Therapies Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel and Idecabtagene Vicleucel in 1272 Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Patients. Cancers, 18(6), 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18061013

