This research study involves assessing the impact of emapalumab as preventative management of CAR-T related cytokine release syndrome in participants with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
The research study involves the following study interventions:
* Fludarabine and cyclophosphamide (Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy) * Axicabtagene Ciloleucel * Emapalumab
Adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or that relapses within 12 months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy. Or adult patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, high grade B-cell lymphoma, and DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma.
At least 1 measurable lesion per Lugano at time of screening.
At least 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, must have elapsed since any prior systemic therapy at the time the subject is planned for leukapheresis, except for systemic inhibitory/stimulatory immune checkpoint therapy however steroids only require a 7-day washout.
At least 3 half-lives must have elapsed from any prior systemic inhibitory/stimulatory immune checkpoint molecule therapy at the time the subject is planned for leukapheresis (e.g. ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab, atezolizumab, OX40 agonists, 4-1BB agonists, etc).
History of malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ (e.g. cervix, bladder, breast) or follicular lymphoma unless disease free for at least 3 years.
History of Richter's transformation of CLL.
Autologous stem cell transplant within 6 weeks of planned axicabtagene ciloleucel infusion.
History of allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Marcela V. Maus, M.D.,Ph.D.
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Sponsor institution
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
Collaborator