The efficacy and safety of CD7 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for hematologic malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IntroductionCD7 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T cell) therapy is an emerging method for treating hematological malignancies, and is another breakthrough in CAR-T cell therapy.MethodsThis study summarizes the currently published clinical research results on CD7 CAR-T cells and evaluates the s...

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Main Authors: Jile Liu, Yuxin An, Rui Sun, Xiaomei Zhang, Shujing Guo, Xuejin Gao, Mingfeng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1478888/full
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Summary:IntroductionCD7 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T cell) therapy is an emerging method for treating hematological malignancies, and is another breakthrough in CAR-T cell therapy.MethodsThis study summarizes the currently published clinical research results on CD7 CAR-T cells and evaluates the safety and effectiveness of CD7 CAR-T cell therapy.ResultsAmong the 13 studies included in this study, a total of 200 patients received CD7 CAR-T cell therapy, including 88 patients who received autologous CAR-T cells, 112 patients who received donor derived CAR-T cells. 87% (80% -94%, I2=29.65%) of patients achieved complete remission. The incidence of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) was 94% (88% -98%, I2 =32.71%, p=0.12), while the incidence of severe CRS (grade ≥ 3) was 12% (5% -20%, I2=41.04%, p=0.06). As for the incidence of immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), it is 4% (1% -7%, I2=0, p=0.72). Through analysis of the key clinical issues, we found that consolidation allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) after CAR-T cell therapy can significantly improve survival and avoid recurrence. Therefore, we believe that the consolidation allo-HSCT after CD7 CAR-T cell therapy should be advocated. And patients who received CD7 CAR-T cell therapy without gene editing had significantly longer overall survival than those who received CD7 CAR-T cell therapy with gene editing. This suggests that gene edited CD7 CAR-T cells may pose some potential risks that limit the long-term survival of patients.ConclusionOur study confirms the efficacy and safety of CD7 CAR-T cells and provides research directions for the subsequent treatment.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=502896, identifier CRD42024502896.
ISSN:2234-943X