Lisocabtagene Maraleucel Versus Standard of Care for Second-Line Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: 3-Year Follow-Up From the Randomized, Phase III TRANSFORM Study

M Manali Kamdar S Scott R. Solomon (Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States) J Jon Arnason (11Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, United States) P Patrick B. Johnston (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) B Bertram Glass (21Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany) V Veronika Bachanova S Sami Ibrahimi (16Department of Hematology Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK) S Stephan Mielke (16Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden) P Pim Mutsaers (5Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) F Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri (21Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United States) K Koji Izutsu (National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan) F Franck Morschhauser (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, Lille, France) M Matthew Lunning (Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, Omaha) V Victor A. Chow (Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, WA) S Sandrine Montheard (16Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland) J Josu Santamaria (5Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, United States) S Silvia Colicino (Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland) K Ken Ogasawara (Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, United States) L Lara Stepan (1Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, United States) F Fei Fei Liu (19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ) J Jeremy S. Abramson (1Department of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA)

Abstract

We report 3-year follow-up results from TRANSFORM comparing lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) versus standard of care (SOC) for second-line primary refractory/early relapsed (≤12 months) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). Adults eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation (N = 184) were randomly assigned 1:1 to liso-cel (100 × 10 6 chimeric antigen receptor–positive T cells) or SOC. Results are reported descriptively. With a median follow-up of 33.9 months, median (95% CI) event-free survival was 29.5 months (9.5 to not reached [NR]) for liso-cel versus 2.4 months (2.2 to 4.9) for SOC (hazard ratio [HR], 0.375; 95% CI, 0.259 to 0.542). Median progression-free survival was NR (12.6-NR) for liso-cel versus 6.2 months (4.3-8.6) for SOC (HR, 0.422; 95% CI, 0.279 to 0.639) with 36-month rates of 51% versus 26.5%. Median overall survival (OS) was NR for both arms (HR, 0.757; 95% CI, 0.481 to 1.191), with 66% of patients crossing over to receive liso-cel; 36-month OS rate was 63% for liso-cel versus 52% for SOC. OS HR (0.566 [95% CI, 0.359 to 0.895]) favored liso-cel when accounting for the treatment effect of crossover. Safety results were consistent with previous reports. At 3-year follow-up, liso-cel confirmed superior, more durable efficacy versus SOC with a favorable safety profile and no new safety signals. These data support liso-cel as an effective second-line treatment with curative potential for relapsed/refractory LBCL.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 43, Issue 24
Published August 20, 2025
Pages 2671-2678
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (21)

M

Manali Kamdar

S

Scott R. Solomon

Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

J

Jon Arnason

11Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, United States

P

Patrick B. Johnston

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

B

Bertram Glass

21Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany

V

Veronika Bachanova

S

Sami Ibrahimi

16Department of Hematology Oncology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

S

Stephan Mielke

16Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

P

Pim Mutsaers

5Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

F

Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri

21Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, United States

K

Koji Izutsu

National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

F

Franck Morschhauser

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, Lille, France

M

Matthew Lunning

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, Omaha

V

Victor A. Chow

Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, WA

S

Sandrine Montheard

16Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland

J

Josu Santamaria

5Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, United States

S

Silvia Colicino

Bristol Myers Squibb, Boudry, Switzerland

K

Ken Ogasawara

Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

L

Lara Stepan

1Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, United States

F

Fei Fei Liu

19Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ

J

Jeremy S. Abramson

1Department of Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA