# Clinical analysis of the correlation between the expression of soluble B cell maturation antigen and the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor T cell targeting B cell maturation antigen in patients with multiple myeloma

**Authors:** 舒荃 高, 娟 穆, 新 李, 嘉 王, 蕊 崔, 静怡 李, 涛 隋, 琦 邓

PMC · DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121090-20231020-00220 · Chinese Journal of Hematology · 2024-04-01

## TL;DR

This study examines how the level of soluble B cell maturation antigen (sBCMA) in bone marrow correlates with the effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy in multiple myeloma patients.

## Contribution

The study identifies sBCMA as a potential biomarker for predicting CAR-T cell treatment efficacy in multiple myeloma.

## Key findings

- Higher pre-treatment sBCMA levels were associated with better treatment response in patients.
- sBCMA levels decreased significantly in responders after CAR-T cell therapy.
- sBCMA levels were not linked to the severity of treatment-related adverse events.

## Abstract

探索多发性骨髓瘤（MM）患者骨髓可溶性B细胞成熟抗原（sBCMA）表达对靶向B细胞成熟抗原（BCMA）的嵌合抗原受体T细胞（CAR-T细胞）治疗疗效及安全性的影响。

以2018年1月至2021年12月接受人源化抗BCMA CAR-T细胞临床试验的29例复发/难治MM（RRMM）患者为研究对象。流式细胞术检测抗BCMA CAR-T细胞治疗前后骨髓sBCMA的表达并进行差异比较。

①BCMA CAR-T细胞治疗2个月，20例（68.97％）患者获得总体反应（OR），9例患者仅为病情稳定（SD）或微小缓解（MR）。②20例OR组患者骨髓sBCMA表达治疗前高于治疗后［26 926（18 215, 32 488）ng/L对9 968（6 634, 11 459）ng/L，P<0.001］；而MR+SD组患者骨髓sBCMA表达治疗前后差异无统计学意义［41 187（33 816, 47 046）ng/L对33 954（31 569, 36 256）ng/L，P＝0.145］；CAR-T细胞治疗前骨髓sBCMA表达OR组低于MR+SD组患者（P＝0.005）。③全部29例RRMM患者CAR-T细胞峰值与骨髓sBCMA表达无明显线性相关性（R2＝0.035，P＝0.330）。④sBCMA表达水平与CAR-T细胞治疗不良事件严重程度的相关性：0～1级细胞因子释放综合征（CRS）组（13例）与2～4级CRS组（16例）比较骨髓sBCMA表达差异无统计学意义［32 045（18 742, 40 801）ng/L对29 102（24 679, 38 776）ng/L，P＝0.879］；0级免疫效应细胞相关神经毒性综合征（ICANS）组（22例）与1～3级ICANS组（7例）比较骨髓sBCMA表达差异无统计学意义［30 073（19 375, 40 065）ng/L对33 816（22 933, 43 459）ng/L，P＝0.763］。

骨髓sBCMA表达与RRMM患者接受BCMA CAR-T细胞治疗的疗效有关，但与不良事件严重程度无显著相关性。或可作为RRMM患者接受BCMA CAR-T细胞治疗的疗效预测标志物。

## Linked entities

- **Proteins:** TNFRSF17 (TNF receptor superfamily member 17)
- **Diseases:** multiple myeloma (MONDO:0009693)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** TNFRSF17 (TNF receptor superfamily member 17) [NCBI Gene 608] {aka BCM, BCMA, CD269, TNFRSF13A}, NR1I3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3) [NCBI Gene 9970] {aka CAR, CAR1, MB67}
- **Diseases:** disease (MESH:D004194), MM (MESH:D009101), SD (MESH:D060050), CRS (MESH:D003398)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]
- **Cell lines:** CAR-T — Mus musculus (Mouse), Transformed cell line (CVCL_WN86)

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