Addition of Nivolumab to Anti-CD-19 CAR-T Cells in Patients With Stable/Progressive DLBCL at Lymphodepletion

Progression of DLBCL is the major obstacle for the success of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell (CAR-T) with approximately 60% of the patients relapsing in the first year, and 40% within 3 months, after infusion. While patient with DLBCL in Partial Response/Complete Response at lymphodepletion have a 1-year Progression Free Survival (PFS) of 60-80%, those with Stable Disease/Progressive Disease at time of lymphodepletion have a dismal PFS of 20-30%. Trials showed that better expansion of CAR-T cells, even in patients with a progressive disease, may overcome this grave prognosis and may result in better PFS