The Absolute Effect / Evidence index

Relapsed / Refractory · Randomized phase II; N=160 transplant-ineligible second-line LBCL. Zamtocabtagene autoleucel (zamto-cel) vs R-GemOx. Primary endpoint independently reviewed EFS. · Median EFS 6.21 vs 2.53 months

DALY 2-EU

Clinical question: Does zamtocabtagene autoleucel improve EFS over R-GemOx in transplant-ineligible second-line large B-cell lymphoma?

Median EFS 6.21 vs 2.53 months; HR 0.39 (95% CI 0.27–0.58; P<0.0001). · Registry:

Design, population and treatment

Randomized phase II; N=160 transplant-ineligible second-line LBCL. Zamtocabtagene autoleucel (zamto-cel) vs R-GemOx. Primary endpoint independently reviewed EFS.

Key efficacy outcome

6.21 · intervention
2.53
6.21 · comparator
Not calculable from median EFS.

Grade ≥3 TEAEs 83% vs 86%; two treatment-related deaths (3%) with CAR T vs one (1%) with R-GemOx; CRS/ICANS observed with CAR T.

Safety and absolute effect

Median EFS (months)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42933440/

Interpretation and limitations

Current-practice context · 14 November 2026: Primary publication/abstract and trial identifier checked. Guideline-level current-practice mapping was not established in this publication-led batch; no NCCN citation provenance is claimed. Where detailed QoL, follow-up or toxicity data were not present in the retrieved abstract, they are not inferred.

Primary source

Primary publication · DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00290-1