Kai Rejeski

ORCID: 0000-0003-3905-0251
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Research Areas
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2020-2025

German Cancer Research Center
2021-2025

LMU Klinikum
2020-2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2024-2025

Heidelberg University
2021-2025

Cancer Research Center
2025

Deutschen Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung
2021-2025

University Hospital Heidelberg
2024-2025

München Klinik
2023

Huawei German Research Center
2023

T-cell-recruiting bispecific molecule therapy has yielded promising results in patients with hematologic malignancies; however, resistance and subsequent relapse remains a major challenge. T-cell exhaustion induced by persistent antigen stimulation or tonic receptor signaling been reported to compromise outcomes of T-cell-based immunotherapies. The impact continuous exposure bispecifics on function, poorly understood. In relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

10.1182/blood.2022015956 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Blood 2022-07-25

<h3>Background</h3> CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) represents a promising treatment modality for an increasing number of B-cell malignancies. However, prolonged cytopenias and infections substantially contribute to the toxicity burden CAR-T. The recently developed CAR-HEMATOTOX (HT) score—composed five pre-lymphodepletion variables (eg, absolute neutrophil count, platelet hemoglobin, C-reactive protein, ferritin)—enables risk stratification hematological...

10.1136/jitc-2021-004475 article EN cc-by-nc Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer 2022-05-01

Approximately 30%-40% of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) infused CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells achieve durable responses. Consensus guidelines suggest avoiding bendamustine before apheresis, but specific data in this setting are lacking. We report distinct outcomes after CAR T-cell therapy according to previous exposure.

10.1200/jco.23.01097 article EN Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023-10-24

Abstract Background BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy (CAR-T) has altered the treatment landscape of relapsed/refractory (r/r) multiple myeloma, but is hampered by unique side effects that can lengthen hospital stays and increase morbidity. Hematological toxicity (e.g. profound prolonged cytopenias) represents most common grade ≥ 3 predispose for severe infectious complications. Here, we examined utility CAR-HEMATOTOX (HT) score to predict survival outcomes in patients receiving...

10.1186/s13045-023-01465-x article EN cc-by Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2023-07-31

Abstract Cytopenias represent the most common side effect of CAR T-cell therapy (CAR-T) and can predispose for severe infectious complications. Current grading systems, such as Common Terminology Criteria Adverse Events (CTCAE), neither reflect unique quality post–CAR-T neutrophil recovery, nor do they inherent risk infections due to protracted neutropenia. For this reason, a novel EHA/EBMT consensus was recently developed Immune Effector Cell-Associated HematoToxicity (ICAHT). In...

10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011767 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Blood Advances 2024-01-05

CD19 CAR T-cells represent a practice-changing treatment modality for advanced B-cell malignancies. However, refractory cytopenias have emerged as potentially life-threatening complication that can persist long after lymphodepleting chemotherapy. Whether stem cell rescue is feasible and efficacious CAR-T has not been addressed. In this retrospective multi-center study, we describe clinical characteristics outcomes of 13 patients with hyporegenerative bone marrow (BM) failure CAR-T, which...

10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007776 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Blood Advances 2022-07-06

Hematological toxicity represents the most common grade ≥3 after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. However, its underlying pathophysiology is incompletely understood and grading management remains ill-defined. To inform forthcoming European Hematology Association/European Society for Blood Marrow Transplantation (EHA/EBMT) guidelines on of "immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity" (ICAHT), we undertook a survey experienced clinicians using an online focusing (1) grading,...

10.1097/hs9.0000000000000889 article EN cc-by-nc-nd HemaSphere 2023-04-27

Prolonged cytopenias after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy are a significant clinical problem and the underlying pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated how expansion dynamics serum proteomics affect neutrophil recovery phenotypes CD19-directed CAR therapy. Survival favored patients with "intermittent" (e.g., recurrent dips) compared to either "quick" or "aplastic" recovery. While intermittent displayed increased expansion, aplastic exhibited an...

10.1126/sciadv.adg3919 article EN cc-by-nc Science Advances 2023-09-22

A subset of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy have poor clinical outcomes. We report serum proteins associated severe immune-mediated toxicities and inferior responses in 146 DLBCL axicabtagene ciloleucel. develop a simple stratification based on pre-lymphodepletion C reactive protein (CRP) ferritin to classify into low-, intermediate-, high-risk groups. observe that the category were more likely grade ≥3 had...

10.1158/2643-3230.bcd-23-0056 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Blood Cancer Discovery 2024-01-09

This cohort study assesses the increase in second primary malignant neoplasms and T-cell neoplasm cases associated with chimeric antigen receptor–T cells.

10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0662 article EN JAMA Oncology 2024-04-18

Abstract Background Prolonged myelosuppression following CD19-directed CAR T-cell transfusion represents an important, yet underreported, adverse event. The resulting neutropenia and multifactorial immunosuppression can facilitate severe infectious complications. Case presentation We describe the clinical course of a 59-year-old patient with relapsed/refractory DLBCL who received Axicabtagene-Ciloleucel (Axi-cel). developed ASTCT grade I CRS IV ICANS, necessitating admission to neurological...

10.1186/s12879-020-05755-4 article EN cc-by BMC Infectious Diseases 2021-01-28

Secondary CNS involvement in systemic B-cell lymphoma (SCNSL) is difficult to treat and displays dismal clinical outcomes. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells emerged as a powerful treatment for lymphoma. We aimed evaluate whether CAR also represent safe effective therapy SCNSL.We retrospectively searched our institutional database patients with SCNSL treated CD19-directed cells.We identified 10 cases, including 7 intraparenchymal lesions 3 leptomeningeal disease. staging at 1 month...

10.1212/wnl.0000000000200608 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Neurology 2022-03-29

Abstract CD19‐directed CAR T‐cell therapy with brexucabtagene autoleucel (brexu‐cel) has substantially improved treatment outcomes for patients relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (r/r MCL). Prolonged cytopenias and infections represent common clinically relevant side effects. In this multicenter observational study, we describe in 103 r/r MCL receiving brexu‐cel. Furthermore, report associations between the baseline CAR‐HEMATOTOX (HT) score toxicity events, non‐relapse mortality (NRM),...

10.1002/ajh.27056 article EN cc-by-nc American Journal of Hematology 2023-08-16
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