Table 1.

Emerging adverse prognostic markers in bispecific antibody therapy

Poor prognostic markerCohortBispecific antibody analyzedNumberTimepoint assessedOutcome measure affected
ECOG >0 Retrospective5  CD20/CD3 N = 143 ≥1 prior line of therapy Inferior OS 
Male sex Prospective1,2  • Glofitamab
• Epcoritamab 
N = 154
N = 157 
>1 prior line of therapy Lower CR rate 
Chemotherapy refractoriness Prospective1 +
Retrospective5  
• Glofitamab
• CD20/CD3 
N = 154
N = 104 
≥1 prior line of therapy • Lower CR rate
• Inferior PFS/OS 
High inflammatory markers: IL-6, IL-8, CRP Prospective8  Glofitamab N = 119 ≥1 prior line of therapy Lower CR rate 
Increased LDH Retrospective5  CD20/CD3 N = 104 ≥1 prior line of therapy Inferior PFS/OS 
TMTV ≥ median Retrospective12  Glofitamab N = 144 >1 prior line of therapy Inferior PFS 
Tumor: <10% CD20 expression Retrospective13  Mosunetuzumab N = 161 ≥2 prior therapies Reduced ORR 
Tumor: molecular aberrations MYC, TP53, RHOA, CD274, GNAI2 Retrospective8,14  • Glofitamab
• CD20/CD3 
N = 33
N = 36 
>1 prior line of therapy • Reduced ORR
• Inferior PFS/OS 
TME: increased “exhausted” CD8 T cells Retrospective11  CD20/CD3 N = 7 >1 prior line of therapy Higher relapse rate 
Poor prognostic markerCohortBispecific antibody analyzedNumberTimepoint assessedOutcome measure affected
ECOG >0 Retrospective5  CD20/CD3 N = 143 ≥1 prior line of therapy Inferior OS 
Male sex Prospective1,2  • Glofitamab
• Epcoritamab 
N = 154
N = 157 
>1 prior line of therapy Lower CR rate 
Chemotherapy refractoriness Prospective1 +
Retrospective5  
• Glofitamab
• CD20/CD3 
N = 154
N = 104 
≥1 prior line of therapy • Lower CR rate
• Inferior PFS/OS 
High inflammatory markers: IL-6, IL-8, CRP Prospective8  Glofitamab N = 119 ≥1 prior line of therapy Lower CR rate 
Increased LDH Retrospective5  CD20/CD3 N = 104 ≥1 prior line of therapy Inferior PFS/OS 
TMTV ≥ median Retrospective12  Glofitamab N = 144 >1 prior line of therapy Inferior PFS 
Tumor: <10% CD20 expression Retrospective13  Mosunetuzumab N = 161 ≥2 prior therapies Reduced ORR 
Tumor: molecular aberrations MYC, TP53, RHOA, CD274, GNAI2 Retrospective8,14  • Glofitamab
• CD20/CD3 
N = 33
N = 36 
>1 prior line of therapy • Reduced ORR
• Inferior PFS/OS 
TME: increased “exhausted” CD8 T cells Retrospective11  CD20/CD3 N = 7 >1 prior line of therapy Higher relapse rate 

CR, complete response; CRP, C-reactive protein; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IL, interleukin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; N, number; ORR, overall response rate; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; TME, tumor microenvironment; TMTV, total metabolic tumor volume.

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