CAR T-Cell Therapy

Results from the phase 3 ZUMA-7 trial showed superior progression-free survival and overall survival in patients 65 and older with large B-cell lymphoma with axicabtagene ciloleucel compared with standard of care.

Investigators in the MCARTY study reported safety and high response rates in a small number of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy designed with a new process to target the D8 binder, meant to improve efficacy in targeting BCMA.

Four outpatient chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy programs utilized a virtual care program including remote patient monitoring following T-cell infusion, reducing hospital admissions and helping patients contact nurses during non-clinical hours.

An investigational new drug application for VIPER-101, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, has been cleared by the FDA in T-cell lymphoma.

The investigation follows reports of T-cell malignancies after treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapies.

CT-0525 is an ex vivo gene-modified autologous CAR-monocyte cellular therapy being evaluated for the treatment of HER2-overexpressing solid tumors.

The potential of CTLA4 deletion as a strategy to improve chimeric antigen receptor T-cell efficacy was observed in a study published in Immunity.

Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD, discusses the advances being made for the treatment of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies and next steps for evaluating the agent across solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, talks about the future of cell therapies and the applications of TAC-01 in solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, talks about the ongoing clinical trial investigating TAC-01 in HER2-expressing solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, breaks down T-cell antigen coupler technology and its use in various solid tumors.

While response and safety may vary across racial and ethnic subgroups, progression-free survival and overall survival does not appear to differ when chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is used in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy was associated with fewer major cardiac events than previously thought. 

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Yi Lin, MD, PhD, discussed the phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study of ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Lindsey S. Treviño, PhD, discusses some of the disparities that currently exist among patients with cancer.

TBI-1301 demonstrated superior efficacy compared with standard-of-care treatment in patients with synovial sarcoma. Further research is warranted.

Jeremy Abramson, MD, discusses findings from the TRANSFORM study of lisocabtagene maraleucel vs standard of care treatment in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

NXC-201 has demonstrated safety and elicited hematologic and organ responses in patients with relapsed/refractory amyloid light chain amyloidosis, including frail patients.

HEMO-CAR-T is an autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy being developed against an acute myeloid leukemia target.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Frederick Locke, MD, discussed the mechanism of action of 2 allogeneic CD19-directed CAR T-cell products and next steps for their evaluation for the treatment of patients with LBCL.

Yi Lin MD, PhD, discusses long-term follow-up results from the CARTITUDE-1 study, which investigated ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Widespread access to CAR T-cell therapy remains a problem, and quite a few challenges have arisen in regards to optimizing outcomes for CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

For the first time ever, patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma can receive the experimental chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, CLN-978, in a clinical trial.

Though chimeric antigen receptor T cells are showing promise in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, challenges, including those related to manufacture, those that are patient/disease specific, and those regarding risk mitigation, remain a struggle.

During an interview with Targeted Oncology, Lindsey S. Treviño, PhD, discussed how racial and socioeconomic disparities impact access to CAR T-cell therapy, clinical trials, and more.