CAR T-Cell Therapy

In pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, complete remissions were achieved in 99.0% of patients and their overall 12-month event-free survival was 73.5% with CD19-/CD22-chimeric antigen receptor therapy.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Michael T. Tees, MD, discussed the donor-derived CAR T-cell product, ALLO-501A, and research supporting the agent.

Nitin Jain, MD, discusses clinical trials investigating allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other hematologic malignancies.

Retrospective real-world evidence shows that patients who relapse after B-cell maturation antigen chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy may have multiple treatment options, including salvage therapy and T-cell engagers.

The CAR T-cell therapy tisagenlecleucel showed promising anti-tumor activity in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nitin Jain, MD, further discussed the ongoing research of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cells as treatment for patients with ALL. He also notes what future research must examine to further the field.

Adam Cohen, MD, discusses when patients should receive chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Peter A. McSweeney, MD, discusses the challenges that come with administering chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy. He also explains how CAR T cells entering the second-line may change the ways community practices choose treatments for their patients.

A multicenter trial of the CAR T-cell product MB-106 has treated its first patient, Mustang Bio, Inc announced.

The first trial investigating a chimeric antigen receptor therapy to target GPRC5D in patients with resistant multiple myeloma reveals remissions in 70.6% of the enrolled patients.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Peter A. McSweeney discussed the ways in which community oncology centers are implementing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy into their practice and the challenges that come with it.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy provides a new option for patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma.

Sattva S. Neelapu, MD will discuss chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy will in lymphoma iduring a session at the SOHO 2022 Annual Meeting.

With two recently approved chimeric antigen receptor T therapies targeting B-cell maturation antigen, this novel platform has altered the treatment paradigm for heavily-pretreated patients with multiple myeloma.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Mazyar Shadman, MD, MPH, discussed what community oncologists should keep in mind when treating patients who are viable for CAR T-cell therapy.

In a retrospective analysis of 115 patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who progressed after therapy on a bispecific antibody, researchers found that the myeloma patients can be salvaged with sequential T-cell redirection therapy.

The investigational carcinoembryonic antigen claudin 6–directed CAR T-cell therapy BNT211-01 displayed clinical activity in combination with a CLDN6-encoding mRNA vaccine in patients with CLDN6-positive relapsed/refractory advanced solid tumors.

Steven M. Albelda, MD, discusses what he expects the future of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell use in solid tumors to look like.

Nicolas Gazeau, MS, discusses next steps and unmet needs following a positive retrospective study of anakinra for the management of neurotoxicity and cytokine release syndrome in patients who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who relapsed after treatment with B-cell maturation antigen–directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Pallawi Torka, MD, discussed with participants when to consider a patient for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and what alternative treatments to use for a patient with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Peter A. McSweeney, MD, discusses challenges with implementing chimeric antigen receptorT-cell therapy in some community oncology practices.

Treatment with CD30 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy combined with a monoclonal antibody has begun in the phase 1b ACTION study of patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

Nicolas Gazeau discusses a retrospective study of anakinra for the management of neurotoxicity and cytokine release syndrome in patients who have received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

Tisagenlecleucel boosted survival rates in children with B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia. Further research will be planned to examine the data and analyze additional clinical variables.