CAR T-cell Therapy

Akash Mukherjee, MD, discusses the implications of the FDA approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel in large B-cell lymphoma.

Jason Romancik, MD, discusses efforts to maximize the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The FDA has granted CB-010 a regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma and a fast track designation for relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Nirav N. Shah, MD, discusses remaining unmet needs with CAR T-cell therapies, and how to ameliorate these challenges for patients with hematologic malignancies.

Murali Janakiram, MD, MS, discusses future targets and research strategies for CAR T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma.

Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD, MS, discusses the evolving landscape of CAR T-cell therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

CAR T-cell therapies have generated considerable enthusiasm in the oncology community since the first FDA approval in 2017.

The coadministration of CD19 and CD22 CAR T-cell therapy elicited promising responses and event-free survival rates in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to findings from a phase 2 trial.

CTX130, an investigational allogeneic, CRISP/Cas9 gene-edited, anti-CD70 CAR T-cell therapy, was found to be safe with early signs of clinical activity in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to findings from the phase 1 COBALT-RCC trial.

The Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium® returns to New York City for its 40th annual meeting with a 3-day program that will deliver the latest updates across the gamut of oncology care.

The increasing integration of CAR T-cell therapies into the treatment paradigm for adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma addresses several unmet needs and improves outcomes for this historically limited patient population.

Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD, MS, discusses the clinical implications of CAR T-cell therapy in large B-cell lymphoma.

Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD, discusses the negative results from the phase 3 BELINDA trial and its effect on the use of CAR T-cell products in aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Craig Sauter, MD, and Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD, consider CAR T-cell therapy in the second-line setting for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Craig Sauter, MD, and Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD, discuss recent data showing that the CAR T-cell production can be shortened.

Craig Sauter, MD, and Brian T. Hill, MD, PhD, discuss potential directions for CAR T-cell therapy in lymphomas.

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel produced early, deep, and durable responses in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treated at 8 sites in China.

The European Commission has approved axicabtagene ciloleucel for the treatment of adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or high-grade B-cell lymphoma who relapse within 12 months from completion of, or are refractory to, first-line chemoimmunotherapy.

Praveen Ramakrishnan, MD, MS, discusses the evolution of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treatment, the implications of key phase 3 studies, and how emerging bispecific T-cell engagers and antibody-drug conjugates may increase treatment accessibility beyond the limitations of CAR T-cell therapy for patients at various disease stages.

Celyad Oncology has discontinued development its investigational CAR T-cell therapy CYAD-101 for the treatment of patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr Brentjens discussed targeting the “enigmatic” GPRC5D protein, safety results with MCARH109, and the appropriate sequencing for the agent.

MCARH109, a CAR T-cell therapy targeting the “enigmatic” GPRC5D antigen, generated remissions in 70.6% of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to SynKIR-110, a first-in-class KIR-CAR T-cell immunotherapy candidate, for the treatment of patients with mesothelin-expressing mesothelioma.

Gavocabtagene autoleucel demonstrated positive topline results from the phase 1 portion of a phase 1/2 trial in patients with mesothelin-expressing solid tumors.

The BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapy zevorcabtagene autoleucel demonstrated a 100% objective response rate in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma