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‘All-in-one’ CAR-T, stem cell transplantation induces remission in advanced leukemia
A sequential chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation strategy conferred remissions in certain patients with relapsed or refractory CD7-positive hematologic cancers.
Lifileucel approval the start of a ‘glorious future’ for cell therapy in solid tumors
It took more than 35 years for tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, which Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD, and colleagues first reported on in 1988 for the treatment of advanced melanoma, to progress enough to gain FDA approval.
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Blood tests may predict which patients with lymphoma will have poor outcomes after CAR-T
Two blood biomarkers — pre-lymphodepletion C-reactive protein and ferritin — may help predict which patients with lymphoma are at risk for poor outcomes after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Value of MRI, lumbar puncture questioned for immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome
MRIs and lumbar punctures may not provide enough therapeutic value to be standard-of-care diagnostic tests in patients suffering neurologic symptoms following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network appoints board of directors chair, vice chair
Matt Kalaycio, MD, FACP, has been elected chair of National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s board of directors.
‘Best expectation’: Vaccine responses may prevent, delay cancer relapse
A personalized cancer vaccine produced T-cell responses in certain patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to results from a randomized study presented at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
FDA approves earlier use of Abecma for triple-class exposed multiple myeloma
The FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb and 2seventy bio’s idecabtagene vicleucel for treatment of patients with triple-class exposed relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to a company release.
‘We were shocked’: CAR-T rapidly reduces size of brain tumors in phase 1 trial
A novel bivalent-targeting, intrathecally delivered chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy decreased tumor size in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to results from a phase 1 study published in Nature Medicine.
Guidelines: Toxicity management vital with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Clinicians treating patients with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes should closely monitor toxicities associated with interleukin-2 and halt administration of the drug if necessary, according to the first guidelines regarding the therapy.
Most U.S. cancer trials conducted in more affluent, less diverse areas
Most of the major cancer clinical trial centers in the U.S. are located near more affluent and white populations compared with the national average, according to results published in JAMA Oncology.
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