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March 11, 2025
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Siltuximab reduces severity of cytokine release syndrome, ICANS after CAR T-cell therapy

Siltuximab reduces severity of cytokine release syndrome, ICANS after CAR T-cell therapy

Siltuximab effectively treated patients who experienced common adverse events after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, according to findings published in Blood Advances.

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February 24, 2025
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Novel JAK inhibitor may improve safety of certain stem cell transplants

Novel JAK inhibitor may improve safety of certain stem cell transplants

The addition of itacitinib to standard graft-versus-host-disease prophylaxis may reduce severe toxicities following haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results of a single-arm study.

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January 09, 2025
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Combination induces durable responses in advanced multiple myeloma

Combination induces durable responses in advanced multiple myeloma

The combination of talquetamab and teclistamab induced durable responses among patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, according to phase 1B/phase 2 study results.

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December 09, 2024
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Epcoritamab exhibits ‘very encouraging’ efficacy in heavily pretreated CLL

Epcoritamab exhibits ‘very encouraging’ efficacy in heavily pretreated CLL

SAN DIEGO — Epcoritamab exhibited encouraging efficacy among heavily pretreated patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

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December 08, 2024
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Bicistronic CAR-T effective for children with relapsed B-ALL

Bicistronic CAR-T effective for children with relapsed B-ALL

SAN DIEGO — A bicistronic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy induced durable response for most children with relapsed or refractory B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia, findings presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition showed.

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November 01, 2024
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Community medical centers can safely administer CAR-T, but extensive preparation required

Community medical centers can safely administer CAR-T, but extensive preparation required

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy can be administered at community centers and on an outpatient basis with proper preparation, education and resources, according to prospective study results.

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October 09, 2024
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VIDEO: New CAR T-cell product may reduce side effects in ALL

VIDEO: New CAR T-cell product may reduce side effects in ALL

In this video, Douglas Tremblay, MD, discusses the results of a study into CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in acute lymphocytic leukemia presented at ESMO Congress 2024.

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September 26, 2024
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Trial of CAR-T for prostate cancer takes steps toward ‘potentially curative’ therapy

Trial of CAR-T for prostate cancer takes steps toward ‘potentially curative’ therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy exhibited activity with minimal adverse effects for men with advanced prostate cancer, findings of a first-in-human trial showed.

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August 28, 2024
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Removing CD5 gene improves CAR-T expansion, antitumor capabilities

Removing CD5 gene improves CAR-T expansion, antitumor capabilities

Deleting the CD5 gene from chimeric antigen receptor T cells improved their expansion, durability and tumor-killing capabilities, according to study findings.

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August 02, 2024
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FDA approves T-cell immunotherapy for advanced synovial sarcoma

FDA approves T-cell immunotherapy for advanced synovial sarcoma

The FDA granted accelerated approval to afamitresgene autoleucel for certain adults with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma.

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