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October 01, 2020
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Top in hem/onc: T-cell therapy, multiple myeloma treatment

Top in hem/onc: T-cell therapy, multiple myeloma treatment

The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for T-cell therapy to treat high-risk patients with COVID-19. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

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September 21, 2020
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FDA clears IND application for T-cell therapy to treat high-risk patients with COVID-19

FDA clears IND application for T-cell therapy to treat high-risk patients with COVID-19

The FDA cleared an investigational new drug application for ALVR109 for the treatment of high-risk adults with COVID-19 infection, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

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July 23, 2020
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T-cell therapy trial fails to meet primary efficacy endpoint for refractory NSCLC

T-cell therapy trial fails to meet primary efficacy endpoint for refractory NSCLC

A gamma-delta T-cell therapy failed to significantly prolong PFS for patients with treatment-refractory non-small cell lung cancer, according to study results presented at American Association for Cancer Research Virtual Annual Meeting II.

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April 09, 2020
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Commercial Off-the-Shelf CAR-T Still Years Away from the Clinic

A survey by market research firm InCrowd revealed that hematologists and oncologists considered chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies the most exciting new development in cancer treatment.

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April 09, 2020
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Management of Pre-CAR-T Infusion Bridging Therapies

Management of Pre-CAR-T Infusion Bridging Therapies

In this installment of In Practice, Leo I. Gordon, MD, FACP, co-director of the hematologic malignancies program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and medical director of the John and Lillian Matthews Center for Cellular Therapy at Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the challenges and best practices from the time the decision is made to seek chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy until the genetically engineered T cells are infused back into the patient.

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November 10, 2019
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Novel bispecific immune cell engager safe, clinically beneficial in HER2-positive tumors

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — An investigational bispecific T-cell engager appeared safe and demonstrated some clinical activity among patients with HER2-positive solid tumors, according to phase 1 dose-escalation study data presented at Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting.

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October 10, 2019
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T-cell Responses to Concurrent HIV and Herpesvirus Infections

An observational, prospective cohort study to discover new information about how HIV and herpes viruses interact with the immune system, with a goal of learning more about how T cells in the immune system respond to and fight off long-term (chronic) viruses, in order to improve medical care in the future.

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October 10, 2019
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Cameron Turtle Receives Fred Hutch’s Endowed Chair for Immunotherapy

Cameron Turtle, MD, PhD, a pioneer in the field of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the Anderson Family Endowed Chair for Immunotherapy at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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August 29, 2019
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Celgene, Immatics strike deal on adoptive cell therapy development

Immatics Biotechnologies, a Germany-based biopharma company, has entered into a strategic agreement with Celgene on the development of new adoptive cell therapies for the treatment of cancer, according to a company press release.

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