CAR T-Cell Therapy

Findings from a phase 2 study found that treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma led to a complete metabolic response of 71%.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Daniel Baker, PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed the growing role for CAR T-cell therapies outside of the oncology field.

Results from the phase 3 ZUMA-7 trial showed superior progression-free survival and overall survival in patients 65 and older with large B-cell lymphoma with axicabtagene ciloleucel compared with standard of care.

Investigators in the MCARTY study reported safety and high response rates in a small number of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy designed with a new process to target the D8 binder, meant to improve efficacy in targeting BCMA.

Four outpatient chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy programs utilized a virtual care program including remote patient monitoring following T-cell infusion, reducing hospital admissions and helping patients contact nurses during non-clinical hours.

An investigational new drug application for VIPER-101, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, has been cleared by the FDA in T-cell lymphoma.

The investigation follows reports of T-cell malignancies after treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapies.

CT-0525 is an ex vivo gene-modified autologous CAR-monocyte cellular therapy being evaluated for the treatment of HER2-overexpressing solid tumors.

The potential of CTLA4 deletion as a strategy to improve chimeric antigen receptor T-cell efficacy was observed in a study published in Immunity.

Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD, discusses the advances being made for the treatment of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies and next steps for evaluating the agent across solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, talks about the future of cell therapies and the applications of TAC-01 in solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, talks about the ongoing clinical trial investigating TAC-01 in HER2-expressing solid tumors.

Paul Lammers, MD, MSc, breaks down T-cell antigen coupler technology and its use in various solid tumors.

While response and safety may vary across racial and ethnic subgroups, progression-free survival and overall survival does not appear to differ when chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is used in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy was associated with fewer major cardiac events than previously thought. 

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Yi Lin, MD, PhD, discussed the phase 1b/2 CARTITUDE-1 study of ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

TBI-1301 demonstrated superior efficacy compared with standard-of-care treatment in patients with synovial sarcoma. Further research is warranted.

NXC-201 has demonstrated safety and elicited hematologic and organ responses in patients with relapsed/refractory amyloid light chain amyloidosis, including frail patients.

HEMO-CAR-T is an autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy being developed against an acute myeloid leukemia target.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Frederick Locke, MD, discussed the mechanism of action of 2 allogeneic CD19-directed CAR T-cell products and next steps for their evaluation for the treatment of patients with LBCL.

Yi Lin MD, PhD, discusses long-term follow-up results from the CARTITUDE-1 study, which investigated ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Widespread access to CAR T-cell therapy remains a problem, and quite a few challenges have arisen in regards to optimizing outcomes for CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors.

For the first time ever, patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma can receive the experimental chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, CLN-978, in a clinical trial.

Though chimeric antigen receptor T cells are showing promise in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, challenges, including those related to manufacture, those that are patient/disease specific, and those regarding risk mitigation, remain a struggle.

During an interview with Targeted Oncology, Lindsey S. Treviño, PhD, discussed how racial and socioeconomic disparities impact access to CAR T-cell therapy, clinical trials, and more.