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City of Hope scientists have developed and tested the first CAR T-cell therapy using chlorotoxin, a component of scorpion venom, to direct T cells to target brain tumor cells.

Dylan Essner discussed the implementation of documentation tools and CRS, ICANS and ICE flow sheets within CAR T-cell therapy.

During a discussion at The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Patient- Centered Oncology Care® meeting in Philadelphia, panelists outlined the efficacy of the 2 FDA-approved therapies, Medicare reimbursement for CAR T-cell therapies, and the pace of innovation in healthcare.

Noopur Raje, MD, discusses the investigational CAR T-cell therapies and strategies in the multiple myeloma pipeline.

The associate director for clinical research at the Washington University School of Medicine spoke about the value and challenges of using EMRs in CAR T-cell therapy.

With the main toxicities associated with CAR T-cell therapy being cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity, a multidisciplinary approach is vital to providing inclusive care to patients receiving this type of treatment.

Jae H. Park, MD, discusses the challenges in using CAR T-cell therapy in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and also highlights the potential role for off-the-shelf CAR T cells.

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to Debio 1143, an inhibitor of apoptosis protein antagonist, for the treatment of patients with previously untreated, unresectable, locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in combination with standard cisplatin-based concomitant fractionation chemoradiation therapy

Michael Choi, MD, sheds light on the data with BTK and BCL-2 inhibitors in CLL and shares ongoing research being done with PI3K inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapy in the relapsed/refractory setting.

Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD, discusses updates and remaining questions with CAR T-cell therapy.

The novel B-cell therapy has been assigned a PDUFA date of June 2020.

An “off-the-shelf” Epstein Barr-virus–specific cytotoxic lymphocyte CAR product derived from cells harvested from third-party donors induced a 100% response rate in adult and pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Outpatient administration of CAR T-Cell therapy is safe and effective, according to an analysis of 3 studies of lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Diego Villa, MD, MPH, discusses the benefit of bendamustine and rituximab versus R-CHOP in transplant-eligible and -ineligible patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

Several clinical trials have found mesenchymal stem cell therapy effective in treating neural damage in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a review published in Stem Cell Investigation.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a new drug application for lurbinectedin as a treatment for patients with small cell lung cancer who have progressed following platinum-containing therapy.

The expert explained the rationale for the phase I first-in-human clinical trial evaluating the combination of a gamma-secretase inhibitor and B-cell maturation antigen CAR T-cells in patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

The associate professor of clinical medicine discussed the main side effects of CAR T-cell therapies when treating multiple myeloma, and how to combat them.

A high body mass index at baseline may be independently associated with improved survival outcomes in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who receive immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Treatment with a CD19-targeted CAR-natural killer–cell therapy led to a 73% objective response rate, including 7 complete responses, in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a biologics license application for the anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma after at least 2 prior therapies.

The presence of circulating tumor cell was found to be independently associated with relapse in patients with stage III melanoma, suggesting that CTC assessment may be useful in identify patients who are at risk for relapse and could benefit from adjuvant therapy.

The planned trial will investigate the safety and efficacy of the novel multi-tumor associated antigen T-cell therapy in patients with post-transplant acute myeloid leukemia.

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a biologics license application for the investigational CAR T-cell therapy KTE-X19 as a treatment for adult patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

The biologic license application is supported by data from the phase II ZUMA-2 trial, which is currently assessing the CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

Based on available data, treatment is not that obvious for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who are tolerating treatment well and have either a complete or partial response to therapy.