Hematology

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending May 5, 2023.

The decision, which aligns with its indication in the US, was based on efficacy and safety results from Bristol Myers Squibb’s TRANSFORM clinical trial in forms of large B-cell lymphoma.

The draft report was released shortly after the BLA submission of exa-cel was completed and shortly before submission of lovo-cel.

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Bristol Myers Squibb noted that in addition to meeting the ORR end point, both trials also met a key secondary CR rate end point.

Updated 52-week follow-up data were presented at the EBMT meeting.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending April 28, 2023.

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The instructor at Stanford Institutes of Medicine discussed the key takeaways of her research into the factors that affect CAR-T expansion.

The BLA submission comes after a series of delays which have pushed lovo-cel behind Vertex’s exa-cel in the race to approval.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending April 21, 2023.

The pediatric clinical pharmacist in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital and M Health Fairview offered an in-depth preview of the upcoming virtual meeting.

The investigators created the largest known CAR-T atlas, with more than 800,000 cells in total, providing a new exploration into the phenotyping of T-cells.

The investigators from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discussed the follow-up studies they are conducting in light of their recent findings regarding DNA virus replication.

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The course kicks off at 8 AM ET on Friday, April 28, 2023, and will feature talks on acute and chronic graft versus host disease, infection risk, vaccination, thrombotic microangiopathy, and maintenance strategies, among others.

The investigators from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discussed the potential implications of their research into human adenoviruses for the development of new gene delivery tools.

Next steps may include assessing AFM13 in combination with natural killer cells.

Among 11 treated patients, 8 achieved a complete response.

Infection rates in patients receiving omidubicel post-stem cell transplant were about 20% less than those in the control group.

Review top news and interview highlights from the week ending April 14, 2023.

Cellectis noted that the allogeneic product was manufactured at its new in-house facility in Paris.

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The CaMMouflage trial dosed its first participant in March 2023.

The assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center discussed the work that has been done in the field in the past 10 years and work that still remains to be done.