Dr. Perl Discusses the Impact of CAR T-Cell Therapy on ALL
February 16th 2018Alexander E. Perl, MD, associate professor of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the impact of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy on the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Dr. Shah on Cellular Therapies for Patients With Myeloma
February 12th 2018Nina Shah, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the potential of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in myeloma.
This Week in Managed Care: February 2, 2018
February 2nd 2018This week, the top managed care news included President Donald Trump vowing to lower drug prices during his State of the Union address; 3 corporate giants joined forces on healthcare; and CAR T-cell therapy was named the cancer advance of the year.
Dr. Perales on Treatment With Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy
January 31st 2018Miguel-Angel Perales, MD, Deputy Chief, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, director, Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Fellowship Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses determining which chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to use for patients with hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Massarelli on First-Line ALK+ NSCLC Treatment
January 30th 2018Erminia Massarelli, MD, PhD, MS, associate clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, discusses the adoption of alectinib (Alecensa) as the first-line therapy in the treatment of patients with ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Dr. Brentjens Discusses Potential for CAR T-Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors
January 25th 2018Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, associate professor, chief, Cellular Therapeutics Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the potential for chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR) T-cell therapy in solid tumors.
Dr. Andreadis on Developments to CAR T-Cell Therapy
January 23rd 2018Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses developments being made to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Andreadis on the Current State of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Lymphoma
January 22nd 2018Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in lymphoma.
Dr. Maloney on Targets for CAR T-Cell Therapy
January 19th 2018David Maloney, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the success and challenges of chimeric antigen recptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Brentjens on Obstacles with CAR T-Cell Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies
January 17th 2018Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, associate professor, chief, Cellular Therapeutics Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses challenges facing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with hematologic malignancies.
Dr. Maloney Discusses Response to JCAR017 CAR T-Cell Therapy
January 11th 2018David Maloney, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses responses to the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product JCAR017.
Dr. Andreadis on CAR T-Cell Therapy for Pediatric ALL
December 29th 2017Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the role of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).
Dr Stephen Schuster on Institution Commitments to Deliver CAR T Therapies
December 28th 2017Deciding to administer CAR T-cell therapies is an institutional commitment that requires educating all clinicians who will be involved and partnerships with other organizations, said Stephen Schuster, MD, of the Perelman School of Medicine.
Dr Shannon Maude Discusses Side Effects of CAR T Therapies
December 25th 2017Most primary side effects of CAR T therapies occur early on after treatment and resolve quickly, but there are some that require long-term monitoring, explained Shannon L. Maude, MD, PhD, of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
This Week in Managed Care: December 22, 2017
December 22nd 2017This week, the top managed care stories included the elimination of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate; a new gene therapy for inherited vision loss that could cost $1 million; and a study found that social isolation can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Maloney on CAR T-Cell Product in B-Cell Lymphoma
December 19th 2017David Maloney, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the preliminary safety data of the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell product, JCAR017, in relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell lymphoma.