Dr. Tzachanis on the Likelihood of Cure With CAR T-Cell Therapy in Lymphoma
Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD, discusses the likelihood of cure with CAR-T cell therapy in lymphoma.
Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD, hematologist/medical oncologist and assistant professor of medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, discusses the likelihood of cure with CAR-T cell therapy in lymphoma.
According to Tzachanis, it is difficult to definitively say that a patient is cured from their cancer.
However, since diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia are fast-growing diseases, patients who derive at least 2-year remissions with CAR T-cell therapy may be effectively cured, concludes Tzachanis.
Transplant Eligibility Versus CAR-T Eligibility
January 16th 2025Manali Kamdar, MD, the associate professor of medicine–hematology and clinical director of lymphoma services at the University of Colorado, discussed the importance of referring patients with r/r LBCL who are transplant ineligible for CAR-T treatment.
Sequencing of Treatment in Third-Line R/R LBCL
January 15th 2025Manali Kamdar, MD, the associate professor of medicine–hematology and clinical director of lymphoma services at the University of Colorado, discussed the choice between treating patients with liso-cel or bispecific T-cell engagers.
