CAR T-cell Therapy

Claire Roddie, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating obecabtagene autoleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, details the key topline findings from the FELIX trial, and provides insights on unmet needs that remain for this patient population.

The real-world efficacy and safety of brexucabtagene autoleucel were similar to the outcomes seen in the phase 2 ZUMA-2 trial, regardless of patients’ treatment history, according to results from a real-world subgroup analysis of patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

Swetha Kambhampati, MD, discusses key findings from an analysis of real-world efficacy outcomes with brexucabtagene autoleucel in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

Mary “Nora” Disis, MD, discusses the results of a phase 1/1b study of PRGN-3005 autologous UltraCAR T cells in patients with advanced stage platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

The FDA has granted priority and standard review designations to the biologics license applications for exagamglogene autotemcel for the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, respectively, marking the first CRISPR gene editing filings to be accepted for review by the FDA.

A supplemental biologics license application seeking the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel for use in adult patients with relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma who have previously received at least 1 line of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent, has been submitted to the FDA.

Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel significantly improved overall survival compared with high-dose therapy plus autologous stem cell transplant in patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel significantly improved progression-free survival over standard-of-care pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone or daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma who received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.

The BCMA- and CD19-targeted CAR T-cell therapy GC012F continued to demonstrate a favorable safety profile with no new safety signals, and it elicited deep and durable responses in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Claire Roddie, MD, discusses the patient population and topline efficacy findings from the phase 1/2 FELIX trial, which is investigating the CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The CAR T-cell therapy PHE885 produced responses and high minimal residual disease negativity rates with no new safety signals in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

When manufactured via automated process the CLDN6-directed CAR T-cell therapy, BNT211, demonstrated encouraging signs of activity and a manageable safety profile with or without the addition of CLDN6-encoding mRNA vaccine in patients with CLDN6-positive relapsed/refractory advanced solid tumors.

Brexucabtagene autoleucel elicited high rates of complete remission with minimal residual disease negativity in real-world patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who received the CAR T-cell product as post-approval, standard-of-care treatment, according to data from a retrospective study.

Obecabtagene autoleucel was associated with a 76% complete response (CR)/CR with incomplete count recovery rate in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

A Type II variation application seeking the approval of ciltacabtagene autoleucel in adult patients with relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.

The investigational CAR T-cell therapy GD2-CART01 showed preliminary antitumor activity and safety in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma, according to data from a phase 1/2 trial.

The European Commission has approved lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, high-grade B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma grade 3B who relapsed within 12 months from completion of, or are refractory to, first-line chemoimmunotherapy.

Looking to replicate the impressive findings with CAR T-cell therapies observed in patients with hematologic malignancies, investigators have initiated the BASECAMP-1 trial, with the hope of identifying patients with advanced solid tumors who will be suitable candidates for treatment in a subsequent trial evaluating the investigational agent A2B530.

Leaked data from an abstract scheduled to be presented at the 2023 EHA Hybrid Congress showed that ciltacabtagene autoleucel demonstrated a 74% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with standard therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.

The allogeneic anti-CD70 CAR T-cell therapy ALLO-316 elicited signals of antitumor activity and showed a tolerable safety profile in patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Surbhi Sidana, MD, discusses the real-world safety and efficacy of ide-cel in patients with multiple myeloma and renal impairment, and emphasizes the importance of including this population in future clinical trials examining novel therapies in this disease.

CAR T-cell therapies have transformed the treatment landscape of multiple hematologic malignancies since they first rose to prominence, but they are associated with a high financial cost, both for the patient and the health care institution that provides them.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to CB-011, a CRISPR-edited allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy developed by Caribou Biosciences, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to SynKIR-110 for the treatment of patients with mesothelioma.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel for the treatment of select patients with large B-cell lymphoma who relapsed within 12 months from completion of or developed refractory disease to frontline chemoimmunotherapy.

Craig Sauter, MD, discussed the common limitations of CAR T-cell therapy through timely referral and the existing questions for patients with LBCL who progress on CAR T-cell therapy.

Jeffery Zonder, MD, discusses the need for expanding the armamentarium of targeted therapies for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Investigators identified a set of microbiome-based biomarkers that may be used to optimize patient selection or increase personalization of treatment for patients with B-cell lymphoma receiving CAR T-cell therapy.

Jeffery Zonder, MD, discusses the process of choosing between CAR T-cell therapy and bispecific antibody approaches for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Abhinav Deol, MD, discusses the current limitations of CAR T-cell therapy in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.