CAR T-cell Therapy | Specialty

The OncLive CAR T-cell therapy condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on FDA-approved and investigational CAR T-cell products in hematologic malignancies, specifically acute lymphoblastic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. CAR T-cell research in solid tumors is also under exploration. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on updates with CAR T-cell therapy and the ongoing research with this type of treatment.

DNA Vaccine Creating Immunogenicity in GBM

March 5th 2018

Efficacy of Checkpoint Inhibition in Glioblastoma

March 5th 2018

Challenges With Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma

March 5th 2018

Perl Highlights Latest CAR T-Cell Therapy Advances

March 5th 2018

Alexander Perl, MD, discusses the implementation of CAR T-cell therapy in ALL and other advances with this unique treatment across the spectrum of hematologic malignancies.

Dr. Perl Discusses the Impact of the ELIANA Trial

March 1st 2018

Alexander E. Perl, MD, associate professor of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the impact of the ELIANA trial in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

How Durable Are CAR T-Cell Therapies?

March 1st 2018

The use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies is still in its early stages, but when the FDA approved tisagenlecleucel and axicabtagene ciloleucel in 2017, this gave hope to oncologists and patients with some types of leukemia and lymphoma who have exhausted all other options.

Bright Future for Gene Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies

February 28th 2018

A panel of experts discusses the current state of CAR T-cell therapies and sheds light on the future directions of this therapeutic approach.

Dr. Perl Discusses Upcoming CAR T-Cell Therapies for ALL

February 23rd 2018

Alexander E. Perl, MD, associate professor of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, discusses upcoming chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Dr. Perl Discusses the Impact of CAR T-Cell Therapy on ALL

February 16th 2018

Alexander 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 2018

Nina 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.

Dr. Andreadis Discusses Toxicities With CAR T-Cell Therapy

February 8th 2018

Charalambos (Babis) Andreadis, MD, MSCE, associate professor of clinical medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses toxicities associated with CAR T-cell therapy.

Dr. Brentjens Discusses Toxicities Associated With CAR T-Cell Therapy

February 5th 2018

Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, associate professor, chief, Cellular Therapeutics Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the toxicities associated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

Dr. Berdeja Discusses Response to CAR T-Cell Therapy bb2121

February 3rd 2018

Jesus Berdeja, MD, director of Multiple Myeloma Research, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses response to the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy bb2121 in patients with multiple myeloma.

Tisagenlecleucel Responses in Pediatric ALL Sustained With Longer Follow-up

February 1st 2018

At a median follow-up of 13.1 months, tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) induced an overall remission rate of 81% in children and young adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Locke Highlights Axi-Cel/Atezolizumab Data in DLBCL

February 1st 2018

Frederick L. Locke, MD, discusses the initial data for axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; Yescarta) plus atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and reflected on the long-term survival data from the ZUMA-1 trial.

Dr. Perales on Treatment With Approved CAR T-Cell Therapy

January 31st 2018

Miguel-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.

ASCO Names CAR T-Cell Therapy as Cancer Advance of the Year

January 30th 2018

The annual update on oncology treatment highlights the most impactful clinical cancer research and policy developments over the past year in CAR T-cell therapy.

Liso-Cel Highly Active in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

January 30th 2018

David G. Maloney, MD, PhD, discusses the promise of lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

CAR T-Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

January 30th 2018

Jesus Berdeja, MD, discusses ongoing research with bb2121 in patients with relapsed/refractory myeloma.

Dr. Locke on the ZUMA-6 Trial of Axi-Cel With Atezolizumab for DLBCL

January 26th 2018

Frederick Locke, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the results of the ZUMA-6 trial investigating axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel; KTE-C19) in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for the treatment of patients with refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).