FDA Investigating CAR-Related T-cell Malignancies

The FDA is investigating reports that BCMA- and CD19-directed autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapies, which are used to treat a variety of blood cancers, may be causing secondary malignancies. However, the agency and hematologists say the potential benefits of the agents, which...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer discovery 2024-01, Vol.14 (1), p.9-10
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Zusammenfassung:The FDA is investigating reports that BCMA- and CD19-directed autologous chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapies, which are used to treat a variety of blood cancers, may be causing secondary malignancies. However, the agency and hematologists say the potential benefits of the agents, which have saved thousands of lives, outweigh this risk.
ISSN:2159-8274
2159-8290
DOI:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2023-0091