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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2021

CAR T-cell therapy in mature lymphoid malignancies: clinical opportunities and challenges.

Mayur Narkhede, Amitkumar Mehta, Stephen M Ansell, Gaurav Goyal

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mayur NarkhedeDivision of Hematology-Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Amitkumar MehtaDivision of Hematology-Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Stephen M AnsellDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Gaurav GoyalDivision of Hematology-Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy has revolutionized the treatment paradigm of various hematologic malignancies. Ever since its first approval for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2017, CAR T-cell therapy has been found to be efficacious in various other lymphoid malignancies, with recent approvals in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Although CAR T-cell therapeutics offer a novel immunotherapeutic approach to treat otherwise refractory malignancies, the plethora of studies/products and complexities in manufacturing and administration have led to several challenges for clinicians and the healthcare system as a whole. Some of the areas of unmet need include manufacturing delays, short persistence of CAR T-cells in circulation, lack of predictive biomarkers for efficacy and toxicity, and high cost of therapy. In this review, we evaluate the existing data on the efficacy and safety of CAR T-cell therapies in mature lymphoid malignancies [lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and multiple myeloma]. We also provide an in-depth review of the challenges posed by CAR T-cell therapeutics and potential strategies to overcome them. With newer CAR T-cell products and incorporation of measures to mitigate toxicities pertaining to cytokine release and neurological syndromes, there is a potential to overcome several of these challenges in the near future. Finally, as CAR T-cell therapy gains regulatory approval for more indications, there is a need to tackle the financial toxicity posed by this modality to sustain patient access.

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)costHodgkinLymphomamantlemyelomatoxicities

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PMID34277836
PMCPMC8267254
OpenAlexW3134379071

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