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ArticleBlood cell therapy2024

Challenges in Global Access to CAR-T cells: an Asian Perspective.

William Yk Hwang, Satoshi Takahashi, Bryan Choi, He Huang, Shin Kawamata, Soo Chin Ng, Pawan Gupta, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Chaiyong Koaykul, Cospiahadi Irawan and 1 more

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Article in Blood cell therapy, 2024. 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
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 11 institutions in 9 countries.

William Yk HwangNational Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Satoshi TakahashiThe Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan.
Bryan ChoiInha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea.
He HuangZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Shin KawamataFoundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan.
Soo Chin NgSubang Jaya Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia.
Pawan GuptaStempeutics Research Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India.
Amir Ali HamidiehPediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Research Centre, Gene, Cell & Tissue Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Chaiyong KoaykulChulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Cospiahadi IrawanUniversitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Alok SrivastavaCentre for Stem Cell Research, a unit of inStem, Bengaluru, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · INChulalongkorn University · THInha University · KRKobe University · JPRumah Sakit Umum Pusat Nasional Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo · IDSingapore General Hospital · SGStempeutics (India) · INSubang Jaya Medical Centre · MYTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRThe University of Tokyo · JPZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of cell therapy for clinical applications has seen a dramatic increase in recent years, primarily in oncology, especially with the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. However, there are some barriers to the widespread adoption of CAR-T cell therapies globally, primarily because of the high cost of manufacturing these cells and clinical infrastructure considerations. We reviewed the different strategies adopted across Asia to implement CAR-T cell therapy and found that these included patient assistance programs, close engagement with funders, cost-effectiveness studies, on-site manufacturing of CAR-T cells, and joint ventures between local partners and foreign pharmaceutical companies. Although on-site manufacturing can reduce the cost of genetic engineering and expansion, it does not address many other hidden costs and quality considerations. Future growth in large-scale regional manufacturing, facilitated by cutting-edge science and innovation, could reduce costs through economies of scale and facilitate the eagerly needed global access.

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AsiaCAR-T cellsCell therapyGlobal Access

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PMID38486827
PMCPMC10937087
OpenAlexW4390916864

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