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ReviewCancer metastasis reviews2024

CAR T-cell therapy to treat multiple myeloma: current state and future directions.

Siddhartha Thammineni Reddy, Hitomi Hosoya, Lekha Mikkilineni

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Review in Cancer metastasis reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. 2025 Update of Cellular Immunotherapy for Plasma Cell Disorders.Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Siddhartha Thammineni ReddyDivision of Bone and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapies, Stanford University, 870 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Hitomi HosoyaDivision of Bone and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapies, Stanford University, 870 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Lekha MikkilineniDivision of Bone and Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapies, Stanford University, 870 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA. lekham@stanford.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a transformative advancement in treating relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) in both early- and late-line settings. MM, a plasma cell malignancy, traditionally requires ongoing complex drug regimens, posing significant burdens on patients. In contrast, CAR T-cell therapy offers a one-time treatment option without the need for continuous maintenance therapy. CAR T-cell therapy leverages engineered T-cells to target specific antigens on tumor cells, leading to their elimination. Current approved therapies target B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA); new targets are under investigation, such as G-protein-coupled receptor class C group 5 member D (GPRC5D). Despite its efficacy, CAR T-cell therapy is associated with serious toxicities such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune-effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), necessitating careful management. The review will provide an overview of the design and manufacturing of CAR T-cells and current FDA indications, as well as challenges and future directions of CAR-T therapy for MM treatment.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveMultiple MyelomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsHumansT-LymphocytesReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR TCellsCells, Resistance mechanisms of CAR TCells, Toxicities of CAR TCell therapy, Indication of CAR T

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