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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

CAR-T cell therapy in older adults with relapsed/refractory LBCL: benefits and challenges.

Leyla Shune, Matthew J Frigault, Peter A Riedell

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Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Navigating Ethical Challenges in CAR-T Treatment.HEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Leyla ShuneDivision of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA lshune@kumc.edu.
Matthew J FrigaultDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Peter A RiedellThe David and Etta Jonas Center for Cellular Therapy, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL) have poor prognosis with a high unmet need for efficacious treatment options. Most patients with r/r large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) are elderly, which adds to the complexity of choosing the appropriate and effective therapy in these patients. Recently approved therapies, such as CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, have shown improvements in the outcomes of patients with r/r DLBCL. Several real-world studies also support the use of these newer therapies in elderly patients. However, given the frailty, variability in the risk factors in each elderly patient, and the increased susceptibility for adverse events, a comprehensive geriatric assessment and a multidisciplinary approach could be helpful in guiding the management and treatment choices for these vulnerable patients. Individualized care can aid in giving elderly patients with r/r LBCL the best possible outcome with their chosen treatment regimen.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAgedAged, 80 and overHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalReceptors, Chimeric AntigenChimeric antigen receptor - CARHematologic MalignanciesLymphoma

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PMID40480655
PMCPMC12142107

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