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CAR T-cell Therapy Shows Promise for Refractory/Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
Noopur Raje, MD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and colleagues determined in a phase 1 trial that idecabtagene vicleucel had promising antitumor activity in a heavily pretreated population of patients with multiple myeloma, and most nonhematologic toxic effects were grade 1 or 2.
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Making CAR T-Cell Therapy More Effective Against Solid Tumors
A new technique from Massachusetts General Hospital uses disulfiram, copper, and radiation to stress cancer cells/tumors to rejuvenate CAR T-cells and ready the tumor microenvironment for CAR T-cell therapy.
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Neutropenia-driven Approach to G-CSF Use May Be Feasible With CAR T-Cell Therapy
Mass General Cancer Center researchers found using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to treat neutropenia after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, rather than as prophylaxis, resulted in less risk of severe cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Initiating G-CSF after CRS onset did not exacerbate toxicity.
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Novel Tandem CAR T-Cell Effective Against Heterogeneous Glioblastoma
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have developed TanCART, the first chimeric antigen receptor T cell that targets EGFRvIII and IL-13R?2 simultaneously, and found it was effective in vitro and in murine models of heterogeneous glioblastoma, including patient-derived xenografts.
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Distinct Cellular Dynamics Are Associated With Response to CAR-T Therapy for B-Cell Lymphoma
Marcela V. Maus, MD, PhD, Gad Getz, PhD and colleagues observed that even small increases in CAR regulatory T cells contributed to relapse after axicabtagene ciloleucel treatment of refractory large B-cell lymphoma. This and other findings may optimize the design and individualization of CAR T-cell therapies.
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Enhanced Interferon Signaling May Improve CAR T-cell Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors
Marcela V. Maus, MD, PhD, Rebecca C. Larson, PhD, and colleagues found that loss of genes in the interferon-gamma receptor signaling pathway is a mechanism of resistance to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, suggesting a way to improve CAR T-cell treatment design for solid tumors.
CAR T-cell Therapy Contributors
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
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Co-transplantation of Regulatory T Cells Improves Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease -
Daniel B. Rubin, MD, PhD
Neurologist
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Interim Safety Profile From the Feasibility Study of the BrainGate Neural Interface System -
Jeremy Slade Abramson, MD
Director, Jon and JoAnn Hagler Center for Lymphoma, Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Neutropenia-driven Approach to G-CSF Use May Be Feasible With CAR T-Cell Therapy -
Meghan E. Sise, MD
Nephrologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine
Recent Article
Acute Kidney Injury Possible with Tisagenlecleucel CAR T Therapy -
Noopur S. Raje, MD
Director of the Multiple Myeloma Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
CAR T-cell Therapy Shows Promise for Refractory/Relapsed Multiple Myeloma -
Tomas G. Neilan, MD, MPH
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program
Recent Article
T1 Value on Cardiac MRI Diagnoses Myocarditis Associated with Checkpoint Inhibitors -
William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Adeline Rose Wydotis Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Review: The Role of Antibody-Based Therapies in Neuro-Oncology