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The assistant professor at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine discussed plans for further research and a phase 2/3 study.

Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD, the endowed chair in cellular and molecular medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, discussed how there is still much room for growth for RNA therapeutics despite progress so far.

Zever-cel is being assessed in the phase 2 LUMMICAR-2 trial (NCT03915184) in North America, previously reporting results of an ORR of 100% among 11 patients.

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The clinical investigator in the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discussed several areas of interest for research now that CAR-T is here to stay.

Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD, the endowed chair in cellular and molecular medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, discussed her research on siRNA technology.

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Notably, the combination therapy, referred to as SYNCAR-001 + STK-009, will be administered in the trial without the use of lymphodepletion.

The company noted that it plans to submit the BLA in the second quarter of 2024.

In March 2024, the FDA approved the CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi) as a treatment for relapsed or resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

John Ligon, MD, an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine, discussed his view of the main priorities for research in this area.

The associate professor of medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, discussed advantages of afami-cel and data from the pivotal SPEARHEAD-1 trial.

The endowed chair in cellular and molecular medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital discussed the rapid advancements in RNA-based treatments in the past 2 decades and potential advancements that remain on the horizon.

The professor from Cedars Sinai discussed how the cell therapy stands to revolutionize the treatment landscape.

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John Ligon, MD, an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine, discussed his team’s early findings on CAR-T and fertility from CIBMTR centers.

At the 2-month follow-up PET/CT scan, the patient showed a 6.6% reduction in tumor size.

In February 2024, the FDA approved a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy called lifileucel for people with advanced melanoma.

Cita-cel, approved as Carvykti, is currently under review for an indication expansion as an earlier line of therapy, which the FDA will decide on by April 5, 2024.

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Breyanzi was approved for the expanded indication under the accelerated approval pathway.

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The Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College discussed Orca-T cell therapy and next steps assessing it.

According to Federal Register notices, the guidance documents are updated versions of drafts originally published in March 2022.

The assistant attending physician and bone marrow transplant specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discussed updated data on GDA-201 plus rituximab.

The committee is set to discuss idecabtagene vicleucel’s sBLA on March 15, 2024.

The assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine discussed also discussed the need to set standard guidelines regarding potential fertility issues for CAR-T treatment.

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