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Factors outside CAR T-cell therapy are associated with increased risk of secondary cancers after the treatment, meta-analysis shows

Subgroup analysis suggests risk of secondary cancers after CAR T-cell therapy is similar to risk after other therapies

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A meta-analysis of 25 studies—totaling over 5,000 participants—focused on a question that has been troubling patients, physicians, and regulators: Does treatment with CAR T-cell therapy contribute to the development of secondary cancers?

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