CAR T-cell therapy obe-cel demonstrates high response rates in advanced B-cell ALL

LLS former CSO: Immunotherapy, precision medicine redefined blood cancer treatment

As the chief scientific officer of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for the past eleven years, it has been a privilege to lead a group of scientists that has doled out more than $600 million for cutting-edge hematologic oncology research. These dollars went to more than 1,000 research projects through initiatives like our biomedical research grant programs and LLS’s venture philanthropy, the Therapy Acceleration Program (TAP).

FDA grants orphan drug designation to MB-105 for CD5-targeted CAR T-cell therapy

FDA granted orphan drug designation to MB-105, March Biosciences’s first-in-class CD5-targeted CAR T-cell therapy, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory CD5-positive T-cell lymphoma.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

Less taxing therapies taking center stage

Advances such as new nontoxic, more effective immunotherapy and improvements that significantly reduce recovery times for complicated surgeries are making cancer treatments less taxing. On the horizon are more ways to give patients the greatest chance of survival while also reducing negative consequences of treatment. Some therapies also will improve the experience, such as chemotherapy consisting of quick subcutaneous injections instead of hours in an infusion chair.

Obesity affects children’s likelihood of survival after cancer diagnosis, study finds

A recent population-based study indicates that among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time of diagnosis may face an elevated risk of dying. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Clinical Roundup

Scientists uncover protein that helps cancer cells dodge CAR T-cell therapy

Scientists at City of Hope identified a protein that could help prevent CAR T-cell therapy antigen escape. The research, published in the journal Cell, could lead to more personalized therapies that improve cancer patients’ survival.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Clinical Roundup

Researchers develop system which helps overcome CAR T-cell resistance in preclinical models

Researchers from City of Hope, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, the University of Pennsylvania, and NIH have developed a way to add features to T cells to help them overcome mechanisms of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy resistance. The new system is outlined in a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

CAR T-cell therapy obe-cel demonstrates high response rates in advanced B-cell ALL

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