reviewBloodMay 22, 2015BRONZE OA

CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Pediatrics and Genetics · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains difficult to treat, with minimal improvement in outcomes seen in more than 2 decades despite advances in upfront therapy and improved survival for de novo ALL. Adoptive transfer of T cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) has emerged as a powerful targeted immunotherapy, showing striking responses in highly refractory populations. Complete remission (CR) rates as high as 90% have been reported in children and adults with relapsed and refractory ALL treated with CAR-modified T cells targeting the B-cell-specific antigen CD19. Distinct CAR designs across several studies have produced similar promising CR rates, an…

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