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T cells are a type of cell that helps the immune system fight cancer and infections. [3] Lifileucel is the first tumor-derived T cell immunotherapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [3] It was approved for medical use in the United States in February 2024. [2] [4]
CD30 is the target of the FDA approved therapeutic brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris). It is approved for use in: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) (brentuximab vedotin) after failure of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) HL in patients who are not ASCT candidates after failure of at least 2 multiagent chemotherapy regimens
MELISA (Memory Lymphocyte Immunostimulation Assay) is a blood test that detects type IV hypersensitivity to metals, chemicals, environmental toxins and molds. Type IV hypersensitivity reactions, particularly to nickel, are well established and may affect 20% of the population.
Ofatumumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody to CD20, which appears to provide rapid B-cell depletion. [13] Under the brand name Kesimpta, it is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in the United States as well as in the European Union and other regions.
Afamitresgene autoleucel is a melanoma-associated antigen A4 (MAGE-A4)-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma who have received prior chemotherapy, are HLA-A*02:01P, -A*02:02P, -A*02:03P, or -A*02:06P positive and whose tumor expresses the MAGE-A4 antigen as determined by FDA-approved ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer. The test isn't meant to replace colonoscopies, but is generating ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a blood test screening for colorectal cancer that has an over 83% success rate at detecting the presence of this form of cancer.
The first checkpoint antibody approved by the FDA was ipilimumab, approved in 2011 for treatment of melanoma. [2] It blocks the immune checkpoint molecule CTLA-4.Clinical trials have also shown some benefits of anti-CTLA-4 therapy on lung cancer or pancreatic cancer, specifically in combination with other drugs.