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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]
A major application of cellular adoptive therapy is cancer treatment, as the immune system plays a vital role in the development and growth of cancer. [1] The primary types of cellular adoptive immunotherapies are T cell therapies. Other therapies include CAR-T therapy, CAR-NK therapy, macrophage-based immunotherapy and dendritic cell therapy.
Tisagenlecleucel is indicated for the treatment of those under 25 years of age with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that is refractory or in second or later relapse; or adults with relapsed or refractory (r/r) large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, high grade B-cell lymphoma ...
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 ...
Iovance Biotherapeutics said on Friday the U.S. health regulator has granted an accelerated approval for its cell therapy for adult patients with advanced melanoma, the first such treatment to be ...
The agency also approved another more traditional gene therapy for the disease as well: lovo-cel (brand name: Lyfgenia) from bluebird bio, giving sickle cell patients two powerful new ways of ...
The therapy, called Lymphir, is approved to treat certain adult patients with relapsed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a group of rare blood cancers that affects the skin. About 2,500-3,000 patients ...
It is a bispecific T-cell engager that binds delta-like ligand 3 and CD3. [17] The most common adverse reactions include cytokine release syndrome, fatigue, pyrexia, dysgeusia, decreased appetite, musculoskeletal pain, and constipation, anemia and nausea. [18] Tarlatamab was approved for medical use in the United States in May 2024. [18] [19]