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Anti-CD19 CAR T cell therapy for lymphoma — off to the races!

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology volume 16, pages 279–280 (2019)Cite this article

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Recently published data from the ZUMA-1 and JULIET trials suggest that CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy can provide durable remissions, with a low risk of relapse or progression, in 30–40% of patients with relapsed and/or refractory aggressive large B cell lymphoma. Two-year follow-up of the ZUMA-1 clinical trial has not revealed any unexpected toxicities, but further safety monitoring will be needed.

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D.G.M. has participated in and received honoraria for clinical advisory boards for Juno/Celgene, Kite/Gilead and Novartis. The employing institution of D.G.M. receives clinical trial research support from Juno/Celgene and Kite/Gilead.

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Maloney, D.G. Anti-CD19 CAR T cell therapy for lymphoma — off to the races!. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 16, 279–280 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-019-0183-7

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