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Tracking non-relapse mortality after CAR T cell therapy

Infections account for the highest number of non-relapse-related deaths after CAR T cell therapy, underscoring the necessity for clinical risk-mitigating strategies and a deeper understanding of CAR T cell-related cytopenia.

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Fig. 1: Estimating non-relapse mortality after CAR T cell therapy across different disease entities, treatment settings and CAR T cell products.

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V.B. receives research support from BMS, Kite Pharma, Novartis, Roche and Takeda and has received consulting fees from Kite Pharma, Novartis and Roche. M.V.M. is an inventor on patents related to adoptive cell therapies, held by Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania (some licensed to Novartis); holds equity in Cargo, Model T bio, Oncternal and Neximmune; serves on the Board of Directors of 2Seventy Bio; and has served as a consultant for multiple companies involved in cell therapies. M.V.M.’s interests were reviewed and are managed by Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mass General Brigham in accordance with their conflict-of-interest policies.

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Blumenberg, V., Maus, M.V. Tracking non-relapse mortality after CAR T cell therapy. Nat Med 30, 2413–2414 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03212-2

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