CAR T-Cells for the Treatment of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Khalil Saleh, Florence Pasquier, Camille Bigenwald, Stéphane De Botton, Vincent Ribrag, Cristina Castilla-Llorente

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    Abstract

    B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is the most common subtype of acute leukemia in the pediatric population. The prognosis and treatment of B-ALL have dramatically improved over the past decade with the adoption of intensive and prolonged combination chemotherapy regimens. The advent of novel immunologic agents such as blinatumomab and inotuzumab has changed the treatment landscape of B-ALL. However, patients have continued to relapse, raising the need for novel therapies. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells have achieved a milestone in the treatment of B-ALL. Two CD19-targeting CAR T-cells were approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory B-ALL. In this review, we review the available data regarding CD19-targeting CAR T-cells with their safety profile as well as the mechanism of resistance to these agents and the way to overcome this resistance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number6883
    JournalJournal of Clinical Medicine
    Volume12
    Issue number21
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2023

    Keywords

    • B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    • blinatumomab
    • brexucabtagene autoleucel
    • cytokine release syndrome
    • immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome
    • tisagenlecleucel

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