CAR-T Cell Therapy for Follicular Lymphomas

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 1;16(1):e2024012. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2024.012. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Follicular lymphoma is the second most diagnosed lymphoma in Western Europe. Significant advancements have considerably improved the survival of FL patients. However, 10-20% of these patients are refractory to standard treatments, and most of them will relapse. The treatment of follicular lymphoma patients with multiply relapsed or refractory disease represents an area of high-unmet needing new treatments with stronger efficacy. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy targeting B-cell antigens, such as CD19 or CD20, is emerging as an efficacious treatment for R/R follicular lymphoma patients, particularly for those with early relapse and refractory to alkylating agents and to anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, resulting in a high rate of durable responses in a high proportion of patients.

Keywords: CAR T; Follicular lymphoma.

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