New CAR-T cell therapy shows over 99% response rate in treating pediatric B-cell leukemia.

A new CAR-T cell therapy for children with relapsed or hard-to-treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) has shown promising results. The study, involving 343 pediatric patients, reported a 99.1% response rate, with 75.5% surviving without disease recurrence and 93.5% overall survival at one year. While all patients experienced cytokine release syndrome (CRS), a common side effect, the severity was linked to disease burden rather than the therapy dose. A phase I trial is now testing the therapy further.

December 07, 2024
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