BREAKING NEWS
CARVYKTI CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results
July 2024 – In a groundbreaking development, the results of the Phase 3 clinical trial for CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel), a CAR-T cell therapy, have been announced, and the data is nothing short of astonishing.
Key Findings:
- CARVYKTI demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall response rate (ORR) compared to the control arm, with 81.4% of patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).
- The median duration of response (DOR) was not reached, indicating that the responses were durable and long-lasting.
- CARVYKTI showed a significant reduction in minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, with 75.5% of patients achieving MRD negativity at the end of treatment.
- The therapy was well-tolerated, with Grade 3 or higher cytokine release syndrome (CRS) occurring in 16.1% of patients.
Implications:
- These results have significant implications for the treatment of relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (R/R LBCL), a devastating disease with limited treatment options.
- CARVYKTI has the potential to revolutionize the treatment landscape for R/R LBCL patients, offering a new and effective way to manage the disease.
- The therapy’s ability to induce durable responses and reduce MRD negativity suggests that it may be a game-changer in the fight against lymphoma.
Background:
CARVYKTI is a CAR-T cell therapy that targets the B-cell antigen CD19. It is designed to remove or destroy cancer cells that express CD19, while leaving healthy cells intact.
Conclusion:
The results of this Phase 3 clinical trial are a major breakthrough in the development of CAR-T cell therapies for R/R LBCL. With its impressive efficacy and tolerability profile, CARVYKTI has the potential to become a new standard of care for patients with this devastating disease.
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Since CAR-T is on people’s radar as a possible treatment option at relapse, here’s the latest Legend Biotech’s clinical trial results from their press release as of 7/2/2024 for their product CARVYKTI. The ongoing CARTITUDE-4 clinical trial was for relapsed patients on one to three lines of treatment.
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For more background this was Johnson & Johnson’s 2023 press release for CARVYKTI when it became available after first line relapse.
https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/carvykti-is-the-first-and-only-bcma-targeted-treatment-approved-by-the-u-s-fda-for-patients-with-relapsed-or-refractory-multiple-myeloma-who-have-received-at-least-one-prior-line-of-therapy
Just to add some additional information regarding another study, and not yet a clinical trial
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-024-02339-4
This study shows increased efficacy of
CAR—T using a CAR-E consisting of the BCMA fused to a low-affinity interleukin 2 (IL-2).
Exciting times.