In Small Study, CAR-T Therapy Pushes Lupus Into Remission

In Small Study, CAR-T Therapy Pushes Lupus Into Remission

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While there’s no cure for lupus and treatments don’t work for many of the 1.5 million people who live with the disease in the United States, a new study shows a cancer therapy may kick hard-to-treat lupus into remission. Lupus is an autoimmune … Read more

CART T Elicits Strong Response for Multiple Myeloma

CART T Elicits Strong Response for Multiple Myeloma

Dec. 9, 2020 — For patients with heavily-pretreated multiple myeloma, the strong responses seen with the new (CAR T-cell treatment ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) have also been prolonged, according to investigators in the CARTITUDE-1 trial. Among 97 patients with multiple myeloma whose cancer got worse while on three or more prior types of treatment or … Read more