CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Potentially Linked to Rare Blood Cancer, Experts Respond

CAR T therapies are currently used to treat blood cancers, including multiple myelomas, leukemias, and B-cell lymphomas.
CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Potentially Linked to Rare Blood Cancer, Experts Respond
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Some cancer patients on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, a novel cancer treatment considered a breakthrough in the past decade, developed T lymphoma as an additional cancer—a very rare phenomenon.

As of Dec. 6, 11 cases of T-cell lymphomas have been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard. The FDA is investigating the link.

Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers both health news and in-depth features on emerging health issues. Marina holds a bachelor's degree in biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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