FDA Approved CAR-T Therapies for Blood Cancers

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FDA Approved CAR-T Therapies for Blood Cancers

At the moment, there are six CAR-T therapies with FDA approval summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. FDA Approved CAR-T Therapies.9
Brand NameGeneric NameTargeted Tumor AntigenTargeted Blood Cancer
KymriahTisagenlecleucelCD19Leukemia (ALL) & Lymphoma (NHL)
Yescata Axicabtagene ciloleucelCD19Follicular lymphoma & Lymphoma (NHL)
Brexucabtagene autoleucelCD19Mantel cell lymphoma & Leukemia (ALL)
TecartusLisocabtagene maraleucelCD19Lymphoma (NHL)
BreyzaniIdecabtagene autoleucelBCMAMultiple myeloma
AbecmaCiltacagene autoleucelBCMAMultiple myeloma
ALL = acute lymphocytic leukemia; NHL = non-hodgkin lymphoma
As shown above, three types of blood cancers are targeted: leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. The same cancer antigen, CD19, is the target for leukemia and lymphoma, but a different cancer antigen, BCMA, is the target for multiple myeloma.
9. CAR T cells: Engineering immune cells to treat cancer. (2022). National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t-cells