Opinion|Videos|January 17, 2025
CAR-T in Earlier Lines of MM Treatment: Patient Eligibility - Considerations between Ide-cel vs. Cilta-cel
Panelists discuss how patient selection criteria and individual characteristics help determine whether ide-cel or cilta-cel is the more appropriate chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy choice for early-line treatment in patients with multiple myeloma.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- Which patients do you think about for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) in second-line treatment for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (cilta-cel vs ide-cel)?
- Dr Usmani to ask Dr Mailankody: Can you describe the specific criteria/institutional guidelines used to determine patient eligibility for CAR T referral?
- How do nonmedical factors (location, money, etc) impact patient selection?
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