Opinion|Videos|March 17, 2025
CAR T in the Real World: Clinician Perspectives on Outcomes, Toxicity, and Patient Management
Panelists discuss the comparison between clinical trial results and real-world outcomes for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapies like liso-cel and axi-cel. Clinical trials have shown promising efficacy and manageable safety profiles for both therapies in treating certain blood cancers. However, real-world evidence continues to emerge through ongoing clinical use and registry data collection.
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- How do the efficacy and safety outcomes of liso-cel and axi-cel in clinical trials compare to what you have observed in real-world practice?
- Are there specific patient populations or clinical scenarios where you find the trial data align—or diverge—from real-world experiences with CAR T therapy?
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