Opinion|Videos|January 3, 2025

Improving CAR-T Availability and Accessibility: How Does the Earlier Use of CAR-T Impact Treatment Sequencing?

Author(s)Al-Ola Abdallah, MD, Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, MD , Jeries Kort, MD

Panelists discuss how institutional challenges around chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy slot availability and waiting list management influence treatment sequencing decisions and affect subsequent therapy choices in earlier treatment lines for multiple myeloma.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Clinical Perspectives: Utilizing CAR-T Therapy in R/R MM

EP. 1 Clinical Perspectives: Utilizing CAR-T Therapy in R/R MM

EP. 2 Improving CAR-T Availability and Accessibility: How Does the Earlier Use of CAR-T Impact Treatment Sequencing?

EP. 2 Improving CAR-T Availability and Accessibility: How Does the Earlier Use of CAR-T Impact Treatment Sequencing?

EP. 3 Selecting Between the Currently Available CAR-T Therapies for R/R MM: Patient Considerations and Criteria

EP. 3 Selecting Between the Currently Available CAR-T Therapies for R/R MM: Patient Considerations and Criteria

EP. 4 University of Kansas Medical Center Insights: CAR T Referral Process

EP. 4 University of Kansas Medical Center Insights: CAR T Referral Process

EP. 5 Reviewing CAR T Mechanism & Treatment Process

EP. 5 Reviewing CAR T Mechanism & Treatment Process

EP. 6 Approaches to Bridging Therapy During the CAR T Manufacturing Process

EP. 6 Approaches to Bridging Therapy During the CAR T Manufacturing Process

EP. 7 Comanaging Cases of RR/MM in Patients Receiving CAR T

EP. 7 Comanaging Cases of RR/MM in Patients Receiving CAR T

EP. 8 On-going Clinical Trials With CAR T Therapy in Earlier-Line Multiple Myeloma Treatment: Future Perspectives

EP. 8 On-going Clinical Trials With CAR T Therapy in Earlier-Line Multiple Myeloma Treatment: Future Perspectives

EP. 9 Expert Insights: 68yM High-Risk R/R MM Post HSCT With Progressive Disease—Next Steps?

EP. 9 Expert Insights: 68yM High-Risk R/R MM Post HSCT With Progressive Disease—Next Steps?

EP. 10 Expert Insights: Key Takeaways & Clinical Pearls on CAR T Therapy in R/R MM

EP. 10 Expert Insights: Key Takeaways & Clinical Pearls on CAR T Therapy in R/R MM

Video content above is prompted by the following:

How does the issue of slot availability for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, along with the waiting list, fit into the ongoing challenges faced at the institutional level?
Dr Abdallah to ask Dr Mushtaq: If you choose to use CAR T-cell therapy in earlier lines of therapy, what might you do next and why?

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