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Opportunities and Challenges with CAR T-cell Treatment of Children and Young Adults with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Review and Recommendations from the Westhafen Intercontinental Group

Roura, Candelaria Deimundo; Amrolia, Persis; Ansari, Marc; Bader, Peter; Balduzzi, Adriana; Buechner, Jochen; Hsieh, Emily M; ... Pulsipher, Michael A; + view all (2025) Opportunities and Challenges with CAR T-cell Treatment of Children and Young Adults with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Review and Recommendations from the Westhafen Intercontinental Group. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.10.023. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Chimeric Antigen-Receptor T-cells (CAR T-cells) targeted at pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) have changed the paradigm for treatment of relapsed and refractory B-ALL. We present a comprehensive review and recommendations approaching this topic from the Westhafen Intercontinental Group, which is comprised of leaders from the International Berlin Frankfurt, Muenster (iBFM) Stem Cell Transplantation Committee, the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Pediatric Cancer Working Committee, the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Cellular Therapy Committee, the Pediatric Diseases Working Party (PDWP) of the European Society for Bone and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and the Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Consortium (PTCTC). In this paper we examine the current state of CAR T-cell therapy in pediatric B-ALL, assess current and emerging integration of CAR T-cells into treatment algorithms, and discuss emerging strategies to overcome existing challenges.

Type: Article
Title: Opportunities and Challenges with CAR T-cell Treatment of Children and Young Adults with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Review and Recommendations from the Westhafen Intercontinental Group
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.10.023
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2025.10.023
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10217322
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