Biology:Axicabtagene ciloleucel
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Trade names | Yescarta |
Other names | KTE-C19, Axi-cel |
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MedlinePlus | a618003 |
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Routes of administration | Intravenous injection |
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel, sold under the brand name Yescarta, is a medication used for the treatment for large B-cell lymphoma that has failed conventional treatment.[6] T cells are removed from a person with lymphoma and genetically engineered to produce a specific T-cell receptor. The resulting chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-Ts) that react to the cancer are then given back to the person to populate the bone marrow.[7] Axicabtagene treatment carries a risk for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurological toxicities.[7]
Due to CD19 being a pan-B cell marker,[8] the T-cells that are engineered to target CD19 receptors on the cancerous B cells[7] also influence normal B cells, except some plasma cells.[9]
Side effects
Because treatment with axicabtagene carries a risk of cytokine release syndrome and neurological toxicities, the FDA has mandated that hospitals be certified for its use prior to treatment of any patients.[7]
History
It was developed by California-based Kite Pharma.[10]
Axicabtagene ciloleucel was awarded U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) breakthrough therapy designation on 18 October 2017, for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, transformed follicular lymphoma, and primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma.[11] It also received priority review and orphan drug designation.[7]
Based on the ZUMA-1 trial, Kite submitted a biologics license application for axicabtagene in March 2017, for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[12]
The FDA granted approval on 18 October 2017, for the second-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.[7][13][5]
On 1 April 2022, the FDA approved axicabtagene ciloleucel for adults with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) that is refractory to first-line chemoimmunotherapy or relapses within twelve months of first-line chemoimmunotherapy.[14] It is not indicated for the treatment of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma.[14]
Approval was based on ZUMA-7, a randomized, open-label, multicenter trial in adults with primary refractory LBCL or relapse within twelve months following completion of first-line therapy.[14] Participants had not yet received treatment for relapsed or refractory lymphoma and were potential candidates for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).[14] A total of 359 participants were randomized 1:1 to receive a single infusion of axicabtagene ciloleucel following fludarabine and cyclophosphamide lymphodepleting chemotherapy or to receive second-line standard therapy, consisting of two or three cycles of chemoimmunotherapy followed by high-dose therapy and autologous HSCT in participants who attained complete remission or partial remission.[14]
In January 2023, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended axicabtagene ciloleucel to treat adult patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) who have already been treated with two or more systemic therapies.[15][16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "T Cells - Axicabtagene ciloleucel, cryopreserved - T - Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) Suspension for Intravenous Infusion". http://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2020-PI-01410-1.
- ↑ "Updates to the Prescribing Medicines in Pregnancy database". 12 May 2022. https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/resource/guidance/updates-prescribing-medicines-pregnancy-database.
- ↑ "Summary Basis of Decision (SBD) for Yescarta". 23 October 2014. https://hpr-rps.hres.ca/reg-content/summary-basis-decision-detailTwo.php?linkID=SBD00442&lang=en.
- ↑ "Yescarta- axicabtagene ciloleucel suspension". 31 January 2022. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=9b70606e-b99c-4272-a0f1-b5523cce0c59.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel)". 18 October 2017. https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/cellular-gene-therapy-products/yescarta-axicabtagene-ciloleucel.
- ↑ Axicabtagene Ciloleucel (Yescarta) for B-Cell Lymphoma Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2018 Jul 16;60(1551):e122-123
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "FDA approves CAR-T cell therapy to treat adults with certain types of large B-cell lymphoma". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Press release). Retrieved 20 October 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "CD19: a biomarker for B cell development, lymphoma diagnosis and therapy". Experimental Hematology & Oncology 1 (1): 36. November 2012. doi:10.1186/2162-3619-1-36. PMID 23210908.
- ↑ "Long-Lived Plasma Cells Are Contained within the CD19(-)CD38(hi)CD138(+) Subset in Human Bone Marrow". Immunity 43 (1): 132–45. July 2015. doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2015.06.016. PMID 26187412.
- ↑ "Kite's Yescarta (Axicabtagene Ciloleucel) Becomes First CAR T Therapy Approved by the FDA for the Treatment of Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma After Two or More Lines of Systemic Therapy". Gilead (Press release). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kite to Present Two Plenary Presentations from the ZUMA-1 Pivotal Trial of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel at the 2017 American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting". http://ir.kitepharma.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=1019378.
- ↑ "Kite Completes Submission of U.S. Biologics License Application (BLA) for Axicabtagene Ciloleucel as the First CAR-T Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) March 2017". http://ir.kitepharma.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=1019623.
- ↑ F.D.A. Approves Second Gene-Altering Treatment for Cancer 2017
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "FDA approves axicabtagene ciloleucel for second-line treatment of large B-cell lymphoma". 1 April 2022. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs/fda-approves-axicabtagene-ciloleucel-second-line-treatment-large-b-cell-lymphoma. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Kansteiner, Fraiser (2023-01-26). "After years of back-and-forth, Gilead's CAR-T Yescarta sways England's cost watchdog NICE" (in en). https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/after-years-back-and-forth-gilead-and-kites-car-t-yescarta-woos-uk-cost-watchdog-nice.
- ↑ biopharma-reporter.com. "Gilead's Yescarta set to become England's first routinely available personalized immunotherapy for lymphoma" (in en-GB). https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2023/01/26/gilead-s-yescarta-set-to-become-england-s-first-routinely-available-personalized-immunotherapy-for-lymphoma.
External links
- "Axicabtagene ciloleucel". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/name/axicabtagene%20ciloleucel.
- "Axicabtagene Ciloleucel". National Cancer Institute. 20 October 2017. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/axicabtageneciloleucel.
- "Axicabtagene Ciloleucel". National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-drug/def/axicabtagene-ciloleucel.