{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Progression-Free Survival Estimates in Oncology: The Role of Non-Informative Censoring.","authors":"Vadim Lesan, Cristian Munteanu","doi":"10.1159/000551333","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000551333","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147347080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine in the Management of Lymphoma Survivors: An Exploratory Preference-Based Controlled Trial.","authors":"Ilana Levy Yurkovski, Samuel Attias, Elad Schiff, Ohad Cohen-Naznin, Esther Anahory, Yael Gross-Geva, Anat Oved, Niki Bleiweiss, Sharon Caspi-Biran, Sally Awad, Tamar Tadmor","doi":"10.1159/000551325","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000551325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Lymphoma has recovery rates above 60%, but many survivors experience impaired quality-of-life (QoL) requiring survivorship care. This study evaluated the role of an integrative oncology (IO) clinic in managing lymphoma survivors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this exploratory preference-based controlled trial, adults in remission after lymphoma treatment were allocated to two groups: those attending the IO survivorship clinic (intervention) and those declining (control). The intervention included complementary medicine, spiritual, and social support, delivered weekly for up to 6 months in addition to standard follow-up. The primary outcome was QoL improvement (EQ-5D-5L index). Secondary outcomes included symptom relief (MYCAW), cognitive function, and perceived control.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-nine patients were enrolled: 15 in the intervention and 14 in the control group. Over the first 3 months, a significant time × group interaction in EQ-5D-5L scores favored the intervention (p = 0.005), reflecting superior QoL trajectory. MYCAW concerns also improved significantly in the intervention group across 6 months (p = 0.005 and p = 0.03). At 3 months, FACT Cog-Oth scores were significantly higher in the intervention arm (p = 0.01), indicating better \"other\" cognitive functions (e.g., memory, clarity, confusion). To note, adherence to IO mainly decreased after 3 months.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this exploratory preference-based study, an IO survivorship clinic for lymphoma survivors was associated with improvements in QoL, especially for adherent patients. Given the preference-based design, these findings should be interpreted cautiously and viewed as hypothesis-generating rather than confirmatory. Further studies are warranted to evaluate long-term benefits and sustainability of this approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13124129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147343193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First Comprehensive Characterization of Lip Lymphoma: A Population-Based Study.","authors":"Pierre Loap, Youlia Kirova","doi":"10.1159/000551039","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000551039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Lip lymphoma is an exceptionally rare extranodal lymphoma with limited data to guide clinical management. We conducted the first large-scale population-based analysis to characterize its epidemiology, treatment patterns, and outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified all lip lymphoma cases (2000-2022) from the SEER database (17 registries). Patients were categorized as localized primary lip lymphoma (stage I) or lymphoma involving the lip area (stages II-IV).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 82 patients (median age 62 years, 54.9% female), age-adjusted incidence was 0.0459 per million per year. MALT lymphoma predominated (46.3%). With the median follow-up of 74.5 months, 21 deaths (25.6%) occurred, only 5 (6.1%) lymphoma related. Ten-year overall and cancer-specific survival rates were 72.7% and 92.6%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, age (HR 1.115/year, p < 0.001) and non-low-grade histology (HR 3.251, p = 0.043) independently predicted survival. All lymphoma-related deaths occurred in patients with aggressive or unknown histologies, none in confirmed low-grade B-cell lymphomas. No treatment strategy (surgery, radiotherapy, or systemic treatment) showed a significant superiority in terms of survival.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lip lymphoma demonstrates excellent prognosis, particularly for low-grade B-cell histologies. Age and histological grade represent principal prognostic factors guiding treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13043128/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146211908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Manuel Moreno-Mirón, Guillermo José Ruiz-Argüelles, Moisés Manuel Gallardo-Pérez, Alexa Moreno-Mirón, Ana Paola Rivera-Aguilar, Robert Peter Gale
{"title":"The Gastro-Intestinal Microbiota in Haematology.","authors":"José Manuel Moreno-Mirón, Guillermo José Ruiz-Argüelles, Moisés Manuel Gallardo-Pérez, Alexa Moreno-Mirón, Ana Paola Rivera-Aguilar, Robert Peter Gale","doi":"10.1159/000550689","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000550689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The gastro-intestinal microbiota is a key regulator of systemic immunity and inflammatory tone and it contributes to normal haematopoiesis through microbial metabolites, barrier integrity, and host-microbe immune signalling. Disruption of this has been increasingly linked to the development, clinical course, and treatment-related complications of haematological disorders, including clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), leukaemias, and plasma cell neoplasms (PCNs).</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>This review synthesises current evidence on how gut microbiota composition and function intersect with haematopoietic regulation and haematological disease biology. We summarise proposed mechanisms - including microbe-derived metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids), pattern-recognition receptor signalling, intestinal permeability, and cytokine-mediated inflammation - that may influence haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell behaviour and immune cell differentiation. We then discuss disease-specific associations of dysbiosis with CHIP, leukaemias, and PCN, as well as the impact of common haematology interventions (antibiotics, chemotherapy, immunomodulatory therapies, and transplantation) on microbial ecology and downstream clinical outcomes. Finally, we highlight methodological challenges and outline priorities for longitudinal, mechanistic, and multi-omics studies to enable microbiota-informed risk stratification and therapeutic modulation.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>(1) The gut microbiota influences haematopoiesis via immune signalling, microbial metabolites, and maintenance of mucosal barrier function. (2) Dysbiosis is associated with CHIP, leukaemias, and PCN, and may contribute through chronic inflammation and altered immune homeostasis. (3) Haematological therapies frequently reshape the microbiota; these changes may affect infection risk, treatment tolerance, and outcomes. (4) Current evidence is largely associative; rigorously designed longitudinal and interventional studies are needed to establish causality and guide clinical translation.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13004617/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146083851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernanda Batista Rosa Pinto, Fernanda Aline Moreira de Oliveira Meucci, Anita Cassoli Cortez, Ana Costa Cordeiro, Vanessa Dos Anjos Bovolenta, Marina Mattos Nascimento, Jayr Schmidt-Filho, Marjorie Vieira Batista
{"title":"Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis for Febrile Neutropenia in Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Outcomes and Risk Factors.","authors":"Fernanda Batista Rosa Pinto, Fernanda Aline Moreira de Oliveira Meucci, Anita Cassoli Cortez, Ana Costa Cordeiro, Vanessa Dos Anjos Bovolenta, Marina Mattos Nascimento, Jayr Schmidt-Filho, Marjorie Vieira Batista","doi":"10.1159/000550137","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000550137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent complication following autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT). Prophylactic use of fluoroquinolones (FQs) has been shown to reduce FN incidence; however, its routine use remains controversial due to increasing concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance and uncertain impact on clinically relevant outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study including adult patients who underwent auto-HCT at A.C.Camargo Cancer Center between 2016 and 2021. Patients were divided into two groups according to institutional prophylaxis policy: those who received levofloxacin prophylaxis during neutropenia between 2016 and 2018 (Px group, n = 201) and those who did not receive FQ prophylaxis between 2018 and 2021 (NPx group, n = 169). The primary outcome was the incidence of FN. Secondary outcomes included microbiologically documented infections, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and 30- and 100-day all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>FN occurred more frequently in the NPx group compared with the Px group (92% vs. 81%, p = 0.002). There were no significant differences between groups in the rate of microbiologically documented infections (23% vs. 14%, p = 0.09), 30-day mortality (3% vs. 1%, p = 0.25), or 100-day mortality (3% vs. 2%, p = 0.48). Antimicrobial resistance profiles differed significantly: the Px group had a lower proportion of pan-susceptible isolates (17% vs. 61%) and higher rates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing organisms (27% vs. 6%) and methicillin-resistant bacteria (36% vs. 10%) compared with the NPx group (all p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although FQ prophylaxis was associated with a lower incidence of FN after auto-HCT, it did not translate into reductions in short-term mortality and was associated with significantly higher rates of antimicrobial resistance. Based on these findings, our institution does not recommend routine FQ prophylaxis for patients undergoing auto-HCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta HaematologicaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-04-14DOI: 10.1159/000545709
Jingyi Bi, Xuelin Dou, Ruqi Liang, Lei Wen, Yang Liu, Xiaoguang Lei, Liru Wang, Huixia Guo, Xiaojun Huang, Mingdi Wang, Jin Lu
{"title":"Tucidinostat Combined with Bortezomib, Liposomal Doxorubicin, and Dexamethasone in Multiple Myeloma Treatment.","authors":"Jingyi Bi, Xuelin Dou, Ruqi Liang, Lei Wen, Yang Liu, Xiaoguang Lei, Liru Wang, Huixia Guo, Xiaojun Huang, Mingdi Wang, Jin Lu","doi":"10.1159/000545709","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545709","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We conducted a single-arm, open-label dose-exploration study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the histone deacetylase inhibitor tucidinostat combined with bortezomib, liposomal doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (C-PDD) in treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eighteen patients were enrolled from August 2020 to May 2021, receiving 21-day cycles of C-PDD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen cases were analysed, with a median prior treatment line of 2 (range: 1-4). The median number of completed treatment cycles was 4 (range: 1-8). The overall response rate was 57%, including 14% complete response, 14% very good partial response, and 29% partial response. Both bortezomib-sensitive and refractory groups had a response rate of 57%. The response rate was 100% in patients with extramedullary extraosseous involvement. The median follow-up was 42 months (range: 3-44), with median progression-free survival of 7 months and median overall survival of 24.5 months. Grade 3-4 haematologic adverse events included thrombocytopaenia (50%), neutropenia (33%), and anaemia (33%). Non-haematologic adverse events were mostly grade 1-2, with 1 case of grade 3 peripheral sensory neuropathy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The C-PDD regimen showed efficacy in RRMM, including bortezomib-refractory disease and EME patients. The optimal dose and combination need to be explored in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"211-220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143964079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta HaematologicaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-07-22DOI: 10.1159/000547506
Shekhar Krishnan, Vaskar Saha
{"title":"Global Challenges in Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.","authors":"Shekhar Krishnan, Vaskar Saha","doi":"10.1159/000547506","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000547506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><p>Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the commonest paediatric cancer and represents a fifth of adult leukaemias. Global outcome disparities are linked to variations in socio-demographic indices (SDIs). Summary: In high-SDI regions, established collaborative groups report cure rates surpassing 90% in paediatric ALL. The focus is on reducing treatment toxicity using chemotherapy-free strategies, principally T-cell-directed immunotherapies and targeted small molecules, as exemplified in adult Philadelphia-chromosome-positive ALL. High cure rates limit testing of novel approaches outside niche subgroups, while high costs preclude wider real-world adoption of these advances. Mid-SDI regions (50-80% cure) face challenges in fully implementing contemporary risk-adapted therapy to improve outcomes and reduce costs. This necessitates collaborative practice, standardised high-quality risk-stratification diagnostics, and access to quality-assured generic cytotoxics. Low-SDI regions (<50% cure) report rising disease burden and face more fundamental challenges, including timely diagnosis, access to treatment and expertise, and minimising toxicity and abandonment. Solutions require locally adapted protocols, collaborative partnerships, and sustained patient-support programmes. Key Message: Global partnerships across SDI regions are crucial to address shared challenges in ALL, including access to affordable quality therapeutics, continuing refinement of established treatment elements, tailoring biomarkers for diverse populations, and collaborative frameworks to evaluate new treatments, technologies, and treatment paradigms. </p>.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"39-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12503567/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta HaematologicaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-09-09DOI: 10.1159/000548357
Luise Froessl, Theo Sottero, L Steven Brown, Hsiao C Li, Radhika Kainthla, Navid Sadeghi
{"title":"Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma at a Safety-Net System Compared to an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Center.","authors":"Luise Froessl, Theo Sottero, L Steven Brown, Hsiao C Li, Radhika Kainthla, Navid Sadeghi","doi":"10.1159/000548357","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000548357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma (NLPHL) often follows an indolent course but carries a risk of late recurrence and transformation. Given its rarity, there is significant variability in the treatment patterns at various healthcare centers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective chart review aimed to compare the patient characteristics and outcomes of NLPHL patients >18 years of age diagnosed between January 1st, 2007, and December 31st, 2022, at Parkland Health, the safety-net system for uninsured/underinsured patients in Dallas County, with patients treated at the neighboring NCI-designated Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our cohort included 53 adult patients (25 at PH vs. 28 at SCCC). PH patients were more likely to belong to racial/ethnic minority groups (black non-Hispanic 84% at PH vs. 32% at SCCC, Hispanic 16% at PH vs. 0% at SCCC, p < 0.01) and to be uninsured (60% at PH vs. 0% at SCCC, p < 0.01). Site of care (PH vs. SCCC) or race/ethnicity did not impact the treatment choice. At a median follow-up of 60 months (IQR 21-83), 3 deaths occurred, resulting in an overall 5-year restricted mean overall survival of 57 months. Overall survival and progression-free survival were not statistically different between the two sites of treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite health inequities that typically impact safety-net patients, we did not observe differences in treatment patterns or outcomes of Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma between patients treated at PH compared to SCCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"487-492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145028706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discrepancies in Treatment Goals and Concerns Regarding Disease Management between Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Hematologists in China: Analysis from a Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey.","authors":"Junling Zhuang, Hongxia Shi, Xiaoli Liu, Minghui Duan, Xin Du, Ling Qin, Wuhan Hui, Rong Liang, Meifang Wang, Ye Chen, Dongyun Li, Wei Yang, Gusheng Tang, Weihua Zhang, Xia Kuang, Wei Su, Yanqiu Han, Xialu Lan, Limei Chen, Jihong Xu, Zhuogang Liu, Jian Huang, Chunting Zhao, Hongyan Tong, Jianda Hu, Chunyan Chen, Xiequn Chen, Zhijian Xiao, Qian Jiang","doi":"10.1159/000547173","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000547173","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study was aimed to identify the discrepancies in treatment goals and concerns regarding disease management between patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and hematologists.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A study was conducted among patients with MPNs, including polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and myelofibrosis (MF), and hematologists in China.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from 1,645 respondents with ET, PV, and MF and 715 hematologist respondents were analyzed. Cure of disease and healthy blood counts as treatment goals were reported more by almost half of the respondents with MPNs than by hematologists. However, prevention of thrombotic events, delayed transformation of disease, improvement of symptoms and better quality of life, and reduction in spleen size were less reported by respondents with MPNs than by hematologists. In multivariate analyses, education, comorbidities, symptom burden, disease duration, and annual out-of-pocket expenses for treatment were significantly associated with the treatment goals of respondents with MPNs. However, female physicians and senior professors paid more attention to these goals. Regarding concerns on MPN-related issues, more respondents with MPNs paid more attention to disease knowledge and restrictions in daily life compared to hematologists, whereas the majority of physicians attached importance to medication-related issues.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The perceptions of patients with MPNs and hematologists differed in terms of treatment goals and concerns of management of MPNs. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were associated with the respondents' perspectives on MPNs. Therefore, sufficient patient-physician communication is suggested to improve treatment satisfaction and compliance.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"455-465"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta HaematologicaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-31DOI: 10.1159/000550161
Yannis K Valtis, Jae H Park
{"title":"Improving Cure Rates of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells.","authors":"Yannis K Valtis, Jae H Park","doi":"10.1159/000550161","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000550161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy was first approved for the treatment of children and young adults with relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Since then, two additional CAR T products have been approved for adult R/R B-ALL.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Through clinical trials and real-world evidence, we have learned that CAR T therapies generally lead to high upfront response rates with usually deep remissions, negative for measurable residual disease (MRD). Despite that, many patients eventually relapse, prompting a need for better prognostication and techniques to prolong remissions and maximize cures. Here, we focus our review on previously known and recently discovered prognostic factors for sustained remissions and potential avenues for improved cure rates with CAR T therapy for ALL. Lastly, we comment on the importance of removing barriers to accessing CAR T cells for patients with ALL.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>Relevant prognostic factors vary across products and clinical settings. To improve cure rates, investigators are designing new CAR T products, using CAR T cells in earlier treatment settings, and focusing on addressing access barriers.</p>","PeriodicalId":6981,"journal":{"name":"Acta Haematologica","volume":" ","pages":"604-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145877493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}