Dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related complications

Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are severe, potentially life-threatening side effects of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy caused by the release of cytokines by proliferating and activated CAR T-cells. Current mainstay...

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Main Authors: Jakob R Passweg, Dominik Heim, Katharina Baur, Astrid Beerlage, Anna S Poerings, Bastian Kopp, Michael Medinger, Jan C Dirks, Andreas Holbro
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/10/12/e005956.full
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Dominik Heim
Katharina Baur
Astrid Beerlage
Anna S Poerings
Bastian Kopp
Michael Medinger
Jan C Dirks
Andreas Holbro
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Dominik Heim
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description Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are severe, potentially life-threatening side effects of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy caused by the release of cytokines by proliferating and activated CAR T-cells. Current mainstay treatment includes interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) blockade and steroids. The use of steroids is still controversial, since they may have the potential to irreversibly damage CAR T-cells and thus increase the risk of relapse. Therefore, additional treatment options need to be explored. We report the successful treatment of a patient with a grade 3 CRS and grade 4 ICANS refractory to IL-6 blockade and steroids with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib. The use of dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related severe complications warrants further studies.
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spelling doaj-art-06820fb0139b4c2d934df387af8e13dd2025-08-20T02:22:28ZengBMJ Publishing GroupJournal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer2051-14262022-12-01101210.1136/jitc-2022-005956Dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related complicationsJakob R Passweg0Dominik Heim1Katharina Baur2Astrid Beerlage3Anna S Poerings4Bastian Kopp5Michael Medinger6Jan C Dirks7Andreas Holbro81 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 Division of Hematology, University Hospital, Basel, SwitzerlandCytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are severe, potentially life-threatening side effects of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy caused by the release of cytokines by proliferating and activated CAR T-cells. Current mainstay treatment includes interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 (IL-6) blockade and steroids. The use of steroids is still controversial, since they may have the potential to irreversibly damage CAR T-cells and thus increase the risk of relapse. Therefore, additional treatment options need to be explored. We report the successful treatment of a patient with a grade 3 CRS and grade 4 ICANS refractory to IL-6 blockade and steroids with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib. The use of dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related severe complications warrants further studies.https://jitc.bmj.com/content/10/12/e005956.full
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Anna S Poerings
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Dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related complications
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
title Dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related complications
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title_short Dasatinib for treatment of CAR T-cell therapy-related complications
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url https://jitc.bmj.com/content/10/12/e005956.full
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