First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy has significantly advanced cancer treatments and remission rates; however, questions exist regarding the impacts on both fertility and immune effects on infants born to mothers who have undergone CAR T-cell therapy. There are no known reported ca...

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Main Authors: Andrew A White, Lori Broderick, Ethan Abraham Canty, Daniel Flaherty, Marin Xavier, Sunita D Nasta, Lina Dajani
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-04-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/13/4/e011092.full
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Lori Broderick
Ethan Abraham Canty
Daniel Flaherty
Marin Xavier
Sunita D Nasta
Lina Dajani
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description Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy has significantly advanced cancer treatments and remission rates; however, questions exist regarding the impacts on both fertility and immune effects on infants born to mothers who have undergone CAR T-cell therapy. There are no known reported cases of persistence of CAR T-cells after cancer therapy in pregnancy. Here, we present a case of a woman with relapsed refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who undertook an experimental CAR T-cell therapy, had persistence of CAR T-cells 5 years after achieving remission, spontaneously became pregnant and delivered a healthy male infant. Our case provides an example of a healthy pregnancy despite the persistence of CAR T-cells and the resultant healthy newborn without evidence of immunologic or other health effects from the CAR T-cells.
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spelling doaj-art-ce817856787f4f108c81fb7b89bf9c2f2025-08-20T03:03:45ZengBMJ Publishing GroupJournal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer2051-14262025-04-0113410.1136/jitc-2024-011092First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphomaAndrew A White0Lori Broderick1Ethan Abraham Canty2Daniel Flaherty3Marin Xavier4Sunita D Nasta5Lina Dajani6Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California, USAAllergy and Immunology, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, USAAllergy, Asthma and Immunology, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, California, USAInternal Medicine, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California, USAHematology/Oncology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California, USALymphoma Program, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAInternal Medicine, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California, USAChimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy has significantly advanced cancer treatments and remission rates; however, questions exist regarding the impacts on both fertility and immune effects on infants born to mothers who have undergone CAR T-cell therapy. There are no known reported cases of persistence of CAR T-cells after cancer therapy in pregnancy. Here, we present a case of a woman with relapsed refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who undertook an experimental CAR T-cell therapy, had persistence of CAR T-cells 5 years after achieving remission, spontaneously became pregnant and delivered a healthy male infant. Our case provides an example of a healthy pregnancy despite the persistence of CAR T-cells and the resultant healthy newborn without evidence of immunologic or other health effects from the CAR T-cells.https://jitc.bmj.com/content/13/4/e011092.full
spellingShingle Andrew A White
Lori Broderick
Ethan Abraham Canty
Daniel Flaherty
Marin Xavier
Sunita D Nasta
Lina Dajani
First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
title First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_full First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_fullStr First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_full_unstemmed First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_short First reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent CAR T-cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
title_sort first reported case of a spontaneous and healthy pregnancy in a woman with persistent car t cells 5 years after treatment for diffuse large b cell lymphoma
url https://jitc.bmj.com/content/13/4/e011092.full
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