Review Article

Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T (CAR-T) Cells as “Living Drugs”: A Clinical Pharmacist Perspective

Table 2

Overview of approved CAR-T cell products.

TisagenlecleucelAxicabtagene ciloleucelBrexucabtagene autoleucelLisocabtagene maraleucelIdecabtagene vicleucelCiltacabtagene autoleucel

Proprietary nameKymriah™Yescarta™Tecartus™Breyanzi™Abecma™Carvykti™
BiologicalCTL019 [65, 74, 75]KTE-C19 [66, 7678]KTE-X19 [79]JCAR017 [67, 80]bb2121 [81]LCAR-B38M [68, 82]
TargetCD19CD19CD19CD19BCMABCMA
Costimulation4-1BBCD28CD284-1BB4-1BB4-1BB
Signalling domainCD3ζCD3ζCD3ζCD3ζCD3ζCD3ζ
VectorLentiviralRetroviralRetroviralLentiviralLentiviralLentiviral
IndicationPaediatric 3L+ B-ALL
Young adult 3L+ B-ALL
3L+ DLBCL
3L+ FL
3L+ DLBCL
3L+ PMBCL
4L+ FL
3L+ MCL
Adult 3L+ B-ALL
3L+ DLBCL
3L+ PMBCL
3L+ FL
4L+ MM4L+ MM
MA trialELIANA
JULIET
ZUMA-1
ZUMA-5
ZUMA-2
ZUMA-3
TRANSCEND NHL 001KarMMa-3CARTITUDE-1
Approval2017 (FDA)
2018 (EMA)
2017 (FDA)
2018 (EMA)
2020 (FDA)
2020 (EMA)
2021 (FDA)
2022 (EMA)
2021 (FDA)
2022 (EMA)
2022 (FDA)
2022 (EMA, positive CHMP opinion received)

Key: 3L+ = three or more lines of failed treatment; B-ALL = B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after three lines or more lines of therapy; 4L+ = four or more lines of failed treatment; DLCBL = diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma; FL = follicular lymphoma; PMBCL = primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma; MCL = mantle cell lymphoma; MM = multiple myeloma; EMA = European Medicines Agency; FDA = Food and Drug Administration.