Publications by authors named "Sara K Silbert"

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  • - Immune effector cell-associated hematotoxicity (ICAHT) is a common toxicity linked to CAR T-cell therapy, notably affecting patients with various lymphomas and multiple myeloma, but has not been previously studied in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).
  • - In a study involving 156 young patients with relapsed/refractory B-ALL, severe neutropenia was observed for a median of 13 days, with over half experiencing significant ICAHT, which indicated the need for better predictive models for this condition.
  • - The researchers developed the ALL-Hematotox (ALL-HT) score, improving on existing models by incorporating bone marrow disease burden, which accurately predicted severe neutrop
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Lineage switch (LS) refers to the immunophenotypic transformation of one leukemia lineage to another (ie, lymphoid to myeloid) with retention of baseline genetics. This phenomenon was originally observed in infants with B-lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) with rearrangements following chemotherapy, but is now increasingly being observed as a form of immune escape following targeted therapies among children and adults with B-ALL with and without rearrangements. In this report, we present two cases of adolescents with B-ALL harboring rearrangements (Philadelphia-like phenotype) who developed LS to acute myeloid leukemia following CD19 targeted therapy.

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Background: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy provides promising outcomes in relapsed/refractory B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), yet still carries high toxicity rates and relatively poor long-term survival. Efficacy has yet to be demonstrated in other diagnoses while toxicity and risk profiles remain formidable. To date, treatment-related symptom burden is gleaned from clinical trial toxicity reports; the patient perspective remains understudied.

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The tremendous success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in children and young adults (CAYAs) with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is tempered by toxicities such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Despite expansive information about CRS, profiling of specific end-organ toxicities secondary to CAR T-cell therapy in CAYAs is limited. This retrospective, single-center study sought to characterize end-organ specific adverse events (AEs) experienced by CAYAs during the first 30 days after CAR T-cell infusion.

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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have emerged as a potent therapeutic approach for patients with certain haematological cancers, with multiple CAR T cell products currently approved by the FDA for those with relapsed and/or refractory B cell malignancies. However, in order to derive the desired level of effectiveness, patients need to successfully receive the CAR T cell infusion in a timely fashion. This process entails apheresis of the patient's T cells, followed by CAR T cell manufacture.

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