Liso-cel

Drug

Drug Profile

Liso-cel (lisocabtagene maraleucel) is a CD19-directed CAR-T cell therapy marketed as Breyanzi for relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. It is used in adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma and additional indications such as CLL/SLL, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, and marginal zone lymphoma. The FDA first approved Breyanzi in 2021, with subsequent label expansions.

Drug Class
CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy
Approval Status
FDA approved; first approved February 5, 2021.
Mechanism of Action
Autologous CAR-T cells directed against CD19-positive B-cell malignancies.
Brand Names
  • Breyanzi
Indications
  • \Relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma\
  • \Relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma\
  • \Relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma\
  • \Relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma\
  • \Relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma\

Related News

FDA Approves CAR-T Therapy for Marginal Zone Lymphoma, New Myeloma Drug Advances to Phase 2

The FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb's CAR-T therapy Breyanzi for relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma, while a novel multiple myeloma drug candidate DTP3 advances to Phase 2 trials after showing promising early results. Both developments represent significant progress in blood cancer treatment, with the marginal zone lymphoma approval based on a 95.5% response rate and the myeloma drug demonstrating selective cancer cell killing without toxicity.

Related Clinical Trials

NCT ID Title Status Phase
NCT07015242

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Lisocabtagene Maraleucel (Liso-cel) as First-Line Therapy in Adults With Transplant-Ineligible Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

RECRUITING PHASE2
NCT06313996

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Liso-cel Compared to Standard of Care in Adults With Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

WITHDRAWN PHASE3
NCT06205290

A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Lisocabtagene Maraleucel vs Investigator's Choice Options in Adult Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Whose Disease Has Failed Treatment With Both BTKi and BCL2i Therapies

WITHDRAWN PHASE3
NCT05621096

Low Dose Radiation as Bridging Therapy in Relapsed B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING PHASE1