Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can lead to complete remission in patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC). The team will present the results from its pilot study of this combination therapy during the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting (Abstract # 193355).
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news