Myeloma Paper of the Day, June 24th, suggested by Robert Orlowski

Myeloma Paper of the Day, June 24th, suggested by Robert Orlowski

Robert Orlowski, Deputy Chair of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Vice Chair of MM Research, and Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared a post on X:

“Myeloma Paper of the Day: Low platelet counts and low CD4/CD8 ratios at apheresis increase risk of CAR T-cell manufacturing failure in myeloma; higher prevalence of del 17p, alkylating agents within 6 months, and more chemotherapy lines also key.”

Title: Low platelet counts and low CD4/CD8 ratios at apheresis increase the risk of CAR T-cell manufacturing failure in myeloma

Authors: Tomoyasu Jo, Kyoko Yoshihara, Masaki Ri, Nobuhiro Tsukada, Naoya Mimura, Keiko Fujii, Kentaro Fukushima, Shin-Ichiro Fujiwara, Yuji Shimura, Kyoko Haraguchi, Koji Kato, Atsushi Satake, Akiyo Yoshida, Rikio Suzuki, Junko Ikemoto, Keita Iwaki, Wataru Takeda, Noboru Yonetani, Ryuji Tanosaki, Minami Yamada-Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Arai.

Myeloma Paper of the Day, June 24th, suggested by Robert Orlowski

You can read the Full Article in Blood Neoplasia.

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Medically reviewed Jun 24, 2025 by Marine Rushanyan, MD