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:
CMV infection in CAR-T recipients is associated w/ increased in-hospital mortality (15.8% vs. 2.5%; RR 6.32), extended hospital stays (41.5 vs. 15.9 days; adjusted ratio 1.67), and higher risk of encephalopathy (RR 13.21).”
Title: Cytomegalovirus Infection and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy Recipients
Authors: Muhammad Atif Khan, Muhammad Shafiq, Mehran Ali Khan, Faiza Humayun Khan, Joseph McGuirk, Hayrettin Okut, Edward Ellerbeck, Nausheen Ahmed
You can read the Full Article in Cureus.
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