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Would you offer XRT as bridging for all patients with limited pre CAR-T disease or as consolidation for only those with residual PET-avidity on day+30 post CAR-T?

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Radiation Oncology · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

There are no studies comparing these 2 approaches. However, given the detrimental outcomes of post CAR-T relapses, I would consider maximizing peri-CAR-T treatments as much as possible as long as the toxicity profile is reasonable, and would not view these 2 approaches as mutually exclusive. I would...

Which patients with relapsed/refractory NHL are appropriate for pre-CAR-T bridging radiation therapy?

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic

Before answering this important question, I think that we, as Radiation Oncologists, should give serious consideration to moving past the terminology of "bridging radiation therapy" and instead refer to it as "pre-CAR-T infusion radiation therapy." Bridging therapy was initially an apt name; we were...

How do you incorporate radiation therapy in patients undergoing CAR T-cell therapy for DLBCL?

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Radiation Oncology · UMass Memorial Medical Group

It depends on the circumstances of the patient, but there are three emerging indications for RT in the setting of CAR T-cell therapy: Tumor debulking prior to CAR T-cell infusion Bridging therapy between apheresis and CAR T-cell infusion Salvage of refractory, progressive or relapsed disease follow...