Axicabtagene ciloleucel 40million-200million cells/68ml dispersion for infusion bags
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel is an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.
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Yescarta 40million-200million cells/68ml dispersion for infusion bags
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (TA894)
Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after first-line chemoimmunotherapy (TA895)
Axicabtagene ciloleucel for treating diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic therapies (TA872)
Glofitamab for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic treatments (TA927)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: diagnosis and management (NG52)
Epcoritamab for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic treatments (TA954)
Lisocabtagene maraleucel for treating relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more lines of systemic treatment (TA1159)
Brexucabtagene autoleucel for treating relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (TA677)
Brexucabtagene autoleucel for treating relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in people 26 years and over (TA893)
Polatuzumab vedotin with rituximab and bendamustine for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (TA649)
Loncastuximab tesirine for treating relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and high-grade B-cell lymphoma after 2 or more systemic treatments (TA947)
Brentuximab vedotin in combination for untreated stage 3 or 4 CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma (TA1059)
Polatuzumab vedotin in combination for untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (TA874)
Lisocabtagene maraleucel for treating relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after first-line chemoimmunotherapy when a stem cell transplant is suitable (TA1048)
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 14 · Randomised trials: 2 · 2017–2026
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N. Gagelmann, Michael R Bishop, F. Ayuk, et al.
Transplantation and cellular therapy, 2024
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- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Mark Ray, S. Kanters, S. Beygi, et al.
Transplantation and cellular therapy, 2024
- Lymphoma, Follicular
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- Antibodies, Bispecific
Westin JR, Oluwole OO, Kersten MJ, et al.
2023
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- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Neelapu SS, Jacobson CA, Ghobadi A, et al.
2023
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- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
- Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
Haoxuan Li, Yingchu Liu, Tianyao Wang, et al.
PeerJ, 2026
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
- Antigens, CD19
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Lin Y, Palivela M, Lakzadeh P, et al.
2026
S. Neelapu, F. Locke, N. Bartlett, et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 2017
F. Locke, A. Ghobadi, C. Jacobson, et al.
The Lancet. Oncology, 2018
Locke FL, Miklos DB, Jacobson CA, et al.
2022
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive
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- Stem Cell Transplantation
L. Nastoupil, M. Jain, Lei Feng, et al.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
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Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
The CD 19 antigen is an integral membrane glycoprotein normally expressed in B c…
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
1 target
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
14 days
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel was approved by the FDA on October 18th, 2017. It is marketed under the brand name Yescarta and is used to treat large B-cell lymphomas and follicular lymphoma in adults.[L40054] Axicabtagene ciloleucel was later approved by the EMA on August 23, 2018.[L42090]
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In the US and Europe, it is used to treat adults with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, high grade B-cell lymphoma, and DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma.
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel is also used to treat adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy in the US,[L40054] or three or more lines of systemic therapy in Europe.
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Axicabatagene ciloleucel is reported to induce cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity. No carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, or reproductive toxicity studies have been conducted with axicabatagene ciloleucel.
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel is a CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. It consists of genetically modified T cells of the patient receiving the immunotherapy. The manufacturing of axicabtagene ciloleucel begins with the collection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the patient, followed by the harvesting and genetic modification of T cells ex vivo. Retroviral transduction is used to express a CAR on T cells, creating anti-CD19 CAR T cells that are then expanded. Axicabtagene ciloleucel, a suspension of anti-CD19 CAR T cells, is infused back into the patient during treatment.[L40054] Axicabtagene ciloleucel is made up of two components: a single-chain variable fragment targets the CD19 proteins, and there are intracellular domains - CD28 and CD3-zeta co-stimulatory domains - that signal T-cell activation.[A249030][L40054] Once administered into the patient's bloodstream, axicabtagene ciloleucel recognizes the CD19-expressing target cells and the intracellular domains of the drug activate the downstream signalling cascades that lead to T-cell activation, proliferation, acquisition of effector functions, and secretion of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines that kill cancer cells.[L40054] Axicabtagene ciloleucel binds to CD19-expressing cancer cells and normal B cells.[L40054]
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[L40054]
The median peak level of anti-CD19 CAR T cells in the blood (Cmax) was 38.3 cells/µL (range: 0.8 to 1513.7 cells/μL), which decreased to a median of 2.1 cells/µL by one month (range: 0 to 167.4 cells/μL) and to a median of 0.4 cells/µL by three months (range: 0 to 28.4 cells/μL) after drug infusion.
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PMID:29523808
Decreases the threshold for activation of downstream signaling pathways and for triggering B-cell responses to antigens .
PMID:1373518 PMID:16672701 PMID:2463100
Activates signaling pathways that lead to the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and the mobilization of intracellular Ca(2+) stores .
PMID:12387743 PMID:16672701 PMID:9317126 PMID:9382888
Is not required for early steps during B cell differentiation in the blood marrow .
PMID:9317126
Required for normal differentiation of B-1 cells (By similarity). Required for normal B cell differentiation and proliferation in response to antigen challenges .
PMID:1373518 PMID:2463100
Required for normal levels of serum immunoglobulins, and for production of high-affinity antibodies in response to antigen challenge PMID:12387743 PMID:16672701 PMID:9317126
ATC L01XL03
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Axicabtagene ciloleucel
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- DrugBank 6.02024Recommended citationKnox C., Wilson M., Klinger C.M., et alDrugBank 6.0: the DrugBank Knowledgebase for 2024Nucleic Acids Res. 2024 Jan 552(D1):D1265-D1275
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- DrugBank 4.02014Law V., Knox C., Djoumbou Y., et alDrugBank 4.0: shedding new light on drug metabolismNucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan 142(1):D1091-7
- DrugBank 3.02011Knox C., Law V., Jewison T., et alDrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugsNucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan39(Database issue):D1035-41
- DrugBank 2.02008Wishart D.S., Knox C., Guo A.C., et alDrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets.Nucleic Acids Research2008 Jan36(Database issue):D901-6
- DrugBank 1.02006Wishart D.S., Knox C., Guo A.C., et alDrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration.Nucleic Acids Research2006 Jan 134(Database issue):D668-72