Healthy pregnancies and newborns are possible after CAR T cell therapy
The largest study to date found no autoimmune flares or newborn immune problems among 14 pregnancies after CAR T cell therapy, researchers said.
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CAR T-cell treatment may enable healthy pregnancies without immunosuppressive drugs
Autoimmune diseases primarily affect young women and interfere with their plans to start a family. Pregnancy in women with autoimmune diseases carries greater risks for several reasons.
CAR T-Cell Therapy in Pregnant Autoimmune Patients: Safe for Baby?
(MedPage Today) -- So far, pregnancies among the first women treated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for autoimmune rheumatologic diseases have proceeded without any concerns, researchers reported. With 14 pregnancies occurring...
Autoimmune diseases such as the systematic lupus erythematosus mainly affect young women, often in a life phase in which a desire for a child exists. The disease itself as well as necessary immunosuppressive therapies make pregnancy difficult or make it temporarily impossible. CAR T cells can offer a decisive advantage for these young women... Source
Pregnancy after CAR T-cell therapy
Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus mainly affect young women, often in a phase of their lives where they would like to have children. The diseases themselves or the immunosuppressive drugs required to treat them make pregnancy difficult or can even make it temporarily impossible to get pregnant. CAR T-cell therapy can provide a decisive advantage for these young women… Source
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