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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biological: CAR T-cell therapy
drug_description
An autologous, gene-modified CAR T-cell therapy (BMS-986393; CC-95266; “Arlo-cel”) targeting GPRC5D for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Patient T cells are engineered to express a CAR that binds GPRC5D on myeloma cells, activating T cells and inducing cytokine release and perforin/granzyme-mediated cytotoxic killing.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C203057
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Autologous Anti-GPRC5D CAR-T Cells BMS-986393
nci_thesaurus_definition
A preparation of autologous T-lymphocytes engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific for the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) human G-protein coupled receptor family C group 5 member D (GPRC5D), with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon leukapheresis, isolation, transduction, expansion ex vivo, and reintroduction into the patient, the autologous anti-GPRC5D CAR-T cells BMS-986393 specifically recognize and induce selective toxicity in GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells. GPRC5D is overexpressed in certain malignancies, such as multiple myeloma, while minimally expressed in normal, healthy cells. It plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation.
drug_mesh_term
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Immunotherapy
drug_category
CAR T
drug_class
Cellular Therapy
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Autologous T cells are gene-modified to express a chimeric antigen receptor targeting GPRC5D on myeloma cells. CAR engagement activates the T cells, triggering cytokine release, proliferation, and perforin/granzyme-mediated cytotoxic lysis of GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells.
drug_name
Arlocabtagene autoleucel
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06297226