Value of Outpatient CAR T Administration in R/R NHL

EP: 1.Overview of CAR T-cell Therapy in R/R NHL

EP: 2.Transplant-Eligibility and CAR T Considerations in R/R NHL

EP: 3.ZUMA-1 Trial Using CAR T in R/R NHL

EP: 4.Optimizing CAR T in R/R NHL

EP: 5.Emerging Therapies and Future of CAR T-Cell Therapy

EP: 6.Patient Selection of CAR T-Cell Therapy in R/R NHL

EP: 7.Barriers to CAR T Therapy for R/R NHL

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EP: 8.Value of Outpatient CAR T Administration in R/R NHL

EP: 9.Requirements for CAR T in a Community Setting

EP: 10.Outpatient CAR T in R/R NHL: Policies and Procedures

EP: 11.Role of CAR T Administration in the Community

EP: 12.Educating Providers for Outpatient CAR T Administration

EP: 13.Importance of Monitoring Patient AEs With Outpatient CAR T

EP: 14.Management of Outpatient CAR T Adverse Events

EP: 15.Evolving Treatment Paradigm of R/R NHL and Outpatient CAR T

EP: 16.Future of Outpatient CAR T Administration

Jeff Sharman, MD shares his thoughts on the value of CAR T administration in the outpatient setting especially in regard to access for patients and the multidisciplinary team involved.

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Jeff Sharman, MD: There are several values of being able to administer CAR [chimeric antigen receptor] T-cell therapy in the community setting. You can give it in the outpatient setting, which can have profound access implications as it pertains to cost of therapy. Therapy administered in the outpatient setting across a multitude of cancers is less expensive than therapy administered within a hospital. There are less formulary issues. Many hospitals are reluctant to take on expensive medications or medical procedures if there are concerns regarding reimbursement. Also, geographically being able to administer this in the community may facilitate individual patients’ access, recognizing that not every patient has the means or the ability to physically relocate for a full month for their therapy to a community that they don’t already live in, whether that’s economically or socially. They are care providers or oftentimes big cities are more challenging for people who haven’t lived in big cities. There are a host of access implications that are opened up by our ability to administer this therapy in the community setting.