What if the cells that cancer affects could be trained to fight back? This is the core of cellular immunotherapy at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). T cells — your immune system’s anti-infection troops — are taken from your body and multiplied in a lab. Sometimes they are also re-engineered to help the cells better fight cancer. The boosted cells are then returned to your body. Now better able to spot cancer cells that were once hidden, these T cells have the power to attack cancer.
Recently, the FDA has approved two cellular immunotherapies for patients with certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Tisagenlecleucel, known by the brand name Kymriah®, and axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel), known by the brand name Yescarta®, are CAR T-cell therapies available only at certified treatment centers — and SCCA is one of the first centers in the nation to offer both. That’s because our physicians and nurses are some of the most experienced in the nation for delivering this type of groundbreaking therapy.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patientIn my mind, these are the rock stars of immunotherapy. These were the people I knew would fight with me.
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CAR T-cell therapy is a game changer in the field of cellular immunotherapy. This innovative therapy engineers a patient’s own T cells to zero in on enemy cancer cells. The rebooted T cells can even help the immune system “remember” these cancer cells, which may offer long-lasting protection against cancer returning — even after the treatment is completed.
Medical Director, Bezos Family Immunotherapy ClinicCAR T-cell therapy has been remarkably effective, even in cases where cancer has been very advanced and has failed every known therapy.
SCCA is a global CAR T-cell therapy leader, home to groundbreaking science and advanced immunotherapy. Over 200 patients have been part of our CAR T-cell clinical trials — one of the largest groups for a single institution. As both a research and cancer care center, we provide the therapies of tomorrow, today.
This expertise is the foundation for our Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic. Opened in December 2016, it is the first of its kind: a center dedicated to cellular immunotherapy, where SCCA can offer more clinical trials and the newest therapies. Our specialized patient care coordinators at the Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic at SCCA can provide more information at (866) 268-6129.