Lisocabtagene maraleucel in the treatment of relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma

Lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) is one of the three US FDA-approved chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for the treatment of relapsed/refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). TRANSCEND is the landmark trial that led to the approval of liso-cel in the third-line setting for R/R diffuse LBCL, primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma grade 3B and transformed lymphoma. The TRANSFORM and PILOT studies evaluated the use of liso-cel in the second-line treatment of R/R LBCL. This review details the structure and manufacturing process of liso-cel that make it distinct from other approved chimeric antigen receptor constructs, outlines results from landmark trials of liso-cel in LBCL and discusses liso-cel toxicity.