Patient and Caregiver Experiences of CAR T Cell Therapy for Blood Cancer in the UK: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced cell therapies, including chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T cell) therapies, offer novel opportunities for the treatment of advanced blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukaemia. However, as these therapies are relatively new, there is limited information on the experiences of patients and informal caregivers of the treatment which may influence the uptake of these therapies. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore their experiences to facilitate the identification of specific issues that should be addressed to positively impact patient outcomes and experiences of care.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 26 CAR T cell recipients from four UK CAR T cell centres who were ≥ 1 month post-treatment and nine caregive

SUBMITTER: McMullan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12559071 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature