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Problems with the most expensive CAR-T treatment Kymriah

By | translator Choi HeeYoung

21.03.26 06:00:35

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The CAR-T treatment Kymriah (Tisagenlecleucel), which is considered the hope of terminal blood cancer patients, was launched in Korea after 4 years, but there are problems to be solved.

Kymriah is treated in a completely different way from existing medicines, so it is not easy to calculate the drug price, and at a price of ₩500 million, there are many concerns about applying benefits.

Kymriah is the first CAR-T treatment in Korea and is currently the most expensive drug. Indications are diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in adults and B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia in children and young adults. In both cases, terminal patients who are ineffective after two or more treatments, recurren

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