Neue Medikamente, neue Nebenwirkungen? – Spezielle Nebenwirkungen der CAR-T-Zelltherapie

Chimäre Antigenrezeptor (CAR)-T-Zell-Therapien gewinnen in der Behandlung von Krebserkrankungen zunehmend an Bedeutung. Diese können spezifische Nebenwirkungen hervorrufen, welche eine gezielte Überwachung, rasche Diagnostik und Therapie sowie eine strukturierte Nachsorge erforderlich machen. Dieser Artikel beleuchtet spezifische Nebenwirkungen aktuell in klinischem Einsatz befindlicher CAR-T-Zell-Therapien bei hämatologischen Erkrankungen.

Schlüsselwörter

CAR-T-Zelltherapie - Nebenwirkungen - Cytokine-Release-Syndrome - Neurotoxizität - Hämatotoxizität

Publication History

Article published online:
08 December 2025

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