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A Study of Radiation Therapy Before CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Lymphoma Patients

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of Split-Course Bridging Radiotherapy (SC-BRT) prior to Commercial CD19 CAR T-Cell in treating patients with B-cell lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). CAR T cells are a form of adoptive cellular therapy and unlike donor lymphocytes used for allogeneic transplantation, a CAR receptor is engineered to recognize a specific tumor antigen in an HLA-independent manner. Radiation therapy before CAR T cell therapy may help decrease bulky cancer and allow CAR T cells to be more effective and may lead to changes in cancer cells that may make it easier for CAR T cells to kill cancer cells.