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. 2022 Jun 7;36(3):163–171. doi: 10.1007/s40290-022-00428-w

Table 1.

Approved chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies and associated costs

Drug name Commercial name Initial publication N (patients) Date of FDA approval Approved indications Cost (per infusion) US$
Tisagenlecleucel Kymriah Maude, S., et al., 2018 [1] 75

*30 Aug. 2017

**1 May 2018

*r/r ALL

**r/r DLBCL

*$475,000

**$373,000

Axicabtagene ciloleucel Yescarta Neelapu, S., et al., 2017 [2] 101

18 Oct. 2017

5 Mar. 2021

r/r DLBCL

r/r Follicular Lymphoma

$373,000
Lisocabtagene maraleucel Breyanzi Abramson, J., et al., 2020 [33] 256 5 Feb. 2021 r/r DBLCL and follicular lymphoma grade 3B $410,300
Brexucabtagene autoleucel Tecartus Wang, M., et al., 2020 [36] Shah et al., 2021 [34]

68

71

*24 Jul. 2020

**1 Oct. 2021

*Mantle cell lymphoma

**r/r ALL

$373,000
Idecabtagene vicleucel Abecma Munshi, N., et al., 2021 [18] 128 26 Mar. 2021 Multiple myeloma $419,500

r/r relapsed/refractory, ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia, DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

*Denotes date and indication of initial approval

**Denotes date and indication of subsequant approval