In the news: international CAR-T outcomes reported independently

In September 2026, Asia Times reported on a 25-year-old lymphoma patient from New Zealand who, after unsuccessful treatment at home and a US$600,000 quote from a Melbourne hospital, was treated with CAR-T therapy in Shanghai and reached complete remission — at under half the Melbourne quote. The same report also noted an important caution: an early remission is not proof a given hospital or country offers better cancer care generally, since patients able to travel for treatment are a selected group, and the article specifically called for better post-treatment follow-up infrastructure between countries. We include this example because it is independently reported and representative of the broader trend, not because this patient was a CellBridge China client.

We did not treat or coordinate this patient's case. It is cited here as public-interest reporting on the broader trend of international CAR-T treatment in China.

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