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CAR-T therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is a type of cellular immunotherapy that changes T cells so they are able to recognize and attack cancer

5 Facts you should know

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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a technology that can genetically engineer immune cells T cells for use in immunotherapy

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Chimeric antigen receptors are receptor proteins that have been engineered to give T cells the new ability to target a specific protein

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The receptors are chimeric because they combine both antigen-binding and T cell activating functions into a single receptor

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The CAR T-cell therapies approved by FDA to date target one of two antigens on B cells, CD19 or BCM

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All currently available CAR T-cell therapies are allogeneic – and customized for each individual patient

CAR-T therapy is also known as...

CAR-T therapy is also known as:

  • CAR-T cell therapy
  • Chimeric antigen receptor T cell
  • CAR-T gene therapy

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