Creating a ‘suit of armour’ for CAR T cancer-fighting cells


CAR T treatment utilises the body’s own disease-fighting T cells, which are fortified and multiplied in a lab, and then reinjected into the body to fight the cancer. — 123rf.com

In recent years, cancer researchers have hailed the arrival of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy, which has delivered promising results, transforming the fight against various forms of cancer.

The process involves modifying patients’ T-cells to target cancer cells, resulting in remarkable success rates for previously intractable forms of cancer.

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