Creating a safe CAR T-Cell therapy to fight solid tumors in children
Scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles develop newer CAR T therapy that promises to be more effective and less toxic for children with neuroblastoma
2021-01-21
(Press-News.org) Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy--CAR T--has revolutionized leukemia treatment. Unfortunately, the therapy has not been effective for treating solid tumors including childhood cancers such as neuroblastoma. Preclinical studies using certain CAR T against neuroblastoma revealed toxic effects. Now, a group of scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed a modified version of CAR T that shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma, spares healthy brain tissue and more effectively kills cancer cells. Their study was published today in END
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[Press-News.org] Creating a safe CAR T-Cell therapy to fight solid tumors in childrenScientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles develop newer CAR T therapy that promises to be more effective and less toxic for children with neuroblastoma