CAR-T May Be a Silver Bullet Against Cancer—and Here's What Else It Can Do

CAR-T May Be a Silver Bullet Against Cancer—and Here’s What Else It Can Do

“CAR-T is the super-soldier serum of cell therapy: you pluck out an immune cell soldier, inject it with a dose of new genes, and send the enhanced cell back into the host body—bam! Suddenly the host has a slew of Captain America-esque superpowered cells ready to tackle cancer and all sorts of cellular enemies.

Without doubt, CAR-T is set to overhaul cancer therapy. Last year several variants of the immunocellular technique earned the FDA’s nod of approval for blood cancers; with big pharma pouring in billions to develop the technology, more are certainly to come…”

https://singularityhub.com/2018/08/07/car-t-may-be-a-silver-bullet-against-cancer-and-heres-what-else-it-can-do/

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https://singularityhub.com/2018/08/07/car-t-may-be-a-silver-bullet-against-cancer-and-heres-what-else-it-can-do/