CAR T treatments could have fewer side effects than other cancer immunotherapies

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

New cancer immunotherapies involve extracting a patient's T cells and genetically engineering them so they will recognize and attack tumors. This technique is a true medical breakthrough, with an increasing number of leukemia and lymphoma patients experiencing complete remissions since CAR T therapy was FDA approved in 2017.

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