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ARTICLE | Preclinical News

Removing genes from CAR Ts to improve efficacy, safety

February 28, 2019 1:02 PM UTC

Two studies have identified genes that could be knocked out from CAR T cells to improve efficacy or safety.

While CAR T cells are effective against B cell malignancies, their efficacy in solid tumors has been limited in part because tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) -- the T cells that can migrate from blood into tumors -- enter a state of exhaustion upon chronic antigen stimulation...