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CAR T-cell therapy is a type of personalized treatment that uses a person's own immune cells to target and kill leukemia cells. It is not chemotherapy. Instead, T cells (a type of white blood cell) are taken from a person's blood, genetically modified to contain chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), and then reintroduced into Show Full Answer

CAR T-cell therapy is a type of personalized treatment that uses a person's own immune cells to target and kill leukemia cells. It is not chemotherapy. Instead, T cells (a type of white blood cell) are taken from a person's blood, genetically modified to contain chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), and then reintroduced into the body to attack cancer cells.

July 13, 2024

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