Sunday, February 23, 2020

Controlling CAR T cells with light selectively destroys skin tumors in mice

Bioengineers have developed a control system that could make CAR T-cell therapy safer and more powerful when treating cancer. By programming CAR T cells to switch on when exposed to blue light, the researchers controlled the cells to destroy skin tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200219152832.htm

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