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CAR T therapies drive into new terrain

The FDA could soon approve the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapies for blood cancers, but this young field is still working on how to address solid tumours, safety concerns and manufacturing issues.

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Kingwell, K. CAR T therapies drive into new terrain. Nat Rev Drug Discov 16, 301–304 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.84

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