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Locally delivering therapeutic T cells into solid tumours in mice via thin nitinol films loaded with the cells lengthens the animals’ survival.

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Fig. 1: Delivery strategies for adoptive T-cell therapy.

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The authors are grateful for support from the National Cancer Institute (grant nos. U01CA214369 and U54CA244726) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (grant no. R01 FD006589).

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