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Boosting CAR T cells with anti-tumor mRNA vaccines

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A new approach that combines CAR T cells with serial mRNA vaccine injections facilitates robust anti-neoplastic activity in patients with genitourinary cancers, which will pave the way for a promising new targeted treatment strategy.

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Fig. 1: CAR T cell–CARVac therapy in CLDN6+ solid tumors.

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    Alex Chehrazi-Raffle & Sumanta K. Pal

  2. Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA

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A.C.-R. reports consulting roles with Aveo, Exelixis and Tempus Labs. S.K.P. reports consulting roles in Genentech, Aveo, Eisai, Roche, Pfizer, Novartis, Exelixis, Ipsen, BMS and Astellas. L.E.B. declares no competing interests.

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Chehrazi-Raffle, A., Budde, L.E. & Pal, S.K. Boosting CAR T cells with anti-tumor mRNA vaccines. Nat Med 29, 2711–2712 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02623-x

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