word
CAR-T Cell Therapy
KAR-TEE SEL THAIR-uh-pee
/kɑːr tiː sɛl ˈθɛrəpi/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
CARTcelltherapy
Dictionary meaning
A form of adoptive immunotherapy in which a patient's own T cells are genetically engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that direct them to recognise and kill specific cancer cells; currently approved for several haematological malignancies.
Examples
- CAR-T cell therapy has achieved durable remissions in some patients with relapsed B cell leukaemia.
Synonyms: chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, adoptive cell therapy
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