Cancer Biology - CAR Therapy

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what is CAR therapy?

Chimoric Antigen Receptor therapy

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when is CAR therapy used?

only used with cancers with known unique antigens

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what is CAR therapy effective with?

blood cancers

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what are the 8 steps of CAR therapy?

  1. get blood sample

  2. sort

  3. CD8+ killer T-cells

  4. fuse with virus

  5. proliferate

  6. immunodepleting chemotherapy

  7. inject new T-cells back into the patient

  8. new T-cells recognize cancer cell’s antigens and kills cancer

<ol><li><p>get blood sample</p></li><li><p>sort</p></li><li><p>CD8+ killer T-cells</p></li><li><p>fuse with virus</p></li><li><p>proliferate</p></li><li><p>immunodepleting chemotherapy</p></li><li><p>inject new T-cells back into the patient</p></li><li><p>new T-cells recognize cancer cell’s antigens and kills cancer</p></li></ol>

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