Cancer immunotherapies with a switch (IMAGE)

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT

Cancer immunotherapies with a switch

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When CAR-T cells recognise tumour antigens, a genetic switch activates an added gene. Researchers linked this switch to a gene producing a fluorescent protein, allowing them to track it turning on, off and on again.

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IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

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