search
CAR T therapy
Trends
- 1CAR T cell therapy shows two years free of lupus flares●Two years later, CAR T cell therapy shows promise for life without lupus flares
Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School report that lupus patients treated with CAR T cell therapy have remained free of disease flares two years after receiving the one-time cell-based treatment. The therapy, originally developed for blood cancers, reprograms a patient's own immune cells, and the latest follow-up data suggest it may offer lasting remission in autoimmune disease.
- 2UConn Health Launches CAR-T Cell Therapy Program●UConn Health Launches Cutting-Edge CAR-T Cell Therapy Program
UConn Health has announced the launch of a new CAR-T cell therapy program, a form of immunotherapy that engineers a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer. The initiative brings an advanced, personalised cancer treatment to the Connecticut institution, expanding access for patients in the region who previously had to travel elsewhere for such therapy.