Car T-cell Therapy #8 is a photograph by Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 8th, 2019.
Car T-cell Therapy #8
T-cells and prostate cancer cells. Composite coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T-cells and prostate cancer cells (purple). T-cells are a... more
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Car T-cell Therapy #8
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Steve Gschmeissner/science Photo Library
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T-cells and prostate cancer cells. Composite coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T-cells and prostate cancer cells (purple). T-cells are a component of the body's immune system. CAR T-cell therapy takes T-cells from a cancer patient's blood and modifies them to recognize a specific protein found on patient's tumor cells. When reintroduced to the patient the T-cells find and destroy the tumour cells. The newest form of CAR T-cell therapy, now in clinical trials, uses memory" T-cells which remain in the body after attacking the cancer. The hope is that memory T-cells may provide an active reservoir of cancer-killing cells capable of stopping further tumours."
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October 8th, 2019
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