CAR
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| Term | CAR |
| Short definition | CAR - A special receptor designed in the laboratory to bind to specific proteins on cancer cells. The CAR is then added to immune cells called T cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
CAR - A special receptor designed in the laboratory to bind to specific proteins on cancer cells. The CAR is then added to immune cells called T cells. This helps the T cells find and kill cancer cells that have the specific protein for the receptor to bind to. Large numbers of these modified T cells, known as CAR T cells, are then grown in the laboratory and given to cancer patients. CAR-T cells are being studied to treat some types of cancer. Also known as a chimeric antigen receptor
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