Chimeric antigen receptor
| Chimeric antigen receptor | |
|---|---|
| Term | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| Short definition | chimeric antigen receptor - (pronounced) (ky-MEER-ik AN-tih-jen reh-SEP-ter) special lab-designed receptor designed to bind to specific proteins on cancer cells. The chimeric antigen receptor is then added to immune cells called T cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
chimeric antigen receptor - (pronounced) (ky-MEER-ik AN-tih-jen reh-SEP-ter) special lab-designed receptor designed to bind to specific proteins on cancer cells. The chimeric antigen receptor 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. These modified T cells, known as chimeric antigen receptor T cells, are then grown in large numbers in the laboratory and given to cancer patients. Chimeric antigen receptor T cells are being studied in the treatment of some cancers. Also called CAR
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