The Next Challenge: Improving And Predicting Responses As CAR-T Therapies Advance
Executive Summary
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies have shown unprecedented response rates and may extend survival for patients expected to live only a few more months. Now, CAR-T developers are looking at how to improve responses, extend survival and improve safety.
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