malignant pleural mesothelioma

Regional Delivery of Mesothelin-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy Creates a Win for Solid Tumors Bookmark

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“In patients with malignant pleural disease, autologous mesothelin-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy demonstrated clinical benefit with no significant toxicity, outcomes that may be due to the regional delivery of the CAR T cells to the intrapleural cavity rather than conventional systemic delivery. The phase I trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02414269) results were presented at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, held March 29–April 3 in Atlanta, Georgia (abstract CT036).”

Go to full article published by Cancer Network on April 10, 2019.

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