UC Irvine researchers develop framework to make CAR T-cell therapy safer

UC Irvine researchers develop framework to make CAR T-cell therapy safer

CAR T-cell therapy has transformed cancer care, offering new hope to patients with aggressive blood cancers who once had few treatment options.

Cancer Treatment Saves Lives Without Dangerous Side Effects

CAR T-cell therapy has changed the outlook for people with some of the most aggressive blood cancers, turning a patient’s own immune system into a living cancer-fighting drug. Yet the treatment’s extraordinary power can come with a dangerous neurological cost. A research team at the University of California, Irvine, has proposed a new strategy for preventing and treating immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, or ICANS, a complic…