Suicide Gene Therapy to Increase the Safety of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Lymphocytes

<p>Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are generated by fusing the antigen-binding motif of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) with the signal transduction machinery of the T-cell receptor (TCR). The genetic modification of T lymphocytes with chimeric receptors specific for tumor-associated antigens (T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monica Casucci, Attilio Bondanza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer
Online Access:http://www.jcancer.org/v02p0378.htm