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Thursday, 01/09/2014 1:25:25 PM

Thursday, January 09, 2014 1:25:25 PM

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Chimaeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy vs. T-cell receptor(TCR)

But there is one difficulty: the T-cell receptors must be genetically matched to the patient's immune type.
A more flexible tactic, called chimaeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy, avoids this constraint. It uses a gene that encodes artificial, antibody-like proteins that bind the antigens studding the tumour cell's surface without needing to match the patient's immune type.

In other words, CARs work in an MHC independent manner.

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