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An introduction to CAR-T and CAR-NK cell therapy development

Cancer research Cell and tissue biology Drug discovery and development Immunology

Cell therapy is an emerging and exciting field within biotherapeutics, offering potential treatments for cancers and autoimmune diseases. In this short animated video, we introduce you to two chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell therapies, highlighting how CAR cells are genetically engineered as well as the advantages and disadvantages of CAR-T therapy and CAR-natural killer (NK) therapy.

Animation by Peter Halliday.

 

This feature was supported by Sino Biological.