Addressing Pros and Cons of CAR-T Cell Therapy in Melanoma
Source: CureToday, November 2024
For patients with melanoma, treatment with CAR-T cell therapy may come along with pros and cons to consider.
T-cells are immune cells that recognize and destroy foreign invaders in our bodies. CAR-T cell therapy harnesses this power by removing the body’s germ-fighting T cells, engineering them to attack cancer cells, and then infusing them back into the body, as explained by an expert in an interview with CURE®.
CURE® interviewed Dr. Anusha Kalbasi, an associate professor of Radiation Oncology at the Stanford School of Medicine, to gain insights into the usefulness and drawbacks of CAR-T cell therapy.