CAR-T cells are considered a major innovation in cancer therapy: The T cells – i.e. the immune system’s white blood cells – of people with cancer are altered in laboratories in such a way that they can specifically identify and eliminate tumour cells. People with previously incurable blood cancer diseases have been successfully treated in this way. Now the therapy is also being used for other diseases such as auto-immune diseases, infectious diseases, and cardiac fibrosis. In an interdisciplinary Leopoldina Symposium on Monday, 8 April and Tuesday, 9 April, international experts will discuss current CAR-T cell therapy approaches for these and other, non-malignant diseases.
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