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CAR-T cell therapy

June 12 , 2021 1072 days 1387 0
  • The clinical trials of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy were conducted globally.
  • It has shown promising results on end stage cancer patients, especially in patients of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.
  • First CAR-T cell Therapy was done by IIT Bombay and cancer care in India.
  • It was done at Bone Marrow Transplant unit of Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai.
  • CAR-T cells were designed and manufactured at Bioscience and Bioengineering (BSBE) department, IIT Bombay.
  • This was also supported by BIRAC-PACE scheme.
  • Now, this therapy will undergo Phase I and II trial of their CAR-T product through National Biopharma Mission.

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