T-cell therapy for cancer treatment: How it works

T cells defend the body from diseases, but they’re often unsuccessful in defending the body against cancer. However, a type of immunotherapy called T-cell therapy improves T cells’ potential to destroy cancer.

With this type of immunotherapy, T cells are removed from the patient’s body and sent to a lab where many copies of these T cells are made. Sometimes these T cells are modified to be even more effective at fighting cancer. These improved T cells are then returned to the patient’s body, where they can launch a more powerful attack against the cancer.

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