CAR-T Cells Just Got Some "Killer" Competition

Immunotherapies that genetically modulate the antigenic receptors on a patient’s T cells—so-called CAR-T therapy—to seek out and destroy cancer have been met with favorable success over the past several years. Subsequently, CAR-T cells have received all the accolades and attention among genetically modified immune cells. But now there is a new player on the pitch that could give CAR-T a run for its money. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and