CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Introduction CAR T-cell therapy is an advanced form of immunotherapy that utilizes a patient's own immune cells (T-cells) to fight cancer. It has shown remarkable success in treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Recently, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) approved India's second "living drug," Qartemi, a CAR T-cell therapy for blood cancer treatment. What is CAR T-Cell Therapy? CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) T-cell therapy is a type of personalized medicine that modifies a patient's T-cells in the laboratory to help them recognize and attack cancer cells. This therapy harnesses the power of the immune system to specifically target cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. How Does CAR T-Cell Therapy Work? The process involves several key steps: T-Cell Collection : A patient's T-cells (a type of white blood cell) are extracted from their blood using a process called leukaph...