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Background:
- Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignancy of plasma cells.
- MM is nearly always incurable.
- T cells can be genetically modified to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically target malignancy-associated antigens.
- Autologous T cells genetically modified to express CARs
Clinical Background
Bone metastasis give rise to major complications that lead to significant morbidity and impairment of life quality. The most common primary for bone metastasis is prostate, lung and breast carcinoma. These three have the highest cancer incidence in the USA with up to 85%
BACKGROUND:
- Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignancy of plasma cells.
- MM is nearly always incurable.
- T cells can be genetically modified to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically target malignancy-associated antigens.
- Autologous T cells genetically modified to express CARs
Multiple myeloma (MM) is one of the most common hematological diseases and besides the option of an allogeneic stem cell transplantation remains incurable.
Although autologous stem cell transplantation and new compounds such as bortezomib, thalidomide and lenalidomide have been implemented,