Which scenario best illustrates adoptive cell transfer immunotherapy (such as CAR T-cell therapy)?
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Correct answer: A patient is infused with engineered T-cells targeting tumour antigen
Adoptive cell transfer involves extracting a patient’s immune cells, modifying or selecting them ex vivo, and infusing them back to attack cancer.
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