In this treatment approach, a patient’s T cells are collected from the blood and genetically modified to express a protein known as a chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR. Next, the modified cells are grown in the laboratory to produce large populations of the cells, which are then infused into the patient.
En otro de los métodos de ACT, al que comúnmente se denomina terapia CAR, se extraen las células T de la sangre del paciente y se modifican a nivel genético para expresar proteínas híbridas llamadas receptores de antígeno híbrido (CAR) antes de expandirlas y administrárselas al paciente.