Immuno-T - T-cell

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The immune system's soldiers, T-cells, pick up on the signals sent out by cancer cells. They know these cancer cells from the strange proteins they carry. But some sneaky cancer cells can soak up those foreign proteins and pretend to be healthy cells. Fortunately, scientists have come up with a clever solution: CAR T-cell therapy. The T-cells are taken from patients' bodies and modified in a lab to receive a special upgrade. In the lab, a new genetic code is programmed into them for a powerful receptor called CAR (Chimeric antigen receptor). With this new gear, they can spot those disguised cancer cells like pros. The CAR makes these super-soldiers even more potent, taking out cancer cells with ease. Sometimes, though, the CAR T-cells also attack healthy cells that share some of the same traits as the bad guys.