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Replication-Competent Retroviruses in Gene-Modified T Cells Used in Clinical Trials: Is It Time to Revise the Testing Requirements?
1 Feb 2012
Abstract excerpt
Adoptive T-cell transfer is recognized as an innovative treatment strategy for various malignant diseases.1,2 To improve the efficacy and sometimes the safety of this approach, T cells can be genetically manipulated to modify their antigen specificity, to enhance their in vivo survival and trafficking to specific tissues, or to be eliminated in the event of undesired toxic effects.3 γ-retroviral vectors are...
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