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Comparison of different suicide-gene strategies for the safety improvement of genetically manipulated T cells.
Human gene therapy methods - 1 Dec 2012
Marin Virna, Cribioli Elisabetta, Philip Brian, Tettamanti Sarah, Pizzitola Irene, Biondi Andrea, Biagi Ettore, Pule Martin
Abstract excerpt
Use of adoptive T-cell therapy (ACT) is increasing; however, T-cell therapy can result in severe toxicity. Consequently, several suicide-gene strategies that allow selective destruction of the infused T cells have been described. We compared effectiveness of four such strategies in vitro in Epstein Barr virus (EBV)-cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK), human inducible...
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