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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Discov. 2013 Apr 2;3(4):388–398. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0548

Figure 1. Three generation of CARs.

Figure 1

Left: First generation CARs, including activating receptors such as CD8/CD3z fusion receptors and T-bodies; middle: Second generation CARs providing dual-signaling to direct combined activating and costimulatory signals; right: Third generation CARs comprising more complex structures with 3 or more signaling domains.