Figure 1.
Overview of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Process of extracting normal T-cells from the patient’s peripheral blood; integration of CARs in T-cells in the laboratory; in vitro cultivation and expansion of CAR T-cells that are re-infused into the patient’s bloodstream; CAR T-cells proliferate and kill the tumor cells that bear the specific antigen the CARs are directed against.
