A new kind of CAR-T becomes a micro-pharmacy, eliminating glioblastoma in mice

In immunotherapy for cancer, the buzziest area of research is combinations: one checkpoint drug with another, say, or a checkpoint drug with chemotherapy. The latest brainstorm is an acronym lover’s dream team: CAR-Ts and BiTEs.

In a mouse study reported on Monday in Nature Biotechnology, the one-two punch vanquished glioblastoma, the incurable brain cancer that killed Sen. John McCain last August. You may be wondering:

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