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ASCO Immunotherapy Roundup - 6: CAR T-Cell Therapy Another Hot Field in Immuno-Oncology
The race to develop chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies is heating up, says Ian Haydock, managing editor of PharmAsia News, a publication of the UK-based global information provider Informa plc. In the sixth of this series, Mr Haydock spoke…
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