From Native Lymphocytes to CAR-T Therapy

A brief introduction to key concepts in Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, from the role of T cells in the immune system and the mechanisms by which they exert their function, through the characteristics of T cell receptors, to the basics of CAR-T technology, its application and its current challenges.


1. An introduction to lymphocytes

By Prof. Herman Waldmann – University of Oxford, UK

An excerpt from Introduction to the immune system

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2. Antigen recognition by T-cell receptors

By Prof. Herman Waldmann – University of Oxford, UK

An excerpt from Antigen recognition in the immune system

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3. An introduction to immunoreceptors

By Prof. Anton van der Merwe – University of Oxford, UK

An excerpt from Immunoreceptors

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4. T-cell receptors (TCRs)

By Prof. Anton van der Merwe – University of Oxford, UK

An excerpt from Immunoreceptors

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5. CAR-T for cancer treatment

By Prof. Sebastian Kobold – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

An excerpt from Mode of action of T cells engineered with CAR or TCR for cancer treatment

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6. CAR-T for the treatment of relapse refractory multiple myeloma

By Prof. Paul G. Richardson – Harvard Medical School, USA

An excerpt from The evolving role of novel and next generation therapies in the management of multiple myeloma: relapse refractory multiple myeloma 2

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7. Some issues associated with CAR-T cell therapies

By Prof. Sebastian Kobold – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

An excerpt from Mode of action of T cells engineered with CAR or TCR for cancer treatment

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8. Challenges in applying CAR-T therapies to solid tumours

By Prof. Sebastian Kobold – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

An excerpt from Mode of action of T cells engineered with CAR or TCR for cancer treatment

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9. More on the challenge of recruiting CAR-T cells to solid tumours

By Prof. Ann Ager – Cardiff University, UK

An excerpt from Lymphocyte homing: getting lymphocytes to the right place at the right time

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10. The potential of CAR-T therapy for autoimmune diseases

By Dr. Marko Radic – University of Tennessee, USA

An excerpt from The potential of CAR T cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases

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