CAR T‑cell immunotherapy: A safe and potent living drug technique for cancer treatment (Review)
- Authors:
- Adnan Ahmad
- Mohammad Haneef
- Shadma Andleeb Khan
- Fariya Khan
- Nabeel Ahmad
- Saif Khan
- Samriddhi Jaswani
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Affiliations: Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226026, India, Department of Biotechnology, School of Allied Sciences, Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India, Department of Basic Dental and Medical Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha'il, Ha'il 2440, Saudi Arabia - Published online on: August 22, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2023.200
- Article Number: 23
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Copyright : © Ahmad et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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