Chimeric antigen receptor modified T cell therapy for B cell malignancies

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 132-140

  Turtle, Cameron J ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell; CD19; Chimeric antigen receptors; Leukemia; Lymphoma; T cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY, ADOPTIVE; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84894449023     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: 18653774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-013-1490-x     Document Type: Article

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