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Engineering in vivo CAR-T cells

Early clinical data on in vivo CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma reveals key mechanistic insights and could mark the beginning of a new era of fast, streamlined and accessible immunotherapies.

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Fig. 1: Feasibility and efficacy of in vivo anti‑BCMA CAR-T cell generation in multiple myeloma.

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Greco, B., Doglio, M. & Casucci, M. Engineering in vivo CAR-T cells. Nat Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04296-8

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