Despite advances in the treatment of many advanced-stage solid tumours, the outcomes of patients with central nervous system tumours have not improved substantially for several decades, largely owing to a lack of novel therapies. In this Review, the authors describe the clinical experience with chimeric antigen receptor T cells both in adults and children with these historically difficult to treat malignancies, including some promising signals of efficacy.
- Zev A. Binder
- Stephen J. Bagley
- Donald M. O’Rourke