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antigen

[an-ti-juhn] / ˈæn tɪ dʒən /




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The cells receive a chimeric, or artificial, antigen receptor known as a CAR, which is designed to bind specifically to CD19.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

This approach – known as CAR-T or chimeric antigen receptor T-cells – is already an approved treatment in blood cancers including some leukaemias and lymphomas.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

In a Phase 1 trial, 14 of 17 patients showed at least a 50% reduction in prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, a protein that indicates the presence of prostate cancer at elevated levels.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

Eli Lilly said Orna’s lead program, ORN-252, is a clinical trial-ready in-vivo chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, or CAR T, therapy designed to treat B cell-driven autoimmune diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

When the connection is made, and a particular lymphocyte with a particular receptor is brought into the presence of the particular antigen, one of the greatest small spectacles in nature occurs.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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