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antigen

[an-ti-juhn] / ˈæn tɪ dʒən /




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This phenomenon, known as antigen escape, can allow cancer cells to survive even when a targeted treatment initially works.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

CAR-T therapy, short for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, was pioneered in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

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

Heeney said this was the first time an antigen designed by AI had been trialled in people.

From BBC Jun. 4, 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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