DUSP4: a potential boost for CAR-T cells against solid tumors
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Researchers at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine have identified DUSP4 as a protein that may enhance CAR-T cell therapy. The finding is notable because CAR-T approaches have had limited success against solid tumors, so a potential booster could broaden their therapeutic reach. It remains early-stage research, but the result points to a new avenue for improving immune-cell treatment in solid cancers.
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