Like a creature from a science fiction movie, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can be a shape-shifter. In a small number of ...

Skin biopsy specimens of three lesions on her back were consistent with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). On physical examination, she had erythematous patches and plaques with ill-defined borders ...

Physician-scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) recently published two papers that advance the science of addressing critical issues with CAR T cell therapy in patients with ...

Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now uncovered this mechanism. The scientists showed ...

CAR T cell therapy is a treatment for some types of leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. T cells are part of the immune system that “hook” onto cancer cells and kill them. In CAR T cell therapy, doctors ...

Taking a patient's immune cells and targeting their cancer with them, which is called CAR T cell therapy, is showing promise ...