Search for dissertations about: "car T cell therapy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words car T cell therapy.
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1. CD19-targeting CAR T Cells for Treatment of B Cell Malignancies : From Bench to Bedside
Abstract : Immunotherapy for cancer is a young research field progressing at high speed. The first chimera of an antibody and a signaling chain was designed by Zelig Eshhar and was later further developed to enhance existing T cell therapy by combining a single-chain fragment of an antibody with the CD3 zeta chain of the TCR complex. READ MORE
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2. The Multiple Faces of Genetically-Modified T Cells : Potential Applications in Therapy
Abstract : In this PhD thesis the potential of T-cells as therapy for disease are explored. The applications of genetically modified T-cells for treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease; the functionality and optimal activation of T-cells are discussed. READ MORE
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3. CAR T cells for Immunotherapy of Cancer
Abstract : In recent years, immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by prolonging survival and even curing patients lacking other available therapies. Besides immune checkpoint inhibitors, one of the major advances is attributed to the success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy in treating patients with B-cell malignancies. READ MORE
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4. CNS-Targeted Cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). In the current thesis, we have preformed an immunological investigation of patients with MS and developed an immunosuppressive cell therapy that could be beneficial for these patients. READ MORE
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5. Improvement of adoptive T-cell therapy for Cancer
Abstract : Cancer immunotherapy has recently made remarkable clinical progress. Adoptive transfer of T-cells engineered with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) against CD19 has been successful in treatment of B-cell leukemia. READ MORE