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Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity

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Post-infusion poly(ethylene glycol) surface modification of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T cells and a subcutaneous chemokine-adsorbing hydrogel address cytokine release syndrome and the neurotoxicity side effects of CAR T cell therapy against tumours.

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Fig. 1: Solutions to mitigate the side effects of CAR T cell therapy, administered before or after CAR T cell infusion.

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Correspondence to Khalid Shah.

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K.S. owns equity in and is a member of the Board of Directors of AMASA Therapeutics, a company developing stem cell-based therapies for cancer. K.S.’s interests were reviewed and are managed by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham in accordance with their conflict-of-interest policies. C.L. declares no competing interests.

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Liu, C., Shah, K. Taming CAR T cell therapy toxicity. Nat. Mater. 22, 1444–1445 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01742-7

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