CAR T Cells: Beating Cancer with the Immune System

Doug Olson's terminal cancer was miraculously cured through genetic modification of his own immune cells. While this sounds like it's straight out of a science fiction novel, many cancer patients are currently receiving this revolutionary new cancer treatment: CAR T cell therapy. Learn about the mechanism, side effects, and the exciting future of CAR T cells in this episode of Medicurio.

Please go to my website for the video transcript, references, and extra info about the video:
• Doug Olson’s Story
• What’s the Fuss About Co-Stimulation?
• The Natural Cancer-Killing Ability of the Immune System
• New Ideas for CAR T Cells
• Hypogammaglobulinemia, CRS, and ICANS
• Thank You, Alpacas, For Your Nanobodies

Website: https://medicurio.ca/2023/09/04/car-t...

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:30 T cell signaling mechanisms
03:32 How T cells destroy infected cells
04:46 Chimeric antigen receptor structure
07:03 CAR T cell manufacturing
07:53 Approved CAR T cell therapies and clinical trials
09:28 CAR T cell therapy side effects
10:37 The future of CAR T cell therapy
12:56 Outro