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by jfarlow 964 days ago
There are a number of companies working on 'in vivo' deliveries for CARs. Oftentimes using the same tools as proven out by the Moderna vaccine.
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Yes, but that way you lose control over the dose, and to an extent over CAR-T characteristics. CAR-T therapy is usually used in patients who already had multiple rounds of chemo and their immune cells are generally not in a great shape. Even with 'traditional' CARs you occasionally get manufacturing failures since the cells are too exhausted to expand in vitro or have already lost their effector functions.