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May 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Could Reset the Immune Systems of Patients With Autoimmune Diseases
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers are testing a revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy, originally for cancer, as a potential treatment to reset the immune systems of patients suffering from autoimmune diseases like lupus.
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