CAR

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001403",
  "term": "CAR",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A special receptor created in the laboratory that is designed to bind to certain proteins on cancer cells. The CAR is then added to immune cells called T cells. This helps the T cells find and kill cancer cells that have the specific protein that the receptor is designed to bind. These changed T cells called CAR T cells are then grown in large numbers in the laboratory and given to cancer patients. CAR T cells are being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Also called chimeric antigen receptor.",
  "expansions": [
    "chimeric antigen receptor"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "CAR T-cell therapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/car/"
}