University of Cincinnati receives $2.3M from NCI to visualize CAR T cells within the body

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The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center was granted $2.3 million from NCI to develop a technique to visualize where genetically modified immune cells go in the body after being administered to patients with cancer.

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