FDA tells sponsors of CAR T-cell therapies to add boxed warning about secondary T-cell malignancies

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FDA has directed the sponsors of CAR T-cell therapies to place boxed warnings on their products to indicate that the agents may cause secondary T-cell malignancies. 

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Alexandria Carolan
Alexandria Carolan
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