Q. Consider the following statements regarding the CAR T-cell therapy :
1.It is a treatment to enhance the innate power of a patient’s immune system to fight cancer.
2.Leukapheresis is a process in this therapy to produce chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) on T cells.
3.It was initially used to fight certain types of blood cancers.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct
Statement 1 is correct: CAR T-cell therapy is a revolutionary type of cancer treatment that belongs to the broader category of immunotherapy, which harnesses and enhances the innate power of a patient’s immune system to fight cancer.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Blood is drawn from the patient, and T cells are separated from the other blood components through a process called leukapheresis.
Statement 3 is correct: Although initially used in certain blood cancers, ongoing research is expanding the use of CAR T-cell therapy to other types of cancer.
