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City of Hope unveils plug-and-play CAR T cells that adapt as tumors mutate

As of September 2026: Co-senior author of the meCAR T study; developed the underlying meditope technology

CAR T cells can cure some blood cancers, but doctors can't adjust them once they're infused. City of Hope researchers just showed a way to keep them programmable, using a molecular docking port that accepts new instructions after the cells are in the body.

Updated Sep 23