Gianpietro Dotti, MD (IMAGE) University of North Carolina Health Care Caption “CAR-T cells produced in the lab for reinfusion can be extremely different from one patient to another and the lack of certain types of cells in the end product can significantly reduce the capacity of these cells to persist long term,” said Gianpietro Dotti, MD, professor of microbiology and immunology at UNC School of Medicine and co-leader of the UNC Lineberger immunology research program. “Our study demonstrates that the addition of the drugs we have identified during the re-engineering process allows the preservation of a critical cell subset responsible for long-term persistence.” Credit UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.