Bringing CAR T cell therapy trials to underserved populations.

Cancer Cell

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023

There is a critical need for equitable access to cell therapies in cancer treatment, particularly within public safety-net healthcare systems that serve minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. We discuss how the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine is piloting a cell therapy program aimed at addressing cancer care disparities and has the potential to serve as a national model for enhancing health equity in cancer care.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11146682PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2023.10.002DOI Listing

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