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CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It’s Closing In on Solid Tumors.

Source: Singularity Hub • Published: 10 Jul 2026, 14:00

CAR T Revolutionized How We Treat Blood Cancers. Now It’s Closing In on Solid Tumors.

Look at recent research identifying a shared surface protein enabling immune therapies to target solid tumors and their protective microenvironment.

Key Takeaways
  • Two independent teams identified GPNMB as a shared cell surface target
  • GPNMB-targeted engineered T cells cleared tumors in mice and in organoids
  • Single patient infusion stabilized metastatic soft‑tissue cancer for three months without severe toxicity
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