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China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapies

Source: Nature - Main • Published: 28 Sept 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Nature - Main.

In vivo CAR-T developments in China: a news feature that examines why researchers there are rapidly moving next‑generation cell therapies into clinical testing and what that means for global research opportunities.

China now leads the world in trials for next-gen CAR-T therapies
Key Takeaways
  • China accounts for about 82% of the 140 global in vivo CAR-T therapies being tested in animals and people.
  • Investigator-initiated trials in China let researchers test cell and gene therapies quickly without central regulator oversight.
  • Early human results from China show symptom improvements in multiple autoimmune and blood-cancer cases with manageable short-term safety.
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