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The GoCART Coalition: Guidance for pharmacists

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In the last decade, immunotherapies that treat cancers using the patient’s immune system to recognise, attack and kill malignant cells have reached the market. 11 Many documents and checklists detail every stage of the pathway in preparing CAR T. 12 The document aims to harmonise the implementation of hospital pharmacy CAR T services.

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A history of blood cancer treatment

pharmaphorum

The first well-documented case of multiple myeloma was reported in 1844 by renowned British surgeon Samuel Solly. Crucially, he observed a connection between certain tumours and inflammation, noting that neoplastic tissues were often covered with leukocytes of the immune system. 1942 – Chemotherapy moves from trenches to treatment .