Tumor-Specific T Cells (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Tumor-Specific T Cells

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This electron micrograph shows an oral squamous cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red). The tumor-specific T cells were developed from the patient's own immune system, a "personalized cancer vaccine" like those that may be developed in the future with the help of NIST's standardized human genomes.

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R.E. Serda/National Cancer Institute and Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine

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