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Molecular zip code draws killer T cells straight to brain tumors

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UCSF scientists have developed a 'molecular GPS' to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue.

Researchers programmed immune cells to attack glioblastoma and treat the inflammation of multiple sclerosis in mice.

The technology worked in mice and the researchers expect it to be tested in a clinical trial next year .

Nearly 300,000 patients are diagnosed with brain cancers each year in the United States .

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