Characterization of osteosarcoma-detecting MAb leads to identification of ALPL-1 as a CAR T target for treating osteosarcoma
June 27, 2023
Osteosarcomas (OS) are the most common malignant bone tumor. The disease originates within the fastest growing areas of the long bones of children and young adults, where the histologic hallmark of OS is malignant bone formation (osteoid). Improvements in treatments have proven difficult to date with metastatic OS remaining a bleak prognosis routinely leading to lung metastases to ultimately cause death.