Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has established a satellite CAR T-cell therapy clinic, the first of its kind in the U.S.
Patients can now visit the Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Cancer Center for stem cell and CAR T-cell collection procedures, which previously were available only at the Intermountain LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, according to a May 15 news release from the health system.
After collection, cells are sent to a separate facility and re-engineered for each patient’s individualized treatment. Cell transplantation and post-procedure observation will still occur at the Intermountain LDS Hospital, the release said, with patients returning home for follow-up care.
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