The bottom line of CAR-T fungal risk: low incidence, high stakes and the need for individualised antifungal prophylaxis.

Transplant Cell Ther

National Centre for Infectious in Cancer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Austral

Published: January 2025


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