Muñoz, Javier
Locke, Frederick L.
Reagan, Patrick M.
Goy, Andre
Jacobson, Caron A.
Hill, Brian T.
Timmerman, John M.
Flinn, Ian W.
Miklos, David B.
Pagel, John M.
Kersten, Marie José
Forcade, Edouard
Topp, Max S.
Houot, Roch
Beitinjaneh, Amer
Zheng, Dan
Chang, Mengru
Zhang, Wangshu
Shen, Rhine R.
Khalid, Rita Damico
Kloos, Ioana
Wang, Michael L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kite, a Gilead Company
Article History
Received: 30 December 2025
Accepted: 7 April 2026
First Online: 27 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, the institutional review board or independent ethics committee at each study site approved the protocol, and all patients provided written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
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