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Is cellular therapy for autoimmune disease realistically scalable as a mainstream treatment, or is it more likely to remain reserved for a narrow, most-severe subset of patients?

This question is part of our collaboration with ACR Convergence 2026 to preview a session from this year's meeting. This question is inspired by the session series: "Cellular Immunotherapy: Are We on the Cusp of a Therapeutic Revolution in Rheumatology?
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Rheumatology · Cleveland Clinic
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The answer is that this remains very much a work in progress. Before we can meaningfully address scalability, we need greater certainty about several things: the magnitude and durability of clinical benefit; whether patients can remain drug-free or will require concomitant therapy after treatment; a...

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