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  <xsd:element id="tcrt_OneTimeBenchmarkPaymentsMember" name="OneTimeBenchmarkPaymentsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_OtherIncomeExpenseMember" name="OtherIncomeExpenseMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_OutsideTwoThousandTwelvePlanMember" name="OutsideTwoThousandTwelvePlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_PatentAndTechnologyLicenseAgreementMember" name="PatentAndTechnologyLicenseAgreementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_PerformanceBasedPaymentsMemberMember" name="PerformanceBasedPaymentsMemberMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_PostMarketingApprovalMember" name="PostMarketingApprovalMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_SecuritiesPurchaseAgreementMember" name="SecuritiesPurchaseAgreementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_ShareSubscriptionAgreementMember" name="ShareSubscriptionAgreementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_SiliconValleyBankLoanMember" name="SiliconValleyBankLoanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_SiliconValleyBankMember" name="SiliconValleyBankMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_SvbFacilityMember" name="SvbFacilityMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_SvbWarrantsMember" name="SvbWarrantsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TcellReceptorMember" name="TcellReceptorMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TenthScheduledPaymentMember" name="TenthScheduledPaymentMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TermATrancheMember" name="TermATrancheMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TermBMilestoneMember" name="TermBMilestoneMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TermBTrancheMember" name="TermBTrancheMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TermLoanAgreementMember" name="TermLoanAgreementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TermLoanMember" name="TermLoanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TheUniversityOfTexasMDAndersonCancerCenterAndTheTexasAAndMUniversitySystemMember" name="TheUniversityOfTexasMDAndersonCancerCenterAndTheTexasAAndMUniversitySystemMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TriArmMember" name="TriArmMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TwoThousandAndThreeEquityIncentivePlanMember" name="TwoThousandAndThreeEquityIncentivePlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TwoThousandAndTwelveEquityIncentivePlanMember" name="TwoThousandAndTwelveEquityIncentivePlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TwoThousandAndTwentyEquityIncentivePlanMember" name="TwoThousandAndTwentyEquityIncentivePlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember" name="TwoThousandTwelveStockOptionPlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_UnderwritingAgreementMember" name="UnderwritingAgreementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_VinetiIncMember" name="VinetiIncMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_WarrantsMember" name="WarrantsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_WatermillAndRobertWPostmaMember" name="WatermillAndRobertWPostmaMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_ZeroMilestoneMember" name="ZeroMilestoneMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_ZiopharmMember" name="ZiopharmMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_ZiopLicenseAgreementWithTheNationalCancerInstituteMember" name="ZiopLicenseAgreementWithTheNationalCancerInstituteMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTable" name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_FinancingArrangementsDisclosureTextBlock" name="FinancingArrangementsDisclosureTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_StockOptionsAndRestrictedStockAwardsTextBlock" name="StockOptionsAndRestrictedStockAwardsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="tcrt_WarrantTextBlock" name="WarrantTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
</xsd:schema>
