A method of treating a condition in a patient wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of a viral disease, a bacterial disease, a cancer, an inflammatory disease, and an immune disease, the method comprising intravenously administering to the patient therapeutically effective population of engineered T cells expressing an antigen binding protein and a Fas ligand (FasL) derivative selected from the group consisting of FasL Q130D (SEQ ID NO:
- 10) and FasL C82A (SEQ ID NO:
- 8) and wherein the engineered T cells further comprise a reduced level of expression of Fas receptor (FasR) compared to non-engineered T cells of at least 50%.