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Scientists are claiming “extraordinary” success with engineering immune cells to target a specific type of blood cancer in their first clinical trials.
In one study, 94% of participants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) saw symptoms vanish completely.
To administer the T-cell therapy, doctors remove immune cells from patients, tagging them with “receptor” molecules that target a specific cancer, as other T-cells target the flu or infections. They then infuse the cells back in the body.
“These are in patients that have failed everything. Most of the patients in our trial would be projected to have two to five months to live.”
“T-cells are a living drug, and in particular they have the potential to persist in our body for our whole lives.”
in another study researchers had tracked the presence of “memory” T-cells for two to 14 years after they had been introduced into cancer patients
originally posted by: trollz
Scientists are claiming “extraordinary” success with engineering immune cells to target a specific type of blood cancer in their first clinical trials.
In one study, 94% of participants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) saw symptoms vanish completely.
To administer the T-cell therapy, doctors remove immune cells from patients, tagging them with “receptor” molecules that target a specific cancer, as other T-cells target the flu or infections. They then infuse the cells back in the body.
“These are in patients that have failed everything. Most of the patients in our trial would be projected to have two to five months to live.”
“T-cells are a living drug, and in particular they have the potential to persist in our body for our whole lives.”
in another study researchers had tracked the presence of “memory” T-cells for two to 14 years after they had been introduced into cancer patients
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Another potential step forward in the fight against cancer, and very promising considering that 94% of patients in one study had their symptoms vanish. More work needs to be done however, as the therapy killed two.
originally posted by: whismermill
isn't that how "I am legend" started? A miracel cancer cure?