The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’

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According to The Guardian’s source item, The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’, After embarking on a trial of CAR T-cell therapy, actor Sam Neill announced he is cancer-free. Researchers are enthusiastic the therapies could be a major weapon in the battle against cancer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “Game-changer.” That’s how Prof Misty Jenkins, an immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, describes CAR T-cell therapy, an emerging but still costly cancer treatment that supercharges the body’s immune system to fight disease. Late last month, Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill put the treatment in the spotlight , revealing his stage three cancer was in remission after undergoing CAR T-cell therapy as part of a clinical trial in Sydney. He stopped short of describing his remission as a miracle – the success, he said, was “science at its best”. Continue readin

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