Valuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoThe emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10cross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkThe emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’www.theguardian.comValuy@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square2linkfedilinkcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 days agoIt’s: CAR T-cell therapy, an emerging but still costly cancer treatment that supercharges the body’s immune system to fight disease Cool tech for sure.
minus-squarerollin@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoTo expand a little on what you’re saying, in this procedure, T-cells are genetically engineered “to make proteins on their surface called chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). The CARs can recognise and target a specific protein on the surface of the cancer cells.” (source: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/targeted-cancer-drugs-immunotherapy/car-t-cell-therapy)
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Cool tech for sure.
To expand a little on what you’re saying, in this procedure, T-cells are genetically engineered “to make proteins on their surface called chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). The CARs can recognise and target a specific protein on the surface of the cancer cells.” (source: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/targeted-cancer-drugs-immunotherapy/car-t-cell-therapy)