After two successful cases, scientists conclude that based on 10-year results, a treatment called CAR-T cell therapy can “actually cure patients of leukemia,” a scientist says.
, can attack cancer immediately, then stay inside the body for years and evolve there to keep the disease at bay. Such so-called “living drugs” are now used by thousands around the world to treat certain blood cancers.
A couple weeks after getting the treatment, he felt sick for about a week and was hospitalized for three days. Dr. Armin Ghobadi of Washington University in St. Louis, an expert in gene and cellular immunotherapy for cancer, called the findings “incredible.” Though the word “cure” is rarely used in cancer, he said it appears these patients were “most likely” cured.“That’s just really beautiful to see,” said Ghobadi, who was not involved in the study.
“But the big scientific challenge — and it’s a big one — is how to make this work in solid cancers,” like those in the lung, colon and other places, June said.
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