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FDA fast tracks targeted therapy for leukemia

traci43
traci43 CSN Member Posts: 771 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

http://news.yahoo.com/us-regulators-fast-track-novel-leukemia-therapy-213503303.html

I just saw this article and thought I would share.  The therapy imprints an individuals T-cells to recognize leukemia cells with an 89% success rate in trials (just 27 individuals).  I hope this leads to advances in other cancers, including colon cancer.

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