the team used a modified form of the famous gene-editing tool CRISPR to swap out individual letters in the T-cells’ DNA code. This technique is called “base editing.” Alyssa is the first patient to receive a base-edited CAR-T cell therapy.
Within a month of treatment, Alyssa entered remission. She then received a second bone marrow transplant to restore her immune function, since the experimental therapy had wiped out her T-cells. Now, six months post-transplant, her cancer remains undetectable and she’s recovering at home.
The other ‘cancer/Melanoma Miracle’ thread dropped off into the riparian zone.
Bonus:
Experimental {{{bum}}} cancer drug caused all patients’ tumors to disappear in small trial
You’ll have to EDIT out the {EDIT…} sequence, then paste this into a search… cause R E C .tal is a bad word.
livescience.com remission-in-small-{ EDIT r-BUM-ectal EDIT}-cancer-trial
Cancer, like cursive writing, is running out of time?
ralph