These “re-armed” cells were then introduced back into the patient’s bloodstream, where it was hoped they would gradually replace less-able lymphocytes and mount a fierce, sustained attack against the cancer.
That’s exactly what happened for two of the 17 patients in the study, who quickly went into a sustained remission. “These two patients were treated over a year ago and are now disease-free,” Rosenberg said
This is early work, but as the procedure is optimized holds the hope of higher rates of success.
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