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Scientists are repurposing a powerful cancer treatment to "reset" the immune systems of people with severe autoimmune diseases, and early results show patients going into complete remission. This breakthrough could transform treatment for millions living with conditions like lupus and multiple sclerosis.
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A revolutionary therapy originally designed to fight cancer is now helping people with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases walk again. CAR T-cell therapy is showing stunning results in early trials, with some patients ditching their walkers and medications.
Scientists discovered that making cancer cells physically stiffer dramatically improved CAR T-cell therapy results in mice with severe skin cancer. This breakthrough could help save more lives by making one of medicine's most promising cancer treatments even more effective.
Actor Sam Neill is cancer-free after a groundbreaking treatment that turns the body's own immune cells into cancer-fighting superweapons. Scientists say we've only scratched the surface of what's possible.
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill announced he's completely cancer-free after a five-year battle with lymphoma, crediting breakthrough therapy that saved his life. The beloved actor says he's ready to return to the big screen.
A breakthrough cancer treatment is giving hope to millions living with autoimmune diseases. Early trials show CAR T-cell therapy could offer a one-time "immune reset" instead of lifelong medications.
Actor Sam Neill has no detectable cancer after switching to CAR T-cell therapy when traditional chemotherapy stopped working. The 78-year-old Jurassic Park star is calling his latest scan results "extraordinary."
Actor Sam Neill announced he has no cancer in his body, four years after his stage three lymphoma diagnosis nearly ended his life. The Jurassic Park star credits an innovative therapy that genetically modifies blood cells to attack cancer.
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has announced he's cancer-free after a groundbreaking CAR T-cell therapy trial eliminated his aggressive blood cancer. The 78-year-old actor is now championing broader access to the revolutionary treatment that saved his life when traditional chemotherapy failed.
Scientists have discovered that a cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy can stop autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis without the dangerous side effects. Hundreds of patients are already experiencing remarkable recoveries, and the first treatments could be approved next year.
A bedridden woman with three life-threatening autoimmune conditions walked out of bed just one week after receiving a groundbreaking cell therapy treatment. Eleven months later, she's "perfectly fine" and living without medication.
A groundbreaking trial is teaching children's immune systems to recognize and destroy aggressive cancers, offering fresh hope where traditional treatments fall short. The first patient has already enrolled in the study spanning the UK and US.
Doctors in Buffalo are reprogramming patients' immune cells to fight autoimmune diseases the same way they fight cancer. The one-time treatment could replace lifelong medications for millions living with lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis.
A therapy that fights cancer is being adapted to treat lupus, MS, and other autoimmune diseases affecting nearly one in 10 Americans. Researchers at Roswell Park aim to replace lifelong medications with a single infusion.
Blood cancer patients in Kansas can now access a one-time therapy that could replace lifelong chemotherapy cycles. The breakthrough CAR T-cell treatment genetically modifies patients' own immune cells to fight cancer.
A breakthrough treatment originally designed for cancer is giving hope to over 5 million Indians living with autoimmune diseases. CAR T-cell therapy is helping patients with lupus and arthritis reduce lifelong medications by resetting their faulty immune systems.
Scientists have found a way to use CAR T-cells, already proven to cure some cancers, to slow the devastating effects of ALS by targeting rogue immune cells in the brain. The breakthrough could extend lives and eventually help treat dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Peter Jefferies prepared a PowerPoint for his own funeral when doctors said his aggressive lymphoma was untreatable. A groundbreaking CAR T-cell therapy developed in Wellington gave him his life back.
A groundbreaking cancer therapy developed in Wellington is putting dying patients into long-term remission and could be available publicly by 2027. The treatment offers hope to families who previously had to raise millions for overseas care.
Patients with a debilitating muscle disease saw symptoms nearly disappear after just six weeks of treatment—and the relief lasted a full year. The breakthrough could transform care for multiple autoimmune conditions.
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