A Breakthrough Against Leukemia Using Altered T-Cells

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/health/a-breakthrough-against-leukemia-using-altered-t-cells.html?_r=0

by interconnector • 14 years ago

14 3 14 years ago

Awesome story. One major question about this therapy (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1103849) is what life will be like without B-cells. They're pretty important to a functioning immune system.

docpepin• 14 years ago

"In the 10 years or so since the widespread use of B-cell depletion, there is little to suggest that a long-term paucity of B cells puts patients at risk for malignancy or opportunistic infections, nor that it leads to treatment-resistant RA or complications." (http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/ijr.12.7?journ...)

scarmig• 14 years ago

I know complaining about comments on newspaper article forums is never super productive. But still:

"What this article did not mention was the thousands of people who prayed and gathered together for a candle lit prayer vigil for Emily and her family when things were so critical."

Rage. I guess God just didn't value the life of my 10 year old cousin enough to save her despite all those candlelit vigils we put on for her.

More on topic: great article and great science.

A Breakthrough Against Leukemia Using Altered T-Cells

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