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How gene-edited white blood cells are helping fight cancer

  • Written by Piyush K. Jain, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida
How gene-edited white blood cells are helping fight cancerScientists are using gene editing to make better cancer treatments.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial. So far the treatment appears safe, and more results are expected...

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