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Whitney Hopfauf

Genetically Engineered Immune Cells Found to Rapidly Clear Leukemia Tumors: Scientific ... - 0 views

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leukemia

shared by Whitney Hopfauf on 31 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • shown promise against chronic leukemia, but there were
  • doubts about whether it could take on the faster-growing acute lymphoblastic
  • By the time the man started the trial, 70% of his bone marrow was tumor.
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  • ‘chimeric antigen receptor
  • ’, or CAR, that would target cells expressing a protein called CD19.
  • treatment had driven his cancer into remission
Whitney Hopfauf

First documented case of child cured of HIV - 0 views

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virus

shared by Whitney Hopfauf on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Whitney Hopfauf on 04 Mar 13
     
    Exciting when AIDS research takes a step forward. However, is it true that although they cannot detect the virus, it may lie dormant? How sensitive are those tests? There was a case of a man who had HIV and leukemia and so they treated him with a bone marrow transplant from someone who was resistant to HIV. The man was said to be cured but there were later debates on the validity. 
Abdirizak Abdi

Cell Therapy Promising for Acute Type of Leukemia - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...romise-for-acute-leukemia.html

shared by Abdirizak Abdi on 26 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Abdirizak Abdi on 26 Mar 13
     
    Exciting experimental treatment that stops cancer cells. The treatment uses the patient's own T-cells(disease fighting cells) and uses some sort of virus as a vector to change those cells into cancer fighting cells. My concern was was is there a damage done to other immune systems cells that also have the CD19 molecule on their surface? dendritic cells to name, which is mandatory for the body to fight both bacterial as well as viral infections. You wipe the dendritic cells and that introduces opportunistic infections. Regardless amazing news.
Katelyn Madigan

First documented case of child cured of HIV - 0 views

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microbiology immune HIV child

shared by Katelyn Madigan on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • i diagnosed with HIV at birth and immediately put on antiretroviral therapy.
  • brought back into care at 23 months, despite being off treatment for five months, the child was found to have an undetectable viral load
  • d today no signs of HIV infection in the child can be detected by the most sensitive means available.
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  • physician was able to treat his leukemia with a stem-cell transplant from a person who was born with a genetic mutation causing immunity to HIV infection. Following the transplant, Mr. Brown was able to stop HIV treatment without experiencing a return of his HIV disease
  • achieved by antiretroviral therapy alone
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