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Isn't the idea with CRISPR that you patch the patient's t-cells in such a way that they are able to recognize cancer cells as diseased cells, allowing the immun

Isn't the idea with CRISPR that you patch the patient's t-cells in such a way that they are able to recognize cancer cells as diseased cells, allowing the immune system to clear them away?

alextheparrot 10y ago
The holy grail would be fixing commonly occurring mutations that cause the cancer, but to my knowledge the edit/correction rate is too low for this to work currently, plus the possibility of causing more cancer by bad edits. Thus, the T-cell approaches are more promising currently as it allows for direct modification of cells to fight cancer with known anti-cancer antigens, using a modified immune system.
- rudolf0 10y ago
  Could this theoretically be used to fight all pathogen-based illnesses as well?
  - robbiep 10y ago
    Theoretically, it could be used to get a person to grow a new set of arms. But technology that doesn't exist yet is all speculation.