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I'd be curious to hear why these highly experimental approaches (e.g reprogramming immune cells) can't be done in animals with cancer to vet them. However, I a

I'd be curious to hear why these highly experimental approaches (e.g reprogramming immune cells) can't be done in animals with cancer to vet them. However, I appreciate the spirit of constant vigilance against the lethargy of bureaucracy, even if I know nothing myself firsthand on this topic.

mjewkes 8y ago
>why these highly experimental approaches (e.g reprogramming immune cells) can't be done in animals with cancer They absolutely are, all the time. Animal testing is relatively cheap (esp. for mice) and widespread in biotech. It's generally hard to get an IND approval (step 1 of human testing) without successful animal tests. Animal models, unfortunately, aren't super effective at predicting human outcomes.