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One key quote: > "At the moment, this is very basic research and not close to actual medicines for patients."
by jfk13 7y ago
One key quote:
> "At the moment, this is very basic research and not close to actual medicines for patients."
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- toomuchtodo 7y agoAt the same time, this could make chemo and radiation therapies obsolete long term. Leaches and amputations without anesthetic were once “state of the art”, and it feels like that’s where we’re currently at with cancer therapies. CRISPR is knocking on the door of amazing potential.
- rzzzt 7y agoI'm wondering if there's a "Can I use"-kind of summary for proposed cancer treatments available somewhere; presenting the various methods attempted, which kind they target, do they work in vitro, in animal models, are they currently in clinical trial, effectiveness results, link to papers, etc.
- crystaldev 7y agoCan we just get an npm package already?
- ThalesX 7y agoUgh... have you stopped following the Javascript ecosystem for the last three hours? We use YARN or NPX now. /s
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- Ajedi32 7y agoThat seems to contradict what the paper's authors have to say on the matter: > Prof Sewell said the ‘right people’ are now interested in developing the potential new therapy and said progress could now move ‘quite fast’. The team says human trials on terminally ill patients could begin as early as November if the new treatment passes further laboratory safety testing. Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2020/01/20/immune-cell-kills-cancers-discovered-accident-british-scientists/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2020/01/20/immune-cell-k... Some level of skepticism is certainly warranted, but it's not impossible that this is way closer to "actual medicines for patients" than you might think.