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HIV's Cut-and-Paste Inspires Cancer Cure
American Council on Science & Health ^ | 8/23/2017 | Lila Abassi

Posted on 08/28/2017 10:59:26 AM PDT by mac_truck

Cancer cells are smart. Very smart. They can evade the immune system using several different methods that shield them from detection. Thanks to the brilliance of scientists such as Jeff Bluestone, Jim Allison and Carl June, the rapidly flourishing field of cancer immunotherapy is providing an avenue for the immune system to overcome cancer's subversion. Revising features of immune cells enables the immune system to recognize cancer cells for what they are – and destroy them.

Carl H. June, MD, is a professor of immunology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He developed what is known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) which is an engineered version of a patient's T-cells to recognize and kill cancer. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Dr. June describes how his research focused on infectious diseases early in his career – specifically the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - which ultimately inspired CAR-T therapy some 15 years ago.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cancer; cart; hiv; tumeric

1 posted on 08/28/2017 10:59:26 AM PDT by mac_truck
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To: mac_truck

Without looking I’m going to guess that none of these doctors is an affirmative action degree recipient.


2 posted on 08/28/2017 11:02:52 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: mac_truck

I need something that will recognize fat cells and destroy them.

/sarc


3 posted on 08/28/2017 11:08:57 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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4 posted on 08/28/2017 11:15:13 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Your Free Speech is Violence. My Violence is Free Speech.)
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I was about to say it sounds like one of those science fiction stories where the cancer cure ends up being worse than cancer itself.


5 posted on 08/28/2017 11:22:21 AM PDT by angryoldfatman
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To: mac_truck

A very good friend of mine has beat stage 4 lung cancer using a similar method. God is good.


6 posted on 08/28/2017 11:29:34 AM PDT by QDaddy (Legit)
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To: angryoldfatman

I saw that movie.


7 posted on 08/28/2017 11:56:32 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I bought a house on a one-way street that's also a dead end and now I can't leave.)
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To: QDaddy

You mean delayed the inevitable.


8 posted on 08/28/2017 12:43:57 PM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: mac_truck

This treatment sounds very promising across the board. It seems that it should be one of the first waves of attack. Chemo is so devasting in it’s side affects.


9 posted on 08/28/2017 2:36:32 PM PDT by PrairieLady2 (Th)
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This treatment sounds very promising across the board. It seems that it should be one of the first waves of attack. Chemo is so devasting in it’s side affects.

I agree, this treatment looks promising.

10 posted on 08/28/2017 3:57:11 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: mac_truck

Good news.....


11 posted on 08/28/2017 4:50:29 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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