Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Revenge of the "Sith"....

Just kidding... 
Remember Carl June, well my old boss finally had his final word:-)).
Dr. Renier Brentjens, most fantastic oncologist on MSKCC's Leukemia service and superb researcher.  Was happy to be a part of the team for over four years and most proud of lab's work and achievements.

Genetically altering a patient’s immune cells has, for the first time, produced remissions in adults with a virulent blood cancer. In one patient, the disease vanished in eight days.

Gene Therapy Spurs Leukemia Hope

Researchers reported fresh evidence Wednesday that using gene therapy to manipulate the immune system is emerging as a promising new strategy in the fight against cancer.





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