Tuesday, September 18, 2007

T vs. B: Re-engineered Human T Cells Effectively Target and Kill Cancerous B Cells

Source: American Association for Cancer Research
Date: September 18, 2007

Summary

Human white blood cells, engineered to recognize other malignant immune cells, could provide a novel therapy for patients with highly lethal B cell cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).