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How gene-edited white blood cells are helping fight cancer

  • Written by Piyush K. Jain, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida
Scientists are using gene editing to make better cancer treatments.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial. So far the treatment appears safe, and more results are expected...

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