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Cancers treated with genetic scissors

The prospect of personalized cancer treatment is rapidly evolving. A study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA) and published in the journal Nature November 10 reports the use of Crispr/Cas 9 technology to treat 16 patients with various cancers (melanoma, colorectal, lung, breast, prostate, or ovarian, all in progress). If the presented results are modest, they prove the feasibility of the method on a scientific level.

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When a cancerous tumor develops, the body defends itself by attacking the cancer cells with the help of white blood cells called T lymphocytes and then destroying them. But this natural defense is not enough when the cancer progresses rapidly. It turns out that the T cells become depleted and can no longer…

Source: Le Figaro

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