ACGT scientists convened in New York City recently to discuss the burgeoning interest and advances in cell and gene therapies for cancer. Dr. John Bell, 2013 ACGT Research Fellow and newly appointed Scientific Advisory Council member talked about how immunotherapy may be the greatest breakthrough in cancer care in history, and how manipulating the patient’s own immune system is key to beating cancer in a way that’s not been seen before. “Conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatments have what we call an “off-target”effect, which means they attack not just the tumor but normal tissues.” Learn more about how targeted treatments can destroy the cancer without harm to healthy tissue.
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