Teenager is 'leukaemia-free' after revolutionary cell-editing treatment

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Scientists say that, without the treatment, Alyssa's next option would have been palliative care.

Alyssa, from Leicester, said:"Once I do it, people will know what they need to do, one way or another, so doing this will help people - of course I'm going to do it."The pre-manufactured cells were edited using new technology.

Dr Robert Chiesa, consultant in bone marrow transplant and CAR T-cell therapy at GOSH, said the outcome was"quite remarkable", but said Alyssa's condition must continue to be monitored over the next few months. "Only after she received her CD7 CAR-T cell therapy and a second bone marrow transplant in GOSH she has become leukaemia-free."Professor Waseem Qasim, consultant immunologist at GOSH, said:"This is a great demonstration of how, with expert teams and infrastructure, we can link cutting-edge technologies in the lab with real results in the hospital for patients.

 

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Wonderful! Onwards and upwards Alyssa! ❤️

Science! Nice to see some good news from time to time.

Beautiful picture! Heart warming news

She has a beautiful smile, I am happy for her and I hope she stays so. 🙏

Absolutely amazing. Well done to all concerned

How amazing! I'm so happy!

Wow! Praise the Lord! This is such amazingly great news.Many thanks to the medical team.👏🙏

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