Health Minister Greg Hunt said the $105 million centre would be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphereThe treatment was approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in December last year
The treatment involves removing some of a patient's immune system cells so they can be re-engineered in a lab, before they are reinserted to attack cancer cells. "This is the first such facility not just in Australia, not just in the southern hemisphere but indeed throughout the entire Asian region."CAR T-cell therapy treatment was only approved for use by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in December last year, at a cost of $598,000 per patient."This will not just help patients in Victoria, it will help patients all around Australia and hopefully patients right throughout the world," Mr Hunt said.
"[The package is] about ensuring that Victoria, and Melbourne in particular, is the global medical research hub for cancer and many rare diseases," Mr Hunt said.
PeterMacCC Great to hear, ongoing support of scientific research is crucial!
Keep funding science.
A bit too late for some 😔 cancersucks