Another miraculous T cell immunotherapy success is reported.
Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute announced on February 18 that patient Milton Wright III, diagnosed for the third time with leukemia and given little chance of survival, was infused with his own reprogrammed T cells and within two weeks was leukemia free.
This is the second encouraging success for doctors Rebecca Gardner and Michael Jensen with relapsed pediatric (ALL) leukemia patients at Seattle Children’s. And now, having received FDA approval to treat children from the ages of 1 to 26, Seattle Children’s is preparing to treat many more patients.
Dr. Jensen, always impatient to advance the scientific clock, has also opened a second trial (PLAT)-02 for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia patients who have relapsed after bone marrow transplants. Jensen is also partnering with oncologist Julie Park, M.D. to lead a clinical trial using immunotherapy to threat childhood neuroblastoma. Make Some Noise continues to make research grants from private contributions to this exciting research and appreciates your support.
