Cancer Breakthrough?
British scientists are developing an immune therapy based on blood cells from patients who have made “miracle” recoveries from the disease.
They believe they have found a way to extract the cancer-killing immune cells from donor blood and then multiply them by the million.
The team at King’s College London say they are excited by early results of lab tests.
It could signal not only better treatment for cancer but also one day a possible cure.
Cancer research bodies in the UK described the breakthrough last night as “very promising”.
The therapy involves neutrophil cells, which form part of the body’s first line of defence against foreign invaders.
Such cells are believed to be a key reason why some lucky individuals spontaneously and inexplicably shrug off lethal cancers, giving rise to “miracle recovery” headlines.
The researchers, along with a leading biotech company, are now preparing for early trials on patients.
Alex Blyth, chief executive of LIfT Biosciences, said: “We’re not talking about simply managing cancer. We’re looking at a curative therapy that you would receive once a week over the course of five to six weeks.
“Based on our laboratory and mouse model experiments we would hope to see patients experiencing complete remission. Our ultimate aim is to create the world’s first cell bank of immensely powerful cancerkilling neutrophils.”
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