CAR T Moves Beyond Cancer, Targeting Autoimmune Disease with Immune System Reset
The treatment helped reduce falls and double vision, and she no longer needs a daily three-hour nap, researchers said.
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CAR T moves beyond cancer, targeting autoimmune disease with immune system reset
At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik's multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life she wanted. She gave up her active nursing job for a desk role. Frequent falls made her afraid to carry her grandchildren. She had to move to a bigger house to make room for the wheelchair she feared she might end up needing full-time.
A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Could Transform Autoimmune Disease
Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system in lupus, Graves’ disease, and other conditions where the body’s defenses go rogue. This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine. At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik’s multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life she wanted. She gave up her active nursing job for a desk role. Frequent falls made her afraid to carry her grandchildren. She had t…
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