• The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaledNico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaled Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images A first-of-its-kind inhalablegene therapyfor lung cancer that genetically modifies people’s lung cells has been fast-tracked towards potential approval after promising clinical trial results. • “Very encouragingly, the hypothesis was proven - that there was actually shrinkage of the tumours in the lungs,“Wen Wee Maat Cleveland Clinic in Ohiotold a recent meetingof the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. • Read moreBaby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy Read more Baby with rare disease given world-first personal CRISPR gene therapy The treatment is novel because it uses a virus to carry immune-boosting genes into lung cells, which makes them better at fighting tumours on their own. • Gene therapy usually involves replacing faulty copies of crucial genes. • Another unusual aspect is that it is breathed in rather than swallowed or injected. • “It’s such a different way of giving anti-cancer treatment,” said Ma.
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- A first-of-its-kind inhalable gene therapy for lung cancer that genetically modifies people’s lung cells has been fast-tracked towards potential approval after promising clinical trial results. “Very encouragingly, the hypothesis was proven - that there was actually shrinkage of the tumours in the lungs,” Wen Wee Ma at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio told a recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. The treatment is novel because it uses a virus to carry immune-boosting genes into lung cells, which makes them better at fighting tumours on their own. Gene therapy usually i
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