Genetically modified T- Cells, with developmental roots in Israel, might be one step closer to helping the fight against cancer.

27 out of 29 patients, in a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine not only saw their cancer go into remission, but in some cases it disappeared altogether.

These patient, all suffering from ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) participated in a study, receiving genetically modified T- cells, equipped with synthetics CAR (chimeric antigen receptors) molecules, which targeted and destroyed tumor cells.

Though we may find these results astounding, Professor Zelig Eshhar, an immunologist at the Weizmann Institute and Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center, is not surprised. Eshhar has been conducting T-cell research for over a decade and exclaims “In our lab, we cured many rats and mice of cancer. I have been saying for years that we can do this in people, as well.”

But, while this gives hope to many, it is important to remember that in this therapy, T- cells but be created for each specific cancer.

The Davidoff Cancer Center, at Rabin Medical Center  is the leading oncology center in Israel and the Middle East. The Davidoff Cancer Center includes 6 units and clinics that help provide excellent care: the Palliative Care Unit, the Psycho-oncology Service, the Integrative Medicine Unit, the Survivorship Clinic, the Meir Laiser Cancer Information Center, and the Beauty Salon. The Davidoff Cancer Center also includes 7 impressive departments that provide treatment for various types of cancer: the David Barouk Chemotherapy Day Care Unit, the Yoran Center for Oncologic Pharmacology, the Radiotherapy Unit, the Department of Oncology, the Department of Hemato-Oncology, the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, and Oncology and Hemato-oncology Outpatient Clinics.

-Information on study was taken from article by David Shamah, Times of Israel –

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