re: Vice: Killing Cancer

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Have you watched it?

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I live it, bro. I am an expert in gene therapy cancer treatments. My name is literally on the textbook about a certain type of gene delivery technique. Also, part of that episode was filmed where I work. Actually, I am getting to part of the episode that discusses something which was a major basis for my research (which I started over 10 years ago).

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That's the whole point of the treatment. The HIV T-cells "attack" the cancer cells, not saying they destriy them. They basically live in the cancer cells. Well, as we all know cancer manipulates your immune system to not destroy the cancer cells. Well the HIV cells don't carry that property and cause the bodies immune system to destroy the cancer cells.

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Like I said, this is a better treatment, not "The Cure." The problem is that the viruses must target a specific antigen on tumor cells. Therefore, all cancer cells which do not have that antigen will not be targeted.

the real cutting edge stuff are the CAR T Cell adoptive cell transfer studies which should start soon. Those treatments are the real cutting edge stuff.