NHS patients with lymphoma have for the first time been given a pioneering treatment that genetically reprogrammes their immune system to fight cancer.
Mike Simpson, 62, from Durham, says his cancer is now “on the run”.
The therapy, called CAR-T, is a “living drug” that is tailor-made for each patient using their body’s own cells.
Doctors at King’s College Hospital, London, said some patients were being completely cured in a way that had “never been seen before”.
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A resignation of note:
The National Gallery in London has announced that Hannah Rothschild, the first woman to serve as chair of its board of trustees, will step down after a nearly four-year tenure. Rothschild, a writer, filmmaker, and philanthropist, joined the gallery’s board in 2009 and was appointed to her current role in August 2015. “I have decided with sadness to step down in order to devote more time to my writing and to my family’s wide-ranging activities and philanthropic concerns,” Rothschild said in a statement.
Wow!