SAN FRANCSICO (KCBS RADIO) – Years ago, it was cutting edge that cancerous tumors could be knocked down with certain therapies such as chemo and radiation. Now, the advanced science of cell engineering is changing the landscape on how diseases are addressed, providing hope for patients.
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Dr. Wendell Lim, professor and chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF, told KCBS Radio's "As Prescribed" cell engineering is now being used to tackle cancer.
"Our cells do lots of things naturally, but what is really exciting is that in the last several years, we've started to learn how we can actually engineer the cells to recognize the things that we want them to recognize. Things like diseases, or if we want them to go to a particular organ, etc…," he said.
Late stage solid cancer has historically been tough to treat. However, Lim said he's hopeful there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.
"We and many others are very excited about trying to bring the latest technology of engineering cells to now making these T-cell therapies that can be effective against the most difficult solid cancers," he explained.
This re-coding of cells has promise for cancer treatment as well as autoimmune disorders, cardiac and lung fibrosis and effective tissue regeneration.
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