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ey0015.14-13 | The nature of scientific progress | ESPEYB15

14.13 Tragedy, Perseverance, and Chance - The Story of CAR-T Therapy

L Rosenbaum

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med 2017;377:1313-1315“In 2010, 5-year-old Emily Whitehead was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.” So begins this remarkable story of how Emily became the first child to receive CART-19 (chimeric antigen receptor T-cell) therapy. She remains alive and well, and her successful treatment re-energised a whole line of research &#8...