fabulous news!: theguardian.com/science/202... - LUPUS UK
fabulous news!
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Before we get overhyped about this piece of research let’s read the original paper rather than just the Guardian article!:
nature.com/articles/s41591-...
Remember the study was based on only 5 patients!👆
The problem I have with all these new therapies is hours of hospital based infusions and re-infusions:
“…In this clinical trial, doctors took T-cells from the lupus patients and modified them so that, on re-infusion, they attacked the patients’ B-cells. In lupus, B-cells produce autoantibodies, which instead of defending the body against invading pathogens, attack healthy tissues instead.…”