A baby girl who was close to dying from cancer has been rescued by a cell therapy envisioned as a “one size fits all” treatment that had never been tested in people, doctors reported on Thursday. The girl, Layla Richards of London, had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Doctors tried the usual chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant and a new type of biotech drug, but nothing worked. The new treatment is significant because it indicates that cell therapies might not have to be customized for each patient, saving time...
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