(CAR)-T treatment for Lupus looks promising
/Genetically engineered immune cells wipe out lupus in mice
Lupus can be a stubborn disease to treat. Although many struck by the autoimmune condition live relatively normal lives, some suffer from kidney failure, blood clots, and other complications that can be deadly. Now, scientists have found that a novel treatment that wipes out the immune system’s B cells cures mice of the condition. Though the work is preliminary, it has excited researchers because it uses a therapy already approved for people with blood cancer.
The strategy is known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapy.
