First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer seeks approval

Re:First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer seeks ... by ddon on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:38AM (#20172333)

China is experimenting with CRISPR on people from 2016, NPR have an article about this [1].

It involves using cells from his own immune system, known as T cells, after they have been taken out of his body and genetically altered in a lab.

* [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/21/5853365...

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Re:First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer seeks ... by AlexCoventry on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:44AM (#20172355)

This is such a great idea. Much more direct than trying to train the immune system with a vaccine.

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Re:First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer seeks ... by AllegedAlec on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:46AM (#20172589)

We tried something similar with children with SCID [edited] a while back. Many of them were accidentally given leukemia.

Not saying we shouldn't try this, but genetics are capricious, and we should be very careful when trying things like this on humans. Plants and test animals are one thing, but when we're doing trials on humans, there's a lot more at stake.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807175438.h...

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