Cell therapy: The evolution of the ¡®living drug¡¯
For decades, researchers have been exploring ways to harness the power of the immune system to treat cancer. One breakthrough is cell therapy, often called 'living drugs.' This is a form of immunotherapy that uses immune cells from a patient or a healthy donor. With advanced engineering techniques, scientists enhance these cells to recognize better and attack cancer.
¡°During the late 1980s and 1990s, cancer researchers started...
Personalized treatment helps retired physician overcome dual cancer diagnoses
As a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, Steve Meltzer traveled past MD Anderson many times. However, he never thought he would...
Bonded by a stem cell transplant, leukemia survivor and his donor become family for life
Curt Bogard recalls first being more tired than usual during a father and son road trip from Texas to the northeast corner of Maine. When...
Former highway patrolman encourages others to give blood
Nolan Maxie, 84, has been motivating those around him to donate blood for nearly six decades. His dedication to helping others through blood donations was sparked in 1962 when he was a 24-year-old highway patrolman in northeast Texas.
¡°A fellow highway patrolman was seriously injured in a high-speed chase, motor vehicle collision, and we were all encouraged to go down to the local hospital to donate blood to help him,¡± Nolan says...
