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Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’ (www.washingtonpost.com)

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[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Cool technology but “living drug” is the dumbest possible analogy here.

[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 13 points 7 months ago

But an excellent band name. Imagine "chemo for the soul" by Living Drugs, feat. 4skin

[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Something, something, technology indistinguishable from magic, something, education funding, something, something.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

To be fair, that is a direct quote taken from one of the researchers:

“The concept that the FDA has now acknowledged is that you can use a patient’s own cells as a living drug to treat their disease, and that to me is a very exciting step forward,” said Steve Rosenberg, a senior investigator for the National Cancer Institute who has helped pioneer the newly approved therapy since the 1980s.