World-first therapy using donor cells sends autoimmune diseases into remission

The treatment’s success in three people raises hopes for mass production of cutting-edge CAR T therapies.

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I'm never going to be able to afford this but it's nice to know someday somebody might.
- My thoughts exactly. This could be a great thing for rich people and a year or two later for some smug Europeans.
Interesting, tempting to seek something like this for my weird ass arthritis but being young and the risk of oncogenesis with this plus the simple fact that we know so little about autoimmune disorders and they are so incredibly heterogenous and individual, it seems there is a lot of room for things to backfire with genetic manipulation. Nonetheless I applaud these efforts and hope it leads to more discovery and relief.
- I keep an eye on these types of treatments. Type 1 diabetes being autoimmune and all.
  
  So far, I'm putting it in the bucket with all the other "cure is just 5 years away" things we hear about.
  
  It's promising, and neat it's worked in these cases, but I remain skeptical. Twice over as it appears to be research from China, who doesn't have the best track record for robust scientific integrity. We'll see how repeatable this stuff is soon enough.