Exclusive: In a world first, an Australian doctor has completed the first human clinical trial using engineered stem cells to treat an immune disease | rachelclun
In a world first, an Australian doctor has completed the first human clinical trial using engineered stem cells to treat an immune disease.
"We were able to grow these cells indefinitely in an unlimited amount, and produce them safely and then check them and make sure they're safe," he said. "There's no other technology that can do this." Ms Ruby said since that initial onset in April, she's had four "excruciating" bouts of the disease. While the disease is now "niggling", Ms Ruby said she will have to stay on steroids indefinitely until it's under control.Feeling fantastic at the moment, Ms Ruby said Professor Milliken's treatment saved her life, and she was not part of Professor Rasko's trial.
"I don't want to downplay it, it's a very good result, but it needs to be confirmed with some bigger studies," he said.
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