The emerging cancer treatment that’s exciting scientists: ‘We’ve just scratched the surface on what’s possible’ (opens in new tab)

After embarking on a trial of CAR T-cell therapy, actor Sam Neill announced he is cancer-free. Researchers are enthusiastic the therapies could be a major weapon in the battle against cancer“Game-changer.” That’s how Prof Misty Jenkins, an immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, describes CAR T-cell therapy, an emerging but still costly cancer treatment that supercharges the body’s immune system to fight disease.Late last month, Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill p...