Vic: Possible leukaemia cure uses body s own cells

AAP General News (Australia)
01-16-2001
Vic: Possible leukaemia cure uses body s own cells

Australian researchers are developing a revolutionary cure for leukaemia which uses
the patient's own immune cells to fight the disease.

News of the technique -- the work of researchers at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital --
follows British research which uses an injection to boost the body's immune system against
the disease.

British doctors are about to start trials on a one-off injection that strengthens the
body's immune system.

They say their technique may be widely used as a cure …