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1、白血病女孩被艾滋病毒奇迹治愈英语白血病女孩被艾滋病毒奇迹治愈英语下面是学习啦我整理的白血病女孩被艾滋病毒奇迹治愈，希望对大家有帮助。ThecancergirlcuredbytheHIVvirus:Seven-year-oldmakesextraordinaryrecoveryafterU.S.doctorsre-wireherimmunesystemtodestroyleukaemiacellsInAprilthisyear,EmilyWhiteheadsfamilyhadalmostgivenuphope.Thebravesix-year-oldhadbeenfightingleukaemi

2、afortwoyears,onlytorelapseforasecondtimeduringintensivechemotherapytreatmentinFebruary.DoctorshadexhaustedallthetraditionaltreatmentsasEmilycouldnotremaininremissionforlongenoughtoattemptabonemarrowtransplant.Soherdesperateparents,KariandTom,startedlookingatmoreradicaloptions.Fightingfit:Emily(seenl

3、eftduringtreatmentinApril)hasnowbeeninremissionfromcancerforsevenmonthsWemadethedecisionthatweneededtogosomewhereelse,saidMrsWhitehead.Weneededtotrysomethingnew,differentandcutting-edge.SotheyturnedtotheCancerCenteratTheChildrensHospitalofPhiladelphia,whichisinvolvedintestingapioneeringnewtherapy.Do

4、ctorssuggestedtheysignEmilyuptoaclinicaltrialthatwoulduseadisabledformofHIVtocarrycancer-fightinggenesintoherT-cells(diseasefightingcells).Thehopewasthatthiswouldre-programmeherimmunesystemtorecognisethecancercellsandstartkillingthem.SeveraladultshadalreadybeenenrolledinthestudyattheHospitaloftheUni

5、versityofPennsylvaniaandhadrespondedwell,butasitwassonewthetreatmentwasntwithoutrisks.ButtimewasrunningoutforEmily,whoisalsoknownasEmma.MrWhiteheadsaid:Weweretoldthatweweredownto48hoursofmakingadecisionorshecouldstarthavingorganfailure.Theycomfortedthemselveswiththeknowledgethatevenifthetreatmentdid

6、ntwork,itwouldprovidedoctorswithinformationthatcouldhelpthemsaveothersickchildren.SoonApril17,thethensix-year-oldbecamethefirstchildtohavethetherapyknownasCTL019.Emilyduringhertherapy-atfirstshesufferedanadversereaction,whichwastreatedwithanarthritisdrugNowinremission,Emilyenjoyswalkingherdogwhocomf

7、ortedherwhenshewasillThefamilyhadbeenwarnedEmilycouldexperienceflu-likesymptomsafewdaysafterherre-engineeredT-cellswereinjectedbackintoher.Buthersymptomswerefarmoreseriousthandoctorsanticipated.Shebecamecriticallyillandwasadmittedtointensivecareatthechildrenshospital.OnApril24,doctorstoldherparentss

8、hehadaonein1,000chanceofsurvivingthenight.TrialleaderDrStephanGruppandhisteamrealisedthatthelevelofacertainproteinhadbecomeveryelevatedasaresultoftheT-cellsgrowinginEmilysbody.Thissameproteinisinvolvedinrheumatoidarthritis,andthereisadrugforthatdiseasethatturnsoffproductionofthatparticularprotein.Th

9、eteamadministeredthedrugtoEmily,withdramaticresults.Almostovernight,herbreathingimproved,herfeverdroppedandherbloodpressurewasbacktonormal.MrsWhiteheadsaidEmilyinspiredthemwithhowshecoped.Shesextremelysmartandcreative.Shesfunny-shemakesuslaughallthetime.Shenevercomplains,shesaid.KiraandTomfacedtheag

10、onisingdecisionofwhetherornottoputtheirdaughterforwardforaclinicaltrialHerhusbandadded:Shetoldusfromthebeginningthatshewouldcontinuetofightanddowhatweaskedaslongasweweretherewithher.Wevestucktogetherasateam.Shesdefinitelyourhero.SeveralweeksafterherT-cellinfusion,theywereabletoconductabonemarrowtest

11、tofindoutifthetherapyhadworked.Threeweeksafterreceivingthetreatment,shewasinremission,saidDrGrupp.EmilycompletelyrespondedtoherT-celltherapy.Wecheckedherbonemarrowforthepossibilityofdiseaseagainatthreemonthsandsixmonthsoutfromhertreatment,andshestillhasnodiseasewhatsoever.Thecancer-fightingT-cellsar

12、estillthereinherbody.Headdedthattheyneedtoseetheremissiongoonforacoupleofyearsbeforetheycanthinkaboutwhethersheiscuredornot.But,afterspendingyearsintreatment,EmilywenthomeinJuneandnowenjoysgoingtoschool,playingfootballandwalkingherdogLucy.T-celltherapywasreallytheonlyoptionleftforEmily,saidMrWhitehe

13、ad.Butweenteredherintothetrialreallyhopeful,andfromtheverybeginningwejustreallyhadagoodfeelingaboutit.Soallalongwesaid,itjusthastowork,ithastoworkforEmilyanditdid.Thescientistssaidalthoughtheresultswereverypromising,muchmoreresearchneedstobedonetoseewhetherthetherapyisaviable,safeandlong-termsolutio

14、nforcontrollingcertaincancersinchildrenandadultsKenCampbell,ClinicalInformationOfficeratLeukaemiaLymphomaResearch,saidtheresultsofthestudywereencouragingforbothchildrenandadultsdiagnosedwithleukaemia.Treatmentswhichmodifythebodysownimmunesystemtofightleukaemiahaveshownmuchpromiseinrecentyears,hesaid

15、.Whatissignificantaboutthetherapyisthatthesevereside-effectsassociatedwiththisformoftreatmentseemtobegreatlyreducedwhencombinedwithotherdrugs.Thisisasmallstudyofjust12patients.Largerclinicaltrialsareneededtodeterminehoweffectivethistreatmentcouldbeandasaresultitshouldbesometimebeforeitisavailableint

16、heUK.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandChildrensHospitalofPhiladelphiapresentedtheirlatestfindingsattheAmericanSocietyofHematologysannualmeetinginAtlanta.Theyfoundnineoutof12patientsinthetrial,whichincludedEmilyandoneotherchild,respondedtothetreatment.Theirgoalistotreatanother12patientsoverthenextyear.白血病女孩被艾滋病毒奇迹治愈英语ThecancergirlcuredbytheHIVvirus:Seven-year-oldmakesextraordinaryrecoveryafterU.S.doctorsre-wireherimmunesystemtodestroyleukaemiacellsInAprilthisyear,EmilyWhiteheadsfamilyhadalmostgivenup推荐度：