The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Cancer is a genetic disease in which cells grow uncontrollably and can spread throughout the body. Cancer cells have distinguishing traits which facilitate their unlimited growth; these traits can be used in the development of gene therapy cancer treatment, which includes: CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that can precisely modify human DNA; Kymriah, which induces T cells to kill cancer cells; Gendicine and zinc metallochaperones, which utilize p53, a protein vital for the destruction of cancer cells. Scientists continue to improve gene therapy treatments, making them available to more patients and decreasing the toxicity of treatments.
Recommended Citation
Nechama Grossman. (2022). Gene Therapy for Cancer Treatment. The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, 16(1), 13-19. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/sjlcas/vol16/iss1/3
