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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Fergus WalshMedical editor Chu family A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene therapy. Oliver Chu has a rare, inherited condition called Hunter syndrome – or MPSII – which causes progressive damage to the body and brain. … Read more

Oliver, three, is ‘wonderful’ after world-first gene therapy

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Oliver, three, is ‘wonderful’ after world-first gene therapy

Three-year-old Oliver Chu has amazed doctors and his parents after he became the world’s first patient of a pioneering gene therapy to treat Hunter syndrome. Hunter syndrome – or MPSII – is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive damage to the body and brain. The effects are sometimes described as a type of childhood … Read more

Cancer: World-first ‘Trojan horse’ therapy to be given on NHS

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Cancer: World-first ‘Trojan horse’ therapy to be given on NHS

BBC A “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first. It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies. The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, … Read more