{"id":2911,"date":"2019-05-15T15:36:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T05:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/?post_type=wimr_news&#038;p=2911"},"modified":"2024-09-30T18:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:26:26","slug":"60-minutes-features-wimrs-dr-kenneth-micklethwaite-and-his-life-saving-cancer-research-using-car-t-cell","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wimr.org.au\/news\/60-minutes-features-wimrs-dr-kenneth-micklethwaite-and-his-life-saving-cancer-research-using-car-t-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Minutes features WIMR\u2019s Dr Kenneth Micklethwaite and his life-saving cancer research using CAR-T Cell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">60 Minutes recently spoke with The Westmead Institute for Medical Research\u2019s Dr Kenneth Micklethwaite\u2019s about his work using modified immune cells \u2013 called CAR T cells.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OS0VsuzLVjo?wmode=transparent&amp;fs=0&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;version=3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As part of a clinical trial, Dr Micklethwaite and his team are using a Westmead-designed gene-altering leukaemia and lymphoma treatment, enabling immune cells that have been genetically engineered to hone in, and attack, tumors.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Micklethwaite hopes the treatment will benefit patients with otherwise incurable blood cancers and offer them access to effective treatments that are currently unavailable in Australia, and potentially financially unattainable for most.\u00a0 Read more about this life-saving research\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HlMtjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To continue, Dr Micklethwaite\u2019s research relies on philanthropic support from the community.\u00a0 If you would like to support this research, or would like more information about any of the life changing work carried at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmeadinstitute.org.au\/support-us\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.westmeadinstitute.org.au\/support-us\/donate<\/a>\u00a0or phone 02 8627 3000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>60 Minutes recently spoke with The Westmead Institute for Medical Research\u2019s Dr Kenneth Micklethwaite\u2019s about his work using modified immune cells \u2013 called CAR T cells. 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