Saudi Arabia | “It is used in treating cancer.” The success of producing the first therapeutic T cells reduces the cost of treatment by about 80%.

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/06/24

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center was able to significantly reduce the cost of cancer treatment through the production of T cells (CAR-T) locally, which reduced the cost from 1.3 million riyals to about 250 thousand riyals per case, while providing treatment within 14 days. One day, this achievement contributes to overcoming cost and shipping challenges, alleviates the suffering of patients, and supports efforts to localize vital industries. This progress was announced during the opening of the Advanced Therapeutics Forum, which aims to increase clinical research in the field of T-cell therapy and gene therapy. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%20%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86..%20%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AD%20%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%20%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D9%84%20%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AC%20%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88%2080%25.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> T cell cancer treatment</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> T-cell therapy is considered one of the latest developments in cancer treatment, as it depends on modifying the patient&#39;s immune cells to be able to destroy cancer cells. It is noteworthy that King Faisal Specialist Hospital occupies a prominent position in the Middle East and Africa, ranked among the best 250 academic health care institutions globally.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In a related context, the director of the Russian Gamaleya Research Center, Alexander Gintsburg, announced the start of clinical studies for the cancer vaccine by mid-2025. The vaccine is currently being tested in pre-clinical studies on mice, and aims to develop drugs that ensure the effective destruction of the tumor and metastases, which It will help patients with certain types of cancer.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | “Jeddah Season 2024” announces the start of its activities for this season on this date</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9... out the date of the remaining holidays of 2024 in Saudi Arabia</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://arabic.rt.com/health/1576587-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%8...

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