Cutting-Edge Cancer Therapy Offers Hope Against Lupus

Lupus can be debilitating and sometimes deadly, but recent trials show CAR T cell therapy stopping it in its tracks. Carl June, MD, who pioneered the approach for cancer, told the New York Times that its potential for treating lupus and other autoimmune diseases was apparent to him early on, but CAR T’s use in cancer treatment really “paved the way” to start testing it in other conditions.