Spike
pfm Member
It's not in body gene therapy. It's removing T-cells modifying them and introducing them to attack the cancer cells. Hence I stated in body.
I think true in body gene therapy will be achieved at some point. Cystic Fibosis was one disease which they thought could be cured. However, this is proving difficult.
The cost of the Novartis treatment development runs into hundreds of millions of dollars (200 million form US government to start with) and this is not altering true somatic cells. I cannot see any research group funding gene therapy research for aiding athletes. That's why I believe it's an absurd suggestion that cyclists could be doped via gene therapy, now or the future. Now PIGD...
I think true in body gene therapy will be achieved at some point. Cystic Fibosis was one disease which they thought could be cured. However, this is proving difficult.
The cost of the Novartis treatment development runs into hundreds of millions of dollars (200 million form US government to start with) and this is not altering true somatic cells. I cannot see any research group funding gene therapy research for aiding athletes. That's why I believe it's an absurd suggestion that cyclists could be doped via gene therapy, now or the future. Now PIGD...