Dr. Ayad M. Al-Katib, professor in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, talked about a new breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia. The procedure involves removing immune cells from the patient's body, known as T cells, and genetically modifying them so that they can recognize the leukemia cells, then the cells are replaced in the body. Testing is in an early stage, however, it is been successful in three patients. Dr. Lawrence Lum, professor of Immunology and Microbiology, also discussed the treatment during WJR's "Paul W. Smith Show" hosted this morning by Steve Courtney.

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