The widely reported as promising CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients was tried at a Greek public hospital for the first time in the country on January 22, on a patient suffering from a chemoresistant primary mediastinal lymphoma, hospital officials said at a press conference on Tuesday attended by Deputy Minister of Health Vasilis Kontozamanis, according to ANA. The therapy was provided at the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit of Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, which was selected in 2019 to implement CAR-T lymphocyte therapy and successfully completed the certification process. The blood therapy is usually provided for cancer patients who suffer from high-grade malignant lymphomas and acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is regarded revolutionary in terms of using a patient’s own altered white blood cells to kill cancer cells.  RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons License: CC-BY-SA Copyright: Kritheus Let's block ads! (Why?)