Long article. Bottom line---a certain leukemia cleared from patient's blood and bone marrow in 7 days using MITI's fragment.
>>>Natalie was given blinatumomab, which works by latching on to the leukaemia cells then activating the body's immune system to destroy them.
Just two days after the treatment began, tests showed there was no leukaemia left in Natalie's bloodstream but that the battle was moving to her bone marrow. She was given a bone marrow biopsy five days later and then given the happy news she was in remission.
Doctors were determined to see her health improve further and Natalie - who at the time was unable to walk without help - was set the goal of walking one mile before Christmas. Two weeks later, on a snowy Christmas Day in Germany, she completed the task. <<<