Dr. Barry Dworkin

Ontario Ministry of Health rejects family’s application for Phase 1 trial of donor-derived Car T-cell treatment in the U.S. for their 17-year-old son.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 17, 2019

Source:
‘This might be our last Christmas together’: family rejected by Ontario government after requesting cancer treatment in United States

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