Central PA girl’s treatment leads to “miracle” cancer therapy
Kari, Emily and Tom Whitehead at WITF’s Public Media Center in February, 2015.
Earlier this week, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommended a treatment that uses genetically engineered cells from a patient’s immune system to attack their cancer.
The treatment was first used as a last resort on Emily Whitehead, a six-year-old Centre County girl suffering from leukemia in 2012.
Emily’s father Tom appeared on Smart Talk two years ago to tell Emily’s story and in what was considered a miracle treatment. Emily’s story is in the second segment of the program.
(Hear the Feb. 12, 2015 Smart Talk here).
