New anti-arthritis vaccine planned (Channel 4) Scientists are aiming to develop a vaccine which could suppress the effects of rheumatoid arthritis - using patients' own blood cells. The treatment involves cells being taken from the patient before being altered and injected back into the affected joint.
'Single jab cure' for arthritis (Channel 4) A single injection "vaccine" that could help hundreds of thousands of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers is being developed by British scientists. The jab contains cells which are taken from the patient's body, altered, and then put into affected joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis vaccine ready to be tested on patients (The Herald) Scientists are trying to develop a vaccine which could suppress the effects of rheumatoid arthritis using patients' own blood cells. The treatment involves cells being taken from the patient before being altered and injected back into the affected joint.