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A former top cop has joined a number of Kiwi blood cancer patients seeking cutting edge therapy overseas, as wait times grow for standard stem cell treatment in New Zealand.
Stu Lye travelled to China in May 2025 to undergo CAR T-cell therapy, where the patient's T cells are collected, genetically modified to attack their cancer cells and then transplanted back into the body.
He told Checkpoint he knew of four other New Zealand patients in China at the moment.
"Two have just finis
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