New Jersey College Student Suffering From Sickle Cell Disease Has Newfound Hope With Gene Therapy At CHOP

CBS Philadelphia

September 10, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There's new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It's gene therapy research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that's being called a game changer.

The first patient to get the therapy outside a research setting is a Cherry Hill college student who's been waiting almost two decades for a treatment that will change his life.

Eighteen-year-old Austin Louis is an Eagles fan who's never been able to play ball because he has sickle cell disease that causes excruciating pain.

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