CAR-T patient pioneer Emily Whitehead is ready for a new identity

From left to right: STAT senior writer Matt Herper, Emily Whitehead, and her father, Tom Whitehead. -- Biotech coverage from STAT.

Now 18, the first child to ever receive CAR-T cancer therapy is ready for a new identity

At six years old, Emily Whitehead became the first child to receive CAR-T cancer therapy. Now 18, she spoke at #STATBreakthrough about being the face of a cure.