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So Long To KITE; JUNO, CLLS, MBIO, BLCM Are Sympathy Plays; PGNX Catches Eye – Nasdaq

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2017-08-29 NEWS

So Long To KITE; JUNO, CLLS, MBIO, BLCM Are Sympathy Plays; PGNX Catches Eye
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Kite Pharma is a clinical-stage developer of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. CAR T-cells are a type of immunotherapy in which a patient’s T cells are extracted from their blood and modified in a lab to produce receptors on their

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2017-08-29 NEWS

Los Angeles Times

FDA cracks down on clinics selling unproven stem cell ‘therapies’
Los Angeles Times
The Food and Drug Administration has launched an opening salvo at a booming national market for suspect medical treatments, announcing actions that could rein in clinics offering questionable stemcell treatments for cancer and other diseases. The FDA
FDA Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell ClinicsNew York Times
FDA Cracks Down On StemCell Clinics Selling Unapproved TreatmentsNPR
FDA cracks down on stem cell clinicsCNN
Ars Technica –Washington Post –Minneapolis Star Tribune –FDA.gov
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2017-08-29 NEWS

FierceBiotech

Boosting immunotherapy by targeting cells’ recycling centers
FierceBiotech
A subpopulation of cells in the immune system called CD8+ T cells are vital for the proper functioning of both vaccines and cancer immunotherapy treatments. When these cells divide, they become one of two types of pathogen-destroying soldiers: those
Boosting immune cell memory to improve vaccines and cancer immunotherapyEurekAlert (press release)

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2017-08-29 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Bone marrow protein may be target for improving stem cell transplants
Medical Xpress
Del-1, a protein previous shown to play a role in gum disease, has now been found to help regulate the production of blood cells. Targeting it could be an effective way to improve stem cell transplants for both donors and recipients. There …more.

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2017-08-29 NEWS

The News Tribune (blog)

Why Doug Baldwin went to England for stemcell therapy
The News Tribune (blog)
RENTON Turns out, Doug Baldwin started this current Seahawks fad of traveling outside the team’s normal medical coverage to get far-flung treatment using body cells. The Seahawks’ No. 1 wide receiver told me Monday he went overseas before this season …

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2017-08-28 NEWS

Plymouth Herald

How Star Trek’s Borg inspired Plymouth bio business
Plymouth Herald
Dr Sparrow, who has a PhD in biophysics, worked for years in South Africa, teaching and carrying out research, some of which was involved with synthetic biology. He was the first person to carry out research into the uses of synthetic biology in