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NCI Researchers Uncover Genes Needed for Effective Cancer Immunotherapy – GenomeWeb

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2017-08-07 NEWS

NCI Researchers Uncover Genes Needed for Effective Cancer Immunotherapy
GenomeWeb
“We cast a wide, deep net and conducted an unbiased survey of all of the 19,000 genes in the cancer’s genome — not just the genes that are known to be involved in creating immunotherapy-resistant tumors,” Restifo said in a statement. “The big surprise

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Medscape

Gene Therapy Corrects Factor VIII Levels in Hemophilia A
Medscape
Current FVIII-replacement products must be given up to several times a week and produce a “sawtooth” response pattern of blood levels. Microbleeding can occur when levels are low. Gene therapy can maintain blood levels of FVIII, ideally could be given …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

Kite begins EU trial of CART therapy
PharmaTimes
CAR-T offers a new treatment approach in that it is specifically manufactured for each individual patient. During the process, T cells are drawn from a patient’s blood and reprogrammed in the laboratory to create T cells that are genetically coded to
Kite Pharma (KITE) Initiates Axicabtagene Ciloleucel CAR-T Clinical …StreetInsider.com

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OncLive

Expert Discusses CMB305 Immunotherapy Regimen in Sarcoma
OncLive
Results presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting showed that CMB305, an immunotherapy regimen that generates and expands anti–NY-ESO-1 T cells, demonstrated a favorable survival rate compared with other approved agents for recurrent soft tissue …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Blind at birth: Pioneering gene therapy restores vision to victims of rare retinal blindness
Genetic Literacy Project
Three years ago, at a fundraiser near Philadelphia for the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation, I stood, dumbstruck, as young teen Christian Guardino took the stage and belted out Don’t Stop Believing. Christian had recently undergone gene therapy that …

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2017-08-07 NEWS

Genetic Literacy Project

Blind at birth: Pioneering gene therapy restores vision to victims of rare retinal blindness
Genetic Literacy Project
Three years ago, at a fundraiser near Philadelphia for the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation, I stood, dumbstruck, as young teen Christian Guardino took the stage and belted out Don’t Stop Believing. Christian had recently undergone gene therapy that …