Chicago TribuneNew diabetes treatment teaches rogue immune cells to behave …Chicago TribuneA treatment targeting wayward immune cells in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes may help even years later, a new study finds.Stem Cell Educator Therapy May… Continue reading
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‘Incredibly Exciting’: CAR T Cells as ‘Living Drugs’
Medscape “Incredibly exciting” is how experts are describing the new development with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, as the first of these novel therapies approaches the market. After last week’s unanimous vote in favor of recommending approval by the … |
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FDA gives preliminary approval for CAR T-cell therapy
fox2now.com ST. LOUIS, Mo. _ A new treatment is on the horizon for people suffering from cancer, specifically Leukemia. The FDA has given its preliminary approval for CAR T-Cell Therapy. It’s based on a person’s own genes. Dr. Mark Fesler, Oncologist with SLUCare … ‘Astounding’ gene therapy cancer drug heading for FDA approvalWCVB Boston T–cell cancer therapy holds promise, longer-term results awaitBusiness Insider Novel Gene Therapy for Leukemia Clears FDA PanelScientific American myfox8.com –Toronto Sun –Biotechin.Asia all 57 news articles » |
Endpoints News |
FDA embraces the first US application for a gene therapy, offering an accelerated test case
Endpoints News If the approval does come through, Spark will be in the lead in establishing a reimbursement model for a gene therapy in a market dominated by multiple payers. UniQure tried and failed in Europe with Glybera and now GSK is following up making slow … Spark Therapeutics’ Biologics License Application for Investigational Voretigene Neparvovec Accepted for Filing by FDAGlobeNewswire (press release) |
Genetic Literacy Project |
DNA movies? Gene editor CRISPR used to store ‘movie’ in bacteria
Genetic Literacy Project Internet users have a variety of format options in which to store their movies, and biologists have now joined the party. Researchers have used the microbial immune system CRISPR–Cas to encode a movie into the genome of the bacterium Escherichia coli. CRISPR used to record a film in bacteriaBioNews |