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Trial aims to extend remission for children treated with T-cell immunotherapy for leukemia – Medical Xpress

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2017-05-09 NEWS

Trial aims to extend remission for children treated with T-cell immunotherapy for leukemia
Medical Xpress
After phase 1 results of Seattle Children’s Pediatric Leukemia Adoptive Therapy (PLAT-02) trial have shown T-cell immunotherapy to be effective in getting 93 percent of patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) into

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2017-05-09 NEWS

Trial aims to extend remission for children treated with Tcell immunotherapy for leukemia
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The new phase 1 pilot study, PLAT-03, will examine the feasibility and safety of administering a second T-cell product intended to increase the long-term persistence of the patient’s chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that were reprogrammed to

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2017-05-09 NEWS

Trial aims to extend remission for children treated with Tcell immunotherapy for leukemia
EurekAlert (press release)
The new phase 1 pilot study, PLAT-03, will examine the feasibility and safety of administering a second T-cell product intended to increase the long-term persistence of the patient’s chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that were reprogrammed to

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2017-05-09 NEWS

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Avelumab: Another Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer
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Another immunotherapy has been approved for use in urothelial cancer, the most common type of bladder cancer, in the United States. Avelumab (Bavencio, EMD Serono INc), which is a programmed cell death ligand–1 (PD L1) inhibitor, has been approved …
Avelumab Granted Accelerated Approval for Bladder CancerSpecialty Pharmacy Times

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2017-05-09 NEWS

mRCC Control Seen After Immunotherapy Is Stopped
Clinical Oncology News
mRCC Control Seen After Immunotherapy Is Stopped. Orlando, Fla.—Patients with mRCC who respond to programmed death 1/programmed death ligand 1 checkpoint inhibitor therapy can have persistent clinical benefit, even after treatment discontinuation.