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Using CRISPR against cancer shows success in mice – Futurity – Futurity: Research News

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2017-05-01 NEWS

Using CRISPR against cancer shows success in mice – Futurity
Futurity: Research News
Using CRISPR to edit the “fusion genes” that can cause or worsen cancer reduced the size of tumors and improved survival in mice, report researchers.

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How ‘smart’ stem cells could lead to arthritis vaccine
Futurity: Research News
Researchers have modified mouse stem cells to combat the kind of inflammation that arthritis and other conditions cause. The stem cells may one day be used in a vaccine that would fight arthritis and other chronic inflammation conditions in humans, a
SMART cells to fight arthritisCosmos
Gene editing could lead to a vaccine for arthritisEngadget

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AstraZeneca immunotherapy wins first approval in bladder cancer
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U.S. regulators have approved AstraZeneca’s key immunotherapy drug durvalumab as a treatment for bladder cancer, marking the first commercial green light for a product the company hopes will go on to sell billions of dollars. The approval, while
AstraZeneca gains FDA approval for durvalumabBioPharma Dive

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FDA approves AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy for bladder cancer
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FDA approves AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy for bladder cancer. FILE PHOTO: The logo of AstraZeneca is seen on a medication package at a pharmacy in London April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration …

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U.S. FDA approves AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy for bladder cancer
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May 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca Plc’s immuno-oncology drug to treat a type of bladder cancer in patients whose disease progressed despite chemotherapy. The drug, called …

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Using CRISPR to Find Treatments for Aggressive Pediatric Brain Cancer
Bioscience Technology
In an exclusive interview with Bioscience Technology, Sredni said that after so many years in the field, she has “never felt so close” to finding a better treatment for atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) —and the powerful gene-editing tool