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CAR T Cell Functionality Correlates With Outcomes, Offering a Biomarker for Response – OncLive

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2017-04-04 NEWS

CAR T Cell Functionality Correlates With Outcomes, Offering a Biomarker for Response
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The flexibility of CAR T cells to perform multiple functions was associated with the level of clinical activity elicited for patients with advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), according to a retrospective analysis presented at the 2017 AACR Annual

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Stem cell-infused mesh regrows torn rotator cuffs
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While doctors do already sometimes inject stem cells directly into rotator cuff tears, the cells often don’t stay at the surgery site long enough to do much good. The nano-mesh, on the other hand, gives them a place to “roost,” so that they remain in
Stem cells plus scaffold may spur repair of torn tendonsWHTC

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Engineered immune cells boost leukemia survival for some
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IMMUNE ATTACK Doctors can engineer a patient’s own immune cells to kill cancer cells. These engineered cells, called CART cells, were effective for some people against relapses of leukemia over the long term. Here, a CART cell (red) attacks a

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Stem cells plus scaffold may spur repair of torn tendons
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(Reuters Health) – – A combination of advanced scaffold material and so-called adult stem cells improves the healing of rotator cuff tendon tears over surgery alone, a study in rats suggests. “As an orthopedic shoulder and knee surgeon and chemical

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