OncLiveImmunotherapy Overtakes Targeted Therapy as First-Line Standard of Care for mRCCOncLiveAn extension in overall survival (OS) seen with the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) has completely changed the standard of care for … Continue reading
Critical Review: Editas Medicine (EDIT) and CytRx Corporation (CYTR)Dispatch TribunalCRISPR uses a protein-ribonucleic acid (RNA) complex composed of an enzyme, including either CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9) or CRISPR from Prevotella and Francisel… Continue reading
Los Angeles TimesThe FDA closes a huge loophole used by bogus stem-cell clinics, but delays serious enforcement for 3 yearsLos Angeles TimesThere was good news and bad news in the regulatory initiative the Food and Drug Administration rolled out on Thu… Continue reading
GizmodoCould the Whole CRISPR Patent Kerfuffle Have Been Completely Avoided?GizmodoIn the other corner: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, which six months later actually adapted CRISPR to engineer plant, animal and human cells. At issue: Who dese… Continue reading
MIT Technology Review |
Gene Therapy Could Help People Overcome Meth Addiction
MIT Technology Review Gene therapy, which modifies a person’s DNA, has long been thought of as a way to treat genetic diseases—and, more recently, cancer. But a team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences thinks it can use this same idea to treat addiction by … |
Washington Business Journal |
Immunotherapy biotech BeneVir Biopharm raises $2 million
Washington Business Journal It’s yet another approach in the increasingly hot field of immunotherapy, which harnesses the immune system to attack disease. More commonly recognized approaches include checkpoint inhibitor therapies such as Keytruda or Opdivo, which target … |