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Stem cell superstar crashes and burns – BioEdge

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2017-11-04 NEWS

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Stem cell superstar crashes and burns
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Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini was once one of the world’s most feted doctors after creating artificial tracheas which gave new life to his patients. He was a poster boy for regenerative medicine. However, his achievements have crumbled into dust

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2017-11-03 NEWS

Immunotherapy combination ‘new standard of care’ in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
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MIAMI — The combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab is an effective standard frontline treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to results from the Checkmate-214 trial presented at the International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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2017-11-03 NEWS

Immunotherapy combination ‘new standard of care’ in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Healio
MIAMI — The combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab is an effective standard frontline treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to results from the Checkmate-214 trial presented at the International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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2017-11-03 NEWS

Treg Cells Continue Suppressing Immunotherapy Even After They Are Eliminated
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In a study recently published in Nature Immunology, researchers investigated the effects of immune cell activity that may limit immunotherapy’s effectiveness. T cells fight the infection and Treg cells send the signal to the T cells to stop fighting