FDA panel to vote on revolutionary gene therapy for cancer – CBS News
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FDA panel to vote on revolutionary gene therapy for cancer
CBS News July 12, 2017, 8:13 AM | An FDA panel meets Wednesday to decide whether to recommend the first government-approved gene therapy. CAR T-cell treatment uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer. USC Norris Westside Cancer Center director … |
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Stem Cells Guided by Electric Fields May Offer New Therapies for Brain Diseases
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (press release) Scientists at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine’s Institute for Regenerative Cures report that electric fields can be used to guide neural stem cells transplanted into the brain towards a specific location. Their study (“Electrical … |
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Benefits of Droplet Digital PCR to Measure Immunotherapy Response Highlighted at ASCO Annual Meeting
Technology Networks In one ASCO study, physicians used ddPCR technology to distinguish between tumor growth and pseudoprogression — a common conundrum in cancer immunotherapy. Tumors can appear to grow before they begin to shrink as a result of treatment, … |
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ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights Benefits of Droplet Digital PCR to Measure Immunotherapy
Technology Networks In one ASCO study, physicians used ddPCR technology to distinguish between tumor growth and pseudoprogression — a common conundrum in cancer immunotherapy. Tumors can appear to grow before they begin to shrink as a result of treatment, … |
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Immunotherapy for Patients with Advanced Urothelial Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.
UroToday The responsiveness of bladder cancer to immunotherapy was first established in nonmuscle invasive disease in 1976 with intravesical instillations of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Very recently immune checkpoint inhibitors demonstrated good activity … |
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Korea’s first gene therapy Invossa cleared to be sold in Korea …
pulse South Korea’s Kolon Life Science said on Wednesday the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has granted marketing approval to its new gene therapy to treat … Korea OKs first cell gene therapy ‘Invossa’The Korea Herald Ministry approves 1st domestic gene therapy product – Korea …Korea Biomedical Review S. Korea approves 1st gene therapy drug – Yonhap News AgencyYonhap News |