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The FDA Just Approved a Second Revolutionary Gene Therapy. A Third Is Probably on the Way – Yahoo News

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2017-10-21 NEWS

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The FDA Just Approved a Second Revolutionary Gene Therapy. A Third Is Probably on the Way
Yahoo News
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead Science unit Kite Pharma’s groundbreaking cancer gene therapy treatment Yescarta. It’s the second approval for this pioneering approach to cancer treatment, which involves re-engineering …

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2017-10-21 NEWS

Omaha World-Herald

‘Molly is a success story’: Gene therapy that improved Omaha teen’s vision could soon be available nationwide
Omaha World-Herald
If the therapy is approved — and the agency rarely reverses such expert recommendations — the treatment will become the first gene therapy in the United States for an inherited disease and the first in which a corrective gene is given directly to the

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2017-10-21 NEWS

Only 572 Registered Stem Cell Donors In Sarawak
malaysiandigest.com
SIBU: The number of stem cell donors in Sarawak is still relatively low, the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCR) has warned. The organisation, in a statement, said there were only 29,300 registered volunteers with the Malaysian Stem Cell Registry …

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2017-10-20 NEWS

Stem cell infusions improved health in frail elderly, UM researchers say
Miami Herald
But as scientists work to unlock the mysteries of why some 80-year-olds must live in nursing homes while others play tennis every week, researchers with the University of Miami’s Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute report they have found the