CBS NewsImmunotherapy treatment shown safe in type 1 diabetes clinical trialCBS NewsA small clinical trial showed an immune system therapy was safe for people with type 1 diabetes, British researchers report. The immunotherapy also showed signs of help… Continue reading
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Cancer’s Newest Miracle Cure
TIME What makes immune-based therapies like CAR T cell therapy so promising–and so powerful–is that they are a living drug churned out by the patients themselves. The treatment isn’t a pill or a liquid that has to be taken regularly, but a one-hit wonder … |
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ICER Seeks Public Comment on Scoping Document for CAR–T Treatments
AJMC.com Managed Markets Network CAR–T cells are being considered the next frontier of cell-based immunotherapy to move from the bench to the bedside. By modifying a patient’s own T cells, CAR-T treatments transduce the patient’s T cells to express a cell surface receptor that can … |
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Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about cancer’s status
EurekAlert (press release) Sophisticated laboratory tests used to both diagnose the disease then follow treatment response, can send confusing messages to patients and their physicians, particularly after stem cell therapy to try to restore a healthy antibody mix, says Dr … |
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Are Stem Cell Companies Abusing ClinicalTrials.gov?
PLoS Blogs (blog) I’m often asked about the safety of treatments that purport to inject stem cells into painful body parts. The reputation of stem cells seems to exceed the reach, with companies touting treatments that aren’t FDA approved or even being tested. Back in … |