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A stem cell transplant helped beat back a young doctor’s cancer … – Science Magazine

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A stem cell transplant helped beat back a young doctor’s cancer …
Science Magazine
Graft-versus-host disease is an often debilitating consequence of a common leukemia cure.

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US Patent Granted to AzarGen Biotechnologies for Synthetic Promoter Technology
PR Newswire (press release)
AzarGen has recently been featured on CB Insights’ top global synthetic biology start-up companies market map list. AzarGen also recently expanded its collaboration with iBio, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IBIO), a leader in developing plant-based biopharmaceuticals

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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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Technology Networks

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, …