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Doc: CAR T uses body’s immune system to fight cancers – The Detroit News

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2018-01-04 NEWS

Doc: CAR T uses body’s immune system to fight cancers
The Detroit News
CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cells are an example of adoptive cell transfer, an exciting new type of cancer treatment with the potential to dramatically change the way we treat cancer. They enable the person’s own immune system to better attack

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2018-01-03 NEWS

National Institutes of Health (press release)

Stem cell transplant for severe scleroderma improves survival, quality of life
National Institutes of Health (press release)
New clinical trial findings show that a therapeutic regimen involving transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can improve survival and quality of life for people with severe scleroderma, a life-threatening autoimmune disease. The
Stem Cell Transplant Succeeds in SclerodermaMedPage Today
Study shows stem cell transplant is better than drug therapy for sclerodermaEurekAlert (press release)
Stem Cell Transplant Shows Promise for Immune Disorder SclerodermaHealthDay
MilTech –Island Post Gazette
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