Stamford nonprofit celebrates banner year for gene therapyGreenwich TimeGREENWICH — The battle against cancer has long been fought on many fronts and since 2001, the Netter family has focused on the possibilities of gene therapy. Greenwich residents Ed… Continue reading
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New cancer treatments have perplexing side effects
Washington Post When Diane Legg began seeing black specks in her right eye, she went to an ophthalmologist near her home in Amesbury, Mass. He said she had a torn retina and needed laser surgery. Legg’s oncologist was skeptical. He was worried that Legg had eye … |
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Engineered Stem Cells Show Promise vs HIV (STAT
MedPage Today Genetically engineered stem cells that can target HIV and interferes with the virus’ ability to enter the cell may represent a novel treatment for HIV/AIDS, according to a report in STAT. Lab studies and administration of the chimeric antigen receptors … Scientists are genetically engineering immune systems to attack and destroy HIVQuartz |
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Why 2017 Was a Year to Remember for Juno Therapeutics
Motley Fool JCAR017, the new star of Juno’s pipeline, uses the same basic principle as JCAR015; both are chimeric antigen receptor T–cell (CAR-T) therapies that train T–cells to target cancerous cells expressing a protein called CD19, but JCAR017 uses a fixed … |
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Blockade of TNFR2 signaling enhances the immunotherapeutic effect of CpG ODN in a mouse model of colon cancer
Science Cancer immunotherapy attempts to stimulate the patient’s own immune system against a tumor, but despite its potential, the clinical efficacy of immunotherapy has been extremely limited. In some cases, the patient’s own immune system can counteract … |