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Gene and Cell Therapy – News and Features

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News

Stem Cell Shots Unveil a Safer Way To Treat Inflammatory Eye Diseases

Study finds mesenchymal stem cells injected into periocular tissue effectively reduce inflammation in the eyes without harmful side effects.
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News

Gene Modification Could Improve Immune Cells’ Ability To Combat Cancer

A new study reveals that modifying the CUL5 gene enhances CAR-T cell therapy for leukemia and lymphoma. This improves cell longevity and tumor-fighting power, reducing cancer relapse.
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Industry Insight

Top Tips for Overcoming Plasmid Production Bottlenecks

Dr. John Lee, global head of cell and gene therapy at SK pharmteco discusses the current challenges in plasmid manufacturing and how SK pharmteco’s Precision Plasmids™ technology can help overcome plasmid production bottlenecks.
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News

Study Finds No Evidence CAR T-Cell Therapy Causes Secondary Cancers

A study of 783 patients treated with CAR T cell therapy found no evidence that the therapy itself caused secondary cancers. Researchers confirmed that rare cases of cancer were linked to prior treatments like chemotherapy, not CAR T therapy.
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News

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Bone Disease in Mice

Researchers have developed a gene therapy that may provide a long-term treatment for hypophosphatasia. Unlike current therapies requiring frequent injections, this approach delivers a single dose to restore bone mineralization.
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Article

How a Precision Gene-Editing Tool Addresses CRIPSR’s Teething Issues

The innovation, he says, could transform the way scientists measure and address genomic breaks in gene-editing systems.
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News

Regulatory Immune Cells Regenerate the Thymus Following Cancer Therapy

Researchers have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after damage using a specific type of regulatory T cell.
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News

Long-Term Immune Responses Linked to Stem-Like T Cells

Researchers have identified a rare type of immune cells that hold the key to maintaining long-term immune responses.
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News

Study Paves Way for Off-the-Shelf Cancer CAR T-Cell Therapy

New research could make it possible to use off-the-shelf CAR T cells provided by donors for cancer therapy.
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Engineered Marrow-on-a-Chip Successfully Emulates Human Bone Marrow

A platform that emulates human marrow's native environment has helped researchers to recreate human marrow's complexity.
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