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Behind the new kind of cell therapy that just won FDA approval

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

One expert views Amtagvi’s approval as a catalyst for further investment in TIL therapies, akin to how Kymriah’s 2017 clearance buoyed CAR-T treatment.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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Cell and gene therapy development moves into cardiac indications

Drug Target Review

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have made significant advancements in treating oncological diseases, with therapies like CAR-T cell treatments transforming cancer care. However, cell-based therapies are intended to leverage those healthy cells via transplant to regenerate damaged tissue.

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Natural killer cells: Looking good for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. Preclinical research on γδ T cells has made great strides since the cells were first identified in the 1980s, with γδ T-cell therapies from several companies, including IN8bio, now in or nearing clinical trials for various cancers.

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The evolution of cell therapy to address unmet medical needs

Drug Target Review

The mission of Lineage Cell Therapeutics is to deliver on some of the early promises of cell therapy. Cell therapy as a concept is a wonderful idea, but many of the early efforts never generated the kind of clinical data that gets people excited and leads to new medicines. In some cases, cell therapy can be curative for the patient.

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New Combo Drug Therapy Halves Death Risk From Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

Drugs.com

She's also a survivor of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, who first got diagnosed at the age of 25 back in 2017.After WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 -- Jenna Cottrell is a young sports reporter working for a TV station in the Rochester, N.Y., After 12 rounds.