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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells). NK cells can be readily extracted from umbilical cord blood or peripheral blood of adult donors.

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Applications of engineered exosomes in drugging noncoding RNAs for cancer therapy

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Abstract Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are engaged in key cell biological and pathological events, and their expression alteration is connected to cancer progression both directly and indirectly. However, there are several limitations, including delivery, uptake, and short half-life, in the application of ncRNAs in cancer treatment.

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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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University of Edinburgh spinout Cellinta will develop gene therapies for cancer

The Pharma Data

. A biotech company spun out of the University of Edinburgh will utilise research to develop new gene therapies to target different types of cancer. The funding will be used to develop a pipeline of ‘highly selective’ gene therapies targeting cancer stem cells in a variety of solid tumour types.

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#ScienceSaturday: March 2, 2024

KIF1A

Read the Article Rare Roundup The Jackson Laboratory offers “Exploring Rare Disease Through Translational Research” MiniCourse Human health is incredibly complex; developing safe, effective treatments requires knowledge of molecular mechanisms, cell biology, and drug administration.

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Patient-derived organoids in disease modelling

Drug Target Review

This is particularly pertinent in immune-based cell therapies like CAR-T, where animals do not mimic the human immune response. The full potential of PDOs would be to shorten the time and costs associated with medicine creation, and then use PDO therapies to treat patients effectively.

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

By Allessandra DiCorato October 11, 2023 In 2011, Robert Manguso was working in a cell biology lab when his mother was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. The team found that deleting the gene Ptpn2 made tumors sensitive to PD-1 therapy, and they published their findings in Nature in 2017.

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