Alpha Clinics in the News
The Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network is already making progress toward the development and delivery of stem cell treatments. Browse our news archive below to discover the latest advances.
Want to learn more about current and upcoming clinical trials? Visit our Alpha Clinics Trials Page.
Date
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Alpha Clinic
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Disease Area(s)
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News Item
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| Oct 8, 2020 |
All |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
Alpha Stem Cell Clinic Virtual Symposium: Agenda and Links to View Recordings |
| Sept 28, 2017 |
UC Davis |
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UC Davis receives $8 million to expand access to stem cell clinical trials |
| Sept 11, 2017 |
UCLA/UCI |
Solid Cancers |
UCLA opens first engineered blood stem cell clinical trial for cancers with the NY-ESO-1 tumor marker |
| August 3, 2017 |
UCSD |
Spinal Cord Injury |
Asterias Biotherapeutics Opens Two Additional Clinical Sites for AST-OPC1 SCiStar Study |
| August 1, 2017 |
UCSD |
Diabetes |
ViaCyte Announces First Patients Implanted with PEC-Direct Islet Cell Replacement Therapy in International Clinical Trial |
| July 25, 2017 |
UCI |
ALS |
BrainStorm Announces Agreement with University of California Irvine Medical Center to Participate in Phase 3 Trial of NurOwn in ALS |
| July 20, 2017 |
City of Hope |
Glioblastoma (Brain cancer) |
California Stem Cell Agency Researching Cures for Brain Cancer Afflicting McCain |
| March 27, 2017 |
All |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
CIRM Alpha Clinics Network charts a new course for delivering stem cell treatments |
| March 25, 2017 |
All |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
Symposium discusses latest and future of stem cell therapy |
| March 23, 2017 |
City of Hope |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
Second Annual Symposium of the CIRM Alpha Clinics Network |
| March 14, 2017 |
City of Hope |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
City of Hope hosts second CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Symposium |
| March 9, 2017 |
All |
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A clinical trial network focused on stem cell treatments is expanding |
| Dec 29, 2016 |
City of Hope |
Glioblastoma (Brain cancer) |
Regression of Glioblastoma after Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy |
| June 15, 2016 |
UCSD |
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San Diego gets new stem cell center |
| April 19, 2016 |
City of Hope |
HIV/AIDS |
Re-engineering stem cells to eradicate HIV in lifelong sufferer |
| April 7, 2016 |
All |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
Keys to successful stem cell translation – Nurses, physicians and patient advocates |
| March 21, 2016 |
All |
Alpha Clinic Symposium |
Patients are the heroes at the CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Symposium |
| March 17, 2016 |
UCSD |
ALS |
CIRM grant to fund proposed stem cell trials for ALS |
| March 14, 2016 |
All |
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CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinics: Paving a Path to Cures |
| November 13, 2015 |
UCSD |
Leukemia |
Embryonic protein worsens leukemia: inhibiting protein slows acute myeloid leukemia, possibly other cancers |
| October 11, 2015 |
UCLA/UCI |
Blindness |
Unlocking stem cells’ potential to cure eye disease a reality |
| August 12, 2015 |
UCLA/UCI |
Blindness |
UCI-led team begins first clinical trial of stem cell-based retinitis pigmentosa treatment |
| July 9, 2016 |
All |
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New Video: Paving a path to cures with the Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network |
| July 8, 2015 |
UCSD |
Blood cancer |
GSK, UCSD team on blood cancers |
| June 29, 2015 |
City of Hope |
Brain Tumors |
New CIRM-Funded Stem Cell Clinic at City of Hope Treats Its First Patient |
| March 23, 2015 |
City of Hope |
Leukemia
Brain Tumors
HIV/AIDS |
City of Hope launches stem cell therapy clinic to fight incurable diseases in new ways |
| March 3, 2015 |
City of Hope |
HIV/AIDS |
CIRM-funded Clinical Trial Aimed at Blocking HIV/AIDS in People Gets the Go Ahead |
| March 2, 2015 |
UCLA/UCI |
Sickle Cell Disease |
UCLA Research Shows Promising Method for Correcting Genetic Code to Treat Sickle Cell Disease |
| November 21, 2014 |
UCLA/UCI |
Blood Disorders
Cancer |
Researchers Unlock Protein Key to Harnessing Regenerative Power of Blood Stem Cells |
| November 18, 2014 |
UCLA/UCI |
SCID (“Bubble Baby” Disease) |
Stem Cell Breakthrough: UCLA Researcher Pioneers Gene Therapy Cure for Children with “Bubble Baby” Disease |
| October 23, 2014 |
UCLA/UCI |
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UCLA and UCI Awarded $8M to Launch Collaborative Stem Cell Clinic “Center of Excellence” |
| October 14, 2014 |
UCLA/UCI |
Blindness |
Promising Results in Stem Cell Trial for Blindness |
| September 17, 2014 |
UCSD |
Diabetes |
Stem Cell Agency Invests $16 million To Fight Diabetes and Announces Plan to Launch CIRM 2.0 |
| August 21, 2014 |
UCSD |
Diabetes |
World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Company Signs Agreement with ViaCyte for a Stem Cell Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes |
| August 19, 2014 |
UCSD |
Diabetes |
Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Funded by California Stem Cell Agency Cleared To Begin Clinical Trial |
| July 14, 2014 |
UCLA/UCI |
Blindness |
Scientist Receives CIRM Bridging Fund Award to Treat Blinding Eye Disorder |
| May 29, 2014 |
City of Hope |
HIV/AIDS |
Stem Cell Agency Invests $32 Million Toward Therapies For Spinal Cord Injury and HIV/AIDS |
| December 12, 3013 |
UCLA/UCI |
Solid Tumors
Sickle Cell Disease |
UCLA Scientists Taking Stem Cell Research to Patients |
| March 21, 2013 |
UCLA/UCI |
Melanoma |
Researchers Monitor T Cell Function to Improve Melanoma Treatment |
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