Genetic Re-programming of Stem Cells to Fight Cancer
There are few options for patients whose cancers have metastasized due to resistance to current therapies. This team is using gene editing technology to modify a patient's own immune system…
There are few options for patients whose cancers have metastasized due to resistance to current therapies. This team is using gene editing technology to modify a patient's own immune system…
BrainStorm Therapeutics is using mesenchymal stem cells that are taken from the patient's own bone marrow. These stem cells are then modified in the lab to boost their production of…
Forty Seven Inc. is conducting a Phase 1b clinical trial for acute myeloid leukemia patients. Leukemia stem cells have a protein on their surface that enable them to evade being…
ViaCyte is developing cell therapies to replace lost beta cells for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The therapies are derived from human embryonic stem cells, which are partially matured…
Angiocrine is developing a cell therapy aimed to improve the availability and engraftment of blood stem cell transplants for cancer patients who have had their cancerous bone marrow removed by chemotherapy.…
A team at the City of Hope led by Dr. Christine Brown is pursuing a Phase 1 trial targeting an aggressive brain cancer called malignant glioma. City of Hope will…
Cancer is a leading cause of death in California. Many cancers resist current therapies due to therapy-resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs). A team at UCSD is testing an antibody therapy…
ViaCyte is developing cell therapies to replace lost pancreatic beta cells for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The therapies are derived from human embryonic stem cells, which are partially…
NeoStem, which later changed its name to Caladrius BioScience, ran a Phase 3 trial targeting cancer stem cells. These cells are believed to be able to survive chemotherapy and other…