Phase I Treatment of Urethral Strictures in Humans
When a scar, or stricture, forms along the urethra it impedes the flow of urine and causes other complications. James Yoo, M.D., Ph.D., and his team at Wake Forest University…
When a scar, or stricture, forms along the urethra it impedes the flow of urine and causes other complications. James Yoo, M.D., Ph.D., and his team at Wake Forest University…
IPEX syndrome is a rare condition where the body can't control or restrain an immune response, so the person's immune cells attack their own healthy tissue. The syndrome mostly affects…
BioEclipse combines two approaches - an immune cell called a cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell and a virus engineered to kill cancer cells called an oncolytic virus (OV) - to create…
The current therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy are only partially effective and have serious drawbacks. One treatment that can significantly reduce seizure frequency is the removal of the affected part of…
Dr. Matthew H Porteus and his team at Stanford will test an immunotherapy cell approach using a therapy that is enriched with specialized immune cells called type I regulatory T…
Dr. Wu and his team at Stanford University will use hESCs to generate cardiomyocytes (CM), a type of cell that makes up the heart muscle. The newly created hESC-CMs will…
Gary Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., and his team at Stanford University are conducting a clinical trial to test a therapy for motor disabilities caused by chronic ischemic stroke. While "clot busting"…
Crystal Mackall, M.D., and her team at Stanford University will modify a patient's own T cells, an immune system cell that can destroy foreign or abnormal cells. The T cells…
ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing the muscles in the body to gradually weaken, leading to…