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CIRM funded clinical trial shows promising results for patients with blood cancers

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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are both types of blood cancers that can be difficult to treat. CIRM is funding Forty Seven, Inc. to conduct a clinical trial to treat patients with these blood cancers with an antibody called 5F9. CIRM has also given multiple awards prior to the clinical trial to help … Continue reading CIRM funded clinical trial shows promising results for patients with blood cancers

Making transplants easier for kids, and charting a new approach to fighting solid tumors.

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Every year California performs around 100 kidney transplants in children but, on average, around 50 of these patients will have their body reject the transplant. These children then have to undergo regular dialysis while waiting for a new organ. Even the successful transplants require a lifetime of immunosuppression medications. These medications can prevent rejection but … Continue reading Making transplants easier for kids, and charting a new approach to fighting solid tumors.

Therapy developed with CIRM award used in new clinical trial for COVID-19

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While doctors are still trying to better understand how to treat some of the most severe cases of COVID-19, researchers are looking at their current scientific “toolkit” to see if any potential therapies for other diseases could also help treat patients with COVID-19. One example of this is a treatment developed by Fate Therapeutics called … Continue reading Therapy developed with CIRM award used in new clinical trial for COVID-19

Stem cell progress and promise in fighting leukemia

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There is nothing you can do to prevent or reduce your risk of leukemia. That’s not a very reassuring statement considering that this year alone almost 62,000 Americans will be diagnosed with leukemia; almost 23,000 will die from the disease. That’s why CIRM is funding four clinical trials targeting leukemia, hoping to develop new approaches … Continue reading Stem cell progress and promise in fighting leukemia

Novel clinical trial for COVID-19 using immune cells

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During this global pandemic, many scientists are pursuing various avenues for potential treatments of COVID-19.  The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), in collaboration with Celularity Inc., will conduct a clinical trial with 100 patients using an immunotherapy for treatment of COVID-19. The treatment will involve administering specialized immune cells called Natural Killer (NK) cells, which are a type … Continue reading Novel clinical trial for COVID-19 using immune cells

Stem Cell Agency Board Invests in 19 Discovery Research Programs Targeting Cancers, Heart Disease and Other Disorders

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THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST While stem cell and gene therapy research has advanced dramatically in recent years, there are still many unknowns and many questions remaining about how best to use these approaches in developing therapies. That’s why the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today … Continue reading Stem Cell Agency Board Invests in 19 Discovery Research Programs Targeting Cancers, Heart Disease and Other Disorders

How two California researchers are advancing world class science to develop real life solutions

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THIS BLOG IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CAST In our recently launched 5-year Strategic Plan, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) profiled two researchers who have leveraged CIRM funding to translate basic biological discoveries into potential real-world solutions for devastating diseases. Dr. Joseph Wu is director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and the recipient … Continue reading How two California researchers are advancing world class science to develop real life solutions

How early CIRM support helped an anti-cancer therapy overcome obstacles and help patients

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When you read about a new drug or therapy being approved to help patients it always seems so simple. Researchers come up with a brilliant idea, test it to make sure it is safe and works, and then get approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell it to people who need … Continue reading How early CIRM support helped an anti-cancer therapy overcome obstacles and help patients

Newly developed biosensor can target leukemic stem cells

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Every three minutes, one person in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer, which amounts to over 175,000 people every year. Every nine minutes, one person in the United States dies from a blood cancer, which is over 58,000 people every year. These eye opening statistics from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society demonstrate … Continue reading Newly developed biosensor can target leukemic stem cells