How a College Trip to Israel Led to a Life-Saving Stem Cell Donation
In a heartwarming tale of fate and generosity, a decade-old decision during a college trip to Israel has culminated in a Kansas City woman’s life-saving act. Melissa Kingston, who once joined a birthright trip to Israel during her junior year at KU, never imagined that her participation in a simple stem cell registry would one […]
Senti Bio Receives $8 Million CIRM Grant to Advance Logic-Gated CAR-NK Cell Therapy for AML
Senti Biosciences, Inc., a leader in next-generation cell and gene therapies, has been awarded an $8 million grant by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). This significant funding will propel the clinical development of SENTI-202, an innovative off-the-shelf CAR-NK cell therapy designed to treat relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Pioneering Cell […]
AvenCell’s AVC-201: A New Era in Leukemia Therapy
AvenCell Therapeutics, a leading clinical-stage cell therapy company, has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved its Clinical Trial Application (CTA) for AVC-201. AVC-201 is a novel allogeneic CD123-directed switchable CAR-T investigational therapy for the treatment of relapsed/refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and other CD123 positive hematological malignancies. This therapy is the world’s […]
GT Biopharma and Fate Therapeutics Present Preclinical Data Highlighting Novel Dual Antigen Targeting Approach For The Treatment of AML at ASH 2022
BRISBANE, CALIFORNIA, Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP) today announced the presentation of new preclinical data at the American Society of Hematology’s 64th Annual Meeting (ASH 2022). The presentation highlights the potential of a novel dual antigen targeting approach for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by combining GT […]
What makes a stem cell a stem cell and how does it go bad?
Dr. John Dick was awarded the Canada Gairdner International Award 2022 “For the discovery and characterization of leukemic stem cells, providing insights into the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.” He presented his award-winning research at the 2022 Gairdner Science Week Laureate Lectures.
Escend Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Receives IND Clearance from the FDA for ES-3000 Phase I Study in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Escend Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company focused on the development of small molecule therapeutics for oncology orphan diseases, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) application for its lead drug candidate, ES-3000 for a Phase I […]
Vor Bio Successfully Demonstrates Multiplex Editing of Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Next-generation AML Treatment Presented at EHA
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vor Bio (Nasdaq: VOR), a clinical-stage cell and genome engineering company, today announced successful first of its kind dual editing of CD33 and CLL-1 in human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) demonstrating continued progress on its novel approach for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The data […]