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Researchers have solved a major puzzle in cancer treatment by learning how to grow helper T cells from stem cells for the first time. The breakthrough could make powerful cancer therapies cheaper and available to millions more patients.
Scientists have discovered that a cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy can stop autoimmune diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis without the dangerous side effects. Hundreds of patients are already experiencing remarkable recoveries, and the first treatments could be approved next year.
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill has announced he's cancer-free after a groundbreaking CAR T-cell therapy trial eliminated his aggressive blood cancer. The 78-year-old actor is now championing broader access to the revolutionary treatment that saved his life when traditional chemotherapy failed.
Actor Sam Neill is cancer-free after a groundbreaking treatment that turns the body's own immune cells into cancer-fighting superweapons. Scientists say we've only scratched the surface of what's possible.
Actor Sam Neill announced he has no cancer in his body, four years after his stage three lymphoma diagnosis nearly ended his life. The Jurassic Park star credits an innovative therapy that genetically modifies blood cells to attack cancer.
A new stem cell transplant developed at Johns Hopkins has cured sickle cell disease in 95% of patients, using half-matched donors like parents or siblings. The breakthrough means nearly every sickle cell patient can now access a cure that also preserves fertility.
Children with sickle cell disease now have a survival rate exceeding 95% thanks to breakthrough stem cell transplant techniques. New treatments are also opening curative options for kids who previously had no donor matches.
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering developed a groundbreaking CAR T cell therapy that targets leukemia while sparing healthy blood cells. The innovation came from studying patients whose cancer went into long-term remission.
Scientists discovered that making cancer cells physically stiffer dramatically improved CAR T-cell therapy results in mice with severe skin cancer. This breakthrough could help save more lives by making one of medicine's most promising cancer treatments even more effective.
Scientists have found a way to use CAR T-cells, already proven to cure some cancers, to slow the devastating effects of ALS by targeting rogue immune cells in the brain. The breakthrough could extend lives and eventually help treat dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers discovered how to make the body's cancer-fighting T cells more powerful by blocking a single protein, essentially upgrading the immune system's energy source. This breakthrough could lead to treatments that harness our natural defenses more effectively.
Scientists are repurposing a powerful cancer treatment to "reset" the immune systems of people with severe autoimmune diseases, and early results show patients going into complete remission. This breakthrough could transform treatment for millions living with conditions like lupus and multiple sclerosis.
Researchers in Taiwan have discovered how to revive exhausted immune cells that stop fighting cancer, potentially helping patients who don't respond to current treatments. By rewiring cell metabolism, the breakthrough could extend lifesaving immunotherapy to thousands more people.
A groundbreaking treatment for children with deadly brain tumors has kept three young patients cancer-free for up to four years without additional treatment. The therapy uses a child's own cells to fight tumors that were once considered nearly impossible to treat.
Researchers are creating "virtual cells" using AI that could revolutionize how we understand disease and discover new treatments. These computer models simulate real cell behavior by learning from massive biological datasets.
Scientists in China have discovered how to turn a single stem cell into 14 million powerful cancer fighters, potentially making lifesaving treatment available to thousands more patients. The breakthrough slashes costs and could transform how we treat leukemia and other cancers.
A breakthrough "off-the-shelf" CAR-T therapy eliminated residual cancer cells three times more effectively than standard care in lymphoma patients. The treatment could prevent cancer recurrence in high-risk patients for the first time.
A groundbreaking cell therapy has successfully treated stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes severe muscle stiffness and mobility problems. If approved by the FDA this summer, it would become the first treatment for the condition and the first personalized CAR-T therapy for any autoimmune disease.
Cancer specialists just published the first comprehensive guide to help patients thrive years after groundbreaking CAR-T cell therapy. The new roadmap tackles a crucial gap as more blood cancer patients survive longer than ever before.
China has approved the world's first CAR-T cell therapy designed to treat solid tumors, breaking through a barrier that has stumped cancer researchers for decades. The treatment offers new hope for thousands of advanced gastric cancer patients who have run out of options.
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