| Vol. 22.20 – 7 June, 2021 |
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| Scientists showed that forced expression of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 6 in antigen-specific T cells enhanced the recognition and lysis of pancreatic cancer cells and the efficacy of adoptive cell therapy for pancreatic cancer. [Nature Biomedical Engineering] |
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| The authors developed a one-step strategy using engineered lentiviral particles to introduce Cas9 ribonucleoproteins and a CAR transgene into primary human T cells without electroporation. [Cell Reports] |
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| Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were loaded with citric acid coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, systemically transplanted and magnetically recruited to the injured sciatic nerve. [Acta Biomaterialia] |
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| Investigators tested the hypothesis that autologous bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BM-MSC) administration in type 2 diabetes patient was safe and that the efficacy of the treatment was dependant on the quality of the autologous BM-MSC population and administration routes. [Stem Cells Translational Medicine] |
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| The authors showed that conditional knockout of the demethylase Alkbh5 in bone marrow MSCs strengthened bone mass in mice. [Cell Death & Disease] |
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| Researchers demonstrated that systemic transplantation of adult multipotent muscle-derived stem/progenitor cells- isolated from young mice-rejuvenates the knee articular cartilage of naturally aged mice. [Aging and Disease] |
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| Investigators evaluated the in vitro and in vivo antitumor capability of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a new vehicle for Dearing strain of reovirus loading. [Biochemical Pharmacology] |
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| Using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis, researchers showed that exon 3 and exons 7–10 of glypican 2 were expressed in cancer but was minimally expressed in normal tissues. [Cell Reports Medicine] |
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| The authors discuss the various forms of cell therapy currently available, their utility in the management of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and emerging evidence for efficacy in severe psoriasis unresponsive to biologic therapy. [British Journal of Dermatology] |
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| The authors describe several recent advances in the field of anti-B-cell maturation antigen CAR T-cell therapy and multiple myeloma. [Cancers] |
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| Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the Company has entered into an additional collaborative agreement with NextGenNK Competence Center-associated research groups at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet  in Stockholm, Sweden, aimed at producing novel cell-based therapeutics using natural killer cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. [Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)] |
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| MorphoSys AG and Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby MorphoSys will acquire Constellation, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for myelofibrosis and hematological tumors. [MorphoSys AG] |
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| Johnson & Johnson is walking away from a $1.6 billion blood cancer medicine deal with Belgium’s argenx for the CD70-targeting cusatuzumab. [Johnson & Johnson (Questex, Inc.)] |
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| June 21 – 26, 2021 Virtual |
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| Sana Biotechnology – Multiple Locations, United States |
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| Shanghai Immune Therapy Institute – Shanghai, China |
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| University of British Columbia – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Cedars Sinai – Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas, United States |
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