A rapidly growing understanding of the complex circuitry of microRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation is attracting attention to miRNAs as new drug targets. Targeted miRNA suppression is achieved in a sequence-specific […]
Daily Archives: October 28, 2015
Going viral: chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for hematological malignancies.
On July 1, 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration granted ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation to CTL019, the anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy developed at the University of Pennsylvania. […]
The CAR T-Cell Race
Tumor-targeting T-cell therapies are generating remarkable remissions in hard-to-beat cancers—and attracting millions of dollars of investment along the way. By Vicki Brower | April 1, 2015 BUILDING A BETTER T-CELL: […]
First Success With CAR T-Cells in a Solid Tumor
Chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has repeatedly provided dramatic results in patients with hematologic malignancies. Now comes the first success story of CAR T-cell therapy in a solid tumor — […]