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Virus-specific T-cell banks for ‘off the shelf’ adoptive therapy of refractory infections
Nature.com Adoptive immunotherapy with transplant donor-derived virus-specific T cells has emerged as a potentially curative approach for the treatment of drug-refractory EBV+lymphomas as well as CMV and adenovirus infections complicating allogeneic hematopoietic … |
Mediaite |
John Oliver Slams Congressional Fundraising Efforts as ‘Sh*tty Telemarketing Operations’
Mediaite Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy even admitted that out of all of the hours spent on cold-calling potential donors, many of them have “fundamentally different problems” than the majority of the electorate, since calls were always aimed at donors … |
Reduced-intensity allogeneic transplant effective salvage therapy in follicular lymphomaHealioSiblings (47%) and unrelated donors (53%) provided grafts for reduced-intensity allogeneic HSCT. Median follow-up after reduced-intensity allogeneic HSCT was …
For love, and a kidneyWaterbury Republican AmericanOn average, 22 people die daily waiting for an organ transplant, according to UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, a Virginia nonprofit that promotes organ donation. An estimated 122,000 patient…
13newsnow.com |
Heidi Cruz sees best and worst while campaigning for husband
13newsnow.com Heidi Cruz is a visible force at campaign events for her husband, Ted Cruz — waving from the stage, often with the couple’s two young daughters in tow, wooing big-dollar donors and chatting with voters at campaign stops. More so than any other … |
USA TODAY |
Heidi Cruz sees best and worst while campaigning for husband
USA TODAY Heidi Cruz is a visible force at campaign events for her husband, Ted Cruz — waving from the stage, often with the couple’s two young daughters in tow, wooing big-dollar donors and chatting with voters at campaign stops. More so than any other … |
Tech Times |
EU Regulatory Panel Recommends Approval Of Glaxo’s Gene Therapy For Bubble Boy Disease
Tech Times Patients whose stem cell donor is their genetically matched sibling usually have good rates of survival and recovery. However, those whose donors are unrelated to them typically have poor outcomes. This is because of the high risk of developing graft … |
BBC NewsDonor drive to find match for mixed-race child with leukaemiaBBC NewsMixed race people like Tommy have less than a 20% chance of finding an unrelated best possible match; as do individuals who are black or from a minority ethnic background, acc…
Gazettextra |
Turning to family for love—and a kidney
Gazettextra By that time, their brother was dead of an unrelated cancer. “My sister I consider my angel, because she has given me life and I can never repay her,” Pyle said. Mountains of emotion complicate the landscape of organ transplants, and Barrowclough’s … |
Banbury Guardian |
Banbury businessman appeals to mixed race residents to become lifesaving stem cell donors
Banbury Guardian Tommy’s mixed heritage makes it extremely hard to find a donor as matching stem cell tissue types are inherited. Mixed race people like Tommy have less than a 20 per cent chance of finding an unrelated match, as do individuals who are black or from a … |