A phase three clinical trial determined that a 3-drug combination improved lung function and reduced symptoms in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who have a single copy of the most common …read more Source:: Science
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FDA phase 1 trial shows hydrogel to repair heart is safe to inject in humans — a first
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•Scientists successfully conducted a first-in-human, FDA-approved Phase 1 clinical trial of an injectable hydrogel that aims to repair damage and restore cardiac function in heart failure patients who previously suffered …read more Source:: Science
Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease
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•A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems of infants newly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening inherited disorder in which infection-fighting immune cells …read more Source:: Science
Potential mechanism for BCG vaccine reversal of type 1 diabetes
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•Interim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes demonstrate a potential new mechanism by which the BCG vaccine may …read more Source:: Science
Flaws in a tumor’s genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy
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•In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that have so-called ‘mismatch repair’ genetic defects, scientists have found that half of …read more Source:: Science