Kymriah May Be Safe and Effective in Children and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Subtype – Curetoday.com

The use of the CAR T-cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) was effective with manageable side effects in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia regardless of whether patients were children or young adults, according to registry data. Findings from this registry were presented at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Studies Highlight Novel Approaches to Screening for and Treating Blood Disorders – PRNewswire

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Three studies being presented during the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition throw a spotlight on novel approaches to screening for and treating blood diseases, as well as an unexpected, potential association between a blood abnormality and Alzheimer's disease. The first study demonstrates how the use of high-sensitivity screening techniques for the early detection of blood abnormalities may identify people at high risk for multiple myeloma earlier especially Black patients and those with a first-degree relative with the disease giving them more timely access to treatment.

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Graphite Bio Presents Overview of Phase 1/2 CEDAR Trial Evaluating Investigational Gene Editing Therapy GPH101 in Sickle Cell Disease at 63rd ASH…

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graphite Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRPH), a clinical-stage, next-generation gene editing company focused on therapies that harness targeted gene integration to treat or cure serious diseases, today presented a trial-in-progress poster for the companys Phase 1/2 CEDAR trial for GPH101, an investigational therapy designed to directly correct the genetic mutation responsible for sickle cell disease (SCD)

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BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics to Present New Biomarker Data on NurOwn at the International Symposium on ALS/MND – PRNewswire

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of cellular therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that biomarker data on NurOwn will be presented at the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND, to be held virtually7-10 December 2021.

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