As a first treatment for someone with a rare white blood cell cancer (MTCL), giving someone stem cells from another person (alloSCT) rather than their own stem cells (autoSCT) may make little or no ...

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care by training the immune system to detect and destroy tumors. For many patients, it works very well in shrinking tumors and sending cancer into remission, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists test engineered stem cells for cancer treatment, creating a lasting immune defense with tumor-targeting T cells.

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it's possible to reprogram a patient's blood-forming stem cells to generate a continuous supply of functional T cells, the immune ...

USC scientists have discovered a way to create a potentially renewable supply of genetically engineered immune cells that can attack cancer and strengthen the body's natural defenses. By growing and ...

A man who recovered from blood cancer becomes friends with the stem cell donor who helped save him.

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it's possible to reprogram a patient's blood-forming stem cells to generate a continuous supply of functional T cells, the immune ...

Scientists at University of California San Diego have developed a new approach to destroying cancer stem cells – hard-to-find cells that help cancers spread, come back after treatment and resist ...

Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reprogram different populations of lung stem cells, which maintain and repair lung tissue, in ways that make them vulnerable to specific cancer-causing gene ...

A critically ill 20-year-old blood cancer patient’s chance for a “perfect match” with a stem cell donor has been blown up as ...