City of Hope validates Curate Cell Processing System for CAR T-cell therapy

City of Hope: Making a profound difference as we pursue cancer cures at the speed of life

I am pleased to begin a new series from City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. With our National Medical Center ranking among the top 5 for cancer by U.S. News & World Report, we are making a profound and lifesaving difference.xxx:more

January 24, 2025

Vol.51 No.03

By Marcel van den Brink

In Brief

LA fires update: Salgia home is standing

Last week, The Cancer Letter interviewed City of Hope physician Ravi Salgia, who evacuated from his Eaton Canyon home with his wife on the evening of Jan. 7 due to approaching wildfires driven by the Santa Ana winds.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

In Brief

John Fryer joins TGen as professor, director of Center for Accelerated Nanotherapeutics

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, part of City of Hope, has announced the appointment of John D. Fryer as a professor in the Division of Bioinnovation and Genome Sciences and director of the newly established Center for Accelerated Nanotherapeutics.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Clinical Roundup

Scientists uncover protein that helps cancer cells dodge CAR T-cell therapy

Scientists at City of Hope identified a protein that could help prevent CAR T-cell therapy antigen escape. The research, published in the journal Cell, could lead to more personalized therapies that improve cancer patients’ survival.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

As fire encroached, City of Hope prepared to evacuate its Duarte campus

On Jan. 7, a bit after 6 p.m., Ravi Salgia was at his Eaton Canyon home, at the edge of Angeles National Forest.

Researchers develop system which helps overcome CAR T-cell resistance in preclinical models

Researchers from City of Hope, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, the University of Pennsylvania, and NIH have developed a way to add features to T cells to help them overcome mechanisms of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy resistance. The new system is outlined in a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

City of Hope validates Curate Cell Processing System for CAR T-cell therapy

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