Study results showed Orca’s treatment, a purified mix of donor-derived T cells and stem cells, was safer than a standard ...

In a late-stage trial of patients with multiple types of blood cancer, Orca Bio’s allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy doubled the ...

DelveInsight estimates approximately 52K cases of Graft Versus Host Disease in the 7MM. In 2023, the EU4 and the UK recorded ...

Steroid therapy is the first-line treatment for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). If GVHD does not respond to initial therapies, doctors may consider chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies ...

From STAT’s Andrew Joseph: AstraZeneca said this morning it was buying the Belgian cell therapy company EsoBiotec for $425 ...

A T-cell therapy developed by Orca Bio, a private biotech company, significantly reduced the risk of a debilitating immune ...

Further study is needed in larger populations to verify these outcomes. Despite recent advances, up to 40% of patients develop acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic transplant.

New treatments for graft-vs.-host disease, updated dosage for HPV vaccines — and Fred Hutch announces awards for graduate students.

Anthony Stein, MD, assessed total marrow and lymphoid irradiation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide in patients with ...

The potential of the microbiome in disease treatment and prevention is an emerging and highly promising field in medicine. Research into microbiome-based therapies, such as probiotics, prebiotics, and ...

Following the transplant, they are given cyclophosphamide (a drug to prevent graft-versus-host disease, in which immune cells in the donor marrow attack their new host) and other drugs for up to ...