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UPCI Joins ExCell Research Study Using Stem Cells for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients

June 16th, 2009 by admin

The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

PITTSBURGH, PA and JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, June 15, 2009 – The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the Gamida Cell – Teva Joint Venture announced today that the Institute has joined an elite group of cancer centers in Europe, the United States and Israel that are now enrolling patients to participate in the ExCell research study.

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Karmanos Cancer Institute researchers study new drug combinations to treat childhood leukemia

May 11th, 2009 by admin

Karmanos Cancer Institute DENVER, CO – Scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit presented data today at the American Association for Cancer Research’s 100th Annual Meeting 2009 that could potentially provide a brighter future for children who suffer from a more deadly form of acute leukemia. Read the rest of this entry »

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