RE: Reminder..True Breakthrough!2 Mar 2018 11:24
while we wait for DD,
The current method for BM/HSC transplantations comprises of two phases. The initial phase (�conditioning�) involves patients receiving high dosages of chemotherapy to eliminate cancerous cells and destroys the HSC in the BM, but it is highly toxic for patients. The second phase involves transplanting cells from a healthy individual into the patient, which has a high rejection rate and issues with finding a tissue matched donor. In this procedure, the non-toxic CDX antibodies redirect the patient�s immune cells to selectively eliminate the HSC and in some instances the cancerous cells, thereby avoiding the need for toxic conditioning agents. Additionally, Hemogenyx has identified a special class of cells, Hu-PHECs, derived from the umbilical cord or the liver endothelia. Hu-PHECs are a naturally occurring cell type, which can be easily isolated and they do not accumulate blood cancer-related mutations. Above all, HuPHECs can potentially eliminate the problem of having to find tissue matched donors when isolated from the patient�s own liver.