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City of Hope-developed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy shows clinical activity in patients with aggressive brain tumors in a Phase 1 trial
•    Half of the enrolled patients had stable disease for at least two months, two showed partial response and two experienced complete response•    Nature Medicine paper highlights delivery of CAR T...
City of Hope Research Reveals an Immune Cell That Can Attack Cancer
According to preclinical research published online today in Cell, one of the world’s premier scientific journals, researchers at City of Hope® have discovered that a type of immune cell...
City of Hope research reveals an immune cell that can attack cancer
 Preclinical findings reported in the journal Cell could lead to a new type of immunotherapy CONTACTLetisia Marquez626-476-7593lemarquez@coh.orgLOS ANGELES — According to preclinical research published online...
‘Relentless’ mom battles Stage 4 lung cancer
“I’m relentless. I’m a ‘go-go-go’ person!”Alisa Secaida learned early on how to compete, how to keep looking forward despite setbacks and how to fight the righteous fight. Her “get-it-done”...
City of Hope and Calidi Biotherapeutics announce first patient dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating neural stem cells engineered to carry an oncolytic virus, CLD-101, in recurrent high-grade glioma patients
For Media:City of HopeLetisia Marquezlemarquez@coh.org(626) 476-7593Calidi BiotherapeuticsStephen ThesingSthesing@calidibio.com (858) 794-9600For Investors:Gilmartin GroupStephen Jasperstephen@gilmartinir.com LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, Calif. ...
RESEARCH ALERT: City of Hope scientists develop universal donor stem cell therapy to treat degenerative brain diseases in a preclinical study
CONTACT Zen Logsdon 626-409-9367 zlogsdon@coh.org The techniques used for this “off-the-shelf” solution can be extended to improve the quality of life for cancer patients facing debilitating side effects from chemotherapy...
‘I will graduate from this’: Michael Evrard’s brain cancer journey
“I can honestly say,” declared Michael Evrard, a City of Hope patient, “that I just had the greatest Easter ever.” It’s a little hard to square those words with the...
Nurse shares passion for CAR T cell therapy
When Jennifer Peterson, R.N., M.S.N., OCN, BMTCN, first came to City of Hope as a travel nurse more than a decade ago, she had no idea that it would change...
Grateful patient dodges rare brain cancer
When you meet Michael Davies for the first time, you’re struck by his high energy, engaging personality, ever-present smile and straight-from-the-gym athletic build.  Then you find out he is indeed...
Targeting glioblastoma with a cancer-killing virus
Glioblastoma is a virtually incurable brain cancer with a five-year-survival rate of only 10%.    “It’s heartbreaking to keep telling people in clinic that we don’t have a cure,” said...