Gene-based therapies poised for major upgrade thanks to Oregon State University research

by admin | Mar 19, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Steve Lundeberg – Oregon State University – by overcoming the challenge of consistently getting genes and gene-editing tools where they need to be within cells. Findings of the study spearheaded by Oregon State University College of Pharmacy graduate...

FDA must regulate stem cell therapies to mitigate risks to patients and the public

by admin | Mar 18, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By PNAS.org – In December 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review (CBER) approved a gene-based stem cell therapy for Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, a rare and life-threatening genetic disease. This decision was...

$CAR T-cell Therapy Improves Survival in Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma$

CAR T-cell Therapy Improves Survival in Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma

by admin | Mar 17, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Melissa Rohman – NorthWwestern Medicine – CAR T-cell immunotherapy improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet. Marginal zone...

Woman shares leukemia battle, partial-match stem cell treatment with 1.5 million on social media

by admin | Mar 16, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Jamie Bartosch – UChicago Medicine – “I was so sick and tired; I knew I couldn’t keep doing chemo,” said Cordle, 51, who lives in Mapleton, Illinois, just outside Peoria. The next step would be stem cell transplantation, also known as bone marrow...

Teenage daughter’s bone marrow saves dad’s life

by admin | Mar 13, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Erin Baily – UC Davis Health – For Hai Trinh, his disease started gradually. Fatigue. Bruising easily. He thought little of it. As a mechanic, husband and father of two girls, he just kept pushing forward, attributing the persistent health challenges to...

The Gene Fixer – For five decades, Stuart Orkin has harnessed new genetic tools

by admin | Mar 12, 2026 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Elizabeth Dougherty – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – In the early 1970s, the field of genetics was confined to the study of bacteria and viruses. Conventional wisdom at the time was that the tools of molecular biology couldn’t be used to study...